Fish Catching Travel
Since I posted last, the morning after I hurt my back getting the boat off the trailer, I have been near some awesome water, and have not wet a line. We were meeting her parents and some family in Gulf Shores Alabama and I was hoping to get in a little fishing. To bad I was down on my back. If I am to laid up to fish you know it was rough. Thank goodness it is getting better and so in the morning it is off to the Gulf for some fishing.
When we left Saturday it was looking like Tropical Storm Karen would hit the coast by time we got there. Well it didn’t, but it sure looked like it might get ugly.
My sister-in-law took this as the storm approached. She is a pro, check out her site below.
Karen really never amounted to much other than a little rain Sunday afternoon. When it broke up it was amazing at the beach. The sea was flat, birds and bait everywhere with the occasional big splash. To bad I only saw it from the balcony of the condo. But my back just was not having it. I do know it looked good and so did the lagoon and intercoastal. I will definitely be back there to fish some time.
My friend Clyde up in Arkansas sent me these couple of good fish the other day. His note said he hadn’t been out in a while, but it sure looks like he made up for it. The fishing on Bull Shoals and Norfork has been great the last couple of years and there sure are some nice fish being caught. Hope I make it up there this spring.
That’s what I am talking about.
Looking at this picture brings back lots of fond memories of fish I just don’t catch here. If you are not familiar with them, the one in his right hand is a Kentucky and the one in his left hand is a smallmouth. Both of these are really nice ones and that smallmouth is a real good one. The fall bite is on in the mountains of Arkansas and they will have some real good fishing through January, especially if it does not get to cold.
I also got a call from a friend and they are headed to Sportsmans Resort on the White River next weekend and they wanted me to go. To bad I have the Shark-A- Thon the next week or I would. There is nothing like a fall White River float while you load the boat with rainbows and browns. It is one of the great fishing destinations in the world. If you ever wanted to try and catch a big striper, bass, walleye, crappie and 3 or 4 different trout species in one trip, and do it all within a couple of miles of each other, the Twin Lakes Area of North Arkansas is the place.
So tomorrow I am hitting the water. With the good topwater fishing going on it has been driving me crazy sitting on the couch. Hopefully the fish will be jumping in the boat. Sorry of the lack of reports but I intend to remedy that starting tomorrow. Thanks for reading my stuff.
My photographer sister-in-law’s site. Thanks for the photo Barb.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
