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Fayette County Lake
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06/02/17 10:57 PM
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dk2429
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Going to hit Fayette in the morning. Last time I was there I was a kid years ago, so I don't remember much. What's the idea lures to be throwing and any stumps to worry about running out there? Probably going to put in at Oak Thicket
Thanks?
Last edited by dk2429; 06/02/17 10:57 PM.
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Re: Fayette County Lake
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06/03/17 12:58 AM
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bigbass94
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Go deep. Throw some deep crankbaits, throw a mag shaky head, a Carolina rig, and a football jig. You can go flip the reeds with a Tx rig too.
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." - Doug Larson
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Re: Fayette County Lake
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06/03/17 01:19 AM
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Big hoss
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Throw any green soft plastic along the dam in 20 ft of water
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Re: Fayette County Lake
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06/03/17 02:28 AM
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catslayer
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Just fish... that lake has the highest fish population of any lake ive been to... hard to catch big ones but not hard to just catch fish
"I'll never mess with bee's or wasp anymore, and I'll never gig another beaver..." Words from a man who learned things the hard way
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Re: Fayette County Lake
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06/03/17 09:05 PM
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dk2429
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Update on today...
Got to Oak thicket around 7am. There was already a ton of boats there. Put in, went straight to the dam. Fished there with rattle traps and trick worms for about 45 mins and didn't even get a bite. Hauled over to the hot water intake, nothing. Went over to the discharge.. I hung about 4 pounder on a watermelon seed lizard but he got off pretty close to the boat. Got stopped by the game warden just asking for life jackets and what not, and I went ahead and asked him if anybody is doing any good, and he told me nobody has anything to brag about. So around 10:30-11 I loaded back up and headed back to Houston. Slow day, hot, and too many damn people
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Re: Fayette County Lake
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06/03/17 09:21 PM
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fivebites
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Need a little cheese with that whine? Hot? It's Texas. It doesn't get hot til August!
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Re: Fayette County Lake
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06/03/17 10:05 PM
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bigbass94
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Don't give up that lake. It can be fickle at times but it can also be very rewarding.
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." - Doug Larson
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Re: Fayette County Lake
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06/04/17 04:36 AM
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dk2429
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Need a little cheese with that whine? Hot? It's Texas. It doesn't get hot til August! Lol, man I'm born/raised here. The heat doesn't bother me, it's just when you combine that with a million boats and not getting but one bite all day
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Re: Fayette County Lake
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06/04/17 12:48 PM
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fivebites
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Aww man, I was just yankin your chain a little. I've been there on more occasions than I'd like to admit. You'll get em next time!
2019 Chevy Tahoe 2018 Basscat Eyra 250 Proxs PB Wife of 32 years! PB Largemouth 9.56 Ray Roberts
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Re: Fayette County Lake
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06/04/17 04:40 PM
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I fished that lake for many years starting when it opened and caught a lot of big bass until they went to the slot and ruined it as far as i am concerned.
There was a 3 fish limit and they had to be 16 inches. Two days of catching lots of fat bass 15 3/4 inches long would bloody your thumb from lipping them. Also caught many big bass. Longest was 25 1/8.
After the slot people kept so many below the slot the big bass became hard for me to find. Sad. JMHO, FWIW.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day.
Teach a man to fish, he will sit in a boat all day and drink beer.
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Re: Fayette County Lake
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06/04/17 05:02 PM
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Razorback
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It's a 2,400 acre lake and there are people asking, reporting, and writing about it every day on the Internet. Hard to believe it might be crowded. Lake Athens Syndrome.
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Re: Fayette County Lake
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06/04/17 05:06 PM
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MagFluker
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This time of year, at first light you can catch them shallow with a trap or popper but it dies pretty quick, go deep and find the schools.
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Re: Fayette County Lake
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06/04/17 10:21 PM
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dk2429
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It's a 2,400 acre lake and there are people asking, reporting, and writing about it every day on the Internet. Hard to believe it might be crowded. Lake Athens Syndrome. I guess I'm too used to Rayburn and Toledo Bend.
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