Fish Catching Travel
You know, it must be hell to be the weatherman. Sometimes you get it wrong, sometimes you get it right, sometimes it is your fault, it just seems to be one of those can’t win for losing jobs. Well our weatherman was sorta right, then again he was completely right.
I did not go this morning after getting the mileage up on the truck so I could tow a boat. Our guy said at 9:30 this morning it was going to start blowing and by afternoon be blowing 30 mph out of the north with the temp dropping from the 50’s into the low 40’s. So with that forecast I slept in, to bad because I could have fished for a few hours before it got here. It did not get here until 1:30, but I will give him one thing, it is howling out there right now and the temp is dropping fast. Winter actually made it to South Texas.
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I know I am not the only one who is having a fishing seizure, I heard from Jimmy B. (Sounds like he should live in Vegas.) who is feeling the same way.
I agree with your 01-06-15 post. Man, I want to go fishing. I’ve been reading your posts for about three months now and really enjoy them. I even tried fishing in the Lavaca River since I started following the blog and that says a lot after fishing in POC for 40+ years. Keep the post coming and I will keep reading.
Jimmy B.
I am honored to have you reading this drivel. It is a big coast out there and we can all learn from each other, hope you caught a few when you fished the river. So thanks for commenting and keep in touch.
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You know I have been all over the Down South plastics for the last couple of months, and with good reason, they work. I have heard directly from some of my fishing buddies and those that have tried them have had good results. I also got this comment from Jim yesterday.
Congratulations on your new Truck! I read every post and it leaves me looking forward to the next one. When you first mentioned the downsouth I was able to pick up a package or two. I went down to BP where most anything was working as the water temp was nice and cozy for those cold Trout. It took about 25 min to get there from the Seadrift launch. It took 25 min to rig up and catch the 5 limit. Heck I kind of felt like that dog that chased the car and caught it; now what? I will be using the DownSouth in other places to check performance, thanks for sharing. Drive safely!
Keep using them as the year goes on, I sure will be, and let us know how well they work as the coast goes through various phases. And your comment about the dog catching the truck really applied to me and the river this fall. I almost got to feeling guilty about knocking the crap out of them on the Watermelon Red Down South. So thanks for the comment and keep reading my stuff. Oh yea, the truck is awesome, thanks!
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And then I heard from Billy again after his trouble posting a comment the other day.
“chuckling”, well, at your persistence, I guess I will continue to give this a try. First off, I will try to clarify my last comment. The reason I said what I did was, I had left another comment on the same ‘New Years Day’ post, but it didn’t make it through for whatever reason. I understand you get lots of comments and some of them may fall through the crack. Heck, maybe I’m doing something incorrectly…….
Either way, keep up the good work. Oh, btw, more salt please…….lol.
LOL! I hear that from folks, in fact more in the last year than ever. I may be dense but my head is not completely filled with concrete. So guess what? Time for a survey. Actually I have been meaning to do this for a while because I really am interested in where the heck you all fish.
Seriously folks, I am so interested in the results. If I want to serve my readers it is time to find out what you want to read. It really does matter to me, so come on folks, vote. And I would love to hear from you as to what you want to read. I constantly try to get you to comment, it is the only way I know what you are thinking. So lets hear it, if we are stuck in the house a couple of days there is no better time to tell me what you want to read. I want this to be a community effort and I need your help to keep it going.
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After taking the Carolina Skiff out to the mechanic for a tune up, and probably a prop shaft, I decided to head over to Coleto Creek. I needed to get a new sticker on the windshield so I wouldn’t have to mess with it later, and I wanted to check out the ramp.
I am glad I did. They have a sign at the gate letting us all know that the lake has now dropped over 5 feet and the end of the ramp is about 15 feet from the water’s edge. So I got my sticker and headed down there to see and yep, the lake has come down just a little more. While I was there one of the guys came down to put the same sign up and we had a chance to chat, and I am glad we did.
If you have a pontoon, a barge, or some other big boat, forget it. The ramp is not deep or long enough. There are still folks putting in with bass boats, so it is not panic time yet, but it is close. They do have a sign up at 22 feet from the end of the ramp, and it is 15 feet from the break in the concrete where the ramp angles down. So if you have any concerns be sure you know how far it is from your hitch to the end of your trailer, might keep you from having one of those brain fart moments and backing in to far. So it is still fishable, but use caution.
While we were chatting he also said the Tilapia have been good, read “netting”, and if we get a real cold front, which is sure looks like we are, expect to also see some Hybrids at the warm water discharge. I knew they were stocked in Coleto quite a while ago, but have never seen or caught one. He told me last time this happened, a really cold stretch, the Hybrids showed up there. And he implied they are big, which they must be as they were stocked years ago and can not reproduce, so keep that in mind next time you are out there, it might be worth a stop.
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Yea, I know, this is supposed to be a place you can come and get a fishing report, and as far as that goes I am not doing all that great a job. And looking at the forecast, which is for colder every day until it finally bottoms out Sunday with a high of 39 degrees and rain, it is not real fishing weather. So help me out here, send me some stuff to chat and write about. Looks like the fishing will be a little slim the next couple of days.
There is one bright spot, at least for me the college basketball fan, as I will be headed to Shoedog’s in College Station to watch A&M play Kentucky. Like I said, good for me, not to sure how it will work out for the Aggies. I was lucky enough to see Indiana somewhere around 40 years ago when they were undefeated and won the NCAA. Kentucky is possibly that good this year.
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I was just outside and it is pretty rough. It has dropped over 10 degrees in a few hours and the wind is blowing at 20+ mph, a real nice evening. So as far as fishing, no promises. The day was yesterday, but since it did not happen who knows. I do know when we crossed the causeway out to Padre it was dead flat slick and I knew I was in the wrong place. If you have anything on your mind let me know. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
