Lake Buchanan
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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Standing Timber
Solid morning on Buchanan, large mouth were hard to come by but landed this nice 5.8lb with a hula grub dragging it through the stickups. Lucked out and came across a huge school of stripers and hybrids blowing up shad. Caught around 15 between the two of us throwing a popper and an underspin.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Points
Largemouth bass are fair with warmer weather improving on points and closer to shorelines with crankbait, worms, and spinners.
Species
Striped Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Humps
Striper fishing continues to be fair on humps and moving toward the Guadalupe on live bait.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
85°
100 degree days straight has the fishing in a funk but still catching a few first thing in the morning deep cranking. Found the trick has been to burn it as fast as you can. Going up in line size a little sure helps when reeling it fast in heavy cover.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
3/22/21. spawn and post spawn. post on secondary points with rock. spawners shallow in back of creeks/pockets. zoom speed craw tx rigged. dt6 on shallow points.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
3/18/21. thunder cricket and jerkbait fishing secondary points, tx rigged zoom speed craws in backs of creeks on spawning fish.