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Submitted By: AUBREY
EVANS
Date(s)_Fished: 8/11
Water_Body_Fished: LAKE PALESTINE
Water_was: Stained
Area_Fished: NECHES RIVER NORTH END OF LAKE
Overall_Rating: Good
Species: Channel Cats
Devices: Rod and Reel
Depth: 5 to 10 Feet
Baits: SURE SHOT
PUNCH BAIT
Qty_Caught: 15 to 25
Additional_comments: 13 keepers mixed bag of channels and
blues bog
channel 41/2 lbs big blue 6lbs overall size of keepers very good
Submitted By: AUBREY
EVANS
Date(s)_Fished: 8/4
Water_Body_Fished: LAKE PALESTINE
Water_was: Stained
Area_Fished: NECHES RIVER NORTH END OF LAKE
Overall_Rating: Excellent
Species: Channel Cats
Devices: Rod and Reel
Depth: Less than 5 feet
Baits: SURE
SHOT PUNCH
BAIT
Qty_Caught: Caught so many I lost count.
Additional_comments: I ENDED THE DAY WITH 25 CHANNELS AND BLUES FROM 1
TO
6 LBS.
name = AUBREY
EVANS
Date(s)_Fished: july
28
Water_Body_Fished: LAKE PALESTINE
Water_was: Stained
Area_Fished: NECHES RIVER NORTH END OF LAKE
Overall_Rating: Good
Species: Channel Cats
Devices: Rod and Reel
Depth: 5 to 10 Feet
Baits: SURE
SHOT PUNCH
BAIT
Qty_Caught: Caught so many I lost count.
Additional_comments: I HAD 19 KEEPER CHANNELS. MOST WERE 14
TO 17 INCHES.
MY BEST BITE WAS AROUND 12 NOON
Submitted By:
Aubrey Evans
Date(s)_Fished: JULY
21
Water_Body_Fished: LAKE PALESTINE
Water_was: Stained
Area_Fished: NECHES RIVER NORTH END OF LAKE
Overall_Rating: Good
Species: Channel Cats
Devices: Rod and Reel
Depth: Less than 5 feet
Baits: SURE SHOT
PUNCH BAIT
Qty_Caught: Caught so many I lost count.
Additional_comments: I FISHED SUNDAY MORNING.. THE FISHING
STARTED SLOW
AND GOT BETTER LATER IN THE MORNING. I HAD 18 KEEPER CHANNELS. THE 5
BEST
AVERAGED 3 TO 4 LBS. EACH. A GOOD DAY!
Submitted By: Aubrey
Evans
Date(s)_Fished: July
14
Water_Body_Fished: Palestine
Water_was: Stained
Area_Fished: Neches River
Overall_Rating: Good
Species: Channel Cats
Devices: Rod and Reel
Depth: Less than 5 feet
Baits: SURE
SHOT PUNCH
BAIT
Qty_Caught: 15 to 25
Additional_comments: 15 KEEPER CHANNELS AVERAGE ABOUT 1 1/2
LBS CHUMMED
WITH MILO
Submitted By: Aubrey
Evans
Date(s)_Fished: June
16
Water_Body_Fished: LAKE PALESTINE
Water_was: Stained
Area_Fished: NECHES RIVER NORTH END OF LAKE
Overall_Rating: Good
Species: Channel Cats
Devices: Rod and Reel
Depth: Less than 5 feet
Baits: SURE SHOT PUNCH
BAIT
Qty_Caught: Caught so many I lost count.
Additional_comments: I caught about 30 channels. I had 14
keepers to
about 2/12 lbs.
Submitted By: AUBREY
EVANS
Date(s)_Fished: JUNE
9
Water_Body_Fished: LAKE PALESTINE
Water_was: Stained
Area_Fished: NECHES RIVER NORTH END OF LAKE
Overall_Rating: Excellent
Species: Channel Cats
Devices: Rod and Reel
Depth: Less than 5 feet
Baits: SURE SHOT
PUNCH BAIT
Qty_Caught: Caught so many I lost count.
Additional_comments: I CAUGHT 29 FISH. I HAD 20 KEEPER
CHANNELS AND
1 KEEPER BLUE
Submitted By: Aubrey
Evans
Date(s)_Fished: June
2
Water_Body_Fished: Palestine
Water_was: Stained
Area_Fished: Neches River North End of The Lake
Overall_Rating: Good
Species: Blue Cats
Devices: Rod and Reel
Depth: Less than 5 feet
Baits: Sure Shot
Punch Bait
Qty_Caught: 10 to 15
Additional_comments: FISH WERE HITTING WELL UNTIL THE SUN
GOT OF GOOD.
CAUGHT MOSTLY BLUES 3 TO 7 POUNDS
Submitted By: Larry
Neale
Date(s)_Fished: 04
May
Water_Body_Fished: Lake Palestine
Water_was: Stained
Area_Fished: Coffee Landing
Overall_Rating: Excellent
Species: Channel Cats
Devices: Rod and Reel
Depth: Less than 5 feet
Baits: Shrimp, Magic bait (cheese), Danny Kings
Qty_Caught: Caught so many I lost count.
Additional_comments: Caught over 30 most were under size
about 10 keepers
in just over 2 hours of fishing. Blue and channel cats. Danny kings has
not paid off for me yet but Im still trying. Shrimp was best and cheese
bait close second. caught fish by chumming at road bed 12ft w/ range
cubes
all small fish so we moved to 5 ft of water and chummed up a mix of
cats
average 11 to 13 inches. Lots of fun and we left them biting (lighting
in
background).
Submitted By: Johney
Enloe Sr.
Date(s)_Fished: April
18 - 19
Water_Body_Fished: Lake Palestine
Water_was: Clear
Area_Fished: Shallow 2 - 3 ft.
Overall_Rating: Excellent
Species: Anything that would take a hook
Devices: Rod and Reel
Depth: Less than 5 feet
Baits: Chicken Liver - Minnows
Qty_Caught: Caught so many I lost count.
Additional_comments: Catfish are moving into shallow water
NOW. Catfish
can be caught using chicken livers or night crawlers and are being
caught
in shallow shade. Water temp is 73 - 75 degrees. The spawning season is
on NOW.
Submitted By: Gary
Gregg
Date(s)_Fished: April
12 & 13, 2002
Water_Body_Fished: Palestine
Water_was: Clear
Area_Fished: Shallows and the channel
Overall_Rating: Poor
Species: Anything that would take a hook
Devices: Rod and Reel
Depth: 5 to 10 Feet
Baits: Chicken liver, nightcrawlers, minnows
Qty_Caught: 1 to 5
Additional_comments: The fishing was unusally slow last
weekend
Name Johney Enloe
sr.
Date(s) Fished: April 6, 2002
Water_Body_Fished: Lake palestine
Water_was: Stained
Area_Fished: Flat Creek area
Overall_Rating: Fair
Species: Channel Cats
Devices: Rod and Reel
Depth: 15 to 25 Feet
Baits: Bills catfish Bait & Shrimp
Qty_Caught: 5 to 10
Additional_comments: Piney woods Catfish Club Tournament; There was 15
contestants.
Tournament started at 8:00am Weigh in 2:00pm. Wind was S.S.E. 10 - 15
mph
Fishing was tuff. Big fish was 2.5 lbs. 4 fish stringer was 3.7 down.
Everybody
had a great time even though fishing was tuff. The Public is always
invited
to fish in our monthly tournaments. Our next tournament will on Martin
Creek
Lake, May 4