FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

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One last word from Topwater Billy on our trip the other day.

Yep, very frustrating day when you know fish are there and they just will not bite.
BTW, not one word on the biggest catch of the day. SMH, can’t have nothin’ nice anymore…….lol.

That is the first thing I told the Boss and forgot to tell the rest of them, I took a hook out of Billy today using the line method and it popped right out.  I have done that several times in the last few years but this time was different.  The hook went in the trout’s mouth and out, and in Billy’s thumb.  So I popped it out with the fish still on and we were back to fishing.  He took it like a man.

Weather

96/72  Sunny  10% chance rain  Wind E  10 – 20mph.

Lake Level

10 days ago 95.24 msl   Today  94.91 msl

Solunar Periods

10:17 am to 12:17 am.   (Only relevant period.)

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The Weekly Lake Fix

I love this kind of morning, the lake to myself.  Once the trolling motor hits the water you are in the great outdoors!

It was just breaking daylight when I made my first cast.  On the way to the lake the deer were definitely on the move, before the morning was over got to see a couple more and a few pigs.  And for some reason the turkey were gobbling up a storm.  Since I am no turkey hunter I thought that happened in the spring but it sure does make the day better.  One thing to be said about no traffic is when you are just sliding along you see and hear so much wildlife.  You can get nice and close at times, really makes a morning when it happens.

This girl was built like a tank.  One of those that if she lives long enough will be a real hoss.

Of course I was pitching, and to make a long story short I caught 14 this morning.  About half were really small, and I did manage 1 good one.  What made it a little interesting this morning was how it went.  3 came off the first 6 pieces of wood.  Then it was slow and 2 came off another.  It definitely took multiple casts to work the cover on all sides, the ones that did bite today smacked it and I missed very few.

Nothing like hand to hand combat getting them out of the wood.  They were still biting when I quit at noon.

The best one came off a laydown in about a foot of water.  Unlike some of the skinny long ones I have been catching this fish was a real solid, heavy, big gutted fish.  One thing about bass, length is great but nothing beats a big fattie!  The rest were just the run of the mill this summer.  Several places gave up 2 fish and a small isolated patch of timber gave up 3.  It is just a matter of keeping it in the water, and catching the bites.

The water temp today was 90 degrees over the whole lake.  It has taken on a little color, especially up the 2 main arms.  The fish preferred the little deeper cover as the lake is on the fall.  It could use a good gully washer to get it back on the rise.  So I don’t expect the fishing to really improve for a while yet.  At least I got to catch a good one.

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We are headed to Pagosa Springs in a couple of weeks and I will be doing some trout fishing.  Where we are staying has river access, and a friend of the Boss’s just bought a place with access, which for bank fishermen in Colorado is important.  So I will have plenty of places to fish.  And last year we hiked in some serious snow “almost” to a high mountain lake with trout in it.  Making it is definitely on the agenda.  Additionally I am still mulling over hiring a guide for a little fly fishing education.   Add in some 4 wheeling and critter watching and it will be a great vacation.

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Not a clue what is next but if the weather forecast for Monday – Wednesday is any indication I will be hard at it.  The only question is where.  Hopefully the clouds in the forecast will help cool it off some, and the rest of the tides and conditions are good.   Have a great weekend.  Keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines

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