Reservation Number : 31299
Property Name : Bluebonnet Ridge
Reservation Date : 02/20/2022 PM -
Total Fish/Sizes : 5 LMB caught (1@ 7.23 pounds!)
Lures Used : Swimbaits

First time visiting Bluebonnet Ridge and certainly won’t be the last! I was only able to fish from about 3pm till sundown but it was worth it. It also makes me wonder what a full, calm spring day would yield at this beautiful property.

I had to fight the wind the entire time because it was rocking 15-17 MPH until the sun started to set. The only pattern I picked up was that the fish were excited to see something flashy because I had an underspin on the entire time and they were definitely chasing it. I did notice there were crayfish EVERYWHERE so I imagine during the Spring and Summer a rage bug/lobster would slay out here.

That said, I wanted to practice by slow rolling swimbait techniques and it results in all healthy fish. I imagine if I tried throwing smaller baits I could’ve increased my numbers but I was exclusively looking for bigger bites, and I was rewarded after a few fish just over the required cull limit.

I saw an area the looked a bit sheltered from the wind so I hopped out of the boat (I always wear waders) and sloshed to a spot about calf deep in weeds and water, cast far across into still waters and painfully slow I rolled the weedless swimbait back towards be and sure enough right off the tip of a bend was a beautiful prespawn female lurking. She hammered so hard that I almost lost her as she fought back to deeper water but I pulled her in! Approximately 22” or so and weighed in at an extremely healthy weight of 7.23 pounds! I quickly took a couple photos/videos and let her back on her way.

I’d be even more excited but I had just picked up my first double digit largemouth bass last week(!) so I have been living off that high. Still, this was a very beautiful fish and I can only imagine the other lunkers that are hiding and waiting for a calm day to chase some baits!

Cheers folks