Osborne Chain-of-Lakes

With the cooler weather anglers have been catching some crappie in deeper areas of the lake and the largemouth bass and the sunshine bass bite will be at its best this quarter. The peacock bass bite will also be very good this time of year, expect during cold fronts. The largemouth bass bite should be good in the early morning on topwater lures and later with crank baits. Consider trying jigs or plastic worms for largemouth bass as well. Live shiners or shad freelined in deep holes can be an excellent producer for sunshine bass, butterfly peacock bass, and largemouth bass. Peacock bass are best targeted with live shiners, shad, or fast-moving baits like lipless crank baits or jerk baits. Lake Osborne is also an excellent place to target bluegill and trophy sized redear sunfish. As we enter early spring the redear sunfish and bluegill bite should start to pick up. Anglers should target patches of eel grass for best results. Grass shrimp, crickets, and small jigs have been the preferred baits for bluegill and redear sunfish. Nice size channel catfish can be caught using chicken liver or live worms.