Ray Roberts Corps brush piles.

For several years I have been giving out these locations to whoever asked for them. They have also been added to fishing maps. Maybe they will help you catch more fish.

Good luck.

Really nice fish have been coming from several of those Corps Piles as of recent and more to come this week

I used em for the CAT tourney there in May!! Thanks!!!

That lake was awesome!!! Prolly caught 300 fish in 2 days!!! Never had fish hit a jig so hard in my life!!

MR Paty Iam kinda knew to TFF, and am always reading, lurkn, sometimes post, and have seen comments in past months about about coe b piles.Can remember few gps numbers when lake was filling, wow long time gone.But for you to put them out for everyone,in my opion is incredible and unselfish, I for one will remember you in near future, cause I think one can always keep learning,when it comes to fishing, hunting, etc. keeps things interesting. Thanks

I know a few guides that have been fishing them and I assume they won't be real happy with this.

I know that the info is out there but I have been up there three times in the last couple of weeks and the only ones that I have seen fishing them have been about six different guides. I bet that they will be surprised when there are a lot more people sitting on the piles this weekend.

I guess they will just have to go find other piles without people sitting on them. Just makes it a little harder for those guys trying to make a living out there.

Don't fear it Captain Ron, The Corp Piles have been out for a while. Only a few of them are producing quality fish and you know which ones those are. Plenty of room out there.

I understand David. That's why Kevin McCullough (Downwind Guide Service - 817-909-1953) and me have been scouting the other areas to find the bigger fish for his customers. We have found that most of the piles have only 9" fish on them and you better do something a lot different to find the quality of fish.

Kevin (Downwind Guide Service).


Jig fish.


Happy customer with a toad.

I had my customer fish a Corp pile on Sunday morning and pulled up with a single boat close to us. Later on we had a boat show of close to 10 boats around us. When we finished up it was back to the single boat. Those other boats didn't slow down our fish or cause us to catch smaller fish. We pulled plenty of keepers off that public brush pile despite the pressure. The lake is fishing great and with so many brush piles on that lake you just need to move around to find them. Sometimes they are there but just don't bite when you first pull up. I'll move on and try them later or another day. Don't forget to try out trees close to the brush piles as well. Those can be really good sometimes.

I literally think you can catch a limit on dang near any of them right now. Its so easy right now. They are so stacked they would prob hit a cigarette butt.

I'm not sure why anyone would object to this information. It's been published for several years on fishing maps, and available to anyone who asks for it. Not one in ten that see's this will go to the trouble to enter the waypoints into their GPS and if they find the piles most won't catch much.

With over 50 corp's piles on the lake the odds of them hitting on anyone's favorite is pretty small and if they do happen to be sitting there when you arrive any good guide will have several other places. Remember the piles were built with public funds for public use. Feel lucky that they don't put a marker on them the way Oklahoma does.

Sharing info with fellow fishermen should not be frowned on. I had a lot of help when I started out.

Thank you Ernest. I couldn't agree more that there should be no objection to helping other fishermen catch fish. There are plenty of places for people to find crappie in Ray Bob. Thanks for sharing.

is that all ya got,..

I wish we had a couple more lakes like Ray Roberts in the area. I love having all those brush piles available. I'm trying to recreate it on Lewisville and Grapevine a few brush piles at a time.

Maybe they will put some corps brush piles in the new Lower Bois D' Arc Resevoir in Bonham if they ever decide to fund that thing. It would be nice to have a new lake around here.

Anyone that knows Ray Roberts knows about these piles and the awesome thing about them is that most of the piles are massive, they weren't made for one boat to hog them.

Thank you Earnest! I have had many great trips over the years fishing the list you provided. Very nice of you!

Ttt

Since your so giving earnest how bout all of your favorite likes on Lewisville? I mean your all about helping fellow fisherman aren’t ya

Absolutely. I like that there are so many catch-able big crappie on most of my brushpiles. I like all the underwater trees there that hold lots of fish. I like the size of the fish this year compared to a couple of years ago. I like watching them
hit my bait on livescope and most of all, I LIKE THAT AT MY AGE I CAN STILL GET OUT THERE AND CATCH THEM.

+1

Just got to love the bs; got to have hi boots.

Sound like a lot of my favourites on my lakes..... And a awesome reply.....

So how bout the coordinates to those favorite piles on Lewisville

I mean, it would benefit all fishermen right which is your goal isn’t it.

You love to give the coordinates out to Roberts piles yet I’ve never seen you post any from your “home lake”. Isn’t that interesting

The cords he gave out on RR are core piles. If you want his personal cords for LL I would suggest you book a trip with him or get on your side image unit and put in the work as he did. It's simple to find many personal piles on LL with side image if you put in the time...Ernest has put in a lot of hard work making many piles. He doesn't mind sharing nor do many of us if you go about it in a positive manner. Your method seems a tad bit rough but that could just be me reading it the wrong way. Forgive me if I am.

Just my

By the way, how you been...hope all is well.

This is why good people who like to share there knowledge leave this forum all the time.

If your best fishing spots are places that you can find with a google search, I think you have bigger problems. Half of fishing is working to find new structure, or placing your own. That's why it's fishing not catching. If you want something easy take up golf. I can give you the coordinates to a bunch of courses around DFW.

I know there is information for Lake Fork on brush piles but it is old. I saw at least 8 pontoon boats heading out early this year with brush piles. Has anyone have an updated list?

If I didn't know any better I would think some of you wear skirts, SMDH

A rope, a saw and some cinderblock is all it takes to know where a brush pile is. Thank you Ernest for all the structure you have added to the lake. I'm sure there are more fish in the lake as a result of the improvements. To the rest, invest time and effort and you too will enjoy great fishing as Ernest does.

Is it legal for private parties to put man made brush piles in Corps of Engineer Lakes?

Wayne

Negative

Actually it is legal in some instances. I have applied for and gotten permission at times.

+1

at times..

There are several private groups that work closely with park & wildlife and the COE to create habitat in our public waters legally.

Way to go Mr.Ernest Paty! It’s really nice to see someone who wants to help others, in these trying times. For most people it’s mostly about Me Me Me! You’re right most people won’t take the time to even put the coordinates into their GPS’s , but it’s still a very nice gesture on your part! And if it helps someone to catch fish, that’s what it’s all about, people helping people! Good Luck Mr. Paty and God’s Speed!

At times.

Regs are for the bad guys and not the good guys, or Ernest would be in the slammer.

Really, common sense, these regs are in place for a reason. Regulators need laws to stop situations where there are too many brush piles, or those dumping their junk in the lake etc.... Regs are not for those truly helping the habitat.

Thanks Ernest and Guy! You've provided some great information over the last few years.

Couple of thoughts

If you need coordinates to find brush-piles the size of a mobile home, you may want to try another hobby.

Knowing where a brush-pile is, does not mean you'll catch fish there. Spoiler - some skill is still required.

Its usually quicker to place a brush-pile than it is to find a brush-pile someone else built. And you'll usually have a better brush-pile.