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I was inspired by the member Carbonbass to write this report. I hope that others will be similarly inspired. I remember several members from the old days on this forum who posted frequently about Lake Travis fishing. I'm guessing they still check the forum from time to time.
I've fished Travis once a week this month, usually starting around 6:30 or 7 in the morning and usually stopping after a couple of hours. I found a couple of patterns that have worked for me consistently.
I fish from Briarcliff to the Pedernales out of a G3 jon boat with a fairly old Garmin 2D downscan that usually goes a bit nuts whenever I run the trolling motor, so I'm almost exclusively fishing on the shoreline. I found an area where the falling lake level has produced a shallow shelf 2 or 3 feet wide that drops off into deep (30 ft or so) water. I've been using an old school topwater (Crazy Shad) thrown right up against the edge of the water. A couple of times, I've actually seen bass chasing bait right up to the shoreline and have been able to cast the bait to the spot and caught the fish.
The second pattern is old growth brush that apparently grew during previous low water periods located at the base of a cliff, again with deep water close. Pitching a weightless Senko into the brush has worked well. I lose some from the Zebra mussels I guess, but that's OK.
During the whole month, I've caught only one dink. The rest have been in the 14-16 inch range with typical Lake Travis skinny bodies. I'm content with 2 or 3 fish to take home and eat, but one week I caught a limit of 5. That's my first limit since the spring of 2018 or 2019 which was a real bonanza for me back in the creeks on spawning bass. That was a catch and release period for me since I was catching a lot of big (3-4 pound) spawning females.
I went this morning, but didn't get out until 8 am. The area that previously worked with the Crazy Shad was completely out of the water. I got no action with the topwater.
I wound up catching 3 in my alloted 2 hours with what may be another pattern: Texas rigged Senko with 3/16 oz pegged bullet weight pitched to undercut cliffs (mini-caves) that were shaded. I had to go with a weight because the wind was pretty strong. I fileted the fish at the lake and somehow one filet went missing. I'm guessing I tossed a filet with a skin by accident. The remaining five filets along with some fried okra were delicious.
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I've fished Travis once a week this month, usually starting around 6:30 or 7 in the morning and usually stopping after a couple of hours. I found a couple of patterns that have worked for me consistently.
I fish from Briarcliff to the Pedernales out of a G3 jon boat with a fairly old Garmin 2D downscan that usually goes a bit nuts whenever I run the trolling motor, so I'm almost exclusively fishing on the shoreline. I found an area where the falling lake level has produced a shallow shelf 2 or 3 feet wide that drops off into deep (30 ft or so) water. I've been using an old school topwater (Crazy Shad) thrown right up against the edge of the water. A couple of times, I've actually seen bass chasing bait right up to the shoreline and have been able to cast the bait to the spot and caught the fish.
The second pattern is old growth brush that apparently grew during previous low water periods located at the base of a cliff, again with deep water close. Pitching a weightless Senko into the brush has worked well. I lose some from the Zebra mussels I guess, but that's OK.
During the whole month, I've caught only one dink. The rest have been in the 14-16 inch range with typical Lake Travis skinny bodies. I'm content with 2 or 3 fish to take home and eat, but one week I caught a limit of 5. That's my first limit since the spring of 2018 or 2019 which was a real bonanza for me back in the creeks on spawning bass. That was a catch and release period for me since I was catching a lot of big (3-4 pound) spawning females.
I went this morning, but didn't get out until 8 am. The area that previously worked with the Crazy Shad was completely out of the water. I got no action with the topwater.
I wound up catching 3 in my alloted 2 hours with what may be another pattern: Texas rigged Senko with 3/16 oz pegged bullet weight pitched to undercut cliffs (mini-caves) that were shaded. I had to go with a weight because the wind was pretty strong. I fileted the fish at the lake and somehow one filet went missing. I'm guessing I tossed a filet with a skin by accident. The remaining five filets along with some fried okra were delicious.
