KFDM COOP Posted April 20, 2006 Report Posted April 20, 2006 Lake Alan Henry is big bass bonanza Franco Vallejos of Albuquerque, N.M. caught this 13.05-pound bass on Lake Alan Henry Thursday. The fish was 25.75 inches long and 20 inches in girth. He was fishing in 2 feet of water with a live waterdog, according to Larry Hodge with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Three more 13-pound-plus bass were caught this past week, and believe it or not they all came from Lake Alan Henry that is without a doubt the hottest monster bass lake in Texas, if not the world, right now. I got an email from Larry Hodge, with the Budweiser ShareLunker Program on Friday, saying that they had just picked up a 13.05-pound bass that was caught on Alan Henry Thursday by Franco Vallejos of Albuquerque, N.M. He also said they had heard that two more bass in the 14-pound-plus class had been caught there, and they were on the way to pick them up. The bass caught by Vallejos is the fourth to be caught and entered into the ShareLunker Program from Alan Henry this season. The heaviest of the bunch is the 15-pounder caught last week. That was a new lake record. It replaced the old lake record weighing 14.94. Since 2000 there have been 18 confirmed catches of 13-pound-plus bass from Alan Henry. If they pick up a pair of 14-pounders by today that will bump the total to 20. So far this season 25 bass have been entered into the ShareLunker Program. Hodge says that's the most entries since 1996, when 28 bass were donated to the program. So far Lake Fork has produced five ShareLunkers this season. Many of you probably are not familiar with Alan Henry, but it's definitely worth a fishing trip, especially during April. It's produced nine bass during April since 2000. The lake is located 65 miles southeast of Lubbock. It's on the South Fork of the Double Mountain Fork of the Brazos River, and covers 56 miles of shoreline that's made up of mostly steep rocky terrain. According to TPWD records the lake was stocked with largemouth and smallmouth bass in 1993 and 1994. What makes this lake such a big time producer of huge bass is anybodies guess. It could be from lack of angling pressure, such as tournaments. At any rate, it should definitely be a go-to destination for anglers in the hunt for big bass. If you're looking to win some money and big prizes you might want to check out the McDonald's Big Bass Splash being held April 21-23. It'll be held on Sam Rayburn out of the Umphrey Family Pavilion, located just east of the dam. Robin Johnston, with Sealy Outdoors (the outfit heading up this tourney), says they will be paying out $560,000 worth of cash and prizes for big bass. "We had 3,700 entries in this tournament last year," says Johnston. "It's usually held on the third weekend of April on Sam Rayburn. We're expecting about 4,500 entries this year." In last years tourney 11-year-old Brandon Adams won this tourney with a big bass weighing 11.57 pounds. That big bass was worth a Triton boat package and a Hummer. I talked with him after the tourney and Brandon said he was going to sell the Hummer and keep the boat. The money from the Hummer was going towards a college education. He's already signed up for this year's tourney, according to Johnston.
Guest Jody Posted April 25, 2006 Report Posted April 25, 2006 This is a small lake with incredible pressure on it. The lake has a really good in-flow of minerals from the Brazos river and that helps the smaller bait, vegitation, and bass. I don't think I would classify it as the hottest lake in the nation or world. Amistad and Choke are much better.
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