One big advantage of fishing clear water lakes is the ability to sight fish. Not only in the spring for bedding bass, but cruising bass in marinas are just as exciting to catch as spawners. On the Highland Lakes, bass have two choices for shade and cooler temperatures, deep water or overhead cover. Overhead cover might be an isolated dock or an entire marina. That's right, some of the best bass fishing in central Texas is found right under the feet or maybe I should say boats, of hundreds of people.
Marinas provide everything that a clear-water bass needs to survive.
Shade, cover, food, and surprisingly a lack of fishing pressure. The bottoms of the boat stalls are covered with algae, which in turn attracts the shad that attract the bass. Marinas, however, can be difficult to fish effectively. There are so many cables, crossbars and tight spaces that it only rewards the very best casters. Learn to skip a bait under a dock like a stone.