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 Lake Conroe Fishing Report - Lake Conditions: HOT, HOT & HOTER! Summer is here and mid day is HOT! All
fishermen are reminded to have plenty of water on their boats and to wear sun screen and a cap. The Lake is down to 200.20 and the water is clear in the main lake. Water temperatures
are up to 84 with temps as high as 89 on the North banks and around the rocks. BIG BREAM continue to be caught in all areas of the Lake. Black bass fishing continues to be good.
Crappie fishing is has slowed down some this week with the moon phases working against us. Crappie are still in 10 - 15 feet of water. Catfish fishing has been outstanding early in
16-20 feet of water. Some great reports of fish under the 1097 Bridge and drift fishing. Night fishing for catfish has picked up with the cooler nights. Hybrid activity has been real slow with
some fish being on the humps and on the North and South ends of the Lake. You have to hunt for them. White bass have been far a few between. The weather and the water are
both warming up real fast and most of the fish are only shallow early and late. Baited holes continue to
produce the most fish for the guides. 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.
 Black Bass.
Black Bass fishing is good but takes a little more work. Good solid fish are being caught in
brush piles in 15 -20 feet of water, standing timber, deep bulkheads and boat stalls, marina walls and in 8 - 10 feet of water close to deep drop off’s. Big fish have been holding in areas
where several drop-offs and a creek come together to form a deep ditch. You have to hunt for these areas with your map and electronics. Soft plastics and Texas rigged dark colored
worms have been the bait of choice of many fishermen. Carolina rigged craw baits and lizards have done real well. (
Click To See Video) The
Original Texas Weedless Wacky Worm® is still a favorite of many fishermen this time of  the year along with and the Kicker Fish Bait Hightail Holespot.
Click Here for more info and video. Small shad colored crankbaits
are also producing some nice fish. When fishing with the guides on a bass trip they are going to want to leave early in the morning to get
the early bit. It takes longer to find the fish; but, suspended fish over crappie brush piles have produced some nice bass when the bass move to the brush to feed. The April Plaza “Thursday Night
Tournament” hosted by Billy Mills, Wayne Whitehead and Tex Bonin continues to have a good turn out with good solid stringers each week. The tournament is from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. The tournament
will run through September 10th. with the tentative schedule for the “Classic” to be on September 19th. If you have questions just call April Plaza at 936-588-1144 or the “Guide Desk” at 936-588-1118.
 The Legacy Outfitters 2009 Open Bass Tournament was held on June 20, 2009. Tournament headquarters was at Stow-A-Way Marina. Betsy Desprez (Pictured above) was the “Big Bass” Winner with a fish
that weighed 8.5 lb. First Place went to Eddy Thomas and Mike Parsons with 24.71 Lbs. (Pictured Above) Second Place went to Eric Adams and Ed Caskey with 17.67 Lbs
and Third Place went to Brandon Ronshausen and Juan Monroy with 17.18 Lbs.
Click Here to visit The Legacy Outfitters
website for other tournament results.
Catfish
Catfish fishing just continues to be outstanding. Tex Bonin has
been fishing every day and has been finding his fish in baited holes in 10 to 12 feet of water.
Carl Bostick, WetHook Guide Service has been catching limits of catfish and a few hybrids by getting started early fishing humps and baited holes along the river channel. CatTales Guide Service has been filling clients ice chests with nice
cats fishing baited holes and catching some nice crappie on the same spot. Night fishing has also picked up with the heat. Many fishermen preferring to fish at night. Magic Bait Company “Stick!It”
continues to produce good fish both shallow and deep.
Tex Bonin is a fan of the Glo-Worm under a cork fishing in the backs of boat stalls in areas where the boat stall is in 10-15 feet of water and baited bulkheads. Shad caught in your castnet are always
good bait on the bulkheads. Drift fishing has picked up drifting shad, shrimp, cut bait and even glo-worms over humps along the river and creek channels. Drifting during the week is producing some nice
blue catfish. The boat traffic has been real heavy on the weekends. Lots of fishermen are now using liver to catch some real nice fish around the 1097 Bridge. Stump patches baited with range cubes has
also been producing some nice limits of catfish. 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 slower; but, when you locate a school with your electronics, the action is fast and limits are
caught pretty quickly. The fish seem to be on the move more this year and you are going to have to try several of your favorite spots before you locate the fish. Drop off’s near 12
to 20 feet of water seem to be holding more fish. Humps on the river channel, down on the South end of the Lake and North of the 1097 Bridge have been places to troll for
Hybrids. Live bait has been the bait of choice drifting through the hybrid schools. Most not using live bait are trolling a PetSpoon behind a deep diving crank bait to get the
the PetSpoon down deep. Slow trolling a count down Rapals on leadcore line continues to catch a few hybrids on the edge
of sandbars. This method is also effective along drop off’s. White Bass have been a tough call the past few weeks with only a few being caught mixed in with the hybrids.
 Bream & Crappie
Crappie fishing has slowed with the moon not helping us out much the past week. Fish are still being caught in the Marinas
and around the boat docks in (10 - 15 feet) of water, under the 1097 Bridge and in brush piles in 12 -17 feet of water. The tram has also produced some huge crappie. Lots of crappie
caught in deeper water 12-20 feet. A 1/32 - 1/16 oz. crappie jig with chartreuse grubs have been a very popular bait. Road Runners have also been good in areas that you want to
cast along the rocks and on the edge of stick-ups. Minnows are always the favorite of many fishermen. The crappie bite has been pretty steady on the ‘solunar times, with the “Minor
Times” also are getting a good bite. Crappie around boat docks tend to get in the shade and wait for food. Deep docks in most of the Marinas have been producing some real nice
catches of crappie. Some reports have come in with catches of crappie 12 to 15 inches with one nice fish
of 17 inches reported. Now that is a real “slab” crappie. There are also lots of fish that are just under sized. Be sure and be aware of your 10 inch minimum length for a crappie to be kept. Some of the
brush piles are loaded with crappie 9 3/4 inches. They will be legal in the not to distant future; but, you need to be sure you know how to measure your fish. You can visit
The Texas Parks & Wildlife
online to make sure you know how to measure your fish. This link will take you right to the correct page online. We have been blessed with a huge increase in our crappie population and we
want to be sure and do everything possible to keep the growth cycle in tact.
 Bream fishing is also getting better with “monster” bream
being caught on crappie jigs. Most of the bream are in the brush with the Crappie. Glow-Worms (Green Nightcrawlers) have been paying off for several of the
guides. We now have some really big bream in Lake Conroe. We have also had several fly fishermen fishing for Bream the past week. Now those big Bream give them a
real fight. I caugh some Bream this week while fishing for Crappie that were huge. They are a lot of fun. Many fishermen chum with range cubes to attract and hold the
bream. “Big Bream” have been a favorite of many fishermen this Spring. This is fishing for some real good eats! Don’t forget to check out our
“Blog”. Let us know if there is something that you would like to discuss with others and we will post it
Keep A Tight Line & Enjoy
Papa John
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