FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

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After taking the last 10 days off it is time to get back to the fishing, it was nice to take a little break..  But it was great to see the grandkids, they grow up fast.  Also my folks were doing well, good news for folks hanging around that 90 year old mark.  One interesting thing on the trip was I went to Cabela’s in Rogers Arkansas and they were busy putting all the Bass Pro stuff in and the signs outside had changed to Bass Pro.  The manager told me that it will be the only store which will be both.  And as a side note I find it funny to get Bass Pro flyers all the time and there is not one thing fishing.  Just saying.

As part of that Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana trek we saw almost everyone has plenty of water.  Of course central Texas is flooding hard with several lakes actually closed.  Lake Texoma has opened the floodgates and the Red River was high and muddy.  And in Oklahoma and Louisiana the ponds and rivers are all full.  To bad we can not do a better job of storing some of that water, it seems the big reservoirs end up super low after a while, Falcon and Travis are perfect examples.  But that is a small complaint, we all needed “some” rain.  And good luck to those folks in the Austin area, I feel for you and hope everything works out.

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A nice 8 point.  This guy was trailing a doe and other than stopping to look at us he kept his nose to the ground and did not pay us any mind.

We scared this guy!  Amazing how far they can jump.

And the little guys were trying to get in on the act.

And a grey fox stopped and took a look at us.  Great walk today.

*******************Redfish candy!

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In our pursuit of the big stringer we often think that the final result is the reason for the season, but watching Buccaneers and Bones reminded me of what is really important.

“Fishing is 90% who you are with and where you are doing it.”  Lefty Kreh.

So next time when you think you are all that because you caught a limit remember what one of the greatest men to ever hold a rod had to say about our sport.  For me it is, and has always been – “In the doing.”

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And speaking of rain, our forecast is for winds primarily out of the north up to 25mph for the next 3 days with rain chances as high as 90%.  Fall this year came in overnight and as soon as it settles down the fishing should be off the hook.  Though not sure it can get any better on the coast based on the reports I am seeing.

With that in mind I made my motel reservations for a 3 day trip to the Upper Laguna and the Baffin area next week.  It can be risky making them that far in advance using a 10 day out forecast, but it looks like that is about when this weather pattern will break.  And the tide forecast has it dropping all morning, though in reality I just do not have the experience to know what effect the tide actually has there.  So if the forecast is even close it will be 3 days of hard fishing trying to catch a big trout.  The best thing about fishing that area is the anticipation of that big bite, whether it comes or not.  Keeps you on your toes every cast.

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While I did not keep up with comments this week it was good to hear from Devin and Ashley.

Just came across your blog doug.. awesome read

Ashley says hi.

Hi to both of you, hope you and the kids are fine.  Lots of water under the bridge since we all met at Academy.  Good to hear from you and glad you like the blog.

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After finally getting new boards carpeted and ready for the skiff’s trailer it will be off to Coleto to fish the lake one day this week will it isn’t going to rain and get them mounted.  I would not have to replace them but on one side the 2″ x 6″ cracked in half for some crazy reason.  So once it needed fixing time to redo them all.  One of those projects that has hung around way to long.

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Tomorrow there is an 80% chance of rain in the afternoon, and the wind will be up to 25mph on the bay, so it will be off to Coleto to see how much further it has come up, and if the fish just might want to bite.  The next few days will be played by ear but it is not the most promising weather pattern I have seen in a while.  It will be good to be back on the water no matter how it comes out.  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines