Occasionally I take kids to Brazos Bend State Park with aim to do some fishing. Usual target is sunfish with occasional bass. When they bite it is a lot of fun for kids.
Well, today they weren't. I usually go to 40 Acres or Elm lakes. Unfortunately they are both overgrown right now, with almost no access to fishable water. Plus water clarify is exceptional -- which means all sunfish are in hiding.
So, we tried hitting other lakes. Alas, I know nothing about them -- no ideas what to expect. Visited New Horseshoe and Hale lakes. Threw 2" brown grub with dark speckles on a small jig. Nothing, not even a bite. Water is high and looks kind of... black. Dead. Like in a bog. Saw few small gars gulping for air and that's it -- no movement.
I would really appreciate any info about these lakes (i.e. who lives there, how to target them, etc):
40 Acre Lake
Elm Lake
New Horseshoe Lake
Creekfield Lake
Hale Lake
If you are worried about internet effect, but still want to help -- please, PM me.
Thank you!
P.S. I am gonna share my knowledge about these lakes:
40 Acres Lake -- sunfish, bass, usual methods of catching. I caught few gars, bullheads and channels there over period of one year. I even caught a bowfin once. Was quite a surprise (at that moment I had no idea how that toothy thing is called) O_O There is a small crappie population here too -- once, I've seen someone two of them being caught.
Elm Lake -- overgrown most of the time. In other times you could catch bullheads, sunfish and gars. I've tried, but never managed to find a single bass in that lake. This spring all sunfish in this lake were full of some parasite (little white worms in the meat) -- I'd avoid eating anything out of that lake.
I've also heard that there are crappies in New Horseshoe lake. But I was never able to find them. There are plenty of lost bobbers in this lake, but I've never saw a single fish taken out of it. What lives there is a mystery (I only saw few gars).
Overall these lakes are just fishing for fun (you know, with kids, etc).
P.P.S. I tried to ask local staff -- they knew very little.
Well, today they weren't. I usually go to 40 Acres or Elm lakes. Unfortunately they are both overgrown right now, with almost no access to fishable water. Plus water clarify is exceptional -- which means all sunfish are in hiding.
So, we tried hitting other lakes. Alas, I know nothing about them -- no ideas what to expect. Visited New Horseshoe and Hale lakes. Threw 2" brown grub with dark speckles on a small jig. Nothing, not even a bite. Water is high and looks kind of... black. Dead. Like in a bog. Saw few small gars gulping for air and that's it -- no movement.
I would really appreciate any info about these lakes (i.e. who lives there, how to target them, etc):
40 Acre Lake
Elm Lake
New Horseshoe Lake
Creekfield Lake
Hale Lake
If you are worried about internet effect, but still want to help -- please, PM me.
Thank you!
P.S. I am gonna share my knowledge about these lakes:
40 Acres Lake -- sunfish, bass, usual methods of catching. I caught few gars, bullheads and channels there over period of one year. I even caught a bowfin once. Was quite a surprise (at that moment I had no idea how that toothy thing is called) O_O There is a small crappie population here too -- once, I've seen someone two of them being caught.
Elm Lake -- overgrown most of the time. In other times you could catch bullheads, sunfish and gars. I've tried, but never managed to find a single bass in that lake. This spring all sunfish in this lake were full of some parasite (little white worms in the meat) -- I'd avoid eating anything out of that lake.
I've also heard that there are crappies in New Horseshoe lake. But I was never able to find them. There are plenty of lost bobbers in this lake, but I've never saw a single fish taken out of it. What lives there is a mystery (I only saw few gars).
Overall these lakes are just fishing for fun (you know, with kids, etc).
P.P.S. I tried to ask local staff -- they knew very little.
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