Fish Catching Travel
Some times you get up on the right side of the bed and it only gets better from there. Today’s fishing was exactly that. The first trout came in the boat on like the second cast, and it just went on from there.
When we got on the water at daylight it was dead calm, a heck of a lot warmer than yesterday, and there was a steady outgoing tide. We headed down river, dropped the trolling motor, and did not start the big motor for over 5 hours. The tide kept us floating down river at a perfect steady pace. Blue Gobi plastics were still the bait of the day, and we just tossed it to the bank and worked it out by hopping it off the bottom.
Clyde with a nice solid trout.
Though plastics were by far the best bait, they were not the only thing that worked. We caught a few on topwater, a couple on jerk bait, and Clyde got the MirroLure Mirrodine (sp) going. It was cool to watch those trout come up and smack that lure. If you have not tried it, it is cool and will be added to my arsenal in the future!
There are tons of black drum in the river right now.
Often we all have a tendency to run over Hell’s Halfacre trying different places. That is so not necessary in the river right now. Just ride the river down and fish as you go. The trout are scattered all over the river, and I mean all over it. So running is a waste of fishing time, and as we found, there are pods of trout up and down the river. So keep your bait wet and when you catch one get ready, you will probably catch another.
A real nice flounder on plastics.
We caught fish all day long, from the when we started until when we quit. Though we had to work through lots of small trout, that was not a bad thing. Before the day was over we kept 18 trout, 1 red, and 1 flounder. We easily caught and released at least twice that many. Of the 18 in the box we only had one that we really had to measure. A great day. And it was all the better as Clyde was down from Arkansas so he got to put some nice fish in the boat.
Soon to be bagged and headed to Arkansas to feed family and friends.
We talked to a few other folks on the river and I can tell you that there are fish from the Texana Dam all the way down to the bay. We did fish one small bank down lake where we did not catch any trout. That might have been because it was loaded with big Alligator Gar. So what you say? The so what was Shoedog got a bite and the fight was on.
Using a super light Carrot Stik, and light line, he had a monumental battle with a big one, it was awesome. After a protracted battle and a couple of cool jumps, he made a quick release and another great moment in fishing was achieved. He did a great job handling it and I got it all on video. I should get it downloaded to utube tomorrow so stop by and take a peek, it is cool.
The weather was great, the fishing was good, and we had fun. So on with the show. We are headed to Coleto tomorrow to see if I can put Clyde on a big bass. His last day here is Sunday and we will see how tomorrow goes before we decide how to finish his trip.
I do want to take time to address an issue that has come up with my blog in the past. I have had 6 or 7 complaints, out of 135,000 folks who have read my blog, when I have been very specific about the places I am catching fish. Sorry folks, that is what this blog is all about, sharing information with you. My purpose is to expand folks fishing knowledge, it is not about “messing up your fishing place.” This is a pattern that will work in all the rivers that lead into the coast. Trout seek warmer protected water when it cools off. The Lavaca River is just an example of this pattern. So do what I did, look at the map, read as much as you can, and then get it done. No one showed me, it was a matter of looking at the map and going. So no matter where you are on the coast, there is a river, creek, or canal near you holding fish right now.
So thanks for reading my stuff. It is late and I am tired, so if there are some editing errors, sorry, but it is time for bed. Keep stopping in and I will keep trying to keep up to date with my reports. The weather is fine, the fish are biting and it is great to be alive.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
