Category Archives: White Bass

October 20, 2011 Joe Pool Lake

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I woke up to 45 degree temps, but no wind.  I decided to wait until it warmed up before I went out.  Temp went up to 60 around 10am, so I headed out to the lake.  Water temp was around 67 degrees.  There was a slight wind, so I decided to go into the creek.

I caught a large white bass at the entrance to the creek while trolling a crankbait.   I couldn’t find any bass or bluegills in any of my normal spots, so I started jigging a road runner around stumps.  Caught one small bass and a whole s#$t load of crappie in 11 ft of water.  The water was still a little brown, but the crappie were everywhere.  I pulled eight from one spot.

Three of the crappie were decent size, but all the rest were small.  Caught another bass trolling the crankbait , and one catfish on a rooster tail.

Totals:  36 crappie   2 bass   1 catfish

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October 11, 2011 Joe Pool Lake

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Went to Loyd Park for a few hours. Temps were in the low 80’s and the winds were around 5mph.  Put in near the swimming area so I could paddle to the trees on the other side of the lake.  I found fish on my fish finder, but couldn’t get them to bite.

I paddled towards a brush pile that is now visible due to low water.  I caught a small bass and a white bass while trolling around 400 ft from the brush pile using a crank bait.

Paddled back into walnut creek to check the water levels.   The water was a little higher, and the entrance to the creek is now fully passable.  The water was a light brown color, which usually happens after any rain.  It will take a few days for that to clear up, so I didn’t expect to catch anything.

Found a few small crappie and on greenie while looking around. I didn’t paddle to far because the fish don’t usally bite too well when the water is that brown color.  I paddled back past the brush pile and hooked something, but it got off before I could reach my rod.

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