What will the cold weather do to the bite?

the bite usually slows down but you can usually catch a few.

I think the cold weather is good.. it will extend the time the whites stay bunched up in the creeks. This last week was the first major wave of spawning activity so the fish are still strong and eager. Usually by the 1st of April it is over and done in the Somerville creeks so get it while the getting is good!

Thought I would try to get in one more good fishing trip for whites before this weird cold front with snow in the forecast arrives. Went out to the Yegua creek at Irwin bridge and went upstream. First stop, five cast, five nice size fat fish. Moved to another hole just upstream and the same thing, five more. Then I had an issue of not finding a good hole, but would pick one up here and there, so I kept on moving around till I found another hole that would produce a good number of fish. Found one hole that yielded about ten fish. Kept on doing this till I had my limit. There were about ten females on my stringer today. The eggs are really looking prime for this years spawn. I did see a few doing their spawning action today, but not to many. In all, maybe I saw this take place about ten times.

My daughter just said that I looked mad in this picture. I told her that the fish were heavy.


I wasn�t going to spread the fish out to take a picture at first because it was beginning to get cold outside and I wanted to hurry up and get her done.


Then after cleaning one, I decided what the heck, I�ll spread them out and snap a quick shot.


Here�s a shot of the eggs. It wont be long and these babies will be ready to do their thing.


My daughter asked if she could clean one, and I told her sure. I had her get real close as I showed her how to do one, and then she took the next one. She did a good job, I was impressed.


Now she�s checking out the stuff on her hands after cleaning one. I did let her clean a few. She messed up a little on the first one, but I coached her a little and she got much better.

Finally had one of those days guys here talk about!! Went to Irwin bridge around 3:30 today. Walked and fished for a while and caught 3-4. Found a hole and bang! landed 31 and about 10 got off before the bank. It was amazing. Those fish were just dancing on top of the water through about a 100 yd stretch! I finally had to leave because my reel was running out of line (lost a LOT of jigs) and it was getting dark. Caught last three on the way back. Catch and release so no cold weather cleaning.

Doug is that a Poodle?

Yea Ryan, that�s our little poodle, (Holly). She�s an awesome dog, smart as a whip.

I bought this dog for my wife, but I guess I got way to attached to her from the get go, therefore she has become my little puppy dog. Now my wife wants me to buy her another dog. LOL

great report!

I know this sounds crazy, but I want to fish the Yegua Creek tomorrow. So how much will the cold front affect the fishing? If I could find those holes, I believe there must be a way to pull them out of it.

Hey yall.... Its SNOWING IN THE BCS!

Ive always waited 3days after a front to fish again. Just my observation. Its been tough for me to pull fish out RIGHT after a front.

If you were fishing right now I wonder how you would be doing I'll bet the bite is still good..

Hey guys, newbie on White Bass here... What kind of bait/lure is the best? Any guide on hook size and line weight? Should I fish on the bottom?

Thanks.

HAHA Theres a reason why I live in TX...And thats because I never wanted to Ice Fish...LOL

Let the circus begin? Gonna be a madhouse down there! I'm stuck at work till next week, then it's on like donkey kong.

Doug, Lol. I was asking cause I have two minis myself.