South Lake (TX)
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter (Current)
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3
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
70°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
48°
I went out to the lake with my buddy Luke on 01/31/24 from about 12:30 PM until dark. It was a partly cloudy day with outside temperatures in the low 70's and a slight 5 mph southwest breeze. Water temperatures on the lake ranged from 45-49 degrees and the water clarity ranged from 1-2 feet of visibility with a slight stain too it. We started the day up a little shallower throwing around chatterbaits and the new Strike King Gravel Dawg crankbait and caught 3 doing that. After 2 hours with only 3 bites, we then transitioned to fishing the deeper grass edge out in 6-14 feet of water with a jerkbait utilizing FFS to target individual bass or small groups of 2-5 bass on the grass edges, and were able to catch 6 more fish, with our best 5 for the day going at right around 17 pounds and our kicker fish being the 5.20 I caught that I have pictured with the report! South Lake is an incredible little winter and early spring lake and has always been one of my favorites, so if you know about this lake or follow along with it here, be sure and get out there when you can for some great winter fishing! Good luck and tight lines!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
52°
I went out to South Lake again this past Wednesday, a week later than my previous trip I wrote about, and boy has it changed. In just a week, the water temperatures on the lake went from 45-49 degrees to 50-52 degrees, and the water clarity has gone from about 1-2 feet of visibility to about 3-4 feet of visibility. One thing that remained the same however, is that the submerged grass all over the lake is thriving and holding the bass in depths of 3-14 feet of water. I took my buddy Jeremy out with me this trip, and we were able to catch 16 bass total with our best 5 going for around 12-13 pounds in about 4.5 hours of fishing. Unlike last week, where I caught most of the fish utilizing FFS and a jerkbait, this week it was all about just covering water up a bit shallower with a chatterbait, as the warmer water temperatures and 15-20 mph winds had the fish active and feeding. We caught the majority of our fish on the chatterbaits, but Jeremy did catch our biggest fish, the 3 pounder pictured with the report, on a Strike King Red Eyed Shad, and we were also still able to catch 5 of our fish scoping with the jerkbait, although it was extremely difficult given how hard the wind was blowing. While we caught a few more fish this time out, our best 5 bag and biggest fish were both smaller than the last trip, but I believe that if you can catch South Lake on a day that's less windy, you can still go out and catch some better than average fish with your FFS in addition to the shallow fish. This day was about 65 degrees outside with cloudy skies and a 15-20 mph southeast wind all day, and they were chewing! South Lake is really good in the winter and early spring/pre-spawn time period, and it should stay pretty good here for a few more weeks at least, so get out there and get to swinging on them!
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