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Any reports on nightime recently?

I've been going at around 530am and been getting bout 5-6 good sized keepers outside

Thanks for the report!
When I was going to college in 1975-79, I fished that
barge and had some great relaxing moments there....
caught crappie with minnows and used small jis that
seemed to work when live bait would not - work the
jig slow with little jerks. Hope you catch a good mess...

Well, I went out with the intent of catching crappie and the expected sandbass to accompany them at the point, but I actually took some garlic hotdog to try out for catfish as well. Only one or two light bites on jigs, but no hooksets for fish landed. Minnows got all of the action as fas a crappie/sandies go. With the exception of a couple sandies, everyone was catching small crappie on minnows. It was slow, but mainly crappie biting and most fish were just short of the limit by .5" or less. I got my first doubleheader at the barge on minnows this morning. Muahahaha! A few keepers (crappie and 1 sandie I think) were caught. Three channel cats were caught (by other people) with one nice one on a balloon rig with cut shad. The gentleman who works there and has always come off honest to me said that alot of recent/decent crappie action had been in the crappie well and that everyone was shocked. Most of this happened while still dark out. I didn't have any luck with catfish. When the sun decided it was time for punishment again, I did get to witness schools of sandies boiling during a topwater shad buffet a good number of times, but they were too far out to reach via cast. A guy was fishing the crack with minnows at this time with a lot of fish landed and had the same issue with pretty much all fish being crappie, but also being just under the size limit. He got two keepers. I finally switched up for LMB and caught one small one between the bank and the uncovered area near the crack, but he got off while trying to swing him onto the barge over the rail. No pic of the baby LMB due to this, but being that this was my first LMB at the barge, so I was happy. Posted some pics of some smaller ones to give an idea of the average sizes being caught and the two fish that made up my doubleheader (under the limit as well). Think I also got a pic of one keeper as well.






Doubleheader Dinks lol


Keeper

The (crack) and i have a love/hate relationship..

Went, and caught 20 sand bass, all dinks, I don't think a single one was over 8 inches...

Took my daughter last night to try and catch some carp. Not much luck. Was able to catch a catfish before leaving.

Miss that place! Lots of childhood memories there. Too many years out here in dry dusty Lubbock, haven't used my fishin pole in a year!

Just left the barge. Saw two nice catfish caught. I caught one keeper crappie and one dink LMB. I missed/lost a total of 8... Yes.. 8 LMB by the rocks!!! Not my day... Super rusty, etc... So many hooksets only to have the fish suddenly get off or throw the hook... I don't think I've ever had this happen to me... Kinda hit me where it hurts... Gotta redeem myself fairly soon... Fishing was slow overall though across the board (all species/locations around the barge). Hope someone can take something from this.


My dink/first fish of the day... Lol


8lb Blues Brother caught by the gentleman pictured


Nice cat caught just before I left on live shad by gentleman pictured. This one fought like Tyson in his prime!

Ahh missing and hitting hook sets Still just plan out good fun. I can see that from your post. Better then my day spent woking on drywall and such LOL

looks like a spotted bass

gonna hit in the the morning... anyone headed there?

@DPJ, Fun as always... It's fishing... ;o)

@ultralite, good point and good eye... I'd have to say spotted indeed.

Caught at least a dozen unders and three keepers. One was 1.28 lbs the others were just over 11 inches.. caught some bass and a few perch too..