I drove by the free ramp on the way home,the gates were open two COE trucks were there. The level was higher than it was previous years using the free ramp, so I am wondering if the gate to the ramp will stay open the lake came up 3ft 9 inches so far which is 2 ft 8 inches below pool and still rising. I know it will only be a matter of time and even this metro lake will be expensive to do anything on due to all the proposed building around it.
This was a couple from Monday eve before the rain:


Hey Heath remember these?

Nice Fish Pat.

Yes sir Pat, they were slamming our jigs...

nice to hear the waters on the rise.

olny little bit more to go!

Haha! My pond is only 2' low as well! And, our only free ramp is open again...

Having the Rocky Creek ramp open again will be nice for me. It's the closest ramp for me.

Pat, those are some really pretty White Perch. Good color and healthy looking.

Congrats.

Less than 1 ft. low .71 ft low as of this morning,if enough of the neighbors flush at the same time it should fill the rest LOL.
This is good to see:
http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/reports/fly/GIF/BNBT2.gif

Wow, filled up almost overnight. Aquilla filled up, too (I had to do a silent fist pump when I saw that........LOL). And it happened with a flooding rain that didn't do a lot of damage; we were very lucky there. And in January, normally the driest month of the year here. Go figure...

Are your fish going to hold their depth with all this new water, Pat?

BB water is so stained I don't know how you guys are catching on jigs. I kinda new to jigging so I don't expect to fill the boat but I've been getting skunked out there. They love the live bait and you always catch something surprising too. But, I like the idea of jiggin because there is obviously more skill involved. Just wish I could give my stringer some attention.

Yep they will hold depth, my livewell's are only about two ft. deep. JK hey you see badly stained water mostly sediment the deep water bite will still be good probably all day now that the water is stained less light penetration so get some of that Bang Anise in the can at Academy just start(SPRAYING AND PRAYING) it all good, see you on the water soon I hope.

IT"S FULL!!! I hope we can keep some water this year. I know that fishing and sportsman are way down the list when it comes to water.
This is good to see:
http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/reports/fly/GIF/BNBT2.gif

waco is almost full too Pat, all that fresh oxygenated water is gonna have them lively for sure.

Its great to see the lakes coming up, mine has a long way to go. Nice fish Pat

Nice....

Thanks for the advise Pat. I really didn't know what to think about sprays much less which one to go with. I'll give it a try.

I went to look around this afternoon three boats fishing the dam and one boat about 80yds from there the water is not muddy it is stained but not bad I have seen worse. I hope thet caught some fish.

Hey if you old like me the can looks like the same can (AFRO SHEEN) came in LOL that is real so almost all the scents come in this type of can, hey if you catch fish I may show you my Old School Boogaloo Ol man got moves Yea.

looks like benbrook is still rising..........anyway, I have been thinking about injecting the dead red into shad with a hypodermic needle. It smells great and I dont mind spraying it on my hands, but its like spraying expanded metal with aerosol paint in the wind, there is lots of waste. Smells like anise, too..........Really a good seperate topic

Yeah I'm kind of a young cat, well at least young in the fishing realm. But, I usually will have a old man in the boat making my 8 horse yamaha work extra hard moving us around. Luckily benbrook is a small lake and you can get to the spots quick. It's my home lake so hopefully I will run into you some time. Everyone I know was a cool dude I met on the water.

This is the start of some good fishing out here, if you find these biting you are close to some good slabs.
http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/7104823/Benbrook_fish#Post7104823

There were a few biting on Saturday afternoon. I caught them two feet deep in my livewell (actually, they were near the bottom in 28 feet of water). They liked both jigs in the photo, a 2" chartreuse glitter tube and a red and chartreuse crappie jig.

Hey Mr. Baker you caught some good ones today was a day the lake lived up to it's name Benbrook slow fish to no fish at least the right type of fish. hey that red/ chartruse is that one you tied it looks good. there was some spots with a Stained waterline today and some clear spots.