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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT SABINE LAKE: 67 degrees. Redfish are good around the jetty on crankbaits. Speckled trout are good around the jetty on jigs. Black drum are good on shrimp. BOLIVAR: 72 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair on shrimp. Black drum are good on crab and shrimp. Flounder are good around the rocks on shrimp. TRINITY BAY: 73 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on shrimp and mullet. Redfish are good on shrimp along the shoreline. Black drum are good on crab and shrimp. EAST GALVESTON BAY: 71 degrees. Speckled trout are good on shrimp. Black drum are good near San Luis Pass on shrimp and crab. Redfish are fair in the back lakes and over mud shell bottoms on shrimp. WEST GALVESTON BAY: 71 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good in the flats over shell on shrimp. Black drum are fair on shrimp and crab.
TEXAS CITY: 70 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on shrimp around the dike. Black drum are good on shrimp around the dike and around vegetation or structure. FREEPORT: 70 degrees. Redfish are fair along the back lakes and marshes on shrimp under a popping cork. Speckled trout are good near the ICW on live bait close to the rocks. Black drum are good on shrimp. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 72 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair on top-waters and shrimp under a cork. Black drum are good on bass assassins.
April 23, 2021
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Busy weeks at Bass Champs events
WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 72 degrees. Redfish and black drum are are fair to good on live shrimp under a popping cork. Speckled trout are fair on live shrimp. PORT O’CONNOR: 69 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on shrimp. Flounder are good around the rocks on shrimp. ROCKPORT: 72 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair on shrimp. Black drum are good on shrimp.
Fishing alone, Terry Peacock, of Royse City, topped the field of 257 teams at Lake Ray Roberts in the Bass Champs North Region event on April 10. Peacock landed 26.48 pounds, including a 10.02-pounder to seal the win and the $20,000 prize. Buster Johnson, of Krum, and Zach Parker, of Denton, finished second with 25.98 pounds, winning $10,500. The team was followed by Craig Dowis, of Dallas, and Michael Vasquez, of Temple, with 25.06 pounds to win $4,500. On April 17 and 18, the South Region had a double-header on Lake Amistad of sorts after the postponement of a previous event. On Saturday, Logan McDonald, of Carsbad, and Jerry McDonald, of Coleman, won $20,000 with 18.48 pounds, including a 8.03-pound kicker. Randall Edwards and Cory Whisman, both of Midland, finished second with 18.16 pounds, winning $3,300; and Mike Reid and Michael Reid, both of Andrews, came in third with 17.78 pounds, winning $1,800. The next day, Charlie Forster, of Center Point, and Mike Bingham, of Kerrville, topped the feld with 21.12 pounds, winning $20,000. Wayne Jackson, of Rio Frio, and Jason Schneemann, of D’Hanis, followed with 20.12 pounds, winning $3,000; and Forrest Wilson, of Spring Branch, and Derick Kuyrkendall, of Bergheim, finished third with 19.64 pounds, winning $3,500 with incentive bonuses. The double header had 144 teams on Saturday and 129 on Sunday. —Bass Champs
PORT ARANSAS: 72 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish good on shrimp. Black drum are good on shrimp and crab. CORPUS CHRISTI: 71 degrees. Black drum are good on shrimp. Redfish and speckled trout are good on shrimp. BAFFIN BAY: 77 degrees. Redfish are good on shrimp in the shallow water and along the ICW. Black drum are good on shrimp. Speckled trout are fair on shrimp. PORT MANSFIELD: 74 degrees. Speckled trout are slow. Redfish are fair on ball tails in red and white and live shrimp under a popping cork. SOUTH PADRE: 72 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good in the flats on shrimp. Black drum are fair to good on shrimp. PORT ISABEL: 71 degrees. Black drum are good on crab and shrimp. Speckled trout and redfish are fair to good on live shrimp.
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Photo from North Texas Municipal Water District
New reservoir filling up Bois d’Arc Lake, the first major reservoir in Texas in nearly 30 years, is now filling. The North Texas Municipal Water District began impounding, or capturing, water on the 16,641acre lake. “We are excited to reach this major milestone that brings us one step closer to additional water supplies for the growing population NTMWD serves,” said Rodney Rhoades, NTMWD interim executive director. “Bois d’Arc Lake will be a reliable water source for generations and will also provide economic and recreational benefits to Fannin County.” Impoundment began when workers closed the lower gates at the raw water intake structure, cutting off the flow of water through the structure and allowing the reservoir to hold water. The 110-foot-tall structure sits inside of the lake footprint and pulls water from the reservoir for treatment. The remaining gates at the intake structure will stay open until the lake fills to a higher level. NTMWD will release water from the lake as required by permit in order to keep water flowing downstream in Bois d’Arc Creek. The amount of rainfall in the Bois d’Arc Lake watershed will determine how long it will take the lake to fill and be ready for recreation. NTMWD expects nearly all construction at the Bois d’Arc Lake dam area to be complete by the end of 2021. Last year, workers completed and opened 11 miles of county and state roads, including 6.2 miles of FM 897 and its accompanying bridge. Bois d’Arc Lake is located northeast of Bonham in Fannin County. —NTMWD
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