FISH CATCHING TRAVEL
Fresh or saltwater the Knocker B catches fish.
Weather
78/53 Partly Cloudy 0% chance rain NNE 10 – 20 mph
Tides
3 High 3:38 AM 0.7
3 Low 9:28 AM 0.6 3 High 2:40 PM 0.7
3 Low 9:55 PM 0.5
Solunar Times
Best Times 8:19 A – 10:19A
8:46P – 10:46P
Good Time 2:06A – 4:06A
Coleto Creek
I got to the lake about 9:00 and fished until 2:30. Heading to the Gulf tomorrow I wanted to get home in time to change gear and get ready for an early day.
It was real apparent that the lake is starting to clear. It still has some color but you can see your bait in the water so it is a big improvement. In fact I went way up lake today just to see the color and it is clearing everywhere, which is a good thing. The water temp was around 78 degrees most places. Of course the wind was spot on with the forecast, blowing about 15 out of the NE when I started, and keeping steady in that range the whole time I was out.
It really was a grind it out day. I threw buzzbait, spinnerbait, topwater, and pitched the watermelon red lizard. It was slow at first until settling on the lizard and I finally put 4 in the boat in a cove off a deep bank.
Around a dozen like this on assorted baits.
With the water as high as it is there is lots of stuff on the edge of the lake. The best banks were clearly deeper water with heavy cover. So it was simply a matter of pitching that lizard into slots and holes, hopping it a couple of times and if no bite just do it again. It was a little tough with the wind, but that is definitely where the fish are.
A half a dozen pitching the lizard.
After hitting several down lake coves and seeing the water clearing I decided to head way up lake and see what it was like. It is actually clearing farther up, and I put several in the boat. A couple came on buzzbait and I missed one on a spinnerbait. So with the wind I kept after it with the spinnerbait, catching a couple of small ones.
Next I fished a long main lake bank with grass and occasional points and I finally got a good bite. Reeling the spinnerbait right below the surface by a bush on a point nothing came for it, I looked up for my next cast and it just stopped.
A little more like it! This one stopped a spinnerbait.
This fish is a great example of why you never give up on the spinnerbait until it is at the boat, especially in clear water. I just got lucky because when she hit, it was a full on bite, and the bait just stopped. While I am no big braid guy, I do use it on spinnerbait as it has little stretch and when one hits it moving fast they usually hook up.
The last place I fished had the wind just pounding on it. With lots of good cover it was surprising that I did not get a bite. So to get ready for tomorrow I called it a day.
The water color is just awesome. I was worried that we were not going to clear this year but if it keeps clearing, and we do not get a major rain, it should get good before the summer doldrums kick in. If you are a pitcher or flipper it is going to be right down your alley. Add light winds to help with boat control with a little cloud cover and a big string is not out of the realm of possibility right now.
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So I gassed up the boat and truck, traded out tackle, bagged some ice, and I should be ready to go in the morning. I also got the camera gear out, I forgot it this morning and had to take these pictures with my cell, so I kept them to a minimum today. The plan is to also film a little tomorrow early. Who knows, maybe I can get a couple of nice trout on top to make a video. I have kind of gotten away from making videos, but it is time to start that up again.
It will be off early tomorrow to POC. Not sure where yet, but if the wind forecast is correct there will be nowhere you can’t fish. Guess that leaves me with no excuse. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
