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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 Fish on Barksdale
- Crappie (White Perch, Sac-a-lait)
Types of Fish (cont)
- Bass (Black Bass)
Types of Fish (Cont)
- Redear (Shell Cracker, Chinquapin)
Types of 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
Catfish 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)