I think its going to be great fishing this fall... In fact I think it just might be great today.. I think I'll go ! LOL

I'll see ya at the ramp. Maybe we can find some of these

Those are spring fish , the hybrids I'm catching now
are lean and mean. They will fatten up when the water cools
down


MO

Hows this for a springtime hybrid fattie...

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This is my buddy Chads, he caught in Febuary.

CD

So how was it today? I went Friday morning right after the storm, and it was SLOW....

It was slow today. We did stir up a couple short hybrids and a few magnum sandies. Along with 2 small blues 1 channel plus a black bass. Did not see any schooling what so ever. Nice afternoon to be out on the lake... just alittle slow.

I almost forgot....1 nice crappie. Baits used...med. size crankbaits, rattletrap and pet spoon

Gezz..i read that last post and it almost sounds like we had a good trip. While we did catch fish...it was slow. Seems like it was something different with every catch. The catfish have been killing the crankbaits or slabs the last couple weeks. Its always funny to see them caught on lures....just seems odd when you see them. Just about all fish that was caught or marked on graph came in water 16 to 22 feet. Get'n ready to give it a go again this afternoon.

I'll be ready at 7:00 pick me up at my dock,


MO

I don't fish much during hunting season but count me in

Well, it's Sept 1 and I guess the contest is on. Any fish weighed today?

None seem to be posted yet. But there will be at some point. Myself and MartyK8 gave it a good effort yesterday to get something on the board. Didnt even catch any short ones.

Great idea. I have just signed up on TFF. Have been reading posts for months so I thought I would get involved.

I live on Lake Palestine and spend as much time as I can on the water.

Should get going when the water cools down a bit.

I usually start catching the bigger fish when these fronts start moving through. Carolina rigged shad on the windy clay points has been a good pattern. Tried it Sunday evening and caught a bunch of whiskered fish and a few drum but nothing that would make the clicker scream.

Welcome Xray, good luck!

That has got to be one of the fattest fish I've ever seen
What was the weight on that?

We never weighed it. But it was just probably around 8 or 9 lbs. It was'nt that long. We caught many fat fish that day, but none of us had ever seen one like that. This fish was caught on Tawakoni.

CD

I actually did weigh it and that fish was only 17 inches long and it weighed a little over 8 lbs. Couldn't keep it even if we had wanted to because it was under the 18inch length min. 17in 8lb

Hey StriperShack,

Good to see you on the forum. That truly was a great catch.

Cd

You got a teal hole lined up for the 12th? Don't be holding out, if you go scouting and find a bunch right before opener you better be giving me a ring!!!!!

Still no entries yet??? I'll be there this coming weekend. Hopefully I can find a few.

yeah, i thought there'd be at least a couple n the board by now.... i haven't had a chance to get out since about 3-4 weeks ago and it's killing me.

I know martyk8 got into some Hybrids last friday. I think he said they were around 4 pounders but he was look'n for better ones to post. We went out yesterday to give it a shot but got run off the water with lightning know sooner we got started. I myself will post anything over 18 inches just to get the board started.

Off topic, but you guys seeing alot of trash floating around out there after the rains? Is the lake turning over yet? Sulphur smell?

I havnt noticed anything different. The surface temp is falling....its down to around 81 degrees as of Sunday

Water still looks good at this point.
Lake turnover is an often miss-used term. The correct meaning
has to due with the surface water cooling and sinking , displacing the water on the bottom( which rises. Happens in the late fall, early winter.

Many people use the term to describe the effect of low dissolved oxygen in late summer causing bottom vegetation to
die off , and rise to the top , causing brown water and a
objectionable odor. ( sometimes a fish die off happens if the
o2 gets too low). Does not happen on every lake or all portions
of a big lake. Lake Palestine doesn't have a lot of vegetation
in many areas , It is not usually a problem on the south end,
where I live.

good luck

MO

When asking about lake turnover, I was referring to the lake temp decreasing, surface water sinking, and forcing lower water up. See the link below.

http://www.onthelake.net/fishing/turnover.htm

I would assume this affects the bite, but I haven't noticed a huge change in the past 2 years. I'm sure the lake is just dealing with the new water coming in from creeks from the recent rains.


Sorry for the off topic post, but it leads to a discussion about the bite...