Dock Talk - Bass and Crappie Reports




Joe Joslin reports he and his clients have been fishing early from first light, until around 9 a.m. then returning to the lake at 5 p.m. and fishing until dark.

Bass ...

Summer patterns are definitely in vogue with the closest an angler gets to sunup and sundown the better the bite will be. On our shallow patterns we are using a favorite topwater bait top water called a Berkley Chopper 90 in shad patterns. We continue to take some nice bass wacky rigging The General in green pumpkin and pumpkin party. We also are using a wacky rig Senko in Mad Melon and Watermelon blue flake.

The biggest change this week is the bass are wanting the Carolina Rig. We are using the same rig we have always used with a medium heavy rod like a Fenwick Elite 7’ and a Revo STX reel.

Joslin prefers a 4-foot leader made out of the same line he uses on his main line which is 17-pound test Trilene 100% Fluorocarbon.

He likes a 4-foot leader with at least a ½ oz. sinker, he prefers a ¾ oz.  This rig helps to make long cast which you need in fishing Carolina rigs in deep water like 15 to 25 feet. "On our C-rigs Berkley’s Pit Boss in Bama Red, also Baby Brush Hogs in green pumpkin and Watermelon Red. 

"We also use a Texas rig with a heavy sinker from ½ or ¾ oz. and fish those with the same baits we did on the Carolina rigs with Berkley’s Pit Boss and Baby Brush Hogs. However, we also use a lighter sinker 3/16 when fishing from 4 to 12 feet when targeting bass in that depth of water. My normal bait in that depth I like to use is a Bottom Hopper in June Bug also Red Bug.

Crappie ...

Crappie guide Tater Reynolds said the numbers of crappie are increasing as well as the size. They normally are using live shiners but occasionally a group of crappie will prefer a crappie jig. They continue to fish around their brush piles in 26-27 feet with crappie suspending 13-14 feet in the water column.

 




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Friday

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Friday Night

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Saturday

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Fishing Report from TPWD (Jul. 24)

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 91 degrees; 1.80 feet below pool. Fishing is slow during the day but great at night. The forecast predicts 4-5 inches by the weekend, and the creeks are running strong. Water temperatures are back down in the high 80s, so when the weather finally settles the bass fishing should improve during the day with all the freshwater. Topwater baits, chatterbaits and spinnerbaits will be good in 1-5 feet around the bay grass and edge of flooded bushes. It will take a few days for the deeper fish to start to bite after all the rising water. Best baits will be mid range crankbaits and Texas rig, worm or baby’s brush hog. The best bite has been at night with catches up to 10 pounds with buzzbaits and spinnerbaits on main lake points then Texas rigs and Carolina rigs out in 10-16 feet. The crappie fishing has been slow but should improve. Best fishing has been deep brush and standing timber 12-18 feet with live bait. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

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