Dannie Golden
13501 Ponderosa Ranch Road
Roanoke, Texas 76262
Cell: (817) 228-5999
Home: (682) 237-0022
E-Mail: dannie@get-bit.com
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The last week has been a weird week of fishing. I think with the super moon and a cold front right after that, the fish are lost. This weekend was some tougher fishing for sure. Still caught some quality fish, just not enough of them. Saturday and Sunday was two of the more crowded days on the water this year. I am glad the front cooled things off for us though. 90's in late April and early May is too high. They are still letting more than normal water out of Roberts. Not sure. Sent an email to the Corp, but never got a response. The grass is in the great shape around the lake and is reaching the surface in a lot of places. For the most part our better fish have come around grass. Had a few good bites this week out deeper too, but those haven't been as consistent. The topwater bite has been hit and miss all week too. A caroling rigged or split shot rigged fluke and dinger have worked the best. Watermelon/red and dipping the tail chartruese has been the best color. The sand bass fishing has been good this week, except one day they couldn't hardly be found. The crappie are starting to show up on the brush piles pretty heavy.
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Ray Roberts is in great shape. The water is really cleared up all over the lake, except the back of IDB. We are actually a little low already. Just .16 but on our way down. We need some rain. Don't want to see the lake drop a bunch again this summer. The grass is really growing too. It is getting really close to the surface in a lot of places. The grass that is out in 10 - 12 feet of water seems to be holding on too. This is really going to help the lake. We were worried about loosing it when the water came up 5 feet this spring, but it looks like it is going to make it. When that grass grows all the way to the bank, hopefully by this fall, the topwater bite should be great then. Right now we are getting some topwater action in the mornings on a Zell Pop. Each day is different. One day we will get 10 - 12 blow ups on it and the next only a couple little ones. The best bite for me has been a Carolina rigged 5" Watermelon/Red Dinger or a stud fry. We are still getting bit on a Texas rig as well. We are mainly using a Texas Rigged Wooly Hawgcraw. Curtis caught his new personal best of 8lbs 2 oz, pictured below, on the Hawgcraw. Bud also caught his 6 lbr on the Hawgcraw. We are still catching a few on a square bill crank. Bud caught a nice 5lbr on Sexy Shad XCalibur XCS100 the same day.
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Fishing has still been good, but of course we still have a few tougher days here and there. The lake is in great shape. The grass is going nuts. Lot of new grass in the shallow water too. The grass in 5 - 10 feet of water is close to the surface. The topwater bite has still been off, for the most part, for me. Most of our good fish are coming on Carolina rigs, and Texas rigs. We are still focusing on secondary and main lake points, when the wind will allow. Mr. Timmerman below is 83 years old and caught this nice spot on his first cast that day. Him and his son, Sam, also took home a nice limit of sandies. Sam did also catch a really nice bass below too on a c-rig. Sam at the bottom did get his new personal best of 9 3/4 pounds. Way to go Jason. His dad Jim is in the background and is Mr. Lucky Charm. Everyone that goes with him catches a big one. One of these days I will get Jim a big one.
Thanks everyone for keeping me busy this spring.
Dannie
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Another cold front. It seems like it is March not April. The water temps are 4 degrees cooler now than they were at the end of March. Crazy! The fishing this week was a bit tougher, but quality fish. I am still focusing on wood and grass out of the spawning areas. Texas rigged brush hogs, Carolina rigged salt flickers, and Xcalibur XCS200 cranks worked best for us. The sand bass are starting to gang up on Main Lake windy points too. They were pretty easy to catch this week. Even two at a time sometimes.
Harold and his buddy Jim came down from Kansas and fished 4 days with me this week. Harold worked hard this week and it payed off. Here is his first 10lbr he has ever caught. Congrats again Harold. They also took home a mess of sandies.
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Fishing this past week has been good and bad. Had a couple days that were tough, but started to get better the last couple days. The best bet for us the last couple days has been flipping either a Texas rigged 5" watermelon/red Yum Dinger or a Gene Larew Salt Flicker. The fish are really holding close to standing timber. I love flipping trees but it can be a tough pattern when you really have to hit right next to the stump. They are hold tight!!! The next few days is suppose to be pretty windy and that may help us get bit on some cranks.
The sand bass however are going nuts. It is really easy right now to get limits and limits of big sand bass. Watch for the gulls working and look for the sandies to start stacking up on some main lake shallow points. Watch for the Blue Herrons to be lined up on the shore and you will know they are there.
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Man March went by so fast! Fishing almost everyday will do that. The last couple weeks the fishing has been really good. I got off the water early today, because of the big storms moving thru. Got a nap in before the tornado sirens went off. Back to fishing :)
The black bass are up shallow doing their thing. With the full moon this week, we have a lot of fish moving up. This will be the last big spawn this spring. Of course we will still have some spawning fish thru May, as we always do. Some of my post spawn spots are starting to shine. I really think the Carolina rig will be a big player here the next few weeks, along with the Xcalibur 200 square bills. But, right now it has been all about the 5" watermelon/red Yum Dinger and Gene Larew Salt Flicker. I am fishing them both weightless, either Tex posed or wacky rigged, along the shallow shoreline vegetation. For the most part most of our fish are coming in less than 3 feet of water. We have had some good ones too. Here are some pics from the last week of fishing.
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Boy a lot has changed on the lake since the last report. The lake is actually above pool. We are up around 8 inches. Would be nice if they would just leave it. The fishing changed a bunch too, when the water came up. A lot of the creeks are muddy to stained. Not a lot of clear water on the lake right now. The fishing has been good in the afternoons, but you have to work for it. A weightless dinger has been working really good. Pay attention though. The fish are being really sneaky right now with how they are taking it. Some fish have moved up into the newley flooded vegetation on the bank, but most still seem to be out in front of it.
I only have a couple half day afternoons left in April. So if you are wanting any kind of spring action you need to give me a call. Thanks
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What a fun week of fishing. The black bass are really starting to show up shallow. All but one day this week, we caught them good. For the most part we are still fishing moving baits. The best bait this week has been an XCalibur XCS200 Square Bill Silent Crankbait. The best two colors have been Rayburn Red and Foxy Shad. A lot of the fish we are catching look like they are ready to bust too. The next few days should continue to be good. Looks like mid-week next week it will cool down some, but I don't think it will slow them down. We are far enough into the spawn, where a little cool down shouldn't hurt them. Plus we will be closer to the next full moon.
Also this week, I had something really special happen in my boat. 6 year old Luke Underwood caught what should be the next junior lake record largemouth bass. It weighed in at 9.90lbs on certified scales. Wow what a treat to see him, his dad and brother have a special moment together. We got good measurements of the fish and released her back to do her thing. Way to go Luke.
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Boy it has been busy around here. No rest for me. Don't get me wrong, that is a good thing. Got back from Falcon and have been on the move. Went Thursday up to the factory to pick up my ride for 2012. A new Legend Alpha 211, powered by a Mercury 250 Pro XS. Also have the new Powerpole 8 foot Blades hanging off the back to keep us in position when we need them. I have to tell you the folks at Legend Boats are top notch. Deana and Lou at the factory are outstanding. Along with the rest, but just can't name them all on here. Dean Smith is the best also. So glad Amy, Reese and I got to eat dinner with him. They put us up at Gaston's on the White River and it was great. We ate dinner there and Dean went on and on about the clam chowder. He was right. The trout poppers weren't bad either. Here are a couple pictures of the new ride. They don't do it justice. It will get a good test tomorrow in the 30mph gust. Yesterday it was calm and nice.
The fishing has been good at Roberts too. Fished a half day morning trip yesterday and we boated a dozen or so. Nothing real big. 5lbs being the biggest. Probably had close to 18lbs. Bass Champs had their tournament on Saturday and the lake showed out. 33lbs won, and there was a Share-a-Lunker weighed in as well. A Share-A-Lunker is a bass over 13lbs. WOW!!! What a pig.
I still have some dates in March and April is filling up fast. Give me a ring or shoot me an email and we can set something up.
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Lake Falcon Hawg Fest 2012 |
WOW!!! The last ten days on the water at Falcon were just incredible. We had 12 fish over 10 pounds in the boat. 3 of those were over 12 pounds. Needless to say we had some personal best too. The biggest caught was my personal best of 12lb 13oz, almost that share-a-lunker. Ron also caught his personal best of 12lb 3oz. Big jump from the previous personal best of 8 pounds. He also caught a 10lb 10oz bass and some 9's. Amy caught her first 10 pounder and Wes caught his new personal best almost 9 pounds. Of course we didn't land all the big ones we had on. We had a couple heart breakers as will and does happen, unfortanetly. Big Revenge jigs, big cranks (fat free shads), and carolina rigged mag-flukes produced all the double digit fish. We had 3 days with two dd fish in the boat and 1 day with 3 fish over 10 in the boat. That day our best 5 weighed in at 49lbs and 11oz's. Wow.
I am so glad to be home though. Man I missed my girls. Heading to the factory tomorrow to pick up my new 2012 Legend Alpha 211 powered by a Mercury 250 Pro XS. When I get home I will post pics.
Ray Roberts will be turning on soon. The spring is starting to book up. so if you have some dates in mind, let me know.
Here are a few of the pics from the last few days. Too many to post on here.
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Feb 3rd - Back from Falcon again!! |
Wow! What a trip. My client Craig and I had a trip of a lifetime. The only way it could have been better is, if Craig had landed one of the double digit fish he had on. The Bomber Fat Free Shad bite is on. I have never seen so many big fish caught on a crankbait in a short period of time. We caught them good all 3 days we fished, but the last day was the best. Our best 5 was 39lb and 9oz. We were trying hard to cull the 7lb 3oz bass to try and reach 40lbs. That is something when a 7.3 is your smallest of your best 5. I am heading back down the 12th with Amy for a few days. I hope she gets her new personal best and we can catch them like this again.
I have too many pictures to post, but here are some of the bigger ones. I did get my first fish over 10lbs on a crank. Weighed 10lb 1oz.
Notice the netters busy at it. The Pelicans know where there is a free meal. It was neat to watch those guys work.
 
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Got some good news today. My new 2012 Alpha 211 will be ready in about 4 weeks. Looking forward to the new ride. Legend is going to add some extra bling to this one. Can't wait to see what Dean comes up with.
Of course my 2011 Alpha 211 is still for sale. If you know anyone looking have them shoot me an email. It is a steal. Plus it has a brand new lower unit on it.
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January 22nd Lake Falcon Report |
Just got home from another successful trip to Lake Falcon. Fishing down there continues to be great. We had to work a little harder for them this time though. We had fish spawning on the flats, and some still out on rock piles waiting to move up. Dave caught a new personal best. She weighed in at 10lb 6oz. That fish was sure fat.
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We got the new year started right. My customer, Gale Kennedy from Colorado, caught a pending lake record spotted bass on Friday Jan 6th. It weighed in at 3.96 on certified scales. He caught it on a Fire Tiger Smithwick Suspending Rogue. We have been catching a lot of nice spots of late, but this was a whopper of a spot. The previous record was 3.4
Fishing overall has been really good this winter. The lake is in good shape, compared to most in the area. We are 4 1/2 feet low. Water clarity is great. Water is very cold though. 48 degrees in most places. I am really looking forward to another spring on Roberts. We had such a good one last year. Lots of good fish caught.
I am making another trip down to Falcon. The weather is really looking good for when we are down. Hope it holds out. With the full moon and warmer temps, it should be a lot of fun. I will post some pics and try to give a report from down there.
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We are still in pretty good shape compared to a lot of the lakes around. We are just a bit over 5 feet low, but all the ramps are still in good shape. There are so many stumps to watch out for right now. Tough to get around in a hurry. Water temps are in the low to mid 60's. The fishing as a whole has been good the last couple weeks.
The sand bass are going nuts on the main lake, just look for the gulls. Watch your graph and see if they are on the bottom or suspended under the birds. The birds don't have to be flying and hitting the water to find the sandies under them. The gulls don't stray far from a meal. We are mainly using slabs to catch them, but when they are up they will eat a trap.
The black bass fishing has improved a bunch. There are plenty of fish to catch on the bank right now around the shallow grass. There are a bunch of dinks up there, but some nicer fish mixed in. Spinnerbaits have been working really well. If you like soft plastic, I would throw a split shot rigged fluke around that shallow grass. Most of our better fish have been coming around the creek channels toward the backs of the creeks. 10" Blue Fleck worms have been working well for us. They really like a plum color this time of year. We have caught a few on cranks and football head jigs as well. |
The lake is in good shape, especially compared to most of the lakes around here. We are 4 1/2 feet low, water temp in the lower 70's, and the lake is fairly clear. The good thing is the amount of grass we have in the lake right now. It isn't just Millfoil either. We have a bunch of Hydrilla. As good of a spring as we had this year, can't wait till next spring. Should be really good with all the new grass. Every time the lake gets low like this it takes off. The bass are finally starting to move to the shallows and putting their feed bags on. I didn't think the fall bite would ever get here. Spinnerbaits, shallow cranks, and frogs are all working right now. Looking forward to fishing in a jacket all day.
The sand bass fishing has been incredible this summer and the last month. Once the schooling action stopped they started to pile up on their deep spots and we have been killing them on 1oz slabs. Color hasn't mattered. This will continue until it is just too cold to fish. The fun thing about sand bass fishing this time of year, is the catfish that mix in with them. In the last two weeks we have caught over 20 big catfish on slabs. The biggest going 26lbs. It is a lot of fun fighting a big fish like that out of deep water. |
Man has it been hot. The lake is in pretty good shape considering how dry it has been. We are 2 feet low right now, compared to alot of the other lakes across the state we are in great shape. Fishing has continued to be good as well. The lake has really put out some big fish this year. 4 fish over 10 pounds in the boat so far this year. That is great for Roberts. With the warm temps right now, there is no need staying out all day and beating yourself up. Get started early and off early. The topwater bite can be good this time of year, but doesn't last long. We are mainly fishing out deep with big worms and big jigs. The 3/4oz Revenge Football head jig has paid off big time for us this summer. We are fishing anything from 14 feet of to 25 feet. A hard bottom has been key. The big worm will pull some good fish out of the brush piles right now too. I like anything with either watermemlon or plum in it.
Being the middle of July the sand bass are schooling every morning and evening. You can load the boat in a very short time. We are mainly using a Heddon Baby Torpedo in clear. They really like this bait. It is so much fun catching them on top. Slabs are still working as well, once the schoolies slow. The crappie fishing is really good right now as well. We are doing well on both the Slab Slayer, from Bobby Garland, and minnows. I don't think you can go wrong with either. Mainly fishing corp brush piles right now, on the main lake. |
Wow what a windy spring and a big fish spring. This has to have been the windiest spring since I have been a guide. This year is also the best big fish spring we have had. We have had 6 fish in the boat over 9 pounds and 3 over 10 pounds, with the biggest 10lb 9oz. I did have another first. Andy caught a 10 pounder on a topwater. We have had some 9's before, but never a 10. This has been a busy spring as well. Today is only the 4th day since March 3rd that I have been off the water. Thanks everyone for your support. Right now we still have a few fish spawning. Most of the spawn is done. We are concentrating on secondary points, and main lake points, humps and ridges and some tree lines. The 12 inch El Salto Grande worm, we love to us at Falcon, is working well right now on Roberts. Flukes, and the new Salt Flick'r are working great too. We are rigging them on a split shot rig or carolina rigging them. Watermelon/red or chartruese/pepper is working well. The crankbait bite is starting up as well. The topwater bite early has been really good the last week. Spooks and horney toads are working well early. Looks like we will be filming an episode of Bass West TV next week. Should be a blast.
The sand bass are going nuts right now. They seem to be everywhere. Any windy point in the mornings and you can load the boat on a rattle trap. After that we are using a 1 oz Silver Dollar slab in Chartruese/white. The crappie are moving out to the brush piles. We have been having really good luck using a 1/16oz jig head tipped with a Bobby Garland Slab Slayer in pumpkinseed/chartruese. I still have a few dates left in May. Fishing should continue to be good. |
Well spring has come early to Ray Roberts this year. The lake is in pretty good shape. A little low, but in good shape otherwise. The water is warm too. Saw 64 degree water today and our first bass on beds. Yep some fish are already on beds. This week has been a lot of fun. My clients have caught some really nice fish this week. Looking forward to another good spring. The soft plastic bite did well today. Fishing flukes and senko's. We are also catching some really good fish on Revenge's Vibrator. Right now there are a lot of different baits that will catch them. Just being in the right area is more important. They are not up shallow everywhere yet, but will be soon.
The sand bass/white bass are off to a good start this spring as well. We have been catching some really big females. They look like they are ready to bust. Bouncing a 1 oz slab is still working best. The fish are stacked up in the mouths of the major creeks on the North end of the lake. You can look for the birds in the afternoon. My calendar is filling up fast thru May. Give me a ring or shoot me an email, if you want to get in on some good springtime fishing on Ray Roberts. |
As you can see in the picture below our little BGG (Baby Girl Golden) made her arrival. She was born on 11/11/10 at 7:00pm and weighed in at 8lb 8oz's and 20 1/2". Her name is Reese Lynn Golden. She has some chubby cheeks. Momma and her both are doing really well. Amy is not used to being at home this much and she is getting a little stir crazy. I can't blame her. I didn't fish for almost 2 weeks and was going crazy. I did get back to work this past Friday. I had a black bass trip on Squaw Creek and it didn't dissapoint. We put 56 blacks in the boat and we only had 2 fish that were under 14". Most were 3 and 4lbs. The best bait was a 10" Blue Fleck power worm, rigged texas rig with a 5/16oz bullet weight. Fishing mainly timber or bushes in 3 - 12 feet of water. We did manage some fish in 32 feet of water at the end of the day. The carolina rig bite did produce for us as well, when we threw it. It was hard to put down the texas rig. The carolina rig bite will get better as it gets colder. If you are wanting to learn now would be a great time to book a trip on Squaw. What a fun little lake.
The sand bass/white bass are excellent right now on Ray Roberts. The birds are working on the main lake over the deep humps and ridges and the sandies are stacked in there. Saturday and Sundy of this week I had white bass trips and we had our limits in under two hours both days. Sunday that was a 75 fish limit. It is easy to be picky right now on the ones you keep. We are catching some really nice sized whites. They are already carrying eggs. The catfish bite is still on under the birds as well. Looking forward to fishing for them this week. Usually some bigger ones move in once it has cooled.
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We have been blessed with some beautiful weather. And the fishing has been very good and excellent at times. The lake is in great shape, about 6 inches low. Water clarity is fine. The black bass fishing on Ray Roberts has improved a ton. Numbers and size has been much better. The frog bite has finally got going. Yesterday was the best frog day we have had in a couple years. Boy the grass makes a difference. I have talked before about guiding on Squaw Creek. Well as good as the fishing has been on Roberts, the bass fishing on Squaw has been that much better. A week ago Friday between my two clients, David and Sam, we boated 116 bass for the day. Our hands were tore up. The topwater bite there has been great too. Mainly catching them on texas rigs and shaky heads though. Colors doesn't seem to matter. Squaw Creek should be awesome this winter. It is a power plant lake so it stays warm during the winter months. That is the lake where I really learned how to carolina rig and that bite should be starting soon. I can't wait.
The sand bass/white bass are still biting about as good as it can be. But the real story has been the catfish. I do a lot of catfish trips in the fall, fishing under the birds. This year so far has been exceptional. We have been getting good numbers and some big ones. Mark caught a really nice 30lb blue. This bite will continue for the next couple months.
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Another beautiful week in North Texas. The weather has been outstanding. Had a really fun week on the water. Got to do some of my favorite fishing this week. Fishing for the big catfish under the birds and bass fishing on Squaw Creek with my son. We managed a couple really big cats too. You can see the pics below. The cat bite is on and should remain good until it is just too cold for us to want to be out there. We go after those cats early, so we miss the topwater bite for the bass. I did have a full day bass trip on Saturday and they ate the pop-r early. After the morning bite is over, it seems to be a different pattern every day. One day we caught them good on a chatterbait very shallow in the very backs of the creeks and the next they wanted a shaky head. The fish do seem to be stacked up where you find some good bait balls or the right cover. The shallow grass has been holding some fish. Squaw Creek was great again on Sunday. Ryan and I had a great time. They were eating a Yellow Magic early and a Revenge Vibrator. After that bite slowed we switched to soft plastics. Our best bait was a Zoom Red Bug finesse worm on a shaky head. Red Bug was always a good color down there in the past. The whole lake is starting to turn on. We caught some really nice fish down by the dam. Water temp was still really warm too, 93 degrees.
The sand bass/white bass are still biting really well on Roberts. I had a guide trip on Monday for the sandies. They didn't let us down. Tim and his two boys had a great time. They probably caught close to 200 sand bass. Those boys were loving it.
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Boy the weather has sure been nice the last couple weeks. The cooler nights have helped the fishing as well. Water temps yesterday were in the low 70's. Nice to see it finally getting down there. The shad are on the move too. I have been seeing a lot of bait fish in the creeks and even toward the backs of some creeks. The past week the topwater bite has been pretty good. Using buzzfrogs and popping baits has worked the best for us. If you can find a bank near deep water or the edge of some grass, that is the place to try them. Once the sun is up, we are still getting a few bite on the frog, but each day has been different. Yesterday we only managed one on the frog. They wanted a spinnerbait. We are using either a white or shad colord spinnerbait in 1/2 oz size. We are still catching fish flipping the standing timber with an 8" Gene Larew worm. Color hasn't seemed to matter. We have also managed to catch some fish on a fluke fished weightless around any grass we can find. A 1/2oz trap in chrome/blue is always a good choice this time of year as well. We missed getting the early bite, because we went after some big catfish to start. We did manage one blue in the 25 lb class. The rest were smaller, with a couple channels mixed in. For those of you that have done the catfishing with me this time of year, you know how much fun it can be. The catfish bite will be good until it is too cold for anybody to want to be out there.
As most of my customers know I am going to be doing some guide trips on Squaw Creek during the cooler months. I used to fish Squaw Creek all the time before it was closed due to 9/11. Now they have reopened the lake. The lake was closed for 10 years and the fishing was already great during the cooler months. I can't imagine what it will be like now. We did take a trip down to Squaw a week ago Sunday. The fishing was incredible. The pic below is a 6 1/2 I caught on a Gene Larew worm. We went thru some worms that day. I will only be doing full day trips on Squaw. The lake is only open Fri - Sun to boat traffic and they limit it to 100 boats. We also have to make a reservation online ahead of time. So if you are wanting to take advantage of the good fishing on Squaw it will take a little more planning.
The white bass and crappie fishing are excellent right now. The sandies are stacked up on deep humps and ridges. We are using a 1 oz slab in chartruese/white/red. The crappie are still on the piles. We are still using jig or a jig tipped with a minnow. Bobby Garland has a new jig made for just that. It is the Minnow Mind'R. When not using it I am still using the Slab Slayer. Both the 2 and 3 inch models. Ghost and Chartruese/White have been working the best. Good luck everyone, hope this helps.
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Well fall is right around the corner. We were teased with those two cold fronts a couple weeks ago, and then it got hot again. At least it isn't 100+. The water temp had dropped to 79 in a few places, but it has climbed back to 82 or 83 in most places. The fishing has gotten a lot better since the fronts. They do help a ton this time of year. The shallow water bite has improved a great deal with the cooler water. Plus the lake has come back up to full pool, which made as big a difference as the cooler temps. The grass is in great shape. I am seeing it on the North end of the lake as well. With the water being up there is quite a bit of Pond Weed deep enough to hold fish. The topwater bite has really gotten going. We are using a variety. Pop-r, spooks, frogs, and buzzbaits. One day they seem to like one over the other, so we just have to change up and see what they want. Remember if you are getting a lot of short strikes, try changing colors. It can make a difference. After the topwater stops, we are switching to plastics and shallow cranks. We are fishing a fluke weightless or on a carolina rig. Mainly fishing points, both secondary and main lake. Some kind of rock seems to help. We are using the shallow cranks in the same areas. Look for some schooling action from the blacks as well. Keep a 1/4 oz chrome/blue trap ready. I am really looking forward to some good fall fishing. The lake is in great shape. The grass will make a huge difference this fall.
The white bass and crappie fishing are excellent right now. The white bass/sandies are staged up already. They are stacked up on deep ridges and humps both on the main lake and above Wolf Island. We are using a 1 oz slab. I am not so sure color even matters. We are mainly using white/chartruese/with a red throat. That is my favorite color on Ray Roberts. The catfish are piled in there with the sand bass as well. That is normal for this time of year. We seem to always catch some big cats on slabs in the fall. Rick caught a beautiful flathead weighing 19lb 8oz's. The crappie are on the piles thick. The bigger crappie haven't moved on them yet, they seem to be best around the standing timber. It has been easy to get limits. We have mainly been using jig or a jig tipped with a minnow. Bobby Garland has a new jig made for just that. It is the Minnow Mind'R. When not using it I am still using the Slab Slayer. Both the 2 and 3 inch models. Ghost and Chartruese/White have been working the best. Good luck everyone, hope this helps.
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Ray Roberts is in great shape. We are only about 6 inches low right now. The water clarity is great too. The bass are deep into their summer patterns. They are also being caught in deep water or really close to some good deep water. They have moved a little shallower over the last couple weeks. We have been doing the best in 15 to 25 feet of water. We are focusing on brush piles, long points with a steep drop at the end and rocks. All of our better fish have been caught this way lately. Had a customer catch a personal best 9lb 7oz beauty out deep the other day. We are mainly using Texas Rigged worms. We have had the best luck on Gene Larew's 12" El Salto Grande Worms. We are also using 10" Zoom Ol Monster and 10" Power Worms. The color doesn't seem to matter right now. Mainly using blue fleck, red bug, and watermelon. If you are looking for numbers I would downsize and use a shaky head rig. If would concentrate on the main lake points and any rock piles you can find.
This time of year I do a lot of meat trips. Sandies and crappie fishing. Both have been very good lately. The sand bass are schooling like crazy in the mornings, all the way thru mid-morning. Clear Baby Torpedoes are working great. But you can catch them on just about anything when they are schooling like they have been. It hasn't been a problem getting limits. Most mornings we have them by 8:00. Teh crappie have been biting really well on jigs. I am using the new Bobby Garland Slab Slayer in the 2 inch. Ghost is by far the best color right now. Blue Ghost and Chartruese/White are also producing for us. If you are looking for a shot at a big summertime bass or want to fill the freezer or just have fun, give me a call or email me and we can set something up. Thanks. |
It seems like spring should almost be over, but we still have a ton of spring time fishing left to go on Roberts. We are having a really late spawn like most lakes here in North Texas. With the full moon we are having this week that will set off another round of fish moving to the banks to take care of business. The nice thing to go with that is the post spawn bite is picking up as well. That means a good Carolina Rig bite for me with some cranks and traps mixed in. The spawning fish are still coming on soft plastics. Flukes and lizards have produced the best for us. Anything watermelon based should get you bit. The water has cleared up nice in a couple of the major spawning coves and we have even caught a few fish off beds. For the most part the lake is still muddy compared to how we normally are. Hopefully it will clear up pretty quick, since they closed the gates. Plus our grass is growing like crazy and that will help clear it up as well.
I have to tell you the white bass fishing has been crazy on Roberts the last couple weeks. They are everywhere. Almost hard to get away from them. We are even catching them on Carolina rigs. Any windy point or main lake bank is loaded with sandies. The couple trips I had this week for sandies, my clients limited out in less than an hour. Man it is fun. The gulls have been a dead give away for where they are. I still have some dates left open in May. Give me a call or email me and we can set something up. Thanks. |
Well the fishing is finally starting to pick up on Ray Roberts. The water is still plenty cold. A bit muddy, but not too bad though. The lake is still about a foot high and they are working on getting it back to normal pool. All this rain we keep getting isn't helping though. The best pattern this week was a 1/2 oz trap worked around some grass or secondary and main lake points with some rock on them. With the colder temps we are catching a bunch of fish, but we are catching some really nice fish. Yesterday we had 3 fish over 5lbs, with one over 6lbs. Robby got his first bass ever. He is 10 years old and caught a 5lb 15oz bass. What a great start.
The sand bass fishing has been really good as well. They are still in the winter holes. Some have started to move up the lake. I still like a 1oz slab with some white/chartrues and a red throat. That color is hard to beat out there. I still have dates left in March and April. Give me a call or email me and we can set something up. Thanks. |
Another year is upon us. Waiting for this cold weather to get out of here. Spring will be here before we know it. I haven't been on the lake much the past few weeks with the holidays and our vacation. Just got back from a cruise with family and friends. We had a great time. It will be interesting this spring to see what kind of weights are brought in to the scales, now that there are tournaments on the lake again. Last fall folks struggled to find the fish. I expect to see some big bags brought in this spring. It wouldn't suprise me to see a share lunker brought in as well this spring. Last spring was such a good big fish spring and plus now we will have more anglers on the water, could be interesting. I have to wish good luck to one of my customers. He is the new bachelor, Jake Pavelka. Him and his dad have been fishing with me for a few years now. Jake is really a nice guy. Plus he caught his personal best with me. A 9lb 13oz beauty.
I want to thank all my customer for another good year in 2009. I know with the economy the way it was it could have been a lot tougher. So thanks again. Looking forward to another good year in 2010. Thanks. Dannie. |
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