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By: serveandcollect
Posted: 6/6/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/6/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I remember the first week fishing this lake I got skunked, eventually I found some useful methods to produce fish. Its been a while since I've fished one of my favorite lakes and it was hard work, th...
By: kickerboat
Posted: 11/8/2020
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/8/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Ballinger this morning, cold and windy but we got a few nice ones trolling flatfish, 3 of the larger plants, one about 12 in. and one small one. All were released.
I got to use the photarium...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/1/2022
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/1/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at the Ballinger Lake fishing pier at around 1pm and already had fish on by 2pm. Fished from the bottom with 2 rods, a Daiwa and UglyStik. Used a heavy egg sinker with a 3 foot lead. Using two...
By: whorde
Posted: 8/14/2014
Species: Other
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/13/2014
Hot Spots: 0
My second experience with Ballinger was much different. This time rather than casting, I decided to go with the herd and fish on the bottom. But I refuse to use powerbait. I have no interest in hat...
By: whorde
Posted: 8/19/2014
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/17/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Fished in 4 or 5 different spots ... by island, north end, out in the middle, over by the dock ... started about 6am, till about noon.
The lake was dead. Nothing going on. Crappie jig, plastic wo...
By: RaysGoodLiquor
Posted: 5/17/2018
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/17/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I launched my rubber raft at the public boat launch and drifted about 30 yards to the left of the dock, right by the row of thick lilly pads. I was casting into the pads and retrieving towards the ce...
By: RaysGoodLiquor
Posted: 5/28/2018
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/28/2018
Hot Spots: 1
Nailed two decent size largemouth on the north east corner of the lake. I was tossing 6in pumpkin lizards and worms into the Lilly pads on a Texas rig and got pretty aggressive bites. Ended up with ...
By: drysuperfly52
Posted: 6/18/2015
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/18/2015
Hot Spots: 2
Stopped by Ballinger on my way home met up with a familiar fisherman as well. I started throwing a watermelon worm at the pads with no luck on east side of the lake. headed towards south end of the is...
By: Largemouthhooker
Posted: 8/9/2015
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/9/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Usually have pretty good luck at Ballinger, but today was tough. Even the trout guys weren't having much luck. Caught a couple real little guys on a Texas rigged tiny baby brush hog. The water was loo...
By: Ucantpkme2
Posted: 11/3/2015
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/3/2015
Hot Spots: 0
This is just a review for the summer of 2015. All I did was target lagemouth bass all summer at Ballinger lake. I did mostly shore fish and out on a boat and did well at both. All fish I caught except...
By: whorde
Posted: 8/31/2014
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/31/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I'm going to have to break my own rule and give it a 5 star day due to new personal biggest bass, even though no trout.
Today I took my rubber raft out to Ballinger. I fished up north, I fished th...
By: HULI_ISDA
Posted: 10/5/2014
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/4/2014
Hot Spots: 0
So after my successful outing targeting LMB on the lake, decided to give it a try inc more today. Fished for 2 hours and released over 10 fish, not big ones but big enough to give you a fun fight. Fis...
By: whorde
Posted: 7/24/2014
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/23/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Spent about 3 hours on the dock Wednesday night, around 6-9. Tried a variety of lures, mostly by the lily pads, some out in open water. Zero bites. Briefly tried a bobber by the lily pads, again no...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 8/23/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/23/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I had a hall pass from the family, this evening. I was hoping to get over to Forbes lake in Kirkland for some largemouth, but the sun was getting low, so I went with Ballinger due to proximity. As I...
By: pizzaman
Posted: 9/22/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/22/2012
Hot Spots: 0
tried everything. Not even a bump. Fish still hiding deep I think and I don't have the technigue in the kayak to get to them.
By: Bass_Assassin
Posted: 7/15/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/15/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the lake around five this morning. Good action on top water stuff, several descent strikes and landed a 2 or 2.5 lb large mouth. Lots of little guys on rubbers, not a big day but a bad day of fis...
By: Splitshot
Posted: 8/29/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/28/2010
Hot Spots: 0
In about an hour and a half, we went around almost half the lake and the island. All the shoreline I fished was sloped gently and pretty shallow, 3-4'. As structure goes, there were lily pads and wee...
By: guitarfisher
Posted: 2/28/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/28/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Float tubed Ballinger from ~10-2 with nothing to show, but - hey - it was a beautiful day. Its all about the journey! Water temp was 49 degrees - a bit cool still. I threw plastics in mostly shallow ...
By: TrollingJones13
Posted: 3/28/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/28/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Went out to Ballinger today to try my luck and also try out my new pontoon boat. No luck at all. Tired both the northern bank, as well as all around the island. I fished around the structure and downe...
By: fishingboy
Posted: 1/19/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/19/2009
Hot Spots: 3
went to ballinger for a few minutes only caught a duck by accident! put up a fight while try to recover her! lost a few yards of lines and the crawdad jig! I did see a beautiful bald eagle trying to g...
By: limedodge73
Posted: 8/7/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/5/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Went out for a little late afternoon fishing. got in water around 4:30 and fished untill 7:00. I went straight across to the island and drifted up and down the east side of it. just using a worm an...
By: trucknmusic
Posted: 3/9/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/9/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Hit ballinger in my little boat today from about 9-2pm. 1st time on the lake and was trying for bass but had no luck. Fished all over and tried all kinds of methods - dropshot, jig, jerkbait, spinne...
Posted: 2/13/2011
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/13/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Two Firsts for me today!!
First Fish of The 2011 Fishing Season!!
First Cutthroat Trout I've ever caught!!
For me, it was a 5 star day because of the two reasons mentioned above.
I got to the ...
By: HULI_ISDA
Posted: 1/29/2013
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/29/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Fished ballinger today from 9am till 11am,got to the lake and it was drizzled and no sign of stopping,but since i made the trip might as well get down there and wet the line.lots of teasing bites,hook...
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 2/4/2013
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/2/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Headed for Lake Ballinger for some fishing with my friend Pete. Fishing has been rather slow lately... Pete tried Green Lake during the week and only hooked one, on several days out. Thought Ballinger...
