texasfishingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
TraeMartin, Power-Pole CS, T-Rigger, JoeGoes, EcKo
119150 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
hopalong 120,585
TexDawg 119,524
Bigbob_FTW 94,903
John175☮ 85,892
Pilothawk 83,264
Bob Davis 81,523
Mark Perry 72,297
Derek 🐝 68,312
JDavis7873 67,416
Forum Statistics
Forums59
Topics1,037,854
Posts13,935,657
Members144,150
Most Online39,925
Dec 30th, 2023
Print Thread
Page 1 of 2 1 2
LLELA trout and nice crappie! #9678809 01/26/14 02:59 AM
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 653
H
Hawkfish Offline OP
Pro Angler
OP Offline
Pro Angler
H
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 653
Fished LLELA last weekend and caught a delicious trout and crappie dinner! We were fishing for crappies and my sis caught the only one, but I ended up catching a few trout on our crappie minnows. One of the trout was 16" and is the largest trout I have caught or seen in Texas! Baked it with butter, herbs and spices and it came out great! It spoiled me not having to pick out the tiny bones on those 8" stockers!





Re: LLELA trout and nice crappie! [Re: Hawkfish] #9678937 01/26/14 03:56 AM
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 2,156
D
dmunsie Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
D
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 2,156
Great fish, and a better meal! smile Congrats!

Re: LLELA trout and nice crappie! [Re: Hawkfish] #9678975 01/26/14 04:10 AM
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 2,563
Denton Pond Jumper Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 2,563
Crappie looks good!

Re: LLELA trout and nice crappie! [Re: Hawkfish] #9679052 01/26/14 05:14 AM
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 19,021
L
Laker One Offline
TFF Guru
Offline
TFF Guru
L
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 19,021
Nice Fish. Good job. thumb




Side Note: Those are two of best eating fish by far! food

Re: LLELA trout and nice crappie! [Re: Hawkfish] #9679663 01/26/14 05:41 PM
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 973
B
benp Offline
Pro Angler
Offline
Pro Angler
B
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 973
Pretty cool! Never fished that spot, what are boundaries and rules over there? Looks like it might be a good spot to hike and fish, or is the only action right by the spillway?

Last edited by benp; 01/26/14 05:42 PM.

I only fish on days that end in Y!


Re: LLELA trout and nice crappie! [Re: benp] #9680846 01/27/14 03:45 AM
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 50
N
nytxfish Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
N
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 50
Anyone been back to LLELA?


By day, an unassuming attorney. By night, a masked fishing fanatic!
Re: LLELA trout and nice crappie! [Re: Hawkfish] #9681298 01/27/14 02:30 PM
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 258
D
Desull Offline
Angler
Offline
Angler
D
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 258
Nice fish! Can you tell us more about LLELA? There is not much information about fishing on the website. Are you fishing the ponds or the river? Is it normally crowded out there? I am always looking for a new hike and fish spot.

Last edited by Desull; 01/27/14 02:30 PM.

And Jesus said to them, Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men. Mark 1:17 (NASB)
Re: LLELA trout and nice crappie! [Re: Hawkfish] #9681370 01/27/14 02:56 PM
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 2,925
G
GoldSpoonr Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
G
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 2,925
Bank fish or pier?


If you feel like a riot
Then dont you deny it
Put your good foot forward
Re: LLELA trout and nice crappie! [Re: Hawkfish] #9681827 01/27/14 05:12 PM
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 425
C
CreekRat Offline
Angler
Offline
Angler
C
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 425
I didn't even know you could fish there. Thought it was all for education purposes. More details?


When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch." - Luke 5:4
Re: LLELA trout and nice crappie! [Re: Hawkfish] #9682053 01/27/14 06:17 PM
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 4,872
M
moonriver Offline
TFF Team Angler
Offline
TFF Team Angler
M
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 4,872
You can only bank fishing at LLela, from the top at the wall, or from the rocks. LLela only open for public on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 6am to 6pm. There is $5 entry fee, or $30 annual access fee. When they release the water, you can catch cats, sandies, hybrids, crappies, carps, buffelos. If no water releasing, fishing would be tough, but you can stil catch cats.


Re: LLELA trout and nice crappie! [Re: Hawkfish] #9682542 01/27/14 08:57 PM
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 973
B
benp Offline
Pro Angler
Offline
Pro Angler
B
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 973
when you say "from the rocks" what does that mean exactly?

can u only fish at the actual spillway and the rocks right after? on google maps it looks like there are a few trails and some nice banks...

Last edited by benp; 01/27/14 09:01 PM.

I only fish on days that end in Y!


Re: LLELA trout and nice crappie! [Re: benp] #9682630 01/27/14 09:32 PM
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 653
H
Hawkfish Offline OP
Pro Angler
OP Offline
Pro Angler
H
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 653
Thanks guys!

You can walk the trails down the river from the dam and catch fish. Lots of people flyfishing for the trout, and yes they can be caught down river, not just right at the dam. There are lots of big buffs you can site fish if you get bored with the trout too. Just walk the trail until you see them roaming and put your bait in the general area. They will eat trout bites and put up an impressive battle on trout or crappie gear! The area is nice with lots of wildlife. Saw lots of red-tailed hawks and some deer when we were driving up. Llela is a nice place to catch a few before the spring spawn starts up.

The only special regulations I have heard of are "no use of cast nets or seines", and "you may not use a can as a fishing pole". There were signs that actually said that in the park! rolfmao

Re: LLELA trout and nice crappie! [Re: Hawkfish] #9682644 01/27/14 09:39 PM
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 425
C
CreekRat Offline
Angler
Offline
Angler
C
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 425
Originally Posted By: ShadYak


"you may not use a can as a fishing pole". There were signs that actually said that in the park! rolfmao


Does this apply to plastic soda bottles as well? smile


When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch." - Luke 5:4
Re: LLELA trout and nice crappie! [Re: Hawkfish] #9682856 01/27/14 10:54 PM
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 6,576
lite-liner Offline
Capt. CUDA
Offline
Capt. CUDA
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 6,576
if yall could have seen that place 4-5 years ago, all those signs would make sense..
there are a couple real nice holes to catch trout down from the spillway.
use your fishing senses to find them smile


[Linked Image]
Re: LLELA trout and nice crappie! [Re: Hawkfish] #9684233 01/28/14 01:35 PM
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 22,936
Hard Rain Offline
TFF Guru
Offline
TFF Guru
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 22,936
Rudy C. and I have been there a few times and one day we got into several nice trout after a stocking these were hitting Rooster Tails and they were downstream in one of the large pools.

Page 1 of 2 1 2
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 1998-2022 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3