What  beautiful property.  Gates were all open and the guys were busy mowing and working on the cabins.  Got on the water about 8:00 and the wind was already blowing pretty good.  The great thing about this lake is that there is plenty of south shoreline to get out of it.  I was a little concerned right off the bat as one of the owners was running a jet ski up and down the lake.  Never got close to me, but I thought to myself, "there goes the neighborhood!" :).  

Caught a few 18" fish on a yellow and black beetle spin to start, but then it got slow.  Lots of bluegills, but not many bass. Quite a bit of thick grass along the shore on the east side of the lake, the west side was deeper and less grass on the SE side. 

Finally broke out of my comfort zone and started fishing soft plastics.  I hardly ever do, as I just don't feel like I'm doing it right.  Well…....I must have been doing something right.  I covered the entire southern shore tossing a watermelon/red flake senko rigged both Texas style (with no weight) and wacky style.  No fish with any size, but they inhaled it.  Had a tough time keeping the hook in the bait as they would just tear it up.  I think I went through two packages of worms before I was done.  Had a lot of fun learning what worked and what didn't with the soft plastics.  I tried other colors, baits (small turtles, crawfish, curly tails) but the 6" watermelon/red flake  senko was the bait of the day.

 I also had some luck with topwater frogs tossed up on the bank and slowly jerking it and pausing on the retrieve.  Had a big fish inhale one of my Sebile frogs and when I set the hook, I ended up with nothing but fishing line.  I hope he was able to spit it, as it was a pretty nice fish.    

Overall a good day.  Harvested 6 under 12" and probably boated in the range of 30 bass and 20 bluegill over the course of the day.  Wild night in Tyler will consist of a pizza and a 6-pack.  One more lake tomorrow, then picking up the kiddo at camp.  

Posted By: Michael Bramer