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Lewisville Advice
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07/27/16 02:17 AM
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Knappster
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Headed to Lewisville on Friday for the first time but I am a bit concerned about all the stumps and trees I hear about that are just below the water surface. I was planning on putting in near Pier 121 marina and don't want to find myself in the wrong places so any advice would be appreciated on what to avoid.
I also read Mr. Paty's post saying "use your graph to find submerged standing timber in 20'-30' water and fish vertically with small baits with 1/8 or 1/4 oz jigs. Shad colors with glitter worked best. Bite is extremely light." Any suggestions on where I should start on this new to me lake?
Appreciate any help. Thanks.
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Re: Lewisville Advice
[Re: Knappster]
#11744367
07/27/16 12:23 PM
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The Crappie Guy
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If you launch at 121, you can fish inside the cut with little worry that you'll hit any standing timber (unless you go way up toward The Colony). Going outside the cut, you can run straight across the dam face (as much as 1/2 mile off the dam) with no problems all the way to the 35 bridge. If you go west of the 35 bridge, be careful. Going out of the 121 cut and turning right (north) is where you can get into trouble if you don't know where you can/can't run, and especially out in the middle of the big lake...it's a forest out there, regardless if you see high speed ski boats running out there. They get lucky...most of the time. If you do get into the old Lake Dallas area; you're good as long as you don't go to far north. The Little Elm area and the Cottonwood areas are places you need to be careful also.
I realize this is pretty vague information, but it is really hard to tell someone where all the 'widow makers' are. You only learn that by time on the water. Good luck.
"The Crappie Guy"
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Re: Lewisville Advice
[Re: Knappster]
#11744562
07/27/16 02:20 PM
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BlueNitro
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Here are the coordinates for the ones that I call Widow Maker's or start showing when the lake starts getting about three feet low. You will notice that a lot of them are located just south and west of Hackberry and covers about 50 acres. If you have Navionics chip, it does outline the area with all the trees in the area. What is scary is it looks like it's wide open to rip through but is loaded with trees that are just under the surface in 30 to 45 foot of water.
N33 05.624 W096 57.736 N33 05.600 W096 57.827 N33 05.534 W096.57.951 N33 05.333 W096 58.196 N33 07.179 W096 58.127 N33 07.200 W096 58.096 N33 07.226 W096 58.093 N33 07.235 W096 58.093 N33 07.307 W096 58.075 N33 05.527 W096 57.951 N33 05.599 W096 57.827 N33 05.619 W096 57.737 N33 05.517 W096 57.731 N33 05.484 W096 57.734 N33 06.137 W096 57.625 N33 08.681 W096 56.175 N33 08.680 W096 56.129 N33 08.656 W096 56.116 N33 08.649 W096 56.100 N33 07.129 W096 57.381 N33 06.162 W096 56.888 N33 05.915 W096 56.941 N33 08.803 W096 56.951 N33 06.879 W096 58.702 N33 06.977 W096 57.810 N33 06.903 W096 57.838 N33 06.796 W096 57.880 N33 06.132 W096 57.627 N33 05.524 W096 57.526 N33 05.493 W096 57.618 N33 07.124 W096 57.265 N33 05.986 W096 57.012 N33 05.992 W096 57.004 N33 06.006 W096 57.002 N33 06.001 W096 56.999 N36 07.284 W096 57.797 N33 07.108 W096 57.068 N33 07.346 W096 58.049 N33 07.334 W096 58.106 N33 05.489 W096 57.734 N33 05.623 W096 57.737 N33 05.602 W096 57.829 N33 05.534 W096 57.951 N33 06.272 W096 58.861 N33 09.190 W096 57.399 N33 07.262 W096 56.342 N33 05.801 W096 57.058 N33 06.979 W096 57.803 N33 08.181 W096 57.575 N33 08.360 W096 57.504 N33 08.253 W096 57.478 N33 08.351 W096 57.496 N33 07.207 W096 57.974 N33 05.795 W096 56.922 N33 05.800 W096 57.059 N33 07.326 W096 58.112 N33 08.156 W096 57.743 N33 07.326 W096 58.112 N33 05.804 W096 56.951 N33 05.915 W096 56.941 N33 06.163 W096 56.889 N33 06.796 W096 57.880
The other areas that Guy mentioned have some trees that normally stick above the water line so you can see that there should be other trees in the area.
I use the big red + symbol as it is easy to see when I am running hard but getting close to these areas. Be safe out there.
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Re: Lewisville Advice
[Re: BlueNitro]
#11745912
07/28/16 02:22 AM
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Knappster
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Thanks very much Guy and Blue Nitro. Greatly appreciate the advice!
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Re: Lewisville Advice
[Re: Knappster]
#11746322
07/28/16 01:53 PM
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AGSWON
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Wow, that is a pretty intimidating list. I never knew there were that many that came that close to the surface in open water. Thanks for sharing this valuable information that you spent many hours/days collecting!!!
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Re: Lewisville Advice
[Re: AGSWON]
#11746466
07/28/16 03:04 PM
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Bobcat1
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I would just get me some binoculars and follow a certain pontoon around and potlick.
Bobby Barnett
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Re: Lewisville Advice
[Re: Knappster]
#11749003
07/29/16 09:23 PM
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Joined: Nov 2011
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fishingman007
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HAHA, make sure Mr.Ernest didn't see this post.
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Re: Lewisville Advice
[Re: Knappster]
#11749312
07/30/16 12:27 AM
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Joined: Mar 2012
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DSTORMS
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Thanks BlueNitro. Those GPS coordinates seem somewhat familiar.
Al
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Re: Lewisville Advice
[Re: Knappster]
#11749340
07/30/16 12:38 AM
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bronco71
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Thanks BlueNitro... now I have some data entry to do......
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Re: Lewisville Advice
[Re: Knappster]
#11749361
07/30/16 12:49 AM
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Lovfldx
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Can u imagine? Today that pontoon went out with Ernest and Papa Peck aboard! I heard those broad shouldered crappie, as soon as they saw the outline of that pontoon, just swam to the surface, raised fins high in the air and said, "Mssr's Paty and Peck, don't set that hook! We surrender!"
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