Monster Mash

  • Leroy Boss with the 14.85 pounder he caught off a spawning bed recently while fishing at Lake O.H. Ivie with Hill Country Hammers Guides and Outfitters.
    Leroy Boss with the 14.85 pounder he caught off a spawning bed recently while fishing at Lake O.H. Ivie with Hill Country Hammers Guides and Outfitters.
  • Pool successfully retrieved the big big bass before it shook the hook or broke the line, then swam back to the boat with the fish in hand. COURTESY PHOTOS / JERAD POOL
    Pool successfully retrieved the big big bass before it shook the hook or broke the line, then swam back to the boat with the fish in hand. COURTESY PHOTOS / JERAD POOL
  • When Boss’ fish got tangled up in the salt cedars, fishing guide Jerad Pool (lower right) wasted no time taking a dive to go after it.
    When Boss’ fish got tangled up in the salt cedars, fishing guide Jerad Pool (lower right) wasted no time taking a dive to go after it.
The talk of fairy tale fishing trips seemingly has no end out West, where O.H. Ivie anglers continue to reel in heavyweight denizens to shock the imagination. Several guides are in operation on the 19,000-acre reservoir near San Angelo. Some of their recent reports read like something straight out of a science fiction thriller. To wit: On May 4, fishing guide Josh Jones made a Facebook post…

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