Went out today and caught a couple small crappie and 3 sand bass. Two sand bass were right around 10”. Probably could have kept them but just kept the biggest, which was around 14”. Storms forced me in earlier than I wanted to.
What were you using for bait? Ever target blue catfish?
I was using a black and chartreuse swim tail. Never targeted them specifically, but I did have a line with cut bait in the water while I was casting the swim tail.
I just got a kayak I hope to do some drift fishing in this spring and summer.
I just got a kayak I hope to do some drift fishing in this spring and summer.
Nothing amazing, but 5 hours produced about 2 dozen hand sized crappie plus a few keepers. These crappie were all around 10” (my personal minimum), plus a lone sand bass. Also caught about half a dozen bluegill. Was cold and wet today, but it did end with a beautiful sky at sunset.
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Generally it is. I haven't been to that area of Lake Thunderbird. In that satellite image, it looks like some other sort of low water dam closer to the highway. Where behind the dam will vary with the difference of water being let out. When higher flow, it will likely not be the same spot you would fish when low flow. During times of low flow it is good to mentally mark (or use mark on satellite image) where different structures are such as holes or big rock that is where fish will be during high flow.
I am not much of a catfisherman but I would fish for the cats where the water is settling down after a turbelent area. This is where bait/feed will fall out and gather.
On that note, where does the wildlife department get their fishing report data? Are game wardens going around asking random people how the fishing is, then submitting that? Lol
Most of the individual lake fishing reports I see an the email will say who the submitted the report. Texoma and other big lakes may have 2 or 3 reports on some weeks.
Yes. It’s just based on what people say and also any report from a warden that checked fish. They find out where and how people were fishing. There isn’t a lot of fishing data anymore. That’s a business opportunity for someone.
I’ve seen those names but never assumed they were submitting first hand reports.
