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Tim Roberts is an seasoned fisherman that has over thirty years experience in fishing methods, boat rigging, bait maker and bait testing. He makes the bait, maintain the boats, scouts the lakes, keep up with fishing trends and anything else that needs to be done to insure you have a great adventure.  He likes catfishing, jugging, trotlining, and rod and reel. The tester for mudcat flagging juglines and systems. A great crappie and panfisher. http://www.fish-n-friends.com http://www.catfishingadventures.com Tim Roberts 281-399-4152 832-527-8589

week of 6-28-04 to 7-6-04

Lake Conroe:
Water stained; Black bass are slow on crankbaits. Striped bass are slow on striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish are good on live bait, shrimp, and liver. Hybrids to 8 pounds recently on live shad fished along deep channel edges and humps. Crappie spotty on Sunday; increased boat traffic kept fish a little spooky over deep-water brush. Catfish as good as ever over baited holes. Late wind was light,and water was in good shape. Crappie fishing has been good around brush and timber in 15 feet of water, with live minnows accounting for most of the fish. Bream and catfish also have been cooperative. The lake's surface water temperature has been topping out at 88 degrees.

Houston County:
Water clear; 83 degrees; Black bass to 8 pounds are very good on watermelon seed french fries and red/black Senkos in the east end of the lake. Crappie are very good on live minnows near the dam in 15 feet, and around brush in 8 – 10 feet. Bream are very good on live worms off piers and near the islands. Catfish to 5 pounds are good on trotlines baited with cut shad.

Lake Livingston:
Water stained; 82 degrees; Black bass to 4 pounds are good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and soft plastics. Striped bass to 26 inches are fair on Rat-L-Traps, crankbaits, and slabs. White bass are good on pet spoons, hellbenders, Rat-L-Traps, and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on cutbait and prepared bait. Yellow catfish are slow.

Lake Houston:
Water stained; 86 degrees; Black bass are good on Carolina-rigged soft plastic worms or lizards and Super Flukes over main lake flats, and on junebug or watermelon colored Texas-rigged worms along deeper break lines in 10-15 feet Crappie are good on shiners and small tube jigs overfallen timber and log jams. Catfish are good on trotlines and juglines baited with live bait and prepared bait. Catfish have been real coopertive with catches metting the limits and large catfish in the catch.Fishing report 6-28-04


Lake Livingston-
Water rising;
Water fairly clear; 81 degrees; Black bass to 4 pounds are good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and soft plastics. Striped bass are slow on Rat-L-Traps and slabs. White bass are excellent on pet spoons, hellbenders, Rat-L-Traps, Little Georges, and Charlie slabs. Crappie are good on minnows over brush in 6 - 12 feet. Channel and blue catfish are very good on FNF cutbait, cut shad and prepared bait. Yellow (Flatheads) catfish are fair on live bait.

Lake Conroe-
water rose about a foot and is holding with aggressive drawdown;
Water stained; 88 degrees;Shallows around rock riprap or in areas holding sand bottom and aquatic vegetation such as lily pads have been alive with bluegills and other sunfish. Bait with meal worms, red wigglers or crickets and enjoyed outstanding "bream" fishing, Catfish continue biting around baited holes along channels in 25-30 feet of water. Catfish continue to be the most cooperative fish in the lake. Wednesday morning's cloudy, slightly cooler weather made for comfortable as well as productive fishing. Fishing baited areas along a channel in 22-26 feet of water produced limits or near limits of 1-2-pound channel cats. Crappie fishing has been spotty, with scattered catches being taken on live minnows fished over and along the side of brush piles in 18-25 feet of water. Anglers hitting several submerged brush piles have taken fair catches, including some large fish. Live minnows have been the best bait, but small jigs also are taking some crappie. Largemouth bass fishing has been tough, as is typical for summer. Best catches have been taken on Carolina-rig plastic worms or deep-diving crankbaits fished around structure in 12-15 feet of water.
With best catches being taken by anglers focusing on mid-depth brush or deep-water structure.

Houston County-
water rising;
Water stained with clear shallows; 88 degrees; Black bass to 3 pounds are slow on watermelon seed worms with chartreuse tails evenings and near the north bank on humps with deep water access. Crappie are fair on live minnows over brush in coves with creek channels early morning and late evening. Bream are good on live worms around piers and near islands. Catfish to 4 pounds are good on doughbait near points and piers.

Lake Houston-
water up about 2.5 feet and rising;
Water stained; 70 degrees; Recent flooding has caused Lake Conroe to continue to release large amounts of water. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish to 22 pounds are excellent on FNF cutbait, shrimp, nightcrawlers, shad, grasshoppers and prepared baits in 15 - 20 feet. Yellow catfish to 17 pounds are good on live perch and large gizzard shad in 15 – 20 feet.