Fish Catching Travel
Sorry there is no real new fishing report here, I just can not get to excited to go when the wind is blowing the siding off the house. I will admit that being able to fish when I want often lets me blow off going, but guess what? I am lucky that way. But with that said, the weather has to straighten out some time.
It is just hard to believe. Winter just will not let go. Snow in Nebraska, 20 degree in Iowa, and we even hit below 40 degrees this morning. And yesterday, what can be said about that. The car needed to be in Austin for routine maintenance and my wife was kind enough to let me either fish or go with her, whichever suited me. After watching multiple weather reports I chose going to Austin.
That choice was made with the wind forecast in mind. The wind down here has been blowing 20+ day after day, and Monday was no different. As we headed out the sky looked stormy, the wind was howling, and it was 75 degrees. It stayed that way all the way until we got to Gonzalez, when it really started blowing, and in the matter of a couple of miles it dropped from 75 to 55 degrees, and the wind really howled. It never got any better and by time we got to Austin it was blowing like a Banshee and lightening like crazy. This morning I noticed a big tree was down in the neighbors yard if that gives you any indication of how hard the wind blew.
That has to be the last of it, I mean really? How many northers can we have in one year? They have really cut down on the fishing around here, but it is more that folks are waiting for the weather to break, and this should be it. I do know that folks who are doing some fishing are doing a little catching, but the Gulf reports are still spotty. I got a good redfish report from one of our local bays, but the trout are still remaining spotty. Look for this next warming trend to finally get the water temp in the bay high enough to get the trout moving shallow. But if you are having a tough day, switch to the reds, it can save your day. No matter what the spring bite is coming, it always does.
It was sad to read about the boat found near the Barge Canal without the owner in it. According to reports he was a very experience fisherman who was fishing alone. After several days of searching his body has been found without a life jacket. Nothing else is really known at this time but it is another teaching moment for all of us.
Things happen in an instant – How do I know? About 20 years ago I was towing a disabled boat in when we were hit by a tornado. When it hit it literally turned the boat upside down on my head in an instant. Luckily I had 2 life jackets on by time the boat went airborne with me in it. Did they save my life? Most likely. I know I need to take my own advice. I fish alone quite a bit, and it only takes the blink of an eye and you could be in the water. Let’s give bass fisherman credit, they have a much more ingrained culture of both wearing a life jacket and using the kill switch. Both these items save lives, and those of us that fish the salt need to take heed. If you do not do it for yourself, do it for your loved ones.
Hey Roy from Austin – How did your guided trip to Falcon go? I am so hoping you whacked them and the fishing there this spring has just been an aberration. While it took a pretty good string to win a tourney there this weekend, I noticed they did not mention how many fish were caught overall, or how many were weighed in. Not a good sign.
Not much else to say this morning. Tonight it is off to Arkansas. It looks like it will be at least 6 days of hardcore fishing. If all goes well we will catch trout, walleye, smallmouth, largemouth, hybrid, white bass, stripers, and crappies. My fishing trips are not usually meat hauls, but in this case I hope to sack a cooler full of filets. Nancy loves striper and walleye, my daughter loves bass, and who does not like crappie. I should be able to post everyday so keep stopping in.
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Good Luck and Tight Lines
