My favorite lake is 24,900 acres at power pool with 298 miles of shoreline. About 200 miles has button bushes and some buck brush just outside the normal water line. It is a rocky ledgy highland reservoir. I’ve had some issues which have kept me form being there often and I have lost the fish. We go to go last week and caught 25 bass with only one keeper.

With above average rain the lake keeps rising and now is up in the bushes at 8 feet above pool. I’m not a flipper or a pitcher. I’m going to hit it Tuesday morning. I have tied on; spinner bait, buzz bait, frog, T rigged worms both weighted and weightless and some Ned rigs. What am I overlooking for in the brush.

I would include a jig and craw. Btw, I love that lake though I won't name it either. 🙂 I need to get back down there.

At least 2 setups are jig rigged 24/7. The name isn’t a secret. It is Stockton lake.

That is correct. It isn't a secret, but since you chose not to name it in your original post I chose not to name it either out of respect to what I thought was your desire in this thread. I see now that I was mistaken.

I've caught both my biggest bass and the most bass in bushes this year. I think you've got the lures you need. I would only suggest these two things:

You can often spot bass under bushes when they move and the bush twitches. Be alert for that.

Don't hesitate to cast boldly into the bushes. If you get snagged in the wood, that can be a good thing if you can jiggle it free. A lure jiggling in a bush seems to activate bass.

Buzzbait,Texas rigged craw or creature a a jig would be my go to for that type of situation. I’ve always done well with those in areas like that

Those are pretty much the same lures I would use. I might add a Spook.

Don’t hesitate to hit the area around the bushes about 5ft out working your way in

Mike

Definitely a jig and craw. Maybe a wakebait depending on how far up in the bushes and grass you'll be fishing.

That's begging for a pegged Rage Craw. Toss it in and let if fall.

29 minutes ago, BigAngus752 said:

That's begging for a pegged Rage Craw. Toss it in and let if fall.

Thanks. Your suggestion sent me to the bait cabinet for rage craws and zoom speed craws. I hadn’t thought of them. Everything else mentioned I have in the boat.

You’ve got the gist of it. What you already had on would be my starting point. Start on top and work your way down (because I prefer topwaters). A Texas rigged craw/bug/etc is always a good choice and you’re going to put one on. The other thing you might consider is a squarebill. Since the water is up, there shouldn’t be much grass so it is just tree/brush tops which a squarebill will roll right through. Great for covering water, and if it is dirty you can put a rattling version on for more noise.

I would keep a rod with a Texas rigged flipping tube with a rattle inserted in my hand all day. I don’t usually peg the slip sinker with a tube except when I’m pitching in bushes. Start with a 5/16 oz. sinker and work up if you’re having trouble penetrating the cover. And don’t be afraid to pitch right into the middle of a bush.

This is my approach on Toledo Bend when the water is up.

When I fish flooded waters, I like anything Texas rigged….worm, creature, tube, even a boot or paddle tail minnow. Weedless is what I like, and put it right at the bushes and trees. Like @Swamp Girl commented, I think shaking the bushed get their attention.

Beaver or craw on a flippin rig will come through that brush better than ANY jig.

The best day I ever had on Stockton was when it was flooded, flipping a big tube into the bushes.

1 hour ago, Bluebasser86 said:

The best day I ever had on Stockton was when it was flooded, flipping a big tube into the bushes.

Sadly I don’t flip anymore. T rigged worms and swim jigs have given me my best green fish high water days. Some of the posts have listed baits that I had not thought about. More than likely I’ll be in the Big Sac arm midway to the dam. It will be Thursday before I can get a decent wind without gusts to thirty.

Last time I fished Table Rock the lake was high with flooded brush. I caught most of my largemouths on buzzbaits but it was in May.