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 Re: Lake Somerville
[Re: J-Moe]
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12/25/24 07:33 PM
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JonL
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Hunting season is over. I'm ready!!! Let it rain!!
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Re: Lake Somerville
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12/26/24 04:56 PM
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None of the creeks came up except Nails. Surprisingly it got a 5 plus foot rise and is still flowing pretty good. There might be some fish in the lower end. Maybe some of you can go exploring 
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Re: Lake Somerville
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12/30/24 12:03 AM
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Average Joe
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None of the creeks came up except Nails. Surprisingly it got a 5 plus foot rise and is still flowing pretty good. There might be some fish in the lower end. Maybe some of you can go exploring Hopefully I can get out there soon!
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Re: Lake Somerville
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12/30/24 05:30 PM
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Boudreaux
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Still another month of hunting season, we need the rain either way. Lake is still 2ft low.
If I fished for money.........I'd be broke.
In a world of compromise.....Some don't.
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Re: Lake Somerville
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12/31/24 03:00 AM
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I fished Nails creek yesterday. I caught 3 LMB, 3 crappie and 2 WB. I fished it again this afternoon and caught 4 crappie, 5 WB, and 1 LMB. The fishing isn't great but at least I'm catching a few white bass early in the run. Keep the rain dance going 
Last edited by J-Moe; 12/31/24 03:03 AM.
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Re: Lake Somerville
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12/31/24 06:18 PM
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Brad R
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J-Moe, I want to give the area over where one parks at the Newman Bottom parking lot
and give it a go when the white bass run up the creek and begin active spawning.
Are you familiar with that area? I suppose late January (??) might dial me in about right, time-wise.
Brad
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Re: Lake Somerville
[Re: J-Moe]
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01/01/25 03:25 AM
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Howdy Brad, It all depends on rain. Currently Yegua creek is extremely low. It will take a big rain to raise the creek up 5 feet or so and allow the white bass to move upstream from the lake. The run in the Yegua always starts early as long as there is enough water. If we don't get that rain then there won't be a run at Newman bottom.
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Re: Lake Somerville
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01/03/25 08:53 PM
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Brad R
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Thanks, J-Moe. Makes sense. My best white bass were caught on Lake Athens on Presidents Day 2017 as I recall. Athens has no river feed and no substantial creeks so they came up into the cove where I lived. TPWD man told me that the lake didn't have a large population of white bass . . . but the one's it had were very large. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2025/01/full-95200-254534-13_inch_boot.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2025/01/full-95200-254535-0218180945_00.jpg)
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Re: Lake Somerville
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01/03/25 09:35 PM
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That's cool!! Must have been a hard, sandy bottom in that cove. Those are some hogs.
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