| Fall is a great time for fishing in East Texas. As the | | | | aggressive bass, so catching them does not require a |
| nights get longer and the days get cooler the water | | | | lot of finesse. Another tactic for finding bass on the |
| temperature in the lakes starts to drop. When this | | | | move is to find some deep water grass in about 15-20 |
| happens, the bass start to move up into shallower | | | | feet and swim a soft plastic worm with a light weight |
| waters so they can fatten up for the winter. This fall | | | | sinker or slow roll a spinnerbait. |
| feeding frenzy makes for some excellent bass fishing | | | | If you're fishing for some of the larger bass, move up |
| and a great opportunity for you and your family to | | | | into the brush and start fishing with soft plastics in |
| catch a lot of fish. | | | | about 3 to 10 feet of water. You also can catch these |
| A lot of the younger bass will start schooling and | | | | fish using a spinner bait. Here's a little tip I learned a long |
| feeding on shad just out from the brush lines in some | | | | time ago. If the sky is clear then use a spinner bait with |
| of the creek channels on Lake Livingston in Polk | | | | a silver blade and a white skirt, but if it's an overcast |
| County. These creeks will typically range in depths of | | | | day then use a gold or copper colored blade on your |
| about 10 to 20 foot of water. Schooling bass are fun | | | | spinner bait with a chartreuse skirt. I know this sounds |
| to catch using a silver spoon or a chrome rattletrap. | | | | simple, but it really works. |
| Just throw out into the middle of the school and hang | | | | Fall fishing can be a great time to catch some good |
| on. These are not going to be big bass but because of | | | | quality bass. So don't waste the opportunity, take your |
| the numbers they will be fun. | | | | son or your daughter with you, take the whole family, |
| If you are fishing on Lake Sam Rayburn in Jasper | | | | and get on the lake and see how much fun it is to |
| County you will find these schooling bass just outside | | | | catch bass in the fall, because fall fishing can be some |
| of grass beds off of underwater points also in about | | | | of the best fishing of the entire year in our East Texas |
| 10-20 foot of water. These are usually very | | | | lakes. |