Went up to sand bar. All along the way there were tons of shad on side of bank whites hittin em also. Fished fast water at narrow spot caught 45 whites nice size. Caught eighteen blue cats to ten pounds. A first for me the blues at least that many and size.

Did ya catch any drum? What were you catching the blues on?

Have not caught one drum but headed to calaham in april to kill em on crawdads. Last year slammed ten pounders and nice bass on bank got a ten eight bass and a eight pound bass while drum fishing. The blues were caught on minnows one foot under bobber cast up in very tight cover of fallin trees. Also BEWARE HUGE SNAKES ALL OVER THE TREES ALMOST TOUCHED ONE SIX FEET LONG BEFORE I SAW IT. Fished the spot right after the sand bar and before the narrow rapid. Kyle lets get some crappie together. Im ready to learn. Dont have a clue how or where to catch crappie.

i hate snakes...

Was there a couple of weeks ago, he ain't lying about the snakes, saw 4 cottonmouths over 4'. They really like sunning themselves on fallen logs when we have cool mornings.

Is the fast water that you are talking about right before the hard right turn that's before the rapids?

I'd like to head back there this weekend but not sure if the white bass will still be in there, I see the end near.

Exactly Medina I think the amount of shad that are in the river is slowing the bite down. I have never seen this much bait. The water color is horrible too. And it is thinning out. Not sure i want to risk another long haul for just a few.

You caught 45 whites? Limit is 25.

You can catch as many as you want. You can only keep 25. He never said how many he kept.

I stand corrected. My bad.

I have been having really good luck on the nueces this past weekend! friday caught 19 drum several over 10 pounds and 8 blue and yellow cats 5 over 10 pounds. Then I went sunday and caught total 47. 15 cats and the rest drums. alot of both types well over 10 pounds. I will post the pics.

luvtxfishin, if you don't mind me asking, what were you using for bait for the drums and also for the catfish?

luvtxfishing, oh yeah, I forgot to ask. Were you trotlining? When I was a kid, my dad and uncles used to catch a mess of drum (gaspergou) and cats like that in the Nueces on trotlines, using mussels for bait.

No was not trotlining. I was using two way leaders with shrimp on the top and worm on the bottom. Works like a champ.

Thanks for the tip luvtxfishin. We've been having pretty good luck on the whites for the last 3 weekends, and we plan to go this weekend also. If the whites have shut down, we're going to give your method a try for the gaspergou and catfish. No, even if they haven't shut down, we're going to give your method a try.

Good luck!! you shouldnt have a problem catching them. Im going to go out Saturday night and fish all night then sleep on boat and fish in the morning when I wake up Sunday morning.