Posted By: Cjohle
Lake Travis - 05/02/17 07:21 PM
Hello catfishing gurus!
I could really use some help. I recently moved back to Austin and live about 30 minutes from Mansfield dam so I've been fishing there quite a bit and trying to figure it out. I've been fishing it mostly at night and have been having a rough go of it. I've never caught more than 3 cats in one trip which has been pretty disheartening. I put in at Mansfield dam and have tried fishing the river channel ledges close to the dam there and up into a couple of coves.
I think part of the problem is that I've never been able to find shad shallow enough to net (I would equate that mostly to having to fish at night/not getting there at sunup/sundown). So, I've used perch, shrimp, liver, and hearts with minimal success. I did catch a nice flatty on some cut perch, though. He was the only fish I caught all night.
I guess my question is do you all have any advice on where to find shad in Travis? And any suggestions on where I might start looking for the kittys? I'm looking forward to getting out to LBJ, Buchanan and Canyon lake this summer, but at this point I'm just trying to get on the water and fish which leaves me at Travis.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I could really use some help. I recently moved back to Austin and live about 30 minutes from Mansfield dam so I've been fishing there quite a bit and trying to figure it out. I've been fishing it mostly at night and have been having a rough go of it. I've never caught more than 3 cats in one trip which has been pretty disheartening. I put in at Mansfield dam and have tried fishing the river channel ledges close to the dam there and up into a couple of coves.
I think part of the problem is that I've never been able to find shad shallow enough to net (I would equate that mostly to having to fish at night/not getting there at sunup/sundown). So, I've used perch, shrimp, liver, and hearts with minimal success. I did catch a nice flatty on some cut perch, though. He was the only fish I caught all night.
I guess my question is do you all have any advice on where to find shad in Travis? And any suggestions on where I might start looking for the kittys? I'm looking forward to getting out to LBJ, Buchanan and Canyon lake this summer, but at this point I'm just trying to get on the water and fish which leaves me at Travis.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!