Such depressing news regarding bass fishing in West Texas. I have no other hobbies but am starting to wish my dad had yanked the rod-n-reel out of my hands when I was younger and replaced it with a 5-iron.
OH Ivie--so low the fishing has gone to pot
JB Thomas--finally catches some water then quickly loses it
Spence--people beat it to death and then golden algae shows up
Alan Henry--costs a king's ransom to go fish for 12-inch spotted bass.
Numerous others impacted by low water and the golden algae that typically shows up soon after.
Looks like I'll be burning up tires back and forth to Del Rio again this year.
I was born and raised in Lubbock. Unfortunately, not many options in West Texas. If you want to fish, traveling is a must. Growing up, we had a cabin on Lake Kemp. We fished for everything there. Dad had a buddy who had a cabin on Lake Thomas. Spent a lot of time trot lining there.
In college (77-80), my Dad and I fished in a local bass club. We fished a lot of different lakes. Spence, Colorado City, Stamford, Twin Buttes, Oak Creek, Hubbard Creek, PK just to name a few. Back then, they all had water in them. Not so much anymore, I guess.
When we werent fishing tournaments, we were fishing pretty much every weekend. Amistad was a place we fished from time to time.
Good times, great memories.
Living in dry West Texas is a challenge, for sure.
