FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

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I got so wrapped up in catching redfish that I forgot a major milestone in the life of fishcatchingtravel.com – My 1000th post!  That is freakin’ nuts.  It has been over 7 years now and who would have thunk that this thing would last this long.  But it gives me pleasure to write, it must, and the folks I have met, the trips I have shared with them, maybe just maybe someone learning something which makes it all worth it.   So here it is –

POST 1004. 

********************A new bait is coming!

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The plan was the bay but it is impossible for me to NOT go to the lake in the morning, especially with the possibility of some rough weather.  Plus better to be 1 minute from the ramp and 18 miles from the house if it gets ugly.  But clouds, maybe a little rain, and winds within reason, all pointing to a buzzbait beatdown.  So a trip to Academy and 3 new buzzbaits and I should be good to go.  Hopefully it will not be so hot and with the clouds should be better fishing in the afternoon.

Weather

89/76.  Cloudy in the morning with a 60% chance of thunderstorms developing later in the day.  Wind  SE 10 – 20mph.

Lake Level

Today  97.25 msl.  Tuesday  97.23 msl.

Solunar Periods

Best 7:45 am to 9:45 am.  (Only relevant period but love the timing.)

It was just a little sketchy this morning.

Sometimes I think I know something, and then it is back to earth.

Let me get right to the point.  I caught the same 4 fish as Tuesday and I did not take any pictures, I don’t want to see them and neither do you.  They were all small.  I fished buzzbait – 1, spinnerbait -1, stick worm – 1, Bang o Lure – 1, white swim jig – 0, and bluegill swim jig – 0.  2 small ones came in the back of coves, one in main lake grass, and one off a stump.  Other than that it might have been one more bite.  I tried new places, old places, windy places, all with out success.  I did not find even a smell of a pattern.

I stuck around the ramp area until it was clear I was not going to be struck by the lightening I could see in some of the bigger clouds.

The lake is clearing just a tiny bit, but it is up in the stuff.  I was sure it would be better, shows what I know.  I guess the fish are just not acclimated to the new water, but hope springs eternal and they are coming.  When?  Not sure but maybe the cold front they are saying is coming next week may turn them on.  But maybe this will be one of those times I have seen in the past when it takes them a while to make the move after a big raise.

It was awesome looking this morning.

Finally at 1:30 with rain and dark clouds heading to the lake I called it a day.  It was disappointing, but I was still fishing so it was not the end of the world.  But it is time to put that stuff up and start thinking about the bay as soon as this rain pattern gets out of here in few days.  I hope to get out with Jess the neighbor next week and it is weather watching time.  The Upper Laguna is on the list and I plan to spend a couple of nights on North Padre and put in at the park as soon as it is stable or at least within reason and have at the big Laguna trout.

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I finally took the plunge and bought some new electronics for the LTS.  Over the decades I have used all kinds so it was time for a change.  Not being a big deep water fisherman other than trolling there is no need for the high $$$ stuff.  In my case the mapping is the issue, when you go places without a clue it is mandatory not only to decide where to fish, but to keep the boat in water and not on a reef.

So this time I am trying the Raymarine Dragonfly 7pro for the console and 5pro for the trolling motor.  And where I got them they threw in Navionics mapping for both.  They are not complicated, I am all about that, but the real kicker was the power/transducer cable is the same for both.  That means even if the one on console decides to crap out I can just move the front one and still have the depth and mapping.  Sad when you think about it, the expectation that it “will’ crap out just like all the other brands that have gone by the wayside.  Only time will tell how they work out but will keep you updated.

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And to all you serious hunters TPWD has the annual raffle for some of the finest hunting in the world.  Only $9 a chance for each, you could actually end up killing a Bighorn Sheep, what is to not like about that.  But you have to purchase your tickers by the 15th of October.  And apparently you can buy them at any license dealer or of course your local TPWD office.  Somebody has to win and it might as well be you.

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Today was a bust, just another lesson to be learned.  Not sure what I could have done differently other than fish deep but I was sure it would not be necessary.  Like I said, every time I think I know something they throw me a curve.  So hopefully you all are having a little better luck but like all good fishermen I will not throw in the towel.  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines