FISH CATCHING TRAVEL
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The temperature is dropping and it is raining off and on this morning. My hope is that the rain coming this week will be a nice slow soaker and not a big run off, we do not need anymore water in the lake or rivers. And with that is the hope to hit the Lavaca the next good fishing day, which should be Tuesday. Tomorrow looks a little more uncertain with showers in the morning, so if it falls right I might get out for a while tomorrow. No matter what the redfishing is off the chain and the big trout should be on the move. Nothing like fall fishing. And speaking of trout…………..
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From reading the TPWD web site it looks like sometime in early 2019 there will be a proposal placed on the agenda to reconcile the statewide speckled trout limit. I never was convinced that leaving the limit at 10 in the upper part of the state was based on any real science. It looks like the consensus is coming around to a 5 fish limit statewide. It is one of those issues if you have an opinion share it with TPWD, my vote is for uniformity. If you think back there was real opposition to the 5 fish limit when it was first instituted. Hard to find any real complaints after the change and the trout fishing has only improved since.
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Redfish Candy!
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One thing I forgot to mention with the bloody thumb picture from the other day was how it happened. When I am not keeping fish for the pan I rarely use a net, which rubs the protective slime off. So as I rule I lip most of the fish I catch. I would have used the Boga but it was in the wading bag so it was back to old school lipping. The other day they were a heavy bunch and they did some chewing on me, and I loved every second of it!
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My Arkansas Razorbacks are in complete disarray. A new coach with a new offense that is the complete opposite of what they had been doing is not working, at least now. And the continued changing of quarterbacks during the games has not helped. As they say there is always next year. Meanwhile the Aggies are playing pretty well, but on this side of the conference there is always Alabama and LSU to deal with. And I never thought you would hear these words out of my mouth but I really like what Texas is doing and if they win out it will be a showdown with Oklahoma, which will be a heck of game. Last but not least, the Cowboys are in a must win, basically every week, situation. If they can get just a little help from someone with the Redskins it sets up a big game with them Thanksgiving day. Funny how the long season is starting to wind down. Where does the time go.
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And I got a comment from SA Joe that did a much better job of explaining my complaint with some of the animals being used as emotional support critters.
What is a Chahoohoo???? Click the following link to see about the emotional Squirrel, Hamster and the lady wrangling her peacock !!!
https://abc13.com/society/woman-removed-from-flight-over-emotional-support-squirrel/4454221/
I’m a disabled vet, So i have a hard time seeing this BS !!!!
These are the people that ruin it for the actual Service dogs that trained, raised and given from established organizations to people because of their conditions. Their dogs are attacked from “So called ” service dogs all the time.
Thanks for that. Real service animals are great and not only do I never mind them on a plane, train, or in my house, having a disabled brother anything that helps with the challenge is welcome. I am a animal lover and love the work done by real trained service animals. But sorry, a freakin’ squirrel? (I do admit I would get some “emotional support” from a squirrel with the smell of them simmering slowly in gravy.) There is a difference and you said it much better than I. And what about my “emotional support” beer? Why can’t I take a tall one on the plane? Chahoohoo is my term for a Chihuahua dressed up in doll clothes. And I appreciate the fishing offer, will be interested in reading the reports to come from that area and I just might take you up on that.
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And here is some good reading on proposed coastal projects by the Corp of Engineers. A couple include work in the Port Lavaca area, Keller Bay, and the Powderhorn Ranch shoreline.
coastalstudy.texas.gov/alternatives/index.html
Anything that preserves coastal marshes and barrier islands if good with me. It really has been brought home to me with my visits to Grand Isle LA the last few years. Big islands on the mapping card are just plain gone, some of those we fished were gone 5 years later. They are important to our fish, much less keeping the hurricane damage to a minimum. There will be public meetings for comment or you can comment on these proposals by mail. Like the proposed trout limit above, if you do not comment do not be upset with the outcome. If anything is left to the government without the public’s input you just never know what might happen. Funny how the people that work for us often have their own best interest at heart.
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In the morning and for the rest of the week I will be playing it by ear. We dropped about 20 degrees today and it looks like low 40’s with rain tonight. No matter what I will be on the water somewhere this week. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
