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I got this from my brother in Arkansas today. Thought you all would like it.
Or – But when I do, I always soak my worm in Dos Equis.
Fishing
The reports coming from the coast have just been off the chain the last couple of weeks, and getting better all the time. While this front will obviously have some effect, it should continue to roll. Drifting back lakes, wading, fishing the jetties, it is all good right now. So it did not surprise me when my buddy Chris sent me this picture.
A nice string of trout.
Chris was duck hunting on Matagorda out of POC when he caught these fish on plastics while wading off the island. He reports the duck hunting was slow, but obviously the trout fishing is hot. He also went hunting Friday morning, and of course getting out before daylight it was nice and warm when he set up. He said by time he quit it was a little cool in a shirt with the rain and cold wind. Love it when that happens.
Seeing the pelicans in the picture Chris sent me reminded me I took this picture at Froggie’s the other day while we cleaned fish.
Cleaning fish at Froggie’s we see these guys all the time and take them for granted when they come for a free meal. It is cool to see them fighting over the guts. And when the dolpin gets pissed off at the pelicans for getting to them first he will chase them off. No big deal for us, we see it all the time. We forget that others would love to see such a thing. Sometimes we need to stop and watch, it is all a part of the great outdoors.
Coleto 11/21/13.
With the big cold front coming the next day I wanted to get in one more day of buzzbait fishing before it was over until spring. Now I know that I was sounding like a broken record when I kept writing about it, but when there are good fish blowing up on it, it is hard to put it down.
It has been a month of fish like this – and boy was it fun while it lasted.
Though I caught lots of big fish on it the last month, the really big ones have slowly but surely got off it. So it is time for a change. Topwater, spinnerbait, and crankbait, will really come in to their own now as the water cools off. But the fish are still on the deep edges of the grass beds, it is going to be a matter of finding what they want. And if we have a cold winter, do not forget the jerk bait, it can be killer this time of year.
I love it when these tough guys attack stuff bigger than they are.
I showed you this not so much for how little he was, but to show you that I am starting to throw the topwater minnow. From now until May one will be tied on a rod. Looking back at old posts it has really been a bait of choice. Hard as it is to believe, pre-spawn is right around the corner, and it will be my go to bait along with a Strike King Swim Jig.
And speaking of late winter, and early spring, fishing, here is something to watch for. On Coleto, and many other lakes I fish, when it is cold and you get a warm sunny day with wind, look for the calmest sunny bank you can find. If you see the shad flipping, the fish will be there. And when they are, there are usually lots of them. So put that in your things to watch for as the winter progresses to spring, it works.
I get lots of comments on my blog, and I read them all. So if you want to comment please do, it shows me there is someone out there actually reading this stuff. I got a nice comment from Rocky the other day who fishes Coleto a lot. His bait of choice is a weightless fluke on a #4 worm hook. That is a bait I have talked about in the past as a good choice year round on Coleto. So thanks Rocky and if you see the Carolina Skiff on the water stop and say hi.
The only redeeming quality about this weather is the great football on today. My Razorbacks look to end their losing streak, A+M get a chance to show us all they are the real deal when they go to Death Valley to take on the scary LSU Tigers, and Baylor could clinch the Big 12 title today when they go to Stillwater to play the OK State Cowboys. A great day for some College football, and who knows, maybe a couple of cold ones and a nap.
That is it for a cold winter day. When they say if you don’t like the weather in Texas just wait 5 minutes. Boy is that the truth. Nothing like having to turn off the AC and turn on the heat the same day. With the forecast looking sketchy for the next few days it will be a wait and see thing as to when I hit the water next. But as usual it will probably be a day to early, but I can only stay off the water so long. So thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
