Judging by past post it seems that Fayette and Decker have been "HOT" by means of the Bluegill/Sunfish bite! This week has been no exception. Myself, Fred-Rionator,and Mike-USMC-Gy fished Fayette this week and the bite was on FIRE! We caught over 150 fish. Bluegill,Redear,and Rios were all caught. We mainly caught Bluegill and Rios. Redear were nice and fat but few and far between. Most of the fish caught were fat, and in the 8 to 9 inch range. We had two Bluegill in the 10" range. The Rios were in the 4 to 10 inch range. We had one Rio that went in the 10" range. Most Rios were in the 9" range. The sunfish were caught by reed beds and stick ups in 5 to 10 feet of water. The Rios were all staged on a rock bed in 8 to 12 feet of water. Water temperature was between 89 and 94 degrees. All fish were caught on ultralight tackle using worms. All fish were released to fight again! We fished from 7:30am till 1:30pm. After a day on the water we had a "FANTASTIC" lunch at Weikel's Bakery and Deli in beautiful La Grange TX. Fishing with good friends. It just don't get any better!

Hey Banker...Some of those fish look familiar ! And some of those trees look familiar...but the reed beds all look the same. Good job guys...nice to see another good report from Fayette. I knew Fred would put you guys on some good fish. Did they still have all the buoys out all over the place ? What the heck is that all about ?

Thanks Steve for the reply! I notice some past hook marks in a lot of those Bluegill! Between you and Fred I think most of those fish will be having some very sore mouths! Fred is a hunting machine for sure! The buoys are still out there and there was a barge fixing to leave the boat docks at Oak Thicket with a work crew on board. I do not know what they were doing and I do not know the reason for all of the buoys out there. Some sort of data collection I guess. Any way Fayette is simply "On Fire" and like you have said all along August and September are the best months to fish it.

good job banker, I love following your posts

Thanks flee fly!

Great job Where are the pictures of the Rios?

I fished Fayette this morning. I asked the guys with the pontoon boat and buoys what they were doing. They said they are mapping the earth under the lake. He didn't know the client but suspected it was for an oil company.

Jamie...So how did u do this morning on Fayette ? Pics ? Hope we don't see oil rigs all over Fayette in the future...Losing the river lakes was bad enough !

Thanks Jamie for the reply!



Caught around 50 Rios. The majority of them were in the 9" range with one just over 10". When you have seen one you have just about seen them all. We did take three pictures of a Rio that will be sent in to TPW for a pending weight record of .85 Lbs.

Awesome post Chuck, looks you guys had a great time!

That’s like the holy trinity of TX panfishing! Those fish never had a chance! Great to see all you guys get out and get on those super sunnies! Fayette is definitely hot as fish grease!!

Good one's

Amen Jagg Fayette is hot in every way (fishing weather and water) LOL

Wow, them some whoppers. You fellas sure know what your doing. Great post and pics.

It's good to see Mike back on the water again!

seismic buoys. Looking for oil.

Thanks Yesenia,Corey,Leo,Rick,cat crew 68,and Moonshadow for the replies.


Side Note: Moonshadow or anybody else. If there is oil on Fayette will it be drilled out? If so could the lake be closed? I know the lake is a power plant lake owned by the power company and is used for cooling purposes only! How will all of this effect fishing on the Fayette is there is oil there?

They will drill horizontal from a location away from the lake. The lake will never know it, activity will be about 8500 feet below the lake.

Thanks Bill ! Truly great news !

Man Fayette is "HOT" and has been "HOT" all summer long! You guys especially Vogey have been catching some of the BIGGEST Bluegill/Sunfish that I have ever seen! Great fishing guys.



Side Note: You going to hit Fayette again this year?

Thanks Gitter for the reply! That lake just keeps on putting out the SLABS! Plan on fishing that lake MORE and hopefully a couple of more times this year!

I totally agree. Fayette has been producing all year. Love reading those post and seeing those slabs.

Good job guys. Nice fish. Fished Fayette this past Thursday and the bite seems to be slowing down some! Still catching some nice Bluegill and Redear.



Side Note:Myself and buddy Jeff had the best club sandwich that we ever ate at Weikel's. I also took home some of their fresh banked cinnamon roles . Had one this morning before heading out to LBL and it was simply the BEST! You are right on about Weikel's. Which one of you discovered that place?

Thanks Curtis for the reply! As for Weikel's you are right it's pretty good. Love "FRESH" sandwiches. A very good Friend of Fred's (Rionator) found Weikel's. Fred had to pick up a couple of homemade bread loafs for her. Great place!

For me...Weikels cinnamon rolls with raisins & nuts are the ones by which all cinnamon rolls should be judged ! I have had a lot of different ones but these are without question the BEST.

I saw those. I should have baught some.

Great find. Plan on eating there again the next time I fish Fayette. I also love their Cinnamon Roles. They are hard to beat! The BEST cinnamon roles in my opinion are the Cinnabon's !

Yes Sir. I got to agree, love those Cinnabon's.

Based on Vogey latest post there are not going to be any more GREAT Fayette post until next spring.

Winter is coming upon us FAST!

does anyone know where they go in the winter? Maybe deep or closer to the hot water outlet??

The search is on Leo! I do not fish Fayette much. I would say that they are laying in deeper water on a creek bed or somewhere over by the out take in deeper water! It amazes me that week after week all spring/summer long and into early fall that super sunfish slabs by the 50's to 100's are being caught and then all of a sudden nothing. They have to be somewhere!

gar...That's the million dollar question...Where do they go in the winter? Last winter I spent a fair amount of time searching & can tell you a lot of spots they are not at. This is my process of eliminating unproductive water. It is the same process I used a few years back to locate the summer spots when I first started fishing for these guys.I recently purchased an updated lake Fayette fishing map, and plan on continuing the process. This coming week myself, doctorxring, and rionator will be giving it another try using the latest & greatest electronics. Last week I tried one specific tree field in deeper water, and one of the creek channels winding through a tree field. Nothing-eliminated ...moving on. The search continues...

If you could fine them during the winter,you would have one heck of a winter fishing spot.