Amistad Reservoir Fishing Report 01.17.12

Water Clarity: Stained Water Temp: 60 degrees 

Largemouth Bass:   Fair all day  on Bonz White River2sea rover 128, bone River2 sea Whopper Plopper 130 or white Bully WA in back of coves. Also good on shakyhead rigged  green pumpkin zoom magnum ol monster,  watermleon big  red 12 in Berkley power worm ,   or carolina rigged a California  420  zoom magnum super flukes, Hotbelly Bass Optimum Baby Line thru 05 or  sunfish 3:16 rising son  over vegetation and timber in main river channels in 5-20 feet.   A Nichols Umbrella Rig fitted with a 3" bleeding shad River2sea Bottom Walker  or   Pearl Sexy Shad  3/4 oz. Luhr Jensen hot lips throughout the day in 12-20 feet over submerged structure and  grass will  also do the trick.

White Bass:  Fair vertically jigging chrome Tony Accetta spoons on main lake points or in back of coves or trolling a 1/4 oz tennessee shad Luhr Jensen Hot Lips Express. 

Striped Bass: Good  trolling or down rigging a 3/4 White Williams Banjo Eye Jigs in 15-40 ft, vertically jigging a 1 oz perch Bagley Prizm Minnow Jigs or   drifting hybrid bluegills by the dam in 10-30 feet.

Catfish:  Fair on Lewis King's punch bait, live perch and shad in 6-30 feet.