Fish Catching Travel
Wow what a weather change! It is almost cool as I write this Saturday morning. We have had storms rolling in off the coast for the last few days which has kept me off the water but who cares. We desperately need the rain as we are 9″ down for the year. While it has been just sketchy enough to keep me home, this front will only bring good things as far as our outdoor activities are concerned. So there is no fishing report today but there will be several coming soon. The immediate impact of the weather change should be a great early Teal season.
I have seen lots of Teal on both the coast and at the lake. And though I know little about ducks, I can not imagine they did not ride this front down.
Evan dropped me a line yesterday and he highlights the “problem” facing many folks who love both fishing and hunting.
“As for fishing – I’ll try to concentrate. It will be difficult. Tomorrow (Saturday) is opening day of Teal season. As a dedicated duck hunter I’d say the weather looks amazing. Cooler weather never gets a bad word from this Texan. Looking forward to my next trip to POC and hopefully I’ll be chasing some Kings out of Corpus/Port A soon.
Have a great weekend sir. Thanks for taking the time to post!”
Hope you kill a few this weekend, the conditions are perfect for a great opening weekend hunt. I also look forward to hearing from my friend Chris who introduced me to duck hunting. I am sure he is in a blind somewhere with his new dog. He has spent some real time training that wild child and it will be interesting to hear how his first day in the blind went. So if you all shoot a few send me a picture and story. We would all love to hear how it went.
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Mark sent me this interesting question –
“Are there any other kayak launch sites on Coleto Creek Reservoir other than the boat ramp at the HQ? Road Crossings? etc.
I really like what you have done on this site.
Keep up the good work and tight lines.”
There are several bridges that cross Coleto so I contacted Jeffish, who has kayaked a lot of this area for years, and unfortunately he said that right off the top of his head there was no place that has real easy access. As far as he remembered to get to the water in some of these places it would be a rough time and not that close to the water.
I looked on the map and there are several potential access points, but it will be a matter of taking a drive and looking them over. Coletoville Road which comes off Upper Mission Valley Rd (236) does cross the lake above the arm I fish a lot. I see folks fishing and jumping off the bridge there so you can get to the water. But getting the kayak up and down the hill might be some serious work. 622, which also connects with Coletoville Rd further up, has a small bridge but I am unsure how the trip to the water is. But it puts you way up the lake on that arm, and I have caught lots of fish there. The problem is the water is dropping on Coleto like a Teal with a face full of steel shot.
Another option would be where Fannin Road comes off Hwy 59 headed west. Again low water issues could be a real problem. The last one I would look at is an area I am not the familiar with but would be worth the drive to check out would be Josephine Lane which also comes of Colletoville Rd. I see it on MapQuest but am not sure if it actually gets you to a place you can put in.
So the best I can tell you is get out the MapQuest and take a drive. It looks like you could take big circle and look at all of them. Where there is a will there is way. Let us know if you find a good place. Thanks for commenting. And if any of the rest of you have any suggestions let me know.
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The plan is to hit the lake for a quick morning trip and then the Gulf on Monday. I need a few fish for the fish fry I will cook on South Padre this coming weekend. And with that comes the fly fishing lesson and a little surf fishing. I am really looking forward to some daylight wading in the surf and catching a few on topwater. Our last couple of trips down there the wind has blown super hard, so I am hoping this front will keep the wind down.
Not much else to talk about today so if you have anything on your mind let me know. To tell the truth I would have been out there this morning but my Hogs are playing Texas Tech today, and it should be a dandy. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
