Weekend Fishing Results

[jtexas]

Fished Cedar Creek Reservoir in Henderson County from 8:30am to 8pm with a couple hours off for lunch. First time on the lake. Partly cloudy, light NW wind, mild temp, perfect day for fishing & not very many boats at all - weather.com & all the TV meteorologists really blew it big time, predicting t-storms by noon. Water temp - maybe mid-70's (a guess - from dangling my feet in the water for a while).<br /><br />All of the fish were caught jigging 1 oz. chartruese & white slab, large silver spoon, or 3/4 oz. chartruese Humdinger (locally made tail-spinner similar to Little George). Most were hugging the bottom in 18 to 20 foot depths on the edges of humps.<br /><br />5 blue channel cats, 8 to 16 inches<br />32 hybrid striped bass, 15 to 18 inches<br />several yellow bass to 10 inches<br />couple white bass, 14 inches<br /><br />26 of the hybrids came in a flurry of activity the last hour before dark.

 

[mellowyellow]

Re: Weekend Fishing Results

nice day texas! yellow bass? whatdat?

 

[mellowyellow]

Re: Weekend Fishing Results

puter glitch, sorry. (double post)

 

[jtexas]

Re: Weekend Fishing Results

here you go, MY (source = Texas Parks & Wildlife fish ID guide)<br /><br />Yellow Bass<br /> morone mississippiensis <br />

<br /><br />Status: Texas game fish - no bag or size limits<br /><br />Description<br />The meaning of the word Morone is unknown. The species epithet mississippiensis refers to the Mississippi River from which the species was first described. Although yellow bass are sometimes confused with white bass or young striped bass, there are several distinguishing characteristics. First, the belly may take on a yellow color, from which the species derives its common name. Second, unlike other temperate bass, the two lowermost stripes are distinctively broken just posterior to the middle. Also, the second and third anal spines are approximately equal in length.<br /><br />Angling Importance<br />Yellow bass are often found in schools. Like white bass, they may be captured using spoons, spinners, or live minnows. Due to their small size, averaging only about half a pound, and slow growth rate they are not highly sought by most anglers (a trophy fish may weigh one pound or less). <br /><br />Biology <br />Yellow bass are often found in schools. Like white bass, they may be captured using spoons, spinners, or live minnows. Due to their small size, averaging only about half a pound, and slow growth rate they are not highly sought by most anglers (a trophy fish may weigh one pound or less). <br /><br />Distribution<br />Although native populations do exist in areas of Oklahoma, Texas, and Mississippi, the species was primarily restricted to the Mississippi River from Minnesota to Louisiana. Introduced populations ocurr as far west as Arizona, as far north as Wisconsin and Iowa, and as far east as central Tennessee. In Texas, yellow bass range from the Red River south to the San Jacinto drainage.

 

[mellowyellow]

Re: Weekend Fishing Results

thanks for biology lesson TX... white bass, only<br />yeller then? sure looks the same.

 

[jtexas]

Re: Weekend Fishing Results

yep, but smaller; they look more like small stripers. Scrappy little buggers - they strike at lures as big or bigger than themselves. I hear they're good eating but I've never tried 'em.