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Texas Smallmouth Lakes? #13994494 05/12/21 01:59 PM
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Looking to actively target smallmouth in Texas to kill my itch while I wait to go up north every year.

Has anyone had success truly targeting smallies here in Texas?

Not the hey I went to Belton 3 trips ago and caught one but truly got on them.

If so can someone point me in the direction of the right lake to start?

Whitney? Belton? Texoma? Grapevine?

Any info is truly appreciated. Pm if needed.

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Re: Texas Smallmouth Lakes? [Re: Swimbaiter] #13994566 05/12/21 02:39 PM
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Texoma, Grapevine. Belton and then Whitney.. In that order for me...Whitney has very few and every once on while someone will bring one to weigh in..

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Texoma. I go to Canada for smallmouth on the fly rod most summers but, with the border closed 2 years in a row, Iā€™m having to change game plans. Just got back from a Texoma trip where three of us caught 35 plus Smallies and 15 plus LM. I caught very little on my fly rod but my old customer racked them up on 8 lb line spinning rod cheating. They love live shad.


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Originally Posted by coachallentca
Texoma, Grapevine. Belton and then Whitney.. In that order for me...Whitney has very few and every once on while someone will bring one to weigh in..


This seems to be the consensus I read on a regular...oh and Bridgeport

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Originally Posted by avid_basser
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Texoma, Grapevine. Belton and then Whitney.. In that order for me...Whitney has very few and every once on while someone will bring one to weigh in..


This seems to be the consensus I read on a regular...oh and Bridgeport



They have all been caught sir. Nothing to see out here.

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Texoma, Grapevine. Belton and then Whitney.. In that order for me...Whitney has very few and every once on while someone will bring one to weigh in..


This seems to be the consensus I read on a regular...oh and Bridgeport



They have all been caught sir. Nothing to see out here.


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There are a couple of guys that have the smallmouth figured out on Canyon. Some nice fish being weighed in in some tournaments.


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The Devils River has more smallies than black bass. And big ones! Whoops, you said lakes

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I fish lakes that have Smallies, but rarely catch one. What do you do different to target them?


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Originally Posted by ReelSlow
I fish lakes that have Smallies, but rarely catch one. What do you do different to target them?

Fish more mainlake. Target rocky areas. I like a small deep diving crankbait myself.


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Re: Texas Smallmouth Lakes? [Re: coachallentca] #13995718 05/13/21 03:53 AM
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Originally Posted by coachallentca
Texoma, Grapevine. Belton and then Whitney.. In that order for me...Whitney has very few and every once on while someone will bring one to weigh in..

Remove Whitney and put Stillhouse in there, I think they may be on the rise in Whitney but still very few and not enough to effectively target yet.

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Texoma, Grapevine. Belton and then Whitney.. In that order for me...Whitney has very few and every once on while someone will bring one to weigh in..

Remove Whitney and put Stillhouse in there, I think they may be on the rise in Whitney but still very few and not enough to effectively target yet.


Yea I forget about Stillhouse.. Pretty lake..

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Yes, several out west with good smallmouth.


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