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Largemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged VegetationThis report is based off of my most recent trip out to Lake Fairfield on October 23rd, 2021. On this particular day, the lake was right at normal pool and the water clarity was pretty good, as you could see anywhere from 2 - 4 feet down into the water depending on which end of the lake you were on, and if you were on a protected bank or one with the wind blowing into it real hard. We fished all day, starting just before sunrise which was around 6:00 AM, until almost 5:00 PM that afternoon. It was early fall in Texas in terms of the water conditions, as the water temperature was still in the low to mid 70's in degrees fahrenheit, and the outside temperatures were still comfortable enough to fish all day in shorts and a sun shirt, probably in the 65 - 75 degree temperature range all day. The sun this day was high and bright, but there were a few clouds in the sky as well, and the wind was blowing consistently between 10 - 20 mph throughout the day, with gusts reaching up to 30 mph at times. After catching a few fish on a hollow body frog early in the day, we spent the rest of the day covering water with a ZMan Jack Hammer Chatterbait, specifically the 3/8 oz size in the "Spot Remover" color. We would throw this bait down the many weedlines and grass edges/ditches that are all around Lake Fairfield, particularly focusing on grass edges that were in slightly deeper water than the rest, or ones that had a good deal of wind blowing into them. We would just cast the chatterbait as far as we could parallel to the weedline, and slowly reel it back along the edge. Most of our fish were caught in anywhere from 3 - 10 feet of water, and we caught over 50 fish between myself and my 2 buddies I was fishing with that day. Our best 5 on the day would have gone a little over 17 pounds, and our biggest single fish probably would have went a little over 5 pounds. The lake was fishing extremely well and should continue to do so throughout the rest of the fall and winter season.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonWinterStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Using mega 360 I found the grass ending in about 8 foot of water and used a jerk bait parallel with the grass edge
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonWinterStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Morning bite was on fire in the grass with the strike king hybrid hunter, caught multiple fish in the 2.5-3.5 lb range. After about 10am the bite slowed down and we caught a few fish dragging Texas rigs on points.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonWinterStructureRip Rap
Had additional success throwing a gold and black lipless Crankbait on grass edges.
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBlade BaitsSeasonWinterStructurePointsFound pre spawn fish staging on points going into shallow creeks black and blue jack hammer D chunk trailer 8 bites all day but good fish.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonWinterStructureSubmerged VegetationI went out with a buddy on 12/18/21. We fished from sunrise to around 4:00 PM. It was overcast all day and the wind was blowing between 10 and 20 miles per hour sustained all day. We originally started throwing chatterbaits up shallow, but after about 30 minutes with no bites, we pulled off the bank into about 8 to 15 foot of water and worked jerkbaits, rattle traps, swimbaits, and wacky rigs in that depth zone where the grass begins to taper off and become more scattered. We were using the forward setting on livescope to find fish suspending over the grass edge in those depth zones, and then casting our baits to them and working them in front of the bass, watching them eat the baits on the screen. There seemed to be a lot of bass suspended under pods of bait, but most of them would not commit to our lures as we worked them by. We also had a few bites that felt pretty decent dragging jigs along the bottom in 12 - 15 feet where there is a hard edge in the grass due to its inability to grow any deeper, but were unable to land most of them. The last time I was at the lake, we caught over 50 fish and had a limit of 17.5+ pounds, so this trip was much tougher as we only landed around 15 fish and only a few of size. However, several large fish were hooked and came off, and we estimated that if we had landed all of the bites we had we could have had a 20+ pound limit, so the quality of bites was still there despite a drastic decline in the quantity of bites from our last trip out. The water temperature on the lake was between 61 and 65 degrees fahrenheit and it was between 65 and 80 degrees fahrenheit outside the duration of the trip. The fishing was definitely slower than usual and the bite was off, if I had to do it again I would make some more adjustments, maybe changing the color or profile of the baits I was throwing a little more often until I found something that the fish were actually committing too, as we had no problems generating bites, but had a tough time landing the bites we got. Nonetheless, the fishing was still fairly productive and using livescope to find suspended fish was crucial to us having a successful day. I have included a photo of some of the better fish my buddy caught while we were out there, thank you for reading, I hope this report can help you all catch some fairfield giants!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureMatted Grass
One of the best ways to catch giant pre-spawn bass on Fairfield is running a red or white chatter bait ticking along the tops of the grass mats on main lake points. I have always found that being a way to easily find fish during this time of year.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonFallStructureRip Rap
We caught multiple fishing throwing owner flashy swimmers with a divine swimbait pro blue, we also caught fish dragging shakeyheads on points.
