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(30.631090, -96.052180) SPECIES: crappie BEST BAITS: Minnows, black/green jigs CONTACT: Weldon Kirk, weldon_edna@hotmail.com, 979-229-3103, www.FishTales-GuideService.com TIPS: There is a large cedar tree here in 12 feet of water with brush that has been dropped around it. Tie to the tree, fish with cork or tight line close to its trunk. Vary depths of bait until you get a strike. Be patient because crappie come and go. LOCATION: Gibbons Creek Res. HOTSPOT: Near Eagle Point GPS: N30 37.91214, W96 3.0165 (30.631869, -96.050275) SPECIES: crappie BEST BAITS: Minnows, black/green jigs CONTACT: Weldon Kirk, weldon_edna@hotmail.com, 979-229-3103, www.FishTales-GuideService.com TIPS: There is a large cedar tree here in 12 feet of water with brush that has been dropped around it. Tie to the tree, fish with cork or tight line close to its trunk. Vary depths of bait until you get a strike. Be patient because crappie come and go.
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a Strike King Shadaliciouse or similar swimbait. The fish will be around shallow brush and timber in Cannon Creek, Doctor’s Creek and other main-lake creeks feeding on shad. LOCATION: Lake Lavon HOTSPOT: Main-Lake Points North of Power Plant GPS: N33 4.30146, W96 27.32976 (33.071691, -96.455496) SPECIES: crappie BEST BAITS: Minnows, black-blue jigs CONTACT: Billy Kilpatrick, straightlineguide@yahoo.com, 214-232-7847, straightlineguide.com TIPS: Crappie are staging on all mainlake points. All points including the one north of the Power Plant have structure, most underwater. Using a graph to locate the fish is the key to success. Use 10pound test line with 1/8-ounce jigs. LOCATION: Lake Lewisville HOTSPOT: Doe Branch GPS: N33 12.09738, W96 55.06554
(33.201623, -96.917759) SPECIES: catfish BEST BAITS: Fresh threadfin or gizzard shad CONTACT: Bobby Kubin, bobby@bobby-catfishing.com, 817-4552894, bobby-catfishing.com TIPS: A couple of warm days will push baitfish and trophy-sized blue cats into water as shallow as three feet. Use Carolina rigs with 2-ounce weights, 18-inch leaders, 8-ought hooks with large cut bait. Fish shallow flats close to deep drop-off or channels. LOCATION: Lake Palestine HOTSPOT: Flat Creek GPS: N32 13.02936, W95 32.91654 (32.217156, -95.548609) SPECIES: largemouth bass BEST BAITS: Three-eighths-ounce spinnerbaits and jigs, Shimmy Shaker Blue Herron CONTACT: Ricky Vandergriff, ricky@rickysguideservice.com, 903-5617299, rickysguideservice.com
LOCATION: Lake Aquilla HOTSPOT: Triplet Point GPS: N31 54.84978, W97 12.88818 (31.914163, -97.214803) SPECIES: white bass BEST BAITS: One-ounce Slabs CONTACT: Randy Routh, teamredneck01@hotmail.com, 817-822-5539, www.teamredneck.net TIPS: The white bass have pushed the baitfish into the cuts on Triplet Point. Birds are showing up early and are diving to pick up wounded shad which makes locating the fish easy. Make long casts with chartreuse Slabs and hop them off the bottom slowly. LOCATION: Lake Cooper HOTSPOT: Cannon Creek GPS: N33 20.44464, W95 41.8389 (33.340744, -95.697315) SPECIES: hybrid striped bass BEST BAITS: Strike King Shadaliciouse or similar swimbait CONTACT: Tony Parker, tawakonifishing@yahoo.com, 903-348-1619 TIPS: Look for February hybrids in the creeks in water from two to 10 feet. Throw C O A S T A L
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