Thread: Toledo Bend South - MD weekend Report

We made our annual camping trip to S. TB State Park. I got to fish every early morning, and some short periods thereafter when I was not needed at the camper. Pretty much the worst of my fishing trips there for numbers, but one of the best for size. I don't know if that means I'm early or late or what. Comments on that are welcome.

I never found any groupings of fish at all. Just when I thought I had it figured out, I'd go long stretches with no bites. I only saw a few strollers out there and I usually see many between La. Islands and Kite's. I found almost no hydrilla. The grass I would dredge up was something other than hydrilla. Some kind of soft feathery stuff that did not make a hard edge.

My best numbers(Under a dozen) came from a little spot on the Tx side. The rest came from la. Islands. I guess I caught only about 20 the whole weekend. I could have caught 200 white bass and a load of small schooling bass. The whites were cutting up my fingers and ruining my rigs, so I left them alone after a while.

All caught on either Blue Ice or Monkey Milk Garland minnows and Strike King Shadpoles. Most were caught when I was in 20 casting to 14 or so and working back.

Here are a couple of hammers(14 and 14.5)



Here is a group photo of those Tx side fish,

What would cause it to die?

That's been the case for sure on my Tx. side spot. No hydrilla there last 3 years. When it was there, I could catch 50 in no time in less than a 50 yard stretch.