Our lake level on Richland Chambers Lake has been creeping up since the heavy rains a few weeks ago. The boat ramps here
at Midway Landing, Fishermans Point and Oak Cove are all useable. Most if not all of the free public access ramps cannot be used at this time.
I guess Luke (pay me & I’ll say your good) Clayton is starting to feel like Johnny Davis or Jerry Dean felt when
a large group of fishermen started to dislike or distrust them. If Luke Clayton didn’t know it there are 2 fair size fishing
organizations that aren’t happy with him. Now they now know what I’ve known for several years and that is Luke is in it for
Luke Clayton & luke’s pocket book.
Around 19 years ago Luke did the fishing report for a major newspaper in Dallas. He had lake reporters around the state
he would call for his reports and I was the one for Richland Chambers until he left that paper. He would give us a plug in
the paper once in awhile for doing this. If he felt a reporter was not being honest he could simply find another one without
a contract being broke or being offered more money to keep them.
At the same time I was doing (and still do) a radio report for Texas State Network’s Fishing show with Jay
Durkin on Saturday & Sunday mornings. The format was set up to have Guides and Business operators around Texas lakes call
in and give live reports. Jay went out and found reporters on each lake and made sure they were honest and well respected
at no cost to the reporter. Jay has since has moved on and Brian Hughes has taken over and does as good if not a better job carrying
on that tradition for almost 20 years now.
When I was still giving reports to Luke Clayton he would always comment that Jay or the radio show was not good at all.
I never understood this then but I do now that he has his own radio show. Back then we kicked ass on Barry Stokes fishing
show on WBAP and they went off the air. So how could it be bad? Plus to still be around for almost 20 years. Click here for stations in your area.
Well Luke’s show has been around awhile now and has nowhere near the listeners as Brian Hughes show. Luke does have a few
good reporters along with a few jerks but if you got the bucks he’ll let you talk.
The way I look at it if you are not paying to give a fishing report you tend to be more honest. Imagine paying $50.00 to
$100.00 to say the fish aren’t bitting!
I still give fishing reports to several publications and newspapers without being charged. I will not say fishing
is great when it’s not. Ok now on with the fun stuff.
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Catfish on jug lines is your best bet right now. 15 to 25ft of water baited with shad or perch. Several in the 25 to 30lb
range reported this week. Rod&reelers hit the standing timber in 10 to 20ft of water and bait with shad or Punch Bait.
Black Bass fishing has been slow due to our stained cold water. A few have been caught slow rolling spinner baits in 5
to 8ft of water around heavy cover. Also a few have been caught on dark colored jigs in the same areas. Most fish have been
small up to around 3lbs.
Sand Bass have been fair off and on. Most being caught off points and humps in 20 to 25ft of water on slabs and spoons.
Not a lot of limits but still some good numbers.
No Crappie showing up yet but if we can get a little warm up they will start bitting in the backs of creeks.
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