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just feel dead weight on the end of your line. When in doubt, set the hook LOCATION: Lake Richland-Chambers HOTSPOT: Pelican Island GPS: N31 58.9490, W96 10.600 SPECIES: hybrid striped bass BEST BAITS: 1.5-ounce chartreuse Slabs CONTACT: Royce Simmons, www.gonefishin.biz, 903-389-4117 TIPS: The Pelican Island area is a wintertime haunt for big stripers. Tie on a larger slab and move it very slow off the bottom in water depths of 30 feet or greater. The fish will be hugging the bottom and as the water temperature cools to the low 50s, they will be very lethargic. The bite will often be nothing more than a light tick or often you just feel dead weight on the end of your line. When in doubt set the hook and hold on! LOCATION: Belton Lake HOTSPOT: The Island GPS: N31 08.540 W97 28.740 SPECIES: hybrid striped bass BEST BAITS: white or chartreuse slabs CONTACT: Bob Maindelle, 254-368-7411 TIPS: Once you contact fish, immediately buoy so you don’t lose track of them.
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LOCATION: Belton Lake HOTSPOT: The Island GPS: N31 08.540 W97 28.740 SPECIES: white bass BEST BAITS: white or chartreuse slabs CONTACT: Bob Maindelle, 254-368-7411 TIPS: Once you contact fish, immediately buoy so you don’t lose track of them. LOCATION: Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir HOTSPOT: Lampasas River Mouth GPS: N30 59.920, W97 38.675 SPECIES: white bass BEST BAITS: chartreuse crankbaits CONTACT: Bob Maindelle, 254-368-7411 TIPS: Trolling at around 2.5 mph is best. Work over successful areas with multiple passes. BANK ACCESS: Via southeast end of FM 3481 Bridge over lake; kayak friendly LOCATION: Lake Whitney HOTSPOT: Big Rocky Creek GPS: N31 52.795, W97 23.682 SPECIES: striped bass BEST BAITS: Storm’s Wild Eye Shad (chartreuse) CONTACT: Randy Routh, 817-822-5539 TIPS: The stripers have the shad pushed back up in the creek past the first cut. Make
longs cast and drag baits behind the boat using the trolling motor. BANK ACCESS: Walling Bend LOCATION: Lake Aquilla HOTSPOT: Triplet Point GPS: N31 53.533, W97 12.375 SPECIES: white bass BEST BAITS: chartreuse 1-ounce slabs CONTACT: Randy Routh, 817-822-5539 TIPS: The whites have the bait pushed up in the cuts on triplet point. Keep on the lookout for birds working. Make long casts with slabs and work them up and down fluttering them through the fish. Most bites occur during the bait’s descent. LOCATION: Lake Palestine HOTSPOT: Kickapoo LANDMARK: (all water west of the 315 bridge) SPECIES: largemouth bass BEST BAITS: spinnerbaits, Mister Twister Comeda CONTACT: Ricky Vandergriff, 903-5617299, ricky@rickysguideservice.com TIPS: Bass fishing will be very good in this area. Often, bass can be found up on grass beds in the shallows. Fish lures very slow for best results. LOCATION: Lake Palestine HOTSPOT: Flat Creek LANDMARK: (south banks west of 315 bridge) SPECIES: largemouth bass BEST BAITS: spinnerbaits, Mister Twister Comeda CONTACT: Ricky Vandergriff, 903-5617299, ricky@rickysguideservice.com TIPS: Bass fishing will be very good in this area. Often, bass can be found up on grass beds in the shallows. Fish lures very slow for best results. LOCATION: Lake Palestine HOTSPOT: Neches River LANDMARK: (flats above Cades Lake and cuts along the river) SPECIES: largemouth bass BEST BAITS: spinnerbaits, Mister Twister Comeda CONTACT: Ricky Vandergriff, 903-561-
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