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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 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)