Fish Hotels--Artificial structures make sweet fishing spots for anglers on lakes across Texas

Most anglers will agree — give fish some cover and they are sure to come. This is especially true of crappie and bass in aging reservoirs where timber, brush and other natural goodies may have withered away over time.

Both species are cover nuts. Cover provides shelter and good places to hide and ambush unsuspecting prey that fins dangerously close.

I know fishermen who have spent countless hours sinking brush piles made from willow tops, sweet gums, cedars and Christmas trees on their home waters. It’s hard work done in the name of attracting fish to isolated locations that in many cases are far from shore. The brush is normally anchored to bottom at strategic locations using buckets of concrete, sandbags or cinderblocks.