FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

 Pick up a Knocker B topwater next time you are at the tackle store.

I hope everyone had a great holiday as summer comes to a close.  You might not be able to tell with our  heat index forecast to be as high as 110 degrees the next couple of days, but it is coming to a close.

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While I took the weekend off the Masked Flounder Assassin, who shall remain nameless due to the outstanding warrants for continuing to murder innocent fish, was hard at it catching reds.

Nice Red!  He is not gigging, but is still giving them a go at night.

The guest of honor at dinner tomorrow.

Thanks for the pictures dude, can’t wait until you are back in full foundering mode.

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Following my trip to Lake Travis I got his question from Joe Bass.

So when you were on Lake Travis how did the water clarity look like? Last April 2016, I was there and in coves you could see at least 10-20 feet down. Haven’t been back with all the rain we been having. Not sure how clear it is. Thanks

The visibility was good but it was not quite that clear, but you could see a good 5 feet plus where we were on the lower end.  Fishing many highland lakes it reminded me of the Ozarks, but not quite as clear.  Because of the kids there was only a little trolling to let them catch one, but I really liked the looks of things.  I know the pressure there is pretty heavy but come late winter/early pre-spawn I will be back up there for several days.  That is my favorite time of year on clear lakes like that.  I can just feel one thumping that jerk bait.  And it sure was nice to put the boat in a dock and not have to trailer, and the wife can have the car and shop Austin until she drops, or runs out of money.  Everybody wins on that trip.

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And speaking or Travis here are a few from a great trip with the grandkids even if I didn’t catch a fish.  It was a great way to end the summer.

             Summer Fun.  Baby Wren was unsure of the whole tubing thing.

                            No I will not kiss the bass Grandpa!

I did a little trolling so I was sure to catch Mia a fish and we finally caught a small Guadalupe bass.  She is a fishing nut and we did not get to fish as much as she wanted, she is going to be a fisherwoman.  I can not wait until they visit, we will wear those Coleto crappie out.  It was a great weekend and there were several highlights other than Mia catching a fish.  Baby Wren, who was quite skeptical of the tube, immediately fell asleep while being towed with dad and mom.  And then she topped off the weekend by throwing up like a volcano on the way to the restaurant.  How a little kid can throw up that much I will never know, but it was amazing.  So a great weekend was had by all, as the older we all get the more important family becomes.

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On a side note I really try to be prepared when traveling with the boat.  Of course we stopped at Cabela’s and I noticed a trailer tire was losing air.  A quick change and we were back on the road.  There is no such thing as preparation or taking to much stuff.  You never know what will, or in my case, is going to break.  Taking a moment to check the works before you hit the road can make what would be a big hassle into a small bump in the road.

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Any of you that went dove hunting hope you sacked them up.  You too Orlando!  Looking at the forecast for the next few days it is going to be super hot and more rain is on the way.  So I guess it will be off to the lake tomorrow until the weather stabilizes and then it will be back to the bay.  I know all the time I lived at the boat dock on Lake Norfork this week was one of the quietest of the year on the water.  So time to get out the waders and take advantage of the great parking at Froggie’s.  So keep those comments and pictures coming and I will do my part and try to catch a few.  Keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines