After getting skunked at Lake Pflugerville several times, I decided to go back to Hutto Lake Park. I noticed in the north part where all the vegetation is located, someone had cleared out a small space next to the drain that regulates the level of the lake/pond. So, I decided to squeeze in there and see if I would have any luck.
I started fishing about 11:30am, and after not getting a bite for about 30 mins I was about to pack it up and try another spot. But then I finally landed a bass - my first one there and probably the first one I've caught in about 35 years. I can't recall the exact size, but I think it was around 13-14". I caught it with a weighted white jog hook with a white 4" grub:
After letting it go, I felt a rush of adrenaline in me and decided to stay there and try my luck some more. And I'm glad I did. After about another 15-20 mins., I landed another fish. I could tell when I caught it, it was a lot bigger than the last one I caught. When I got it on shore, I quickly got out my little 6" measuring stick that came with one of my tackle boxes and laid the fish beside it. It wasn't until later when I got home and used MS Paint to guesstimate the length to be around 18-19". A really nice sized largemouth bass. I figure it weighed a good 3+ lbs as well and was definitely a personal best for any type of fish. What's funny is I had left the weighted white head jig hook on but added a 5" watermelon senko on it.
Wow, that really pumped me up. So I decided to try once more. After about another 30 mins, I landed another largemought bass - this one about the same size as the first one I caught above. This one, though, really fought hard. And even when I landed him, he was flapping all over the place. He flapped so hard he came loose from the hook and landed on the ground, which is why the pictures show him with a lot of grass/debris. I caught him with a 5" watermelon senko.
After about another 30-40 mins of fishing and not catching anything, I decided to go back home. However, still feeling excited about what I caught earlier, I decided to go back around 5:30pm and try again. This time I tried fishing the very northeast part of the lake/pond next to the vegetation that lines the whole north side. While I was fishing kept noticing a fish jumping in the vegetation to my left, but I couldn't get my bait in there, so I kept fishing along the other vegetation. About 30 mins later, I finally caught one - another 14" largemouth bass. When I was reeling it in, the fish decided to head to some vegetation and I actually had to wade out in the water about 5' from the shore to get him. I felt pretty bad as he had swallowed the hook and there was no way I could get it out with severely injuring or killing him. So I cut the line off as close to the hook as I could and let him go. Hopefully he survived. I caught it with a 5" watermelon senko (T-rigged):
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