Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - October 2016

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InSeptember, late, latesummer, Ispentthedayfish- ingFalconLakeinSouthTexaswithGeneEisenmann, thefounderofHydroWave.FalconLakeisalwaysa greatlatesummerorearlyfallakeasthebasbegin toschoolupandfedforthecomingwinterandfol- lowingspawn.Thistimeofyearrealyplayswelfor anglersthatarelookingtoeithercatchthatFalcon Lakemonsterbasortheanglerthatwantstogoout andcatch50plusbasaday. FalconLakehasbenonagreatupwardtrackafter theseveredroughtthatplaguedtheareabackin2013 whenthelakehit alowlevel of256.32fet. In2015, an abundanceofrainfelinthespringmonthsandthe lakerosetoalevelof285.49fet.FalconLakeis greatlyafectedbylowwaterlevelsasitisashalow lakeandafewfetcanmakeaworldofdiference. CurentlyFalconLakeisat270.90fetandhasben risingafterrecentrainfal. ThedaythatwewereoutonFalconLakewefound themschoolingdownbythedamanddecidedwe wantedtogoafteroveralnumbersandnothuntfor oneortwobigbites.FalconLakehassomeofthe mostaggresivefishIhaveeverhadtheopportunity tofishandmyguestforthedaysaiditbest:

SUMMERDAYS ATFALCONLAKE ByWadeMiddleton

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