Ray Roberts 1-8-11

Took Dwight and his crew out on the day before the big cold front on Ray Roberts.  Dwight took a sand bass trip with me last spring and wanted to tangle with some blues this winter.  Today the fish were piled under shad in 50-72ft of water.  The fish were active and feeding on the drop offs, but not feeding on the deep flat.  They were on the flat but would not touch a bait.  Today the fish really seemed to prefer buffalo over gizzard shad and perch.  I think they just wanted something different than the threadfin they were eating.  One of the 8 pounders we cleaned had about 20 threadfin in it's stomach that were not digested yet.  They are definitely eating well this winter.  We tried shallow a few times, but the active fish were mainly at the 50ft mark.  Water temp was 47-49 degrees and a 5-10mph northeast to east wind.  It was a tough day on the water, but we managed 26 nice fish.  Had a blast with this group and look forward to our next adventure this Spring.