Fish Catching Travel
Some nice trout caught by Chris from the POC area.
As I sit here at my computer I am mulling over just how crazy this outdoor stuff can be. I mean just how crazy is it that I have to be at my friend Chris’s house at 2:30 a.m.? Now I will be there, but I know one thing for sure, I am not quite as mad at those ducks as he is.
He did send me these pics from a hunt last week out of POC. They killed a few ducks, but the fishing ended up being the highlight of the day. Now I am sworn to secrecy concerning the where, but I will tell you one thing, it is a common place that is known for fish in the winter. In fact, I caught several good bunches there last winter. Suffice to say the back lakes, and portions thereof, are now in play.
Now I know, I should have been wearing camo paint when I fish! And now I actually know someone who has caught a good string of fish on the Manic Mullet.
And here is the bunch they all caught headed for the fryer.
He did at least tell me he caught them on a light colored Maniac Mullet on top. He said they were using it fast and they were eating it. Nothing like topping off a duck hunt with some great fishing.
So what in the heck is this?
Now here is something weird for your viewing pleasure. This “animal” was caught by a trapper near Glenco, Arkansas. My friend Clyde sent it to me with the following story. But first, what is your guess as to what this incredible animal is?
Notice that his feet are tied with duct tape, he has a stick in his mouth which is duct taped, and his head is controlled with a noose. Why? They kept it alive.
This creature weighed over 90 pounds and no one has been able to identify it yet. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission came and took DNA and blood samples in an effort to identify it. Looks like some kind of “cross” to me. So everyone there is waiting to see what comes of the testing. By whatever, this is one cool looking animal. Bigger than our Chupacabra, this may be one of things that remains a mystery. But Clyde promised to let me know as soon as they hear what it is.
Coleto remains fair, at least according to the fishing report.
Coleto has remained slow for me. Thought I have caught quite a few fish the last 3 trips, they have remained small.
Just wanted you to see the ugly truth.
This size has been fairly plentiful, but the big ones have been few and far between. I have been catching them on spinnerbait, topwater, and crankbait. Nothing has been consistent for me, and I have struggled to put the better ones in the boat.
It did look like the water has either stabilized, or maybe come up a little. The majority of the grass is dead right now, and the lake is a little easier to fish. But most of the fish I have been catching are still coming from either points or isolated patches of grass on shallower banks. But either way, they still seem to want that deep water close by.
But all is not lost, we are only a few weeks from pre-spawn. The saving grace in all this is the Gulf. The inshore fishing is hot right now. I have heard or read lots of great reports. And of course the water is a lot less crowded. So if you get a chance to hit the coast load up and go. There may be no better time.
So thanks for reading my stuff. With a duck hunt in the morning, a trip to Fayette County on Wednesday, and then a couple of days with friends on the Gulf, it is going to be a great week. So stop on in the next few days and I will try to keep up the reports. And I intend to video some of the duck hunt, so we shall see how that goes. Hopefully I will have more success “shooting” ducks on video than I do with the gun. I am such a bad shot.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
