FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

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For the first time in my life I can see without glasses.  It is still a new experience that my brain is trying to get wrapped around.  First thing in the morning I reach for my glasses, and then remember.  My Buddy Ro is a freakin’ artist and I can not thank him enough, this is a miracle.  So all that aside it is with great anticipation that I am off to the lake this morning.  (Note:  I am not supposed to do anything that “makes my face red”, in other words exert any pressure or strain.  Today I sat on my butt while I fished, did not violate any rule loading or unloading.  It just looked to good.)

Weather

72/62  Overcast with dense fog early.  Wind S 5 – 10.  (It is foggy as hell this morning.)

Solunar Period

Best  9:21 am to 11:21 am  (Right on.)

Lake Level

Today  96.68 msl   5 days ago  96.71 msl  (The slow decline continues.)

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I Have Seen This Movie Before

With the heavy fog it was 8:15 before I left the house, and 9:00 before a cast was made.  The first impression, the water temp was down around 3 degrees over the whole lake.  And the slow fall of the water level is really starting to affect lots of places.  And last, for some reason I am still not catching anything down lake and have not clue as to why.

It was uplake first, and the water temp had dropped to 55 degrees.  So keeping with the no strain or effort I put the front seat in, sat down and grabbed the jig.  And just like it has been, keep throwing it and you will get a bite.  It may not be fast and furious, but they will eat.

A big headed skinny male.

The first bite came out of a brush pile, see above.  And 2 casts later a real hoss jumped on and with my superior skill it pulled off.  I thought that would be my last big bite of the day, but oh, no, there would be more.

She knocked a foot of slack in that jig.

This picture does not do her justice.  This was a big fish, and she jumped it in 2 foot of water.  So at this point I kept after it.  It was a 1/2 ounce br/pumpkin jig with a watermelon beaver style plastic, a big mouthful, and they wanted it hopped and dropped.

When they bit they were eating it.

And since they were eating the crankbait the last couple of trips I threw it some.  And like the last couple of trips, they ate it.  They like the shad color, and I am cranking the bill off at a stop and go medium speed on moderately shallow banks with most of them coming 3 foot or so.  Best to bang it all the way to the boat.  It tends to catch a little smaller fish, but a good one hops on every once in a while as did another white bass.

Another nice one knocks the slack out of the crankbait.

The wildlife was out today.  From lots of deer, a couple of hogs, some turkeys, things were moving.  Later in the day a big gator made an appearance.  I even saw an Osprey catch a fish off the water.  As far as the total outdoor experience, today was a 10.  But here we go, it is now noon,  I have caught some big fish, and had a big one pull off and another around 5 flopped off trying to lift him in the boat, good morning.  Why would I leave that kind of good fishing?  Obviously I need to head back down lake and fish that warmer water.  I have been determined to catch fish on the lower end but I sure have not figured out how.

Fishing from around 12:00 to 3:45 was fruitless.  Not a bite, not a touch.  The same jig, along with the Bang O Lure, crankbait, and a swim jig, could not buy a bite.  I really am not sure what is going on there, but at some point it has to turn around or I have to do something different.  By the same token, I have caught some big fish the last month, and today was a great day.  The dead calm, cloudy, drizzly days this time of year are the best on Coleto.  Normally the water temp is a little higher and the Bang O Lure bite is in full swing.  Obviously that last cold front slowed them down some, but with better air temps the fishing has no where to go but up.

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On the travel front there are lots of things set and some are in the works.  Falcon this weekend with my buddy Aaron, time to catch a real big one.  Then the end of next month off to Peru for the Amazon and then 2 days of offshore fishing.  And then in June a trip to Port Mansfield for 3 days of fishing with the Austin Boys.  (I must be a glutton for punishment!)  This year there will be lots of fish catching travel and I hope you keep reading.

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I really did mess up today moving, at the rate the morning was going a couple of more big bites and it would have been classed as epic.  It really hurt when I lost that one out of a brush pile.  Fish that pull that hard don’t come around everyday.  But maybe they do as Aaron and I will be heading for 2 days of fishing on Falcon.  It is always something going there.  From full on awesome, to a slow grind, Falcon can still be the place dreams are made, and just maybe we will get it done this weekend.  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines