FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

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Weather

71/64.  Considerable cloudiness with 50% of occasional showers.  Wind SSE  10 – 15mph.

Lake Level

Today  98.16 msl.  Yesterday  98.16 msl.

Solunar Times

Best 9:11 am to 11:11 am.

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Listen to the Fish!

This was one of those days I wait for all year.  Cloudy, off and on drizzle, light wind, water clearing fast, what more could a guy want.  It was 7:30 when I made my first cast.  The Bang O Lure was already on, and in the first little cove, 4, the next 6.  And the day went on from there.  Nothing big but they sure were willing.

They were eating the Bang O Lure.

Stayinig with the Bang O Lure, they kept biting so I kept throwing.  Most were small and came twitching it on top, or right below the surface.  As I exited a cove I made a cast right on the point, twitched it some, and then reeled it back to make another cast.  A really big fish followed it and blew up all over it at the boat and missed by a mile.  So hey, I didn’t just fall off the pumpkin truck, so I started twitching it about 1/3rd of the way back, and then just started reeling it.  And when they stopped it there was no doubt.  So I messed around with that a while and kept catching them but not the one I was looking for.  I finally headed way up lake.

There is a really flat point with grass on it and I worked one side of it with the Bang O Lure without a bite, and I knew they were there.  So I put down the power pole and grabbed another rod and picked up a buzzbait.  And caught one right off the bat.  Then another, and before I left to go back down lake caught another 5 or 6.  Then it was back down to fish the clear water.

They were barely pulling it under, you had to be quick.

So now I am in heaven.  Want to catch them on towater?  Go ahead.  Throw the buzzbait until your arm falls off?  Ok, I will.  For the rest of the afternoon I kept after it and they were on some really shallow stuff.  The buzzbait fish were bigger, but not as many bites.  But the couple above did blow up on it.  And then a funny thing happened.  It was around 3:00, I had kept the trolling motor on covering the miles hoping for a big fish, then nothing.  From then until I quit at 4:00 not another bite.  Wish I had started on the buzzbait earlier, but no complaints.  The fish told me what to do and so I kept doing it, always a good plan.  Just no big fish.

But I give the day a B+.  While I did not boat that big one, catching well over 30 on topwater and buzzbait, my 2 favorite baits, is my kind of day.  They basically bit for 8 hours almost everywhere I fished.  I still have no idea what the difference is from one cove to another, other than a big shallow side with cover and brush.   I never did throw the Jerk Shad today, they were eating and I was not looking a gift fish in the mouth.  But it would  have caught them right along.   And once I got on the buzzbait I basically threw my arm off.  Coleto is a good buzzbait lake, and with water temps in the mid 60’s it only made sense.  It was fun and this is my kind of weather.

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When I got this question I had to really think about it.

I fish coleto about 3 to 4 times a year and have had some pretty good success i was wondering if you had any info on were i could wade or bank fish for speckled trout near Victoria. Thanks Gage

First would be the Indianola Marina area.  And the road runs along the beach leading to the marina and most of it is fishable.  There is another road that has some shore access around a back water, but seems to be strictly a redfish area.  The marina charges $5 I think, but you can fish quite a bit of shoreline near the campers, and of course the dock.  And the time to do that is now.  The big, and I mean hoss big black drum, will be caught this month, many at night.  Up to 50lbs which is a real fish.  Maybe an outgoing tide is better, but that is a guess, and crab is the preferred bait.  And a few big reds get added to the mix.  And occasionally they catch trout off the dock, though not as regular.

Other places are POC at the end of the road, people park there and wade.  And off Hwy 35 towards Rockport, the Aransas Wildlife Refuge road, o past Austwell, there is an old resort on the left,  sorry can’t remember the name.  You drive in to it and there is a little park at the end of the road.  Actually talked to a guy who was wading, and he catches fish.  And since it is pretty shallow there is lots of area to wade.

And last would be Olivia, off Hwy 35 right past the big plant at Port Comfort.  There is a park and several places you can drive to and fish off the bank.  And now that I think about it as you get to the end of the road some folks go off to the left somewhere, and wade out in the back end of that pocket.

That is about the size of it, but it is a start.  Most of the bank areas a popping cork is always a good choice, as you can toss it a mile.  So take a drive and scope them out and good luck.  Let us know if you catch a few.

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And SA Joe had this question, I just do not know the answer.

Me again. Joe in San Antonio. You remember a story a little back that TPWD was having a big bass hatchery on someones private land and being fed prawns to beef them up.

The ranch charged alot of money to have people fish the other “ponds” but not the big bass ponds. Have you heard any more about them?.

Also do you think a group that gets injured vets “Heroes on the Water” onto kayaks and to fish would be able to have them fish those ponds? Give them a thrill to catch 8+ bass…

I don’t have a clue, but it never hurts to ask.  They and TWPD got it together and came up with a great plan that benefits us all.  In fact some of those fish were stocked in Falcon Lake.  Here is the link.  The worst they can say is no.  Good Luck.

http://www.laperlaranchresort.com/fishing1.html

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I knew they would bite and if I had got on the buzzbait earlier I might have boated the big one, less bites but a better average.  So the problem?  The weather forecast.  They are talking big rain, flooding, all kinds of mayhem.  It is the last thing the lake needs right now.  It has finally straightened out some and a big rise and mud will ruin it.  But if it is not to bad it should remain consistent.  And I will be looking for the exact same weather for a serious wading run.  These are the days fish bite, and I am grateful my life has worked out that I get to take advantage of it.  Keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines