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Ray Roberts spawn/sight fishing
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02/26/15 04:43 PM
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TysonS
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I am curious how the spawn/sight fishing is on Ray Roberts? Seems like these shallow stump filled coves set up perfect for it. Anyone had any success doing this?
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Re: Ray Roberts spawn/sight fishing
[Re: TysonS]
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02/26/15 04:53 PM
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RangerBass21
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Most of the beds you won't be able to see, they'll be deeper around base of the trees, most of the time around one little stick up.
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Re: Ray Roberts spawn/sight fishing
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02/26/15 05:21 PM
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chickenman
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I thought about this last night. I don't think that water is clear enough to see beds.
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Re: Ray Roberts spawn/sight fishing
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02/26/15 05:32 PM
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horseplaydvm
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You can see lots of fish on beds in that lake. Pick any of the clearer creeks and go back in the pockets.
Gone Fishing B.A.S. 6/5/47-6/6/12 C.W.S. 9/29/72- 10/17/23
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Re: Ray Roberts spawn/sight fishing
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02/26/15 05:43 PM
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Bradshuflin aka hunter'sdad
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Can only see the bottom in 7-8 ft not clear enough for sight fishing
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Re: Ray Roberts spawn/sight fishing
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02/26/15 06:49 PM
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MikeSouza
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If I can see the bottom in 7-8 ft of water, that's pretty clear. I catch bed fish on Lake X all the time and only able to see bottom at 4-6 ft.
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Re: Ray Roberts spawn/sight fishing
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02/26/15 07:09 PM
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redskeet100
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The lake seems like it is as clear as I have ever seen it this year. I bet you will be able to see more fish on deeper beds than normal.
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Re: Ray Roberts spawn/sight fishing
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02/26/15 07:56 PM
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Chad Hill
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In the past it has been tough for me, it seems that the bigger ones are a littler deeper than you can see. You will find a few though.
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Re: Ray Roberts spawn/sight fishing
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02/26/15 07:59 PM
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kellisag
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Can only see the bottom in 7-8 ft not clear enough for sight fishing What? I have caught plenty of fish sight fishing on Livingston and there isn't a place on that lake you can see 7-8 feet deep!
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Re: Ray Roberts spawn/sight fishing
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02/26/15 08:01 PM
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Jarrett Latta
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Yup need 10ft plus to be able to sight fish.....
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Re: Ray Roberts spawn/sight fishing
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02/26/15 08:07 PM
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get-bit
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We did really good at times sight fishing last year. The Zebra's have helped. Buch1565 caught a giant off a bed last year and she was right on the bank. Most of them aren't however. A lot of it will depend on if we get any rain and the lake comes up this spring.
Lake Ray Roberts Guide - Dannie Golden 817-228-5999
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Re: Ray Roberts spawn/sight fishing
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02/26/15 08:08 PM
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Rhaider
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I think if you can see deeper than 4-5 ft you should be able to do pretty swell sight fishing! I'm sure that they will spawn and bed up deeper than that, but theres a good amount that will be in that range.
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Re: Ray Roberts spawn/sight fishing
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02/26/15 09:27 PM
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dpdpete
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All the bigger fish I caught last year during the spawn were in deeper water and I could not visually see them.
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Re: Ray Roberts spawn/sight fishing
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02/27/15 02:53 AM
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The lake seems like it is as clear as I have ever seen it this year. I bet you will be able to see more fish on deeper beds than normal.
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Re: Ray Roberts spawn/sight fishing
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02/27/15 10:01 PM
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gonfshn
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It seems to vary year to year at Roberts. I've had several years where the sight fishing was excellent there--but most years I'd rate the sight fishing fair at best. As Danny mentioned, a lot depends on how much rain the lake gets during that March/April time frame.
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