Sand Bass at Lake Wright Patman spillway (Texarkana)

[ericb]

I went to my in-laws house in Texarkana for Thanksgiving. Wednesday I tried my luck at the spillway of the local lake. I was fishing with a red and white clouser. I thought I was hung on a big rock, but it was tugging back. I've done a lot of sand bass fishing, but this was my first on a fly rod. What fun! This one is a big as any I have ever caught. I wish I had a tape measure and scale. I let him go to fight another day.

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[wardw]

nice one Eric

[alv]

Eric,

I took hundreds on my 4wt fly rod last spring out of a creek flowing into a lake. My most productive day was 140 on the fly rod using a chartreuse and white clouser with red eyes and I took another 60 on my ultra light spinning rod tossing a zoom tiny fluke on a 1/32nd oz. jig head. Some of most fun fishing I enjoyed all year. Talk about wore out!

[ericb]

Nov 29, 2014 9:53:42 GMT -6 alv said:

Eric,

I took hundreds on my 4wt fly rod last spring out of a creek flowing into a lake. My most productive day was 140 on the fly rod using a chartreuse and white clouser with red eyes and I took another 60 on my ultra light spinning rod tossing a zoom tiny fluke on a 1/32nd oz. jig head. Some of most fun fishing I enjoyed all year. Talk about wore out!

ALV,

I can't wait.  I go fishing on the Sabine River near Logansport, LA ever march.  I'm going to pack my 6 WT for that trip.  I also I have 4 WT that might be even more fun.  What do you think?  I wish I new where that creek is you are speaking of.    You can always PM the location to me.  GPS coordinates?  Haha!

[hoss]

I think I enjoy the spring sand bass run as much as any kind of fishing. I do the same, clouser minnow, the action can be fantastic!