LAKE CONROE - Lake Conroe fishing guide Butch Terpe says black bass, hybrid strikers and channel cat will all be in a feeding mode during the summer months, but you will need to employ the proper tactics at the right depths in order to capitalize with any consistency. Here the guide suggests going after the Big 3: Black Bass - Terpe says angler can use topwaters, plastics and crankbaits to pluck a few fish off shallow rocks and docks during low light conditions, but to reel in the better number of quality fish consistency he advises getting off the bank. Main lake structure like pond dams, road beds and points will be best bets, Terpe said. Ill spend most of my time in 8-17 feet of water. Ill fish the shallower stuff early in the day and gradually work my way deeper as the sun gets up. The sweeter spots are usually found around brush piles on the structure. Terpe is a big fan of deep diving crankbaits when he is structure fishing offshore, but he also keeps a Carolina Rig handy. You need to try both, he said. If they wont hit one, trey might hit the other. Ive seen that happen a bunch of times. Hybrid Bass - These thick shouldered nomads will be setting up on main lake points, often in large groups around roving pods of shad. Electronics are a must in order to locate the major schools, and to indicate which tactics might work best to ignite them. In water shallower than 20 feet, Terpe likes to troll with a deep crank trailed by pet spoon. In deeper water, hell switch to a slab spoon. A 3/4 ounce generally works best. Catfish - Channel cat are the name of the game on Conroe. Terpe always fishes for them using cheese bait in areas salted with range cubes or soured maize to attract the big numbers. Best depth range is 15-20 feet with definitive structure nearby. The guides favorite area include creek channels, the San Jacinto River and the FM 1097 bridge. - Texas Outdoors Journal
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 19:08:54 +0000
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