FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

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While I was flailing away on the river Chad went to the bay, and just like I found, light winds before the blow.  So they made the run, got in the water, and I mean flat way laid them.  His stringer today is just plain crazy, these are not small trout.

We are so fortunate that Chad the Mad Trout Fisherman takes the time to share his knowledge and fishing reports.  As I have said before, the only thing he could do besides this is take you to the fish.  There is much to be gleaned from today’s report and I wanted to get it up while it is fresh.  Enjoy.

That is Freakin’ Insane!

Matty island Thursday, with 20mph gust out of the south.  A trip to matty island was planned and upon arrivial at Charlie’s the wind hadn’t got there yet, so we shot straight across the bay.  I found lots of bait on the shoreline in front of Cedar Lake.  It was the gin clear water color that I didn’t like so down the shoreline we went. Through south pass cut down the shoreline we went looking for the right mix, slightly stain water with bait, as we rounded Pats Bay.  Bingo!  With a four man crew a leap frog was the plan, one on the shoreline, one out deep.  Wasn’t long before we established a pattern of tight to the shoreline was the best bet.  It wasn’t gang buster at any one spot.  Just three or four good trout each wade.  We worked alot of shoreline.  Dropping two off then idling out and running downwind 200 yds and parking. Then letting them wade to the boat to pick us up.  We caught lots of small trout when we would wade out deep.  But the fish that every angler loves to see in the net were on the shoreline.  Total oppasite of what I had been finding the last 10 trips.  Probably has to do with back to normal water levels in the backlakes, pushing the bait out of all those tributaries ahead of the front thats coming this afternoon.  By noon we had a sweet box of trout to 22″to 18″ and some bigger trout released !  Not by choice, so it was a great day on the water.  I had a big bullred make a big pony mullet dance for 20 seconds right in front of me.  What a sight, he had that thing in the air for awhile before he got em.   Also saw a 4 ft plus shark in 18″ of water.  That’s why i love my wading bag, having experienced being dragged down by stringered fish.  And many big trout gone at the head after working for hours to put together a good string. Very disappointing!  A busy weekend with a select baseball tourney in Yoakum  for my son Taylor.  I will try a quick duck hunt Saturday morning, or sit in the deer blind.  I’m like you Doug, I have the best wife ( boss) in the world.  She has put up with my fishing and hunting addiction for 28 yrs now.  Lol,  I should say more like tolorated it!  The ducks on matty island are thick with tons of birds in the air, should be an awsome shoot this weekend. Be safe out there and courtious of all using are public resources! Thanks chad!

Nothing like getting on a good pre-front bite.  Interesting how you found the good fish up tight.  And the decision to keep looking for the “right” water turned out to be the key.  Also, by actually making a plan, one deep and one shallow, it allowed you to establish the “pattern” and then key in on it and smoke them.  Again many thanks for clueing us in.  Folks can learn a lot if they will just listen.  We caught some fish in front of Cedar last trip with the Austin Boys, it is one of my favorite spots from now until “real” winter, always trying to be there when that sucker drains.  And tell Taylor good luck this weekend, could be an interesting tourney based on the possible weather we have coming.

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I almost went this morning to beat the front and see if the bass would cooperate but decided to be responsible.  Stuff needs cleaning and fixing, a 2 boat owner’s work is never done.  Fix one thing and another breaks, the never ending struggle.  So before this big front hits today time to do a little outside work.  And I so hope we get some rain out of this, we are over 3″ down and sinking fast, clearly evident when you launch at the lake.

As far as the fishing not a clue what is next.  Jeffish has his son and if we are lucky we can get on the water somewhere this weekend.  It will be interesting to see if this front actually amounts to something.  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines