Blue Sage

nicely done

Very nice....you got me looking to book my next trip. We have been at least once a year since '96 here are a few pics.

Dolan Falls


One of several 5lbs. +


SMB + LMB Combo

I caught a ton of LMB, and a handful were in the 3-5 lb range. All of the SMB were < 2 lbs though. Is that just bad luck on my part or should I try a different technique and lure?

The people who lived where I stayed told me that the section of the river I fished used to be full of big SMB, but the LMB have over populated the area. Do you think that could be true?

I have been lucky enough to fish the Devils and loved it. The big smallies are smart in that clear water. I caught several over 4 up to 5.5 and the trick for me was downsizing everything. I started with my regular bass tackle and moved all the way down to UL spinning tackle with 2-4 lb test. Small soft plastic crawdad baits on 1/16 oz jighead was the ticket for Feb smallies for me. We were further up river, but what a beautiful piece of river. Once we had that pattern it was on. Never caught any big lm up river. Thanks for sharing and great pics!

a very good BIG smallmouth bait is anything that looks like a small Largemouth.....

Maybe that was my problem. I was using fairly big baits and catching nice size LMB. Next time I'll try something else to target the SMB. If I catch one over 5 lbs, I'm putting a replica on my wall.

Great Pictures. I had a friend just tell me about a recent trip there. He said nothing compares.

Awesome!!! I need to get back into having a 'yak around for those waters/times!!!

there are some hawgs hiding in the devils....

Nice photos of the river. Looks like a fun trip.

deadstick87, did you catch those from the bank?

sure did,

Nice job.

AdventureTX, Nice smallmouth.

WOW!!!! Those are some great pics.

I used to be on a deer lease down there about 20 miles west of Loma Alta, it is an amazing place down there. I hunted down there for years and never knew that river was awesome until the end. One guy we knew had a deer lease right on the river and he shot some of the biggest whitetails I have ever seen.