Fish Catching Travel
As Mark Twain said ‘The rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated.” In my case it was a short disappearance from the fishing/blogging scene. But there was one major malfunction in the last couple of days, I did not get my cataract fixed. Maybe you have heard this joke….A Doctor and a lawyer…….at least it did not have anything to do with a bar.
The Boss and I headed to Austin for the three days that Row was kind enough to fit me in so he could fix that eye. We show up, he does his exam, I head to the next stop for the measurements of the eye, and then off to the surgery center. All is well until pre-op when they ask if I ate breakfast, which I had, a small one but it was food. So it slipped by all of us, the Doc, me (former medic), and my PA wife, in other words all of us who know better, don’t eat or drink after midnight. So talk about all dressed up and nowhere to go, but since we had the motel taken care of course we stayed in Austin anyway. But no big deal, everything is done and all that is left is to show back up next Monday morning and get it done.
So then here I sit this morning, getting ready to write a little, and then head to Garcitas for some trout fishing, when my buddy calls about 10 and he needs a little help. I mean the tackle bag is in the living room in front of me to be sure it was ready to go after the cleaning and organization. So I had a near miss in the fishing department. But trust me, it isn’t going to continue like this more than a couple of more days, from what I hear there are a few fish biting.
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One of the side effects of the weather, and then the trip, was I did not even look at my blog or email for at least 4 days. I can not even remember the last time I was so out of contact. Consequently I have not gotten back with anyone so I am going to take this time to catch up.
My buddy Voe headed down to Falcon last week to fish out of his kayak and he dropped me this report a couple of days ago.
Last Weds the day was absolutely beautiful with light winds. The water temperature was in the mid 60′s into morning to upper 60′s in the afternoon. Fishing was very tight, I only had one bite on a chartreuse spinner bait that yielded a 1 lb bass. That evening I spoke with several boaters who fared about the same or blank. The next day called for clear skies until around 10:30 when the winds would come in at 20-25. I got an early start and managed a 3 lb 3 Oz bass on a curly tail grub on 8 lb test. Not much more than that and other boaters driving by said they were not getting bit at all. The wind started blowing around 10:30 but didn’t get terrible till 11:30. Got off the water just in time because it blew like crazy.
Sorry to say he did send me a pic of a nice fish, but I somehow sent it to email heaven. But his experience is not uncommon on Falcon the last year. Of course there are fish caught every day, and even some real big fish, but as many folks who catch them, there are an equal number who struggle. It is still a great place to catch a big one, but the heyday seems to be over. And the wind just comes with the territory down there. Thanks for the report and I’ll holler at you in a day or two.
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A few regulars chimed in on a thing or two and I was glad to hear from them. Larry thanks for the kind words, nice to know you are still out there. I really appreciate you and all the rest of you who keep me writing. I also heard from my buddy Bobby. Thanks for the offer man, email to follow. I just might take you up on that. Your a good guy in spite of what your wife says.
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I also heard from Gary who probably thinks I was ignoring him, and it was true, I ignored everyone the last few days. Expect an email soon and of course we can work something out as far as some fishing over here. So hope to meet you soon.
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I really appreciate your patience during the last week as I have been off the grid. The weather, a little work, and a trip out of town, have all conspired to keep me off the water. But that will change, definitely in the next couple of days. I have actually been through all my tackle, fresh and salt, put new line on lots of rods and reels, and got the boat serviced. A couple of locators to put on and spring prep is done.
The full moon is coming on March the 5th, and the bass and trout bite will really be on with the next warm stretch. And one thing that has been eating away at me is that Shimano Waxwing crankbait. If it works as advertised there may be no better time for it than right now. I can feel a trout thumping it as I type.
I know there is plenty of stuff to read on the internet, and I am grateful you take the time to read mine. The least I can do is go fishing, a tough job but I am up to it. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff. Spring fishing is here!
Good Luck and Tight Lines
