Bass report

[Dan the fisherman]

Man bass fishing has been great lately.  I caught a dozen or so today from 1:30 to 530.  All shallow in 10 FOW or less.  Stick baits, jerk baits and jigs did the damage, i also took the boys out Saturday with a bucket of minnow and they caught a few on minnow shallow also.   Water temps r in the low 70's.  I've been fishing north of RB.  Good luck out there fellas and stay safe. 

[Stump bumper]

I think I found your shirt at RB. LOL Good repport.

[Dan the fisherman]

Shirt? I don't wear one in the summer ?

I need to get my tan on before I leave to Florida 

[Quillback]

Thanks for the info, fished the Indian Creek arm with a buddy yesterday, and we didn't have near the success you did.  We caught about a dozen bass, mostly smallmouth, but small fish in the 11-14" range.  Did not try any stick baits, we got them on jigs, ned, and c-rigging craws.  I wonder if anyone is fishing the brown water mid-lake and having any success.

[Dan the fisherman]

I tried the copper mine area the first part of the day.  I flipped brush with zinkers and a half ounce bullet weight and crashed a square bill into lay downs and brush with nothing.  Maybe I was in the wrong area but idk for sure. 

[Quillback]

I looked at the Horseshoe Bend area a few days ago, water was brown.  I thought the same thing, If I was going to fish that stuff. I'd be fishing the banks with jigs, t-rigged plastics, square bills and spinner baits.  Just don't know if it would be any good.  Maybe try and find some cleaner water in the backs of coves. 

But the water color is much better on the dam end, sure looks good back in Indian creek, but it was tough fishing. 

[bferg]

 

I looked at the Horseshoe Bend area a few days ago, water was brown.  I thought the same thing, If I was going to fish that stuff. I'd be fishing the banks with jigs, t-rigged plastics, square bills and spinner baits.  Just don't know if it would be any good.  Maybe try and find some cleaner water in the backs of coves. 

But the water color is much better on the dam end, sure looks good back in Indian creek, but it was tough fishing. 

Quillback: what are you doing on this side of the state line?  I was counting on one of your Big M reports before I head over there Fri/Sat!

[Quillback]

Launching at Big M with the high water is kind of a pain, so I decided to fish Indian creek.  I like it, Indian creek that is, scenic, lots of places to fish, not much pressure, and closer to the house by 20 miles.  Every once in a blue moon I have a good day there, but in general it is tougher than TR for sure.

Good luck at Big M, and if you don't mind let me know how you do.

[buckwhisperer]

Thanks Dan, good stuff

[Carl W]

Thanks for the report Dan. Last Friday I fished RB area for a few hours and did not do well at all. I just had 3.