FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

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Tomorrow I head out with a friend’s sons for a day on the lake.  We have tried to get it scheduled for a few weeks now and while the weather is not the best to get on the water any day of fishing is a good day.  And if life is real good we will catch a few fish and have a good time, and just maybe somebody will boat a good one.

Weather

80/50  AM thunderstorms giving way to clear skies.  Wind NNW 10 – 20.  90% chance of rain.

Lake Level

Today  97.74 msl    Thursday  97.77 msl

Solunar Times

Good  6:57 am to 8:57 am   Best 1:08 pm to 3:08 pm

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I picked up Santiago’s 2 sons, Julian and Joaquin, right before daylight and we were on the water at first light.  Just a note, they are skilled fishermen who have fished in lots of places in the world including offshore in Costa Rica, the Louisiana marsh, and Arkansas to name a few, so rookies they are not.  There was fog as there usually is in October as things cool down, but it was not thick enough to keep us at the ramp.

Since I have not had the best of luck I decided to try to put them in the best position to catch fish, so first up it was the most consistent place I have right now.  And with the fish not all that active I had them toss a wacky worm and I threw a jig and frog to stay out of their way, and the day started off fine.

Julian with the last fish of the day.

The first bank we caught around 8 or so, with everyone boating a couple.  We moved and boated a couple more.  About 9:30 it came.  Clouds with a 20mph+ wind out of the north and a little rain.  The front blew through in nothing flat, and then the dreaded post front clear off with the wind to go along with it.  From then on it was just plain bad.  I think we boated maybe 2 more until we quit at 2:30.

Besides the wacky rig, I caught a couple on the jig, and we put one more in the boat on swim jig, though they did have a couple of more bites it just was not happening.  And of course I threw the spinnerbait and buzzbait off and on, which was probably stupid, but after the last 3 trips I am still searching.  We finally called it a day, and they did not complain about anything, they just kept fishing like a couple of troopers.  In fact if there was any whining it was me!

I really was disappointed with our results, but it was what it was.  They are both fishermen and handled their bait casters and spinning rods like pros.  It was a real pleasure to spend the day with them.  They fished hard and did what I told them, so the results were on me.  I was really impressed with what good fishermen they are, and I hope they had a good time, I did.  They are great kids and I definitely plan on making it up to them before the fall is over.  Who knows, I might even get dad in the boat one day, the offer is open.

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I got this slow report from SA Joe on Lake Marble Falls, a place you do not hear much about, a good report from Lake Travis, and an interesting question.

First good job on Travis.  When I first moved to Texas I did not hear much good from Travis, but that sure has changed.  I have friends who fish it quite frequently and usually have a pretty good day, I know I have both times I have fished it.  Marble Falls and LBJ are both out of my realm of fishing, but I have sure seen some huge strings of crappie for LBJ.

Before you look at replacing it the last time I had trouble with my Merc I took it to the dealer and he actually reamed it out, and it has been fine for 3 years now.  They actually have a bit that is specifically for that which you can attach to a drill and get the rust and dirt out, I believe it was $20 for the bit if you want to give it a go.  Something to consider before replacing the whole thing.  In fact, replacing the cable may not fix your problem if it is simply dirt and rust in the tube.  So check it out, may save you lots of $$$$.  As always good to hear from you.

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And last but not least Elaine dropped me a note after I forwarded Todd’s redfish/crawfish ettouffee recipe.

Thanks, but that was my email to you, I am Doug.  Todd was happy to share it and I will be interested in how you like it.  Thanks for being a loyal reader.

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Sorry this report was a little late but we had a travel day yesterday.  As I type this I am sitting in my room and looking out over the mountains of New Mexico.  This area, Ruidoso, is one of our favorites.  The Boss loves the hiking and shopping, I just like the whole area.  Today I am taking it easy, tomorrow a big hike and then a drive through the big mountains.  We always see muleys, turkey, and even a few elk, so it will be the usual fun drive.  And it was interesting to wake up to 33 degrees this morning, a reminder that fall is really on the way.  We will be back in a couple of days and then off to the Gulf for me.  Believe I will give the lake a rest, and maybe my damaged pride.  Time for some serious redfish and trout, this is my favorite time of year.  And as usual I appreciate your continued support, reports, and comments.  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines