Lake Conroe Fishing Report
**NEXT MOVE:** If you've covered two wind-blown points in 45 minutes with zero bait or bites on sonar, slide to the sheltered north shore and slow to a 3/8-oz shaky head or weightless fluke around docks in 4–8 ft — that's the post-front, high-pressure play as the north wind settles and the sun drops.
THE CALL: Largemouth bass, wind-blown south shore, chartreuse-white chatterbait, be on the water by 2:00 PM and fish through the 2:25–4:55 PM major period into the calm 5–7 PM stretch.
WHY IT WINS
- Water temp: the last measured reading is 79°F from Oct 30 — 320 hours stale. With mid-November nights in the upper 50s and today's 78°F high, I estimate the surface has slid into the low 70s, maybe upper 60s by morning. That's classic fall shad-chase water: bass are keyed on threadfin shad moving shallow, and a moving bait matches the mood.
- Wind: 8.9 mph N now, holding 9–11 mph through 4 PM, then dying to 5 mph by 5 PM. The tools name the south shore as the bank taking the wind and the bait it pushes — that's where the shad stack.
- Timing: the hourly forecast ranks 2–4 PM as the most manageable wind window, and the major solunar period (2:25–4:55 PM) lands inside it. After 5 PM the wind drops to 5 mph and air temp slides from 73°F to 65°F — fish the same bank as the light fades, just slow down.
- No recent dated catch reports exist for this lake, so fish position is my read, not an observation.
START HERE: The wind-blown south shore, working secondary points and any riprap or dock rows where the north wind stacks bait — 2 to 6 ft of water first, then the first break at 8–12 ft if the shallows are empty. Conroe's long, open south-facing banks make this easy to find; pick the stretch with the most chop and bait on your graph.
THROW THIS: 3/8-oz chartreuse-white chatterbait with a white trailer, steady retrieve with occasional stalls, parallel to the bank. Backup on the same water: 1/2-oz chrome/blue lipless crankbait ripped off grass or wood when the chatterbait gets short strikes. Clarity is unknown — if it's stained, go chartreuse; if it's clear, drop to a shad-pattern squarebill.
BEST WINDOW: 2:00–5:00 PM today. Wind 9–10 mph N, clear, 76–78°F, 0% precip. The 5–7 PM calm stretch is your second bite — same bank, slower cadence.
NEXT MOVE: If you've covered two wind-blown points in 45 minutes with zero bait or bites on sonar, slide to the sheltered north shore and slow to a 3/8-oz shaky head or weightless fluke around docks in 4–8 ft — that's the post-front, high-pressure play as the north wind settles and the sun drops.