Catching Some BIG ONES!

Myself and Rick aka Catyakker are still catching the "BIG ONES". We fished a honey hole and caught around 70 big Bluegill,Redear,and Large Mouth Bass. The Bluegill were in the 8 to 9 inch range. The Redear were in the 8 to 10 inch range and the bass were in the 2 to 4 pound range. All fish were released to fight again. Fish were caught on worms under a float on ultralight tackle. The sunfish are very close to spawning. The bass have spawned out and are active searching for food. We caught 17 nice bass with 12 going over 14". Fish were caught in 4 to 5 feet of water holding by reed beds and grass beds. The water was muddy and stained due to resent rains. Catching some "Big Top Quality Sunfish". It just don't get any better!

Nice fish! Are those all brim or is one a redear ?? Those always give one heck of a fight !!

High and off colored water....and slabs galore. We don't let no old man rain stop us from fishing (within reason ). Good times with a great fishing pardner. Banker even showed me where to drop my bobber and how to screw on my worms. Not only that, he hiked back several hundred yards to retrieve my back up fishing pole that I left behind. No sir it just get any better than having someone like that taking good care of me.

Thanks RonL for the reply. Fish #1 is a Hybrid/Bluegill Mix. Fish 2 and 4 are Bluegill. Fish Fish 3 and 6 are Redear and of course fish 5 is a bass. You are 100 percent right. They are GREAT FIGHTERS!

Yes Sir, Good times for sure! Glad I was able to talk you into going fishing! What did I tell you about muddy water!

What a bunch of beauties. Those all look super healthy. Hope they gave you some spunk !

Now that you guys are back we need some Astros support ! Rally time !!

Thanks Chris for the reply! Stros are on ESPN. Stros are up 6-3 after winning last night. Did not use your weights due to fishing with a float. Plan on using them when I head south! Looking forward to seeing how they handle.

Nice fish & a nice grand slam homer by Bregman

LOL ! Bergman hit that slam about a minute after I razzed Chuck and Yakked about the Astro’s. Fast work guys !!
Kept it up. You too Steve

Thanks Steve for the reply. Just saw a weather forecast. Looks like hit and miss chances for rain all week long. You might just be able to get some good fishing time in on Fayette this upcoming Tuesday.

Good luck on that upcoming trip South ! Just let me know how it goes with those weights. I have some ideas if the ones I sent you don’t work in the weeds.

Thanks again Chris. I got a feeling that your weights are going to work just fine. I am going to call them "The Bluegill Chasers" !

Nice report there. Always enjoy seeing a report/post with pics in them and seeing folks do good on a trip.

Great post and nice pics thanks for sharing!

Congrats those are some nice ones

Awesome job!

That’s a good haul and super productive trip. Probably the last day to do that before the rain set in. Good job and thanks for your report, Gents!

Thanks dallee,Yesenia,Tmonjure,Steve58,pop r,and Torrey for the replies.

You guys amaze me. Catching those big slabs and all from the bank. Good job.



Side Note: What time of year do you catch your bigger fish?

Thanks Gitter for the reply! Usually catch my bigger fish in October and early November!

Thanks Chuck. It make since. Fish are starting to fatten up for the winter!

Yes they are!

Those are some HOGS! Good job guys.




Side Note: What area do you think you will be fishing the most this summer?

Uh huh.....I see what i've been missing by not coming over here..... Those were some sweet catches..... especially those redear......I haven't figured them out yet.....

Thanks Curtis and SK for the replies. Curtis: Will be fishing both the Hill Country and South Central Texas a lot! Also plan on a west Texas trip or two.

Thanks Chuck. Hopefully we cross paths on the fishing trail again!