Fish Catching Travel
After a little break for a short trip to Corpus, and now a little football, it will be back to fishing this week. The weather looks great and my brother Shoedog will be headed this way for 2 or 3 days of fishing, so we should have some great reports starting tomorrow.
One thing I always do if I get anywhere near Corpus is stop at Roy’s Bait and Tackle. A tackle store for hard-core fishermen, it has just about anything you could want. And there are almost always some good deals so it is hard to get out of there without leaving a couple of bucks behind. To make it even better, or worse, they are in the process of an expansion that will double them from around 5000 square feet to 10,000. Now that is a tackle store!
I saw in the paper that the work on the Coleto Creek ramp is going to take a few more days than they thought. The ramp is scheduled to be closed Monday and Tuesday. So if you are headed that way I would check with them to be sure they got the work done and the ramp is open on Wednesday as planned.
Shoedog, who lives in College Station, has a 3 -4 acre lake in his subdivision that is a pretty good little fishing hole. He sent me these pictures and a short note on his last fishing trip.
A nice pre-spawn jig fish. When all else fails this time of year a jig and craw is a great go-to bait.
Big fish from a small body of water.
“It was 66-67 degrees and the day had started out at only 34 degrees. I got on the lake at about 3pm. Pretty good breeze and with the the south wind I thought I would start with a spinnerbait- what else? But- way too many at or below freezing nights in the last few weeks and they are slow. So, after 45 minutes without a strike- out comes the jig and pig. Had a couple taps immediately and missed the third- a good one I had on for a sec. Then I caught the first nice one about 2.5-3 lbs. A few minutes later I caught the 20 plus incher- he was close to a dock. at least 5 lbs. I caught another small one and then I caught the second nice 3 lb. or so one. All the fish but one were fairly shallow- 2-4 feet. Not bad for a late afternoon quickie. They all were very healthy.”
On a final note there was an article in the Victoria Advocate this morning concerning an organization called the San Antonio Bay Partnership. They are seeking comments on the Coastal Public Access plan which is to be completed on January 31 this month. What they are looking at is expansion of facilities from boat ramps to kayak facilities, and bird watching opportunities. I urge you to go to their site and take a look at the plan. One proposal is a boat ramp at Highway 35 and the Barge Canal, another is a potential public marina with ramp at POC. One thing that has surprised me since I moved here is the limited rampage in our area. Plain and simple we need more ramps with parking. As all of you know, holidays and prime fishing time can be a mess at our ramps. So take a couple of minutes to review the site and send her any comments you have by Friday.
http://www.sabaypartnership.org/
Comments: kiersten.madden@gmail.com
So there you have a few ramblings for today. Now it is back to the fishing, and if all goes well I should have lots of reports this week. One last note, we continue to grow with more folks stopping in all the time. I appreciate each and everyone of you so keep those comments coming. Thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
