Texas Parks & Wiildlife study challenges beliefs about bass movements

[ncshooter]

Maybe fishing the area around the most heavily used tourney boat ramp would be worth it..lol. the fish tended to stay close to their release area so that a good pattern I think

[Gamblerman65]

I would like to know what these same fish would do if they were constantly the victim of spray boats.

[Warrenroadie]

Thanks for sharing.

[mattmann7]

I would like to know what these same fish would do if they were constantly the victim of spray boats.

Exactly.

[lakebouef5]

There was a study on Toledo Bend that showed similar results. A bass close to 14 was caught in Lanan cove, and tagged . It was caught two years later, over 14, 80 yards away from it's first capture. The biologist reasoned that many bass live in a Cove, may move closer to the main lake, and may move closer to the shallow end, but never leave that Cove.

[Tone357]

The rest of our country could take lessons from TX on Bass fishing and Bass population. All WV cares about is stocking trout in rivers and small lakes. They could care less about Bass.

You think that's something! Georgia owns the World Record Bass and could not care less!

[Tone357]

I certainy believe his assertion that the fish don't go to the very backs of creeks in the fall. Over 20 years fishing and I've never encountered it!

[Poppin' Frog]

You think that's something! Georgia owns the World Record Bass and could not care less!

World Record bass was caught in Japan in 2009. All Georgia is known for is being home to George Perry, a documented liar.

[Bobby Gray]

Good stuff here

[Bass in the grass]

World Record bass was caught in Japan in 2009. All Georgia is known for is being home to George Perry, a documented liar.

Truth!

[Tone357]

World Record bass was caught in Japan in 2009. All Georgia is known for is being home to George Perry, a documented liar.

Actually, the bass caught in Japan tied Perry's record. And it sounds like you have a burr in your saddle over Georgia.

[WAWI]

The rest of our country could take lessons from TX on Bass fishing and Bass population. All WV cares about is stocking trout in rivers and small lakes. They could care less about Bass.

If we could get them to stop spraying the hydrilla it would be really good

[blakesfav]

The fact that a lot of fish went to docks in mid summer is good to know. I've had zero luck catching fish shallow in fall here in Texas - glad to see this data confirm that I'm dumb, but not inept.

Great article - thanks for sharing.

[Bass in the grass]

Actually, the bass caught in Japan tied Perry's record. And it sounds like you have a burr in your saddle over Georgia.

Japanese bass was 1oz bigger and we have actual documentation of it being caught, there isn’t a single pic of the Georgia sham.

[Mark Perry]

The fact that a lot of fish went to docks in mid summer is good to know. I've had zero luck catching fish shallow in fall here in Texas - glad to see this data confirm that I'm dumb, but not inept.

Great article - thanks for sharing.

The shallow dock bite in the fall on Tawakoni and Cedar Creek can be lights out. Fall is one of my favorite times to fish. Incredible schooling action sometimes too.

[bcreek]

I used to fish Toledo Bend regularly, and took someone on their first trip there. Upon arrival at the old Housen Bay Marina, he said "Look at all of that water." My guide friend looked at him and replied,"Yea, and that's just the top of it."

[blakesfav]

The shallow dock bite in the fall on Tawakoni and Cedar Creek can be lights out. Fall is one of my favorite times to fish. Incredible schooling action sometimes too.

Never fished Tawakoni. Seems like our tournament rotation always puts us on Cedar Creek in the spring, probably to correlate with TTO events there. It's not so much shallow I guess, but the back of the cove thing that seems to elude me.

[RangerBob52O]

I hope they do a study like this on highland reservoirs. I feel like it would be a whole lot different.

[Mark Perry]

Never fished Tawakoni. Seems like our tournament rotation always puts us on Cedar Creek in the spring, probably to correlate with TTO events there. It's not so much shallow I guess, but the back of the cove thing that seems to elude me.

I fish Cedar Creek shallow year round. We usually do pretty well out there. Rarely fish it deeper than5'.

[Silkstringz]

I hope they do a study like this on highland reservoirs. I feel like it would be a whole lot different.

Agree 100%. Giant creek arms here with Shad everywhere and bass schooling. Come back 2 weeks later, you can side scan and it looks like the surface of the moon. No life in sight. They go somewhere.