Goin bank Fishin

[basscatcher4]

Just thought i would let all youn`s know that i`m going bank fishin this weekend at "Lowery`s Crossing and behind the bait store at Branch. will let you know how my trip goes...may stay there all weekend if it`s decent weather.

[dpiper]

Good Luck.

[Gentleben]

Alrighty basscatcher4, let us know how it went and take some pictures.
if you ever in the Lake Houston area contact me and we'll put you on some kind of fish .

[dwaynez]

Best of luck to you Basscatcher4,
Hope the bite is on

[CajunDan]

Just thought i would let all youn`s know that i`m going bank fishin this weekend at "Lowery`s Crossing and behind the bait store at Branch. will let you know how my trip goes...may stay there all weekend if it`s decent weather.

Where's that?

I'll be running jugs come Saturday,,,,,,,,,,,I hope. That is if the weather is right. With all this rain I don't know how it will go.

[basscatcher4]

well, on account of the weather i didnt get to go fishing where i wanted to go, and i didnt catch the fish that i wanted to catch, but the weekend wasn`t a total wash-out. The weather forecast was calling for a chance of afternoon thunder storms so instead of getting caught in a thunder storm 1/2 mile or so down the creek i decided to go somewhere close to the house.
Saturday morning i went to "Towne Lake Park" here in McKinney. its not a big lake but there is some pretty good size fish in there. i got there around 7:00 am and caught two nice bass on a 2 1/2" Mister Twister yellow grub. the first one i caught around 8:00 am, and the second around 9:15 am. then the park maintainence was working on one of the lakes overflow drains not 100 feet from me. when they started banging around on the concrete with their backhoe, i figured they ******* up my fishing spot for the day and went home. Went back again saturday afternoon and didnt have any luck, but i did see another fisherman that caught 2 nice bass. Anyway, i said i would post a pic if i caught anything so here`s a pic of the 2 that i did catch!

[basscatcher4]

Hopefully these pics will show up this time

[basscatcher4]

i dont think these pics are showing up for some reason so when i get it figured out i`ll post them...in the meantime, if any of you want to see the pics, just send me a PM or e-mail me at: [email protected]

[dwaynez]

I can see the pics just fine,
nice looking Bass

[CajunDan]

Looks like a couple nice fat females. Full of eggs already.

[dpiper]

Especially that lower one. Plenty fat.

[dwaynez]

The mister twister grubs are good bass catching baits. I like the use the chartreuse color as well the pumpkinseed color. They are great crappie baits as well.

[flatcats]

Man, those look great! I envy folks that know exactly where to fish for bass this time of year. Nice catch!

Steve

[basscatcher4]

well..., i cant view them myself, but if you all can see them then i`m happy with that!!

[basscatcher4]

in a few days i will be posting driving directions on this page to "Lowery`s Crossing" which is actually the East Fork Trinity River, near where it drains into Lake Lavon. This area produces some excellent bass and crappie fishing during the pre-spawn and spawning periods. there is a bait store nearby as well as a boat ramp at Bratonia Park

[BIGDAVE]

Cool! Send it on.

[dwaynez]

Basscatcher4

We look forward to directions to any fishing spots, especially the ones that are producing fish like that.

[basscatcher4]

ok, i know that y`all have been waiting on me to post driving directions to one of my favorite bank fishin holes around here... so here it is:
coming from Dallas, US-75 North, follow these directions

1:Take EXIT 37 toward FM-2786/STACY ROAD. 0.1 mile

2: Stay STRAIGHT to go onto N FEDERAL DR/CENTRAL EXY N. 0.1 mile

3: Turn RIGHT onto STACY RD/FM 2786 E. 2.7 miles

4: Turn LEFT onto COUNTRY CLUB RD/FM 1378. 0.2 mile

5: Turn RIGHT onto STACEY RD/CR-266. Continue to follow CR-266. 2.3 miles

6: Turn LEFT onto ORR RD/CR-317. 0.7 mile

7: Turn RIGHT onto CR-325. 0.5 mile

8: Turn LEFT onto CR-324. 1.0 mile

9: Turn RIGHT onto FM 546. 0.7 mile

10: End at S Bridgefarmer Rd & Fm 546, Mckinney, TX

This isnt the spot where i caught the bass at, but it does produce a lot of great fish during the spawn. as a matter of fact, i`ll be there all day tomorrow running up and down the creek bank in search of the honey hole. I usually head north up the creek and look for a log jam and start fishing there first. I went north up the creek just a few days ago and didnt see a log jam so tomorrow i may head south downstream from FM 546 tomorrow and see what it looks like down that way.
If you continue on passed the creek you will run into Bratonia Park on the right side of the road where you can launch a boat from. Fair warning!! It is very difficult to find the mouth of the east fork trinity river if you launch from Bratonia Park and dont have much knowledge of this area of Lake Lavon, but with all the standing timber you can still get in some nice crappie, bass and catfishing here.
The nearest bait store is located just a little farther up the road, where fm 546 and fm 3286 "T" into each other, take a right at this intersection and the bait store ( Branch Grocery) is right there on the right. They sell an assortment of live baits, they use to sell fishing license there but i dont think they do any longer. Anyway, here`s the bait stores phone number if you want to call for a fishing report in the area.
Branch Grocery & Bait
9429 FM 3286
Princeton, Tx 75407
(972)-736-2732
You can get driving directions from your house to this fishin hole at mapquest.com by typing in the intersection of S. Bridgefarmer Rd. and FM 546

[Gentleben]

Bass cather can you see the pics now/?

[dwaynez]

Basscatcher4

Nice Post

[basscatcher4]

Yep! I can see the fish now. I dont know what the problem was before. Must be this old dinosaur puter i`m using.

[dwaynez]

Could be, well they are nice looking bass, do you catch them that size pretty often from that pond?

[basscatcher4]

yep! I have pretty good luck catching fish that size from Towne Lake Park. I usually catch my limit of bass about that size from there.

[dwaynez]

Cool

Is that the same towne lake where the guy's boat got pulled through the spillway gates the other day?

[basscatcher4]

No. That was Towne Lake, but it was in Austin, Tx. The Towne Lake that I fish in is located in McKinney, Tx. just off U.S. 75 Northbound on the east side of the interstate. Same name, just different locations.

[dwaynez]

Cool

Just wanted to know if it was the same place or not.