Angling Opportunities

Lake Bob Sandlin offers many quality options when pursuing sportfish. The largemouth bass population is moderately abundant with good numbers of legal-size fish available for harvest. Spotted bass are present but at low densities. White bass is a popular species with high numbers of quality size fish. Channel catfish in recent years have become more abundant across all size classes, and there are plenty of good-sized fish available for harvest. Good numbers of legal size crappie are present and provide good fishing opportunities. Redear sunfish, the dominant sunfish species in the lake, are moderately abundant and also showing good sizes.

Species

Poor

Fair

Good

Excellent

Largemouth Bass

 

 

X

 

Spotted Bass

 

X

 

 

Catfish

 

 

X

 

Crappie

 

 

X

 

White Bass

 

 

 

X

Sunfish

 

 

X

 

Fishing Cover/Structure

Natural habitat is present in the form of inundated timber and aquatic vegetation. There are also numerous boat docks and fishing piers.

 

 

Our bait recommendations

Here's the baits that our Pros love for this lake.