Bait near Tawakoni/Results

I will be fishing Twok next weekend for 3 days. I could use any tips on where to get some big gizzard shad. All of my cast nets are 5/8" mesh and therefore are useless for catching threadfins. I plan on catching some locally before I go, but would like to be able to get some at Tawokoni if possible since I will be there for 3 days. Give me a good enough tip and I will catch some for you as well. I'll be staying at Shoestring farms if anyone feels like coming by and telling some fishing stories. PM's are welcome as always!

I am also curious as to how much clearance there is under the 2 mile bridge? I have a CC w/ a tall T-Top that would not make it under the bridge a month ago.

751. Bridge. Normally has bait in the dep hole in the winter

Nick your boat should clear the bridge but your going to have to squeeze under on the west side where there is a few elevated stringers. Mine cleared about two months ago when the wife and I went and the lake was around 2 feet over. Good luck out there dude.

I have been throwing my net in my cove for the last three weeks just to see what is there. In 5 FOW, I have been catching a few large shad, but mostly 1.5 " shad. Went under 2 mile last week, but we were in a bass boat. Good luck next weekend

Good six inch shad was just out the cove at the state park two weeks ago. Twenty fow with a taped net. It wasn't thick but good enough. Threw five or six times.

I watched a man cast netting from a pontoon at the 751 bridge Sat. I could not tell the size but he was getting a few every cast.

I watched a man cast netting from a pontoon at the 751 bridge Sat. I could not tell the size but he was getting a few every cast.

Be careful when you throw at 751...you are likely spend the next 20 to 30 minutes picking out tiny catfish.

I hope to bring a mess of bream along in case shad is difficult. I'm trying to decide to ice them down or to bring the bait well and use some live bait.

It's gettin close...

Nobody is volunteering to give me 20 lbs of shad so I've got my bream traps soaking. I'll try to catch some shad and buffalo when I get there.

Loads of big shad near the dam in 40ish feet. Use a taped net. A few throws and you'll have all you want.

Thanks. I saw tons of threadfins there last month when I went, but didn't throw my net.

My bream traps yielded a gallon of very tiny bream. Just big enough that I can put 4-5 on my hook and entice an eater. I will attempt to catch some big bait in the am.

Wish I could be out there to help ya Nick. Good luck to you and your group. Sometimes when things aren't going perfect you just have to zone out on everything, zone in on whats first and take it step by step. Bust out the good jams and dig down deep. There's times you will win and times you will lose, but the best part about the whole deal is your out there in the elements doing it and with friends. You are chasing a species of fish that only a small amount of people can find and catch consistently and your roundin em up by rod and reel using electronics. Sometimes I lay in bed at night all beat up and worn down with the alarm set at 4:00 in the mornin or earlier, and as I start to rub my chewed up sand paper like hands together I ask myself " what the hell are you doing Rick "? The answer always comes the next morning or evening as soon as the poles start going down and I'm rollin around on the boat with Toad Bluecat. Get em man!!!!!

Bait was very easy to get at Twok. Fishing was SLOW!!!!!

We had a great time though and I would highly recommend Shoestring Farms to anyone that is considering staying near Tawakoni. Their breakfast is out of this world! Plus if you are lucky like I was, you might get to pick Tom Gravely's brain if you invite him to dinner. That guy is a wealth of knowledge and a pleasure to be around.

We caught nothing but eaters Friday and Saturday while I talked to several that got skunked. We went back for a few hours this morning and managed one more eater, a 43 lber, and had another approximately that size come unbuttoned 10' from the boat. Overall is was a great trip. Explored areas that I'd never been to before since it was only my second time on the main lake. Marked tons of scattered fish including some real toads, but they weren't hungry. Every eater that we cleaned had a completely empty stomach. I can't wait to go back and redeem myself when the fishing turns on.

I understand what you mean about sandpaper hands, Rick. When I bend my fingers, my knuckles start bleeding. I forgot to bring some O'Keefe's with me this weekend.

What happened to February being the best month for catfish?

Mother nature happened. It's gonna be great as soon as the fish decide to start eating again.

Nice fish Nick, we had a fairly slow day Friday, 36,24 were the big fish and several teens with about 1/2 a dozen eaters to boot. Wish I would have seen ya to compare notes.

Thats a big shad. Youre fishing that whole or cut?

You wouldn't have benefited much from my notes. We only caught 7 eaters Friday. I'll PM you my phone number next time so we can be in touch.




Cut. We couldn't catch a fish on anything bigger than a small piece of fillet.

Cut. We couldn't catch a fish on anything bigger than a small piece of fillet.[/quote]

Though I wasn't at twok, this here is what all but one of the fish I caught Saturday wanted, small shad filets.

Nice Shad and Bluecat Nick!!!!

That is a nice shad and blue! Good to hear you guys had a great time! I kept telling myself and Vess I need to make another trip up there but just haven't been able to make my schedule work.

i was one of the skunked! nice fish txmedic, ive never had such a hard time finding fish like i have these past few months. Props on staying with it, it was nice to meet you even by text

Nothing changed for me all weekend. I kept going back to the same spot that I told you I found them on Friday and couldn't get them to bite. Sat there for 4 hours w/o moving Sunday and finally started getting bit after 3 hours.

thats no lie and that hole in-front of 751 has something huge in there that likes to eat nets