How to Fish on Barksdale
How to Fish on Barksdale - Lakes, Ponds and Bayous on Barksdale - Types of fish on Barksdale - Best gear/equipment - Types of baits/lures to use - Tactics and techniques for catching fish - How to clean fish
Lakes, , Ponds and Bayous Lakes: Flag, Moon, Harmon, Austin and Red Horse Ponds: Juanita, Wood Duck, Tank, Spring, Dixon, Jacks Pond, Flat and Texas Gas Bayous: Red Chute, Cut Off #1 and #2 and Flat River
Types of f Fish on Barksdale - Crappie (White Perch, Sac-a-lait)
Types of f Fish (cont) - Bass (Black Bass)
Types of Fish (Cont) - Redear (Shell Cracker, Chinquapin)
Types of f Fish (Cont) - Bluegill (Bream)
Types of Fish (Cont) Channel Catfish
Gear/Equipment - Crappie gear - Bass gear - Bluegill and Redear gear
Crappie Gear/Equipment - Crappie Rods -- 8-10 ft - Crappie Reels -- light weight spinning reel - Line -- 4-6 pounds
Bass Gear/Equipment - Bass Rods -- 6-7 1/2 ft -- Medium, Medium Heavy, Heavy - Bass Reels -- Baitcaster -- Spinning reel - Line --Braid, Monofilament, Fluorocarbon (6-40 Pounds)
Bluegill/Redear Gear - Rod/Reel combo -- Ultralite rod/reel -- 4-5 Ft - Line -- 2-6 pds
Catfi fish Gear - Rod/reel combo -- Heavy action rod -- Spinning reel/bait caster - Line -- 10 to 40 Pounds
Baits/Lures to Use (Bass) Baits/Lures: - Soft baits (worms, lizards, creature baits) - Topwater (buzz baits, pop “r”, Frogs) - Hard baits (crankbaits, jerkbaits) - Spinnerbaits (willow leaf, colorado blades) - Jigs
Baits/Lures to Use Crappie Baits/Lures: - Jigs - Shiners - Small crank baits/rattle traps
Baits/Lures to Use Bream Baits/Lures: - Crickets - Worms (night crawlers/red worms) - Baby crawfish - Beetle spins
Baits/Lures to Use Catfish Baits: - Night crawlers - Cut shad - Stink bait - Minnows
Tactic/Techniques Bass Tactic/Techniques: - Spring time (pre-spawn/spawn) -- shallow water/trees -- Spinnerbaits (pre-spawn)/creature baits/senko -- Topwater (frogs) -- Crankbaits (pre-spawn) crawfish color Note: Accurate casting is Key
Tactic/Techniques Bass Tactic/Techniques (Cont): - Post spawn (late spring/early summer) -- Topwater (frogs/buzzbaits /pop “r”) -- Crankbaits/rattletraps -- Plastics -- Spinnerbaits Note: During post spawn bass maybe shallow or deep, target shade, trees, laydowns, look for spawning shad
Tactic/Techniques Crappie (white perch) Tactics/Techniques: - Late winter/early spring spawn -- Jigs (black/chartreuse) may top with nibblets -- target trees in 1- 4’ of water -- use of bobber can be helpful to keep jig at same depth - Use 1/16 oz jig head (may go bigger)
Tactic/Techniques Crappie (white perch) Tactics/Techniques: - Summer/fall -- Fish move deep -- Jigs still work -- Shiners can be effective
Tactic/Techniques Bream (redear/bluegill) Tactics/Techniques: - Mid March through summer -- Redear spawn first (Mid March thru April) -- Redear like night crawlers and crawfish -- Bluegill typically spawn late April thru June -- Crickets and red worms are good baits for bluegill - Target bank lines or shallow flats Note: Usually when you find one, you may find a bunch
Tactic/Techniques Bream (redear/bluegill) Tactics/Techniques: - Use light tackle -- Use cork/fish about 6- 12” -- Don’t expose tip (make sure bait covers tip of hook)
Tactic/Techniques Catfish (redear/bluegill) Tactics/Techniques: - Look for transition points from deep to shallow water - Fish on or near the bottom - Tightlining is the most popular method - Use of jugs at night can be effective
How to clean Fish - Bass -- Filet (good electric filet knife) - Crappie (white perch) -- Filet - Bream -- Filet -- Scale (spoon) - Catfish -- Skin (catfish pliers)
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