Bonus sandy
Both the Hackberry and Aquilla Creek arms are loaded with standing timber and brush, but they are shallow in most areas and provide little fish habitat. The main pool close to the dam is mostly devoid of timber. A word of caution: when navigating up the c...
throwing to the bank wind was blowing into, at 5' of water depth during a retrieve. Reel was a Kastking Speed Demon, on a 7' med-hvy rod.
my Personal Best large mouth bass
Throwback from the last week of August. Took my good friend fishing and hooked him up on this beautiful 44in Longnose after several missed fish and lost lures. While ...more he fished for carp and cats with corn I ran the traps parallel and vertically along and across the banks. Incredible fun landing these fish well worth a few hours of casting and snags! CPR.
I got this unexpected surprise while fishing for gar and white bass a few mornings ago. My rattle trap was coming into the rocks 20ft from shore when this buffalo ...more came up from the bottom and slammed it! This may be my personal best by a pound or two and what a way to catch it. Never seen a buffalo actually attack a hard body lure! Fun fight and a first for me!
New personal best and new species all in one. Got my first flathead this morning on a rattle trap along with several +15lb gar, white bass, and a potential new PB ...more smallmouth buffalo! Casted toward some shallow boulders near a concrete wall and hooked into him half way back with a fast retrieve. He stuck under the water long enough to make me think it was a foul hooked gar. Great fight and morning!
Whitney provides excellent fishing for striped bass and white bass. The ample open water habitat and abundant forage supports this fishery. Anglers can expect striped bass to average around 21 inche...
The main lake shoreline has lots of submerged timber that holds fish year-round, except during low water levels. The North and South Bosque rivers also have lots of standing timber and laydowns. (TPWD...
Lake Whitney is a flood control reservoir on the main stem of the Brazos River. The reservoir encompasses a surface area of more than 23,500 acres and 225 miles of shoreline.
Shallow aquatic vegetation and boat docks make up the majority of structure in this shallow lake. Largemouth bass are caught on spinnerbaits, worms, jigs, and crankbaits off the boat docks and from ca...