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TIPS: Back out to 32 feet of water and drop shad/baits down to about 22 feet. Stripers run along the riprap early and late. BANK ACCESS: Bear Creek Shoreline, catfish on cut shad LOCATION: Lake Whitney HOTSPOT: Cedron Creek GPS: N31 57.404, W97 25.451 SPECIES: white bass BEST BAITS: Rat-L-Traps in chrome/blue back; 3/4-ounce slabs in chartreuse, white CONTACT: Randy Routh, 817-822-5539, teamredneck01@hotmail.com TIPS: Cedron Creek is a great place for schooling white bass. Also, watch for schooling activity early and late around Island Flats all the way to the riprap at the dam. BANK ACCESS: Loafer Bend Shore, stripers, white bass
BEST BAITS: Rat-L-Trap, Lil’ George CONTACT: Royce Simmons, 903-3894117, www.gonefishin.biz TIPS: June marks the start of the summer and topwater schooling action on Richland Chambers. Watch for whites chasing shad to the surface. Almost anything shiny will catch the whites, but small Rat-L-Traps and Lil’ Georges are deadly. BANK ACCESS: Highway 309 Park, catfish, chum first, cut shad or perch
LOCATION: Lake Waco HOTSPOT: Old Hwy 6 (submerged) GPS: N31 33.096, W97 14.820 SPECIES: white bass BEST BAITS: shallow crankbaits, Rat-LTraps in chrome/blue CONTACT: Jimmy D. Moore, 254-7442104, rayado@earthlink.net TIPS: Work the Old Hwy 6 roadbed, where it heads south across the main lake. Use electronics to locate roadbed. The roadbed is flat on top and slopes off rather
LOCATION: Lake Aquilla HOTSPOT: Bubbler / Aerator GPS: N31 54.871, W97 11.656 SPECIES: white bass BEST BAITS: Little George, Tail Hummer, Flea Fly jig CONTACT: Randy Routh, 817-822-5539, teamredneck01@hotmail.com TIPS: June water is warming up and the whites are starting to gang up at the bubbler. This is a great place to take kids. Cast the Little Georges and Tail Hummers to the bubbles and retrieve to boat. You can also tie a Flea Fly about 10 inches above the Tail Hummer and catch two whites at a time. BANK ACCESS: Tailrace fishing pier, largemouth bass, white bass LOCATION: Granger Lake HOTSPOT: Middle Ridge GPS: N30 42.139, W97 20.237 SPECIES: white bass BEST BAITS: slab spoon CONTACT: Tommy Tidwell, 512-3657761, crappie1@hotmail.com TIPS: Work main lake humps, roadbeds, and ridges by vertically jigging the spoons. BANK ACCESS: Wilson Fox Fishing Dock, crappie on live minnows LOCATION: Lake Richland-Chambers HOTSPOT: Hwy 309 Flats GPS: N31 58.324, W96 07.208 SPECIES: white bass A L M A N A C / T E X A S
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