Lake Amistad Fishing Report – June   

       The higher lake level over the past few months has made for some very unpredictable fish. Hopefully now that the lake is on a steady drop the fish will show up in their normal summer patterns. A great way to start the day is with a perch colored Zara spook or Vixen, look for areas that have shallow grass that is on or near the surface in 1’-5’ of water and just start covering water. This pattern may only last a few hours in the morning or may last all day. Some of the best areas will include Zorro, Tulle, and Caballo creeks as well as Evans and the San Pedro. (Most of the topped out grass will be in the back 1/3 of these creeks).  Another strong pattern this month will be fishing a Texas rigged or Carolina rigged worm deep. This bite like the top water bite will be best in the mornings but will work all day long. I usually try to move a lot when I am fishing deep it seems that the biggest fish will come within the first 10 casts. Concentrate on the ends of main lake points and ridges particularly those that have a creek channel running near to them. A great soft plastic on Amistad is a Strike King Ocho or 10” Anaconda in Green Pumpkin or Green pumpkin red. Pay close attention to the depth that each fish is caught at and try to concentrate on this depth on your next spot. Currently most fish are in 30’-37’ which makes it very important to use a very sensitive rod I use either a Power Tackle PG-104 7’6” rod or a PG-104.5 7’6” depending on the size of bait I am throwing. Good areas will include the mouths of all of the major creeks as well as the flats in the mouth of the Devils River.       

   In June we will begin to see a lot of fish schooling over deep water, especially on calm days when there are few clouds. Most of these fish will be on the surface over 80’ or more of water but will still be relating to major changes in depth. Look for schooling bass on the long main lake points that run out to either the Rio Grande or Devils River. A clear walking bait is a good choice such as a spook or Vixen. A drop rigged finesse worm should also be kept handy when targeting schooling bass. Last summer the drop shot produced several bass over 7lbs for customers fished under schoolies. The  techniques is simple make long casts into the school and just let your drop shot fall on a slack line, watch your line for I twitch or to see if it has stopped falling.

Good Fishing,

Keith Combs

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