Four of us fished Waco Creek Ranch and had an excellent trip.  Friday evening was pre-frontal conditions and each boat caught right around thirty five bass which was the most of each of the three days.  We had plenty of quality fish above three pounds and sixty four culls over the three days.  After the cold front Friday night, the action slightly slowed but not by a whole lot.  The big bass of the trip as a 7.67 and we had a range of fives and a handful of six pounders to boot.  Some of the fish had spawned but many had not or at least not finished.  My partner and I sat on the buffet line and caught twenty two bass from one location over the course of ninety minutes and there was only one cull in the group.  We couldn't believe what we were witnessing so we called the other boat over and they came and caught close to ten from the same spot.  What tipped us off was the change in structure at the boat launch which is the only gravel on the lake and there were bluegill beds everywhere when we walked up.  They were glued to the beds and you could almost reach down and grab them before they'd move off.  Once we realized the bluegill spawn was in full swing and right in front of us, we focused efforts on the areas near the launch and it payed off.  It seemed like the bass were staged around the boat launch and were ready to run up the ramp to fill their bellies at the bluegill buffet.  It was the most bass I've ever seen caught from a single location and the average size I'd guess was four pounds.  

Here's one batch of the bluegill in the shallows.

The 7.67 was pre-spawn and put up a spectacular fight.  She was caught on a 1/2 oz football head jig with a Rage Craw trailer.

My friend Kenny caught a 6.8 on a Yellow Magic which was fun to watch from across the cove.

Our biggest fish came on jigs, TX rigs and C-rigs with Rage Craw trailers.  We would fish up one cove and come back and pick up some nice ones at the launch, then up the another cove and back to the launch then repeat.  Each boat was catching twenty to thirty five per morning and evening which adds up to an absurd total.  This lake is definitely fishing well. 

This bass had my bait hooked into the roof of its mouth and two other soft plastics in her mouth which shows how eager these fish are to eat any soft plastic.  We should all do our part to be sure no artificial lures make their way into the water to potentially harm these fish by blocking their digestion.  

In summary….  If you haven't been to San Saba lately you should make a point to go.  This lake is HOT!

Jackson