Fish Catching Travel
It is hell getting old. Here it is 4 am, I am already awake an hour before I intended to get up. Sometimes I feel like a kid trapped in an old man’s body. After hundreds of trips to the lake I still get excited and wake up way to dang early. But I guess that is what fishing means to me, everyday is a blessing and I don’t want to waste a minute of it.
The other part of that is making stupid mistakes like I did with the last post on POC. Somehow I mixed up Pete and John when I labeled the pictures. My sincerest apologies to both of you. They are a couple of great guys and I really like fishing with them. So don’t hold it against me boys, stuff just happens. I look forward to fishing with you any time you are down.
The duck hunting is still somewhat spotty from the reports I have read and am getting from folks. Chris sent me this picture of his lovely wife and a few ducks.
Half teal and half big ducks.
He reports they are seeing a few more big ducks at his lease, but they are still not showing in big numbers in spite of increasing populations at the bay. But with this big front we have coming there should be huge flights riding the front so it should get dramatically better in the near future.
I did want to show you a picture I forgot to post the other day. Tilapia are not known for hitting lures regularly, but I do catch a few on occasion.
What was he thinking?
Most I have caught have basically been foul hooked, this one knocked the crap out of the crankbait when I ripped it out of the grass. Remember to not return them to the water alive. This one is gator bait.
Speaking of Coleto, I saw a real nice string of 20 crappie the other day. They were caught on minnows out of standing timber. The guys reported to me that they had been catching them deep, but they had moved up to the 10 foot range. So if you want some tasty fare now is the time. The crappie fishing will stay good for the rest of the winter. They told me they just kept moving around, catching a few here and there.
I also got a second report of schooling activity on Coleto. They were in the big out flow cove in the Coleto arm and were getting after it. Apparently they largemouth were mixed in with the white bass, and even some catfish. I have heard it happened in both the morning and afternoon. It can be a hit or miss thing, but it sure is fun when it happens.
Also, thanks for the various shout outs I have been getting from you Texas folks. It is appreciated. And speaking of that, fishcatchingtravel.com continues it growth. November has been fantastic. We have already had more visitors this month than any month last year, and it is only the 11th. I had hope to top 125,000 this year, but we are way past that. So thanks, it is humbling.
That is it for this morning. Time to head to the lake and lay the smack down on them. The big front is on the way and my hopes are high. Then it will be off to the Lavaca River for my first trip there this fall. The reports are the smaller trout are in there, and this cold front should bring the bigger fish. They trout should start to gang up in the deeper places with this front no matter where you are. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
