What a beautiful week of springtime type weather we enjoyed the last week in February. It sure appears that the winter may be over and the warmer spring weather is going to have an early arrival in 2025.
At this time, we’re still awaiting the arrival of the large schools of white bass and Hybrid Stripers to make their way out of the creeks where they are currently setting up for their annual spawn and into the main lake area. Our hope every year is that the whites and hybrids are through with their spawn by mid-March and we get to start spring Break catching them as well as the always plentiful catfish. It’s not possible for us to go where the white bass spawn as they move way up the creek channels in shallow water where only the bank fishermen who have access to private property can catch them.
Last week, one of my grandsons and I scouted the lake to see if we could find the white bass. While we found just a few whites and small hybrids, my grandson did catch a nice 5-pound-plus largemouth bass (See photo).
On my customer trips on Friday and Saturday, we once again fished for catfish and had good luck on both trips as we filled the ice chest with nice channel and blue cats! All our fish came on Mr. Whiskers Cheese Punch Bait on a treble hook fished in 30 feet of water off the Richland Creek Channel. The good news about fishing on RC is that some species of fish always seems to be biting!
Adam and I still have a few March openings and even fewer April and May openings. If you’re wanting to do some spring fishing, give us a call or email and we will get you on the calendar.
Have a Great Day!
Royce & Adam Simmons Gone Fishin’ Guide Service 903-389-4117
