Great advice and great report JV. Summer can be hot for sure both literally and figuratively with the fishing. But I learned from a great fisherman, Todd. Fish early and be in by noon! Last year with Todd was my first time to watch the sun rise and be out fishing. Love that pontoon quote! Too funny...

What's up TFF it has been a hot one lately and Lake Ray Hubbard hasn't been bad ���I can say this ... There are tons of fish schooling if the boat traffic stays low but they have been playing " guess where we are today " game lately , �if do find them use a small tail spinner type bait for your best results , they have been chasing small shad fry again and the smaller baits have been working better for me . I have also been using 3/4 oz slabs as well when I use my electronics to find them . Haven't used the trolling motor as much when slabbing ... Been setting up side ways and drifting when there is wind .. What this does is allow the lure of a more horizontal raise then a straight up and down vertical. If you do not mind the wrist action , throw the slab out and burn it a few cranks and drop . I have been on a " every other day" hybrid pattern as well later in the morning .. Not there every time but it's worth looking .. The hybrids I have caught have been very nice and healthy .. It's nice to have guest that understand the stocking issues so we have released some of them as well if you fish during the week late afternoon I found huge schools of whites an hour before dark schooling on the flats .. Had a few catch and release trips and the larger white bass are a little harder to come across .. If you want to fill the freezer with them then you will more than Likely have to keep quite a few 10.5 - 12 inch fish especially if you have three people be careful because the small hybrids are in abundance with the schooling whites , please know the difference and don't forget ... Most important ... This is Lake Ray Hubbard ... It's a metropolitan lake with lots of people during the summer .. Don't let the boat games get to you and have fun ... No matter how many years I have been fishing Hubbard ... There is always boats that full throttle to schools of fish as well as pontoon boats without out trolling motors seen a lot of TFF members out and good Talking with everybody ... Drink plenty of water and use sunscreen . �It's been a hot one out :)�

Water temp 84-87 degrees�
All fish caught on fast allys , 3/4 oz god father , 4 inch sassy shads with 1 oz jig head from www.moestackleshop.com�

Just a few pics from Some trips , some where catch and release trips with small white bass and not really anything to take :)�

I have dates open if you are interested ... Don't forget about my $80.00 a person special I am running








And thank you to my fellow TFF's that fished with me its always a please ...�

Yesterday crappieking95 and I seen 3 huge water moccasins going after the ducks

Getting fancy with the pics!

Great report JV.

Nice report. Thanks for the info. JV

Nice report JV....Good seeing you both days

Good report! Umm 1 of those pics looks like a snake! Don't like those!

You da man!! Good job JV!!

Also it's a good deal you are doing donating a percentage of each 3 person trip to RHSA!!

Superduck, nothing gets pass you!!

hell shane davies would say thats good bait....

That skinny snake isn't a water moccasin, is it?

Great report, looks like Mother Hubbard is giving it up!

I can'twait until Sunday!

We can throw my Hybrids back, no worries. I'm sure I can convince the other two to do the same before we get there. Looking forward to getting schooled by Varner Ray Hubbard style.

John, I want to thank you again for showing us a great time last Friday. My parents keep talking about how much fun they had and what a great guy you are. My mother is hooked on fishing now! You may have set the bar so high that it is going to be hard to match. I may need to book another trip in the near future

I can't wait to apply all the stuff that you showed me

You da man!!!

Marco

JV- Good report, good advice and good tips, especially the sunscreen! In fact I have my annual Dermatologist check up this week. From previous posts on the TFF that appointment is a given now. Thanks JV for the post... Happy Fishing.

Nice Fish. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the report JV. Having fished with JV on a couple of occassions I can honestly say he is one of the best Fishing Guides you can spend a day fishing with. I have had the opportunity to fish with some quality Guides in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi and Costa Rica and I can not think of one I would reccommend over JV. Since I Personally am not much of an angler I appreciate people like JV working on the water to give us "less experianced types" an opportunity to put a "bunch" of fish in the Boat. If you are interested in catching a bunch of fish, and learning how to catch on your own with a really nice guy contact JV !!