The Bass Come to Play

Fishing Report - 7/24

The bass have invaded the shallows at Ray Roberts and are smacking flies in the morning! As with previous years, 1-2 pound bass have started patrolling the outer edges of the flats just after sunrise. It seems to be related to wind direction so I believe these fish are schooling on shad blown up against the shallow areas (flats ajacent to deep water have more action than those in "back bay" areas).

I took Trey and Scott out on the 23rd and Scott was hammering the bass - some he was even able to sight-cast to as they crossed the flat, popping the surface after bait-fish. He also caught a huge carp that just would not fight/run. This was a 6-7 pound fish that should have been into the backing in seconds. I finally just walked over and picked up the fish and the mystery was solved - NO TAIL! The fish had no caudal fin, just a little knub . . . strange.