Is it April yet??

Me and the 2 kids are thinking about coming if the winds not bad , Only fished Lewisville once so far we fished up by shady shores anybody been doing any good over that way ?

Come on out Swamphunter. It’s gonna be a great time. There are always some fish in Shady Shores. Its a good time no matter how many fish you catch.

Can't wait Chris. Got the boat all cleaned up so I hope I didn't jinx myself with a clean boat. HAHA

Do you think you will be able to get enough bait for everyone? I don't mind throwing my net but I have never fish Lewisville before.

Also, from West Lake headed north is the lake clear to run or is there trees and stumps?

I’m going to get bait the day before Matt and scan for fish but we’re in the transition so not promising anything. Bait for 50-60 people is probably more than I can handle by myself. I plan on trapping sunfish a few days before and Chris T is going to trap sunfish too. Jimmy helped me get bait last year but he is having boat trouble and won’t be able to assist. I will take any help I can get. Last week bait was easy in 28 ft but this time of year you just never know until you get on the water. The old lake is mostly clear of stumps but I will post a map of where there are a few. The main lake has some stumps up north of Little Elm boat ramp but I won’t be headed up there and I doubt anyone else will either.

Chris, BCB and I plan to fish on Saturday the 2nd and were planning to try and get extra bait for Sunday. We will holler at you while we are out there. I've never fished Lewisville, wanted to get a feel for it.

Chris, I'll be out on Saturday scanning as well as finding bait. I'll get whatever I can and text you what and where I was able to get.

Really appreciate any and all the help I can get with bait guys. Looks like north wind 11mph and cooler weather 64° is forecast for the get together. Going to be a nice day for fishing. Just hope that front doesn’t mess with the bite too much. We have rain in the forecast for Wednesday and that can only help.

Stumps are circled. There are also some stumps in the coves with feeder creeks that I did not circle but these are the areas to look out for in open water.

Really appreciate it. There is a place I know about that I can usually catch shad off the bank but this time of year it is usually full of small gizzards and threadfin. If I get time next saturday I may run out there and see what I can catch. I usually use small bait this time of year.

Thanks Matt. We use a lot of small baits too this time of year but last weekend we caught all our big fish on big baits. Not a single one came on the smaller stuff. Big fish were 43, 27, 20, and 2 teeners all on hand sized baits but catching them was pure luck. We did catch 10 eaters and those came on smaller gizzard chunks. I give em a variety up until mid April. Even when the Threadfin are spawning I like to throw a few bigger baits up in there.

Wish I could throw a cast net at the private lake on my land in Bluff Dale. I could get enough bluegill for 100 people, in one cast. No cast nets and no keeping bluegill. I may sneak down there Saturday Evening and see if I can wrangle a few with a cane pole, they might accidentally fall into the cooler. LOL

Bait was a struggle today but we managed to hit the Jackpot of big fish on our live stream. 40, 40, 20, 15 all caught in 2 ft of water.

Tried to go out and gather some shad this morning but didn't take the boat. Tried my usual spring hotspots, and two tiny yearlings is all that found its way into my net. Threw them back. May try later today, after the water has a chance to warm a little. May also try a couple of my bluegill hotspots.

Yes bait was tough for me this morning also. Took a while but I got enough for our boat and some extra. I will bring it in the morning and share it with whoever needs it