Nice

HAHA, nice pic!

That pic reminds me of my killer catch today. I caught a bass right over 5 inches long...on a lure that looked pretty big for such a tiny bass. Still I counted it in the contest. I tried flies, worms, hot dogs, and corn. A turtle got my worm. I have no idea what kept eating my hot dogs. I was trying to get a carp/buffalo or another kind of catfish. So far I have stayed one hour from home, and I guess I am pretty much the only bank angler in the contest. Anyway, nice fish there bad..............I can laugh cause mine is about the same size. Oh well...still better than getting skunked!!!!!! (not counting turtles)

Well, the bass I landed yesterday was marginally bigger than that guy but who am I to brag?

I actually caught my new personal best largemouth yesterday on my 5wt and a brown bead head woolly bugger in a 3 acre farm pond. Is there anything as productive as a brown or olive woolly bugger? My only regret is that I was alone and didn't bring my cell phone with the camera for fear of dunking it. All in all it was a very good fish for me and great fun watching that rod bend fully double.

Kelkay, you might try going to a couple of the local feedstores and putting a notice on the bulletin board and or asking the owner if they know anyone who would let a responsible person fish in their ponds. You could always sweeten the pot by offering to give the cleaned fish that you caught to the pond owner. Most ranchers don't mind anglers, but can't stand people who don't know how to leave a gate open or closed depending on how it was found. Just an idea.

that sir, is the best idea since Beano! I am gonna hit my local feedstore real soon!

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

Txredraider that was an outstanding idea!!!

how big was it?

I don't carry a scale, but my SWAG (Scientific Wild-Assed Guess)was around 3 lbs. It did its best to bend my 5wt double.

Maybe a black one, or a chartruese one with a red head, or........

The only thing I don't like about them is they're not topwater.

I tie them on big bass size hooks too. Just a great all-around productive fly. If they ever pass a law that says you can carry only one fly for all your fishing, mine will be a woolly bugger.

GREAT bass, by the way! You know you have a big one hooks when it just pulls you deeper and doesn't jump. Bet those fights were exciting.

I really don't mean to keep adding to this thread, but I've caught some noteworthy fish lately (small & large)...this one felt (to quote John Fogerty) "Like Deja vu all over again", I caught it in the same spot as last Monday and its just about the same size(a little smaller, but still solid 4+ lbs)...I am having some fun this year.

another crappie fone pic

Very nice consistent fishing there badassbaits! I am trying to hunt a new place to fish..if it isn't TOO HOT. Today at 9am I decided I did not want to fish today. It was already hot to me by then. Maybe this rain will cool things off. If not it will be one humid son of a gun tomorrow!

9 AM ?!? I'm usually am done fishing by then!!

LOL...yes it gets hot by 9am already, and I am not naturally an early riser. I have always been a night owl.

Amen!




Yep, nice fish

I went to Lavon this morning before the storms rolled in, in my float tube. Caught 2 nice bass, one was 18", and the other was 20", and a smaller 14" bass too, all on a white popper. Those 2 nice bass gave me a heck of a fight on my 5wt.

That's awesome Christian! Was that over by the boat ramp?

the small one, yes...
the first big one by the rocks close to the marina, and the other one back in the cove around some brush.

thanks!

I need to drag my kayak over there and give that a whirl.

my in-laws live a couple miles from ticky creek park, is the fishing around there any good ?

I'm embarrassed to say that Lavon is closer to me than any other reservoir and I know less about it than most bodies of water.

A floating type device is a must for most of Lavon that I've seen. There are some wading and bank fishing somewhere I'd think. Just don't know where.

You be afoot right?

i have a boat..never had it on lavon before

All of my (successful) fishing has been on the south end of the lake with Christian in his boat. launch at the Avalon Park boat ramp, work that cove, then out on the lake, down the dam face working the rip rap. There is a quasi-island out from the dam here that is probably underwater right now that is good structure for whites and hybrids. Then over by the power plant.

There are likely alot of other prime locations, those are all I know of.

alright, thanks...i think next time i visit, i will bring boat along