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Lake Athens #10998731 07/24/15 08:19 PM
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Going to hit Athens tomorrow morning for the first time. Any general information would be appreciated! I'll post a report when I get back in.

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Re: Lake Athens [Re: GOODSON] #10998772 07/24/15 08:43 PM
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Fished 7-12-15 and caught 17 in a tourney there. Find you some drop offs with grass nearby. I used the new Fat Baby Rattlesnake in Watermelon/Chartruse. Also used a plum colored drop shot wrom. My favorite lake.

Re: Lake Athens [Re: GOODSON] #10998827 07/24/15 09:14 PM
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They have been schooling pretty well for us lately. 25-35 fish mornings. Been using a spook puppy and weighted Slug-O's. If that's not working it's basically what David said. For us we have had to run a few spots before we find them though. Keep a close eye on your fish finder around points. Been using a motor oil worm t-rigged. But we have mostly just chased the schoolers.

I have heard there is a good shallow bite for flipping from mid morning and throughout the afternoon but I haven't had a bite doing this.

Re: Lake Athens [Re: GOODSON] #10998873 07/24/15 09:43 PM
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I'm going to head that way too tomorrow, you will find "the best little secret in Texas" isn't a secret anymore. Lots of boats out there.

Re: Lake Athens [Re: GOODSON] #10998896 07/24/15 09:54 PM
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Got this one last Sunday morning on a sexy dawg...



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Re: Lake Athens [Re: GOODSON] #10999149 07/25/15 12:23 AM
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That's a good one. Thanks for the info. Drummond if you see me out there say hello. I'll be in a black/silver/red skeeter and be fishing by myself.

Re: Lake Athens [Re: Drummond1] #10999195 07/25/15 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted By: Drummond1
I'm going to head that way too tomorrow, you will find "the best little secret in Texas" isn't a secret anymore. Lots of boats out there.


You got that right. 50+ boats each Saturday morning on NON-tourney days. Plus tomorrow there's a tourney that should have ~30 boats to add to the madness. On a boats to ramp ratio, it's the most crowded fishing lake in texas.


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Re: Lake Athens [Re: GOODSON] #10999206 07/25/15 01:15 AM
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There are no more fish in Lake Athens
Dam broke ..... fish kill ...... fished out ....... someone kept all the slot fish
sharks ...... water is real muddy ........ all the grass died ........ underwater volcano ......... what else can I say !!!!!!
They are checking for Athens residence only this weekend,,,,,,,, that ought to do it

Re: Lake Athens [Re: GOODSON] #10999286 07/25/15 02:10 AM
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Really, it's not fishing as well as it was in June. It slows once we hit high 90's until fall. Then it picks back up.


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Re: Lake Athens [Re: GOODSON] #10999292 07/25/15 02:13 AM
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What tournament is there tomorrow??


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Re: Lake Athens [Re: GOODSON] #10999323 07/25/15 02:39 AM
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sorry, my mistake, I thought Cowboy Church was there tomorrow. It's not. That was last month.

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Re: Lake Athens [Re: Frank the Tank] #10999420 07/25/15 03:19 AM
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Originally Posted By: Frank the Tank
sorry, my mistake, I thought Cowboy Church was there tomorrow. It's not. That was last month, sorry, my mistake.

I can't tell if that's sarcasm or not... Lol


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Re: Lake Athens [Re: GOODSON] #10999611 07/25/15 05:51 AM
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It's not, they fished it in June. I am not ware of any tournaments, but the fishing sucks, I would go elsewhere.


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Re: Lake Athens [Re: GOODSON] #10999797 07/25/15 01:10 PM
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On a real note.....Athens paper says the folks that opened the Marina Bait & Grill will be closing it. Can't make enough money....... no wonder closing at 5:30pm when the sign says 7pm. Not being there for tournament weekends earlier to get in on the traffic. Athens Municipal Water District says these guys run over 100 Marinas and they can't make this one work.

Re: Lake Athens [Re: Nutman] #10999806 07/25/15 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted By: Nutman
There are no more fish in Lake Athens
Dam broke ..... fish kill ...... fished out ....... someone kept all the slot fish
sharks ...... water is real muddy ........ all the grass died ........ underwater volcano ......... what else can I say !!!!!!
They are checking for Athens residence only this weekend,,,,,,,, that ought to do it


You forgot earthquakes, and tsunami's

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