I have been fishing stillhouse res for the past few years and i cant seem to get a consistant bite. I have tried alot of carolina rigs with marginal success. plus the usual crank bait and spinnerbait. Everyone i talk to seems to fish deeper water and have luck there but i havnt been able to find the right areas to fish. if anyone has any advise on how to catch bass in deep water and what specific baits to use it would be a great help!!!

Thanks

Advice on fishing Stillhouse? Take a shovel so you can dig a hole to another lake. Not joking. If your fishing is limited to that area, then go fish Belton. Otherwise I would advise fishing another lake.

I have some knowledge, however, it may be limited as I haven't been on the lake in about 7 months. The past three years, stillhouse has been pretty bad in terms of consistency. I usually have my luck fishing around the 8-12 mark aroudn the areas with some form of brush on it. THere are some good places on the south side where you have those depths, and then it drops off into 20+ ft of water. I'd start there. Aside from that, stick with Mr. Wiseman's advice, you'll have better luck on belton lake. Clearer water, and better depths, plus there is a decent amount of trees and brush depending on where you're at. THat'd be my recommendation. Good luck, and catch some for me.