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East Texas
HotSPOTLight: Bois D’Arc Lake
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LOCATION: Lake Bob Sandlin
HOTSPOT: Old Roadbed/Sunken Bridge
GPS: N 33 2.515, W 95 5.739
(33.0419, -95.0957)
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Topwaters
TIPS: Chrome/blue is your best color bet for a topwater here.
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LOCATION: Brandy Branch Reservoir
HOTSPOT: Roadbed Point
GPS: N 32 26.025, W 94 29.030
(32.43375, -94.483833)
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Any artificial or live bait
TIPS: Hit the hydrilla, ridges, guts and ledges with anything that works; dawn-morning, dusk, evening.
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LOCATION: Caddo Lake
HOTSPOT: Jackson’s Arm and Alligator Bayou
GPS: N 32 43.1699, W 94 5.4359
(32.7195, -94.0906)
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, swimbaits
TIPS: “Fall time is beginning this month and as the water cools the bass will begin to feed much more and school up. Any type baits listed above in light or shad colors work well. Watch for shad grouped up along the grass edges and you will find the bass.
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LOCATION: Lake Conroe
HOTSPOT: Harbor Town Light House
GPS: N 30 24.465, W 95 34.771
(30.4078, -95.5795)
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Crankbaits, worms
TIPS: Try crankbaits first, then go slow with pumpkinseed worms; dawn, morning, dusk.
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LOCATION: Lake Cooper/Jim Chapman
HOTSPOT: Pond in the Weeds
GPS: N 33 19.078 , W 95 42.297
(33.3180, -95.7050)
HOTSPOT: Pond in the Weeds
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Crankbaits
TIPS: Fish green pumpkin medium crankbaits. Sit in the pond and cast to the dam. Morning to dusk.
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LOCATION: Lake Fork
HOTSPOT: Little Caney Point
GPS: N 32 49.38, W 95 33.572
(32.8230, -95.5595)
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Jigs, plastics
TIPS: Fish soft plastics on a Carolina rig or go with a big eye jig.
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LOCATION: Lake Houston
HOTSPOT: Luce Bayou
GPS: N 30 2.671, W 95 7.106
(30.0445, -95.1184)
SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Shiners, jigs
TIPS: Freeline or troll with shiners, jigs or Roadrunners.
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LOCATION: Lake Livingston
HOTSPOT: Wyndell’s Hot Pass
GPS: N 30 45.133, W 95 10.294
(30.7522, -95.1716)
SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Shad, chicken liver
TIPS: Fish on structure in water 12-15 feet deep with shad or chicken liver; dawn through dusk.
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LOCATION: Lake Murvaul
HOTSPOT: Witherspoon Point
GPS: N 32 1.769, W 94 26.585
(32.0295, -94.4431)
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Texas rigs, crankbaits, jigs
TIPS: Texas rigs, crankbaits, jigs, Flip & crank the docks on this point; dawn, morning, dusk, night.
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LOCATION: Lake Nacogdoches
HOTSPOT: Old Pond
GPS: N 31 37.757, W 94 49.382
(31.6293, -94.8230)
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Crankbaits
TIPS: Fish the pond dam and work to and across timber. Dawn through afternoon.
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LOCATION: Lake O the Pines
HOTSPOT: Big Cypress at Black Lake
GPS: N 32 48.789, W 94 38.728
(32.8132, -94.6455)
SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Live minnows.
TIPS: Fish live minnows. Slowly drop shot until you find a good depth. Dawn through midday.
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LOCATION: Lake Sam Rayburn
HOTSPOT: Harvey Creek Boat Ramp
GPS: N 31 12.870, W 94 16.086
(31.2145, -94.2681)
SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Shiners, tube baits.
TIPS: Fish the ramp channel and brush piles. Dawn to late morning, and dusk.
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LOCATION: Toledo Bend
HOTSPOT: Bison Flats
GPS: N 31 41.494, W 93 46.66
(31.6916, -93.7777)
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Crankbaits, shad
TIPS: Work the shallow flat with shallow crankbaits or live shad on a Carolina rig; dawn-midday, dusk.
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LOCATION: Lake Wright Patman
HOTSPOT: Herron Creek
GPS: N 33 17.297, W 94 19.667
(33.2883, -94.3278)
SPECIES: Largemouth bass
BEST BAITS: Senkos, spinnerbaits
TIPS: Fish PB&J Senkos or spinnerbaits. Throw to all visible cover; midday through afternoon.
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