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Went to Bullfrog to do some maintenance on the house boat to get ready for fall fishing got to fish a few hrs yesterday evening and this morning. Pretty slow fishing for bass did get a few and a handful of big bluegills caught plenty of stripers I counted 6 different boils from Moki to the halls bouy Field they are a hoot to get on top water
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Did / are the water levels impacting your house boat location or use?
Remember: keep the lid on the worms, share your jerky, and stop by to say hi to Cookie and the Cowboy-Pirate crew
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08-03-2023, 05:23 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-03-2023, 05:26 PM by FishfulThinkin.)
I spent last week at Padre Bay and the fishing was great! We trolled cranks and caught bass and stripers and then casted cranks and jigs when we got within casting distance of a boil. (pretty much anything will work in a boil) Kids also caught cats off the back of the houseboat. The fish are fat and healthy! No anorexic stripers like happens sometimes at Powell. I agree that it doesn't get much better than casting into a boil and hooking a 4 pound fat striper! Good times.
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We just got back from a week on the lake, and was in Padre as well. Fishing was tougher than I had hoped for. The stripers were boiling, but they only stayed up for a minute or two. Everyone in our group at least got a few on top water. In between boils we also trolled cranks for the occasional hookup. Stripers were 16-18” and 22-24” and healthy. Great trip barring the insane amount of wake boats and it was hot- we expected both. Limited our fishing to 6:00 am-10:00.