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 Lake Conroe Fishing Report
- Lake Conditions: The Lake boat traffic is down with showers forcasted; but, with not a lot of wind. It is Summer and the heat will be
with us for a few months. (Click For Current Weather On Lake Conroe) The Lake is holding a near pool at 200.85. (
Click For Today’s Lake Level) The water is clear in most areas of the Lake. Water surface temperature keeps going up; but cooled some this week
due to the rain. Current surface temp is now 85 to 88 degrees. Black bass fishing continues to be best early and late. The fish are still holding around boat dock, rip
rap, jetties and other structure; but, more and more feet are being caught in deep structure. Fish have been reported caught in 8-28 feet of water. Crappie fishing has
slowed way down with some fish being caught in brush piles and around stumps and bridge pilings in deeper water (12 - 20 feet). Catfish fishing has been good with
most of the fish now being caught in baited holes in 12 t0 27 feet of water. Drift fishing in 12- 27 feet of
water has been great for catfish. Hybrid activity slowed way down for some reason. Most catches have been in 12 - 20 feet of water on main lake points and in shallow flats mostly early. Trolling down 30 feet
has produced some fish around the dump. Bream fishing with worms under a cork next to the rocks and bulkheads and been real good this past week. Be sure and listen to the reports on Sports Radio 610 for
weekend updates by Tex Bonin. If you have a fishing story you would like to share with our readers, go
to our “Blog” and let us hear all about it in the “comments” section or you can send pictures and the story to Papa John at: papajohn@lakeconroefishingguides.com and I will post it for you. The summer patters
are setting in and there won’t be a lot of change in the fishing report. We will keep you posted as Lake fishing conditions change.
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Black Bass.
The Lake Conroe IGNITION BASS Individuaal Tournament .
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for all the results of the tournament and Click Here for pictures. The IGNITION Conroe Individual Championship will be held
on September 26th out of Stow-A-Way Marina. The IGNITION Conroe Teams Championship will be held on October 16th -17th out of Stow-A-Way Marina.
 Bass fishing continues to be good for the tough minded. Tournament weights were much improved this past week. Fish have been caught in water 8 to 28 feet; with fish
continuing to move deeper. Carolina rigged dark soft plastics and deep diving crank baits have been working best for most anglers. Crank baits on the rocks have also produced
some of the bigger fish. The warming water and no cover to speak off is pushing more and more of the bass deep. There are a variety of opportunities for fishermen/fisherwomen to participate in the many bass fishing
tournaments now being held on Lake Conroe. If you have never participated in a tournament, you will be surprised at how much fun you can have and how much you can learn at weigh-in
just by visiting with the fishermen. These are all non-professional tournaments (even though some of the fishermen could be professional). You don’t have to pre-register at any of these tournaments. Just drop
by the various marinas on the evening or day of the tournament and have some fun!!!
 The Anglers Quest Conroe Weekend Team Series was held on July 18th. out of El Dorado Jack’s in Montgomery, Tx. Julian Clepper II and Julian Clepper III won first
place with 5 fish weighing 26.66 lbs. They also had the Big Bass weighing 9.06 lbs. Second place was won by Alan Burkhalter and Beau Burkhalter with 5 fish weighing 21.19 lbs. For
the complete story and information about upcoming tournaments visit Anglers Quest News.
Don’t forget to check out the “Blog” for other fishing reports from local fishermen.
bulkheads.
The Anglers Quest Conroe Wednesday Team Series was held on July 28th. out of El Dorado Jack’s in Montgomery, Tx. Wade Hester &
Brian Helsley took first place with 5 fish weighing 25.96 lbs. Second place was taken by Kyle Nitschke & Tyler Goetzman with 5 fish weighing 17.65 lbs. Mike Hudson &
John Stephenson took third place with 4 fish weighing 15.15 lbs with the Big Bass weighing 7.38 lbs.
The Thrusday Night Tournament out of April Plaza Marian is held every Thursday starting 6 p.m. - 9
p.m. until September 2, 2010. The tournament is hosted by Billy Mills, Wayne Whitehead and Tx Bonin. Randy Gunter and Donald Downing took the first place money on July 22th with 5 fish weighing
16.08 lbs. Billy Smith and Lou Caycedo were 2nd with 3 fish weighing 13.25 lbs. Vince Anderson and Rusty Lawson took 3rd with 2 fish weighing 11.70 lbs. with the Big Bass
kicker weighing 6.49 lbs. For more information drop by April Plaza Marina or call Billy Mills, Wayne Whitehead or Tex Bonin at 936-588-1118.
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for Summer Bass Fishing Tips- Channel Bends - Rock Piles - Main Lake Flats & More.
Click Here for FaceBook information and videos for the 2009 -2010 ShareLunker Program sponsored by
Toyota and the Texas Parks & Wildlife.
Click Here To Visit ConroeBass.com and see their calendar of all tournament being held each month on
Lake Conore.
Catfish
Catfish fishing continues to be great. Most of the fish are now in deeper water and in baited holes in 12 - 27 feet
of water. Range cubes have become more problems than they are worth. It is recommended you use soured “chicken scratch” or soured deer corn for chum. Shad in a stocking also makes for good chum. The range cubes
draw the darn!!!!! grass carp and run the catfish off. Because of the large numbers and the size of the Grass Carp, it is recommended that you DO NOT pre-chum
an area. It matters not what you use for bait, the crap will bother you if you chum to early before fishing anywhere in the Lake. Drift fishing has also produced
some nice fish for the guides. Many are catching lots of blue cats using cut shad and shrimp for bait on jugs! You can cast Stick!It
and it will not come off the hook when casting. Vertical fishing in chum using liver, shrimp dipped in cheese bait, Stick!It and Premo
produced some good fish. Fishing the rocks and deep docks and break water with glo-worms under a cork and produced lots of catfish this week. The jug-line
fishermen have also been doing much better. The forecast looks good for this next week. Warming water temperature is continuing to move lots of the fish deeper. Lake Conroe continues to be one of the highest
producing catfish lakes in Texas. The fish feed mostly on shad giving them a wonderful taste and making them the favorite of many fish fries.
White Bass and Hybrid/Striped Bass
 Hybrid activity has been real tough. The early bite on main lake and secondary points where there are shad
had produced some fish. Tolling in deep water in areas like the Dump in 30 feet of water has also produced some fish. There seems to be lots of smaller fish this year is some of the bigger schools.
Many are still throwing crank baits with a fast retrieve to catch the fish schooling early. Jigging slabs and three-quarter ounce spoons off the bottom has been working for some fishermen and trolling a Pet Spoon
behind a deep diving crank bait or other device to get the spoon down is another technique many are starting to use. There have been reports of fish around the
1097 Bridge, the railroad tram, the dump and along League Line cove. Remember the legal length is 18 inches before the fish goes in the livewell.
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for more information on size and identification. There are lots of small hybrids that are now being caught
and some fishermen think they are White Bass. Be sure you correctly identify your fish before they go in
the livewell. Our staff of game wardens on the Lake are ALL very profession and want to protect the quantity and quality of fish we have in the Lake. There is NO excuse for short fish in the livewell.
Bream & Crappie
 Crappie have slowed way down with the heat are those
being caught are in brush piles and around pilings in 12 to 20 feet of water. Fair catches under the 1097 Bridge. Most of the bridge pilings North and South have produced some crappie the last couple of days.
Minnows are always the favorite of many fishermen and have been the best bait in the heat! Be sure and be aware of your 10 inch minimum length for a crappie to be kept. You can visit
The Texas Parks & Wildlife online to make sure you know how to measure your fish.
Bream fishing this past week has been outstanding in some areas. The guides are catching big bream using “Glo-Worms”(green nightcrawlers) under a
cork in 7 to 10 feet of water around the rocks, deep boat docks, near bulkheads with shade, in the marinas, around the power lines and in brush piles fishing for crappie in the
deeper water. The hot weather in upon us and the early bite is at least more comfortable for the younger fishermen. Lots of hand sized bream now being caught.
Often the guides will put some range cubes in a fish basket and hang it over the side of the boat in an area where there are always bream.
Don’t forget to check out our “Bog”.
Let us know if there is something that you would like to discuss with others and we will post it. We also post current information on laws, regulation changes and other
information and Press Releases provided by the Texas Parks & Wildlife.
Keep A Tight Line & Enjoy - Papa John
papajohn@lakeconroefishingguides.com
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