Fish Catching Travel
The original plan was to hit the Gulf on Tuesday after I got the boat thing squared away. So Monday while I was waiting to hear from the adjuster I came up with a good idea, lets cut down that tree in the back that is getting near the wires. It has been on the short list for a while, so Monday was the day. So what does that have to do with not fishing Tuesday? Once I cut the dang thing down Monday it took most of Tuesday to clean it all up. With that project done it was off to Coleto Wednesday.
Of course I went up lake and started throwing buzzbait, and just like last time it was about the same results, if that. I almost made a mistake and did not take a picture of the first one, which is almost a superstition now. So after fishing a lot of the way upper end I had one fish to show for it. The first one was small and came on a buzzbait, but it did not take me long to realize those days are gone until this fall. It is summer time and I just have to get over it.
From there it was Senko (2 bites), frog (1 bite), spinnerbait on a windy bank (0 bites), and even a couple of flips in heavy cover with out a bite. The water color up lake is pretty ugly, and the grass continues to grow. And like last time I even fished a couple of mats with frog and did not get a bite. That is actually a little puzzling as it will normally work at least some with the mats we have.
So to get to clear water I headed back down, the lake gets clearer as you go down. So with a case of frustration I went to the one go to bait on Coleto when all else fails, a Strike King Swimming Jig with a Rage Craw trailer. On the first windy main lake bank I missed one, and the near a small point I finally put another one in the boat.
No giant but I will take it right now.
Then it was another main lake bank with a couple of small points. On the first point a little one jumped it, and over the side he came. The next little point produced a good bite, and thank goodness I did not miss that one.
Again no giant, but at least there may be something to learn here.
What made it interesting was these fish came from less than 2 foot of water, between 11 and noon. In fact, I was throwing it right on the grassy banks, in the trash if I could. So the issue is are there more, I only fished that way an hour, or is it just a few scattered here and there and I picked the right bank. It was simply a matter or reeling it and they were eating it. Sad to say I missed 3 or 4, they can be tricky. One of those “that is a fish“, right after he lets go. Most of the fish came between the heavy submersed grass and the bank.
There are still shallow fish, and there will probably be some all summer thanks to the big raise. The clearer water down lake has been better for me. Next time I will stick with the Swim Jig and see how it works out, there are tons of places on the main lake that are like the ones that were holding fish today. Though I do not fish the bass assassin type plastics, it, along with a smaller swim bait, just might be the ticket on those grass edges. And of course the points are still the best potential holding spot right now. While I sure would like to catch a few more, today about half of the poor result was me missing them.
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I am still having a small case of delayed PTSD after hitting something with the boat. The adjuster will look at it Friday, and we will go from there. And not only was the doing a bummer, but not having the flats boat for most of the summer, I can see it coming, has me more worked up than the actual f”p. Who knows, it may come out a lot better than I think, but we will see.
Speaking of things happening, after I told you about Chris and his broken axle I got this from Billy –
“Just saw your random thoughts post from 7/6. Couldn’t help but to reply. You say that you have never heard of an axle breaking. Not only has that happened to me, it happened to me with my…….Dargel 170 Skout with a Sportsman trailer. A buddy and I were coming back from fishing. Turned into a convenience store parking lot to get gas and heard a thump. Thought maybe we had a blow out. Get out of the truck and, nope, it was the axle. Wasn’t a very fun evening from that point on.
Sorry, also meant to say, I have another connection to this post. My son, wife, and myself just got back from Calcasieu this week as well. Caught a mess of reds and yes, the color on them was absolutely stunning.”
Interesting Chris’s was a Dargel. I have to ask him if it was a Sportsman trailer. Things happen with boats and trailers, it just comes with the territory. But it sure does suck when it happens to you. Thanks for the comment Billy, I love to know you all are out there and love hearing from you.
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And thanks for your kind comments Faye. I can always count on you to have the right outlook. When stuff happens you just have to keep on keeping on. Be sure to let me know right before you come down next time.
Todd, if you have room and are going to wade let me know. I would like to hook up with you guys this weekend.
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That is it for today. Tomorrow is my birthday and I plan on spending the day with the lovely wife and a little adult entertainment, then it will back to the fishing grindstone. So keep stopping in and I will keep trying to catch them. Thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
