Lake Herrington...Big Cats, and Bass, or NO?

[QUOTE=Les Young;377431]Spinner baits, crank baits, jigs, tubes , brush hogs & of course the old gold standard...... worms[/QUOTE]

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Don't know about Blue Cats, but there's definitely some sows of the other (catfish) versions. Bass .... yep, they're in there. My biggest (landed) was 7lbs ... have hooked others that were bigger.
Herrington is one of the most productive Bass waters in the state, according to KDFWR. You've just got to learn the lake, and pay your dues (time) to figure them out.
If you're going to be living around Kennedy Bridge ... you're in the area of one of the biggest community holes on the lake ... LOL !! Seriously, just go down there on any tourney night and count the number of boats that flog those two banks to death ... LOL !!
Biggest I've ever heard of, coming from Herrington (Bass), supposedly weighed 12lbs ... but, that was years ago. Wouldn't surprise me if more 8lb Bass died of old age, than were ever caught from there. You'd be surprised at the size of the Crappie there, too.
All the standard baits & techniques will work on Herrington ... you just have to fish it often, to keep up with their movements (depth). I've caught Bass from 1ft deep to 30ft deep ... depending on conditions (weather/season/water level/etc).
Just use your imagination & knowledge, as to what bait & technique to use on whatever type of bank you fish. And don't be afraid to throw cranks at night ... over 12-15ft depths of water ... parallel to the bank. Not even a bad idea to "worm fish" that bank, then turn around and crank it. And don't think that, just because you are the 5th boat in a line, down a stretch of bank .... that you probably aren't going to get a chance at a fish. There's been many a night that I've fished a bank, behind several other boats, and caught fish ... sometimes within casting distance behind a boat !! Fish your plastics slow ... fish your cranks "Stop & go" ... (can't give you any hints about other baits, never used'em ... LOL )

...pappy

[QUOTE=Les Young;377431]Spinner baits, crank baits, jigs, tubes , brush hogs & of course the old gold standard...... worms[/QUOTE]

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Hey me and my dad fish Herrington aton and can't tell you much about bass but we fish for hybrids and whites about 5 days a week and there defiantly in there. We troll and fish for them in the jump the most fun fishing I've ever done. For cats we usually catch flats and channels and do pretty good.

as many have hinted herrington is a tough lake to learn, i grew up around dunn island and have been fishing the lake my whole (short) life. to put in your dues is an understatement, but the lake is very productive. one of my favoriets is jig and pig on points, and there is a small wall around guinn island that is usually pretty productive, its just past the ramp going towards the river. just past the "hogsback" (the narrow spot by dunn island) there is an old logging road that extends into the water going towards the river on the left hand side. this usually produces pretty well too. the toughest part about the lake in my opinion is that in many spots you can be right on the bank practically and in 100+ft of water. i usually stick to jigs in blue/black and watermellon or purple plastics, but these are also my go to baits. good luck to all and just watch your graphs for old road beds and and other submerged structures, they're there, you just have to look. and don't neglect the points!

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