Border Lakes Bass Fishing - AMISTAD, DON MARTIN, & FALCON

 8/21/19
WATER LEVEL: 1,085.82
31.18 feet below full pool of 1,117.00 & falling
WATER TEMP: mid to high 80s

Water continues to drop and fish are scattered from top to 30ft. The topwater bite has been good early around grass but only if you find a school. You can fish a lot of grass without a bite then in one small area catch several. Dock talk and tackle store chatter has mostly been swimbaits and shallow grass. Texas Fishing Leagues first central division tournament was last Saturday with 55 boats. 19.14lbs won. I was 4th with 12 1/2lbs. My fish were all shallow and caught on topwater, crankbaits, and Tx rigs. We culled several keepers early but unfortunately we lost the needed 5-6lb kicker. The top 3 teams had fish over 5 1/2lbs. 6.16 was big fish of the tournament... Trolling for stripers 20-30ft over 100ft has been producing for some. Same as largemouth in the grass, nothing for a while then hit a school and double up every pass... The annual Big Bass Mexico 2 day tournament is this coming weekend. It’s an hourly Big Fish on Saturday and a 5 fish limit on Sunday. Call Karlens Tackle for info. The masked bandit in the picture is Carlos from Karlens Tackle taken yesterday. We went out for a few hours and he found a good one on a Tx Rig .. If you’re interested in a guide trip feel free to call or text  (830) 768-3648.  

Spring:

A large tournament earlier this Spring says it all. On the first day a 39lb limit was leading, 22lbs was 34th place, and a 14+ was BIG FISH! First place was over 60lbs... 2 fish over 14lbs have been caught this Spring... Nightly rental house pictures in Photos. Call to discuss trip options.

Summer:

7/15/19 - Lots of grass and shallow fish. One of the guides had two 10lbrs a couple days ago on Tx rig also had a few 4-5lb fish. 

8/31/2019  -  9/01/2 019

FLW Mexico tournament - 1st place 30.83 kilos (approx 68lbs)... 5th place 21.65 kilos (48lbs) ...  10th place 10.34 kilos (23lbs)

Spring:

Some fish are still shallow as always but most have spawned & gone. 34lbs won the BassChamps tournament 2/23 cranking 20ft lower lake.

Summer:

I havnt been lately but Im sure its fun as always