FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

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Weather

72/52.  Mix of clouds and sun with 0% chance of rain.  Wind  E 10 – 20mph.

Lake Level

Today  98.17 msl.   Yesterday  98.16 msl

Solunar Times

Best   9:54 am to 11:54 am.  Only relevant period day is classed as Good.

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When I got to the lake this morning it was blowing pretty good out of the NE, but the water temp was the same and it is clearing quite a bit in some areas.  So why is this happy hour?  Because the boys are all there but the girls have not yet arrived.  And that is exactly what is going on at the lake right now.  Here is the run of the morning, which included an easy 20+, they are biting.

This is what they looked like all day.

4 jumped on in the first cove, and from there at least one, and as many as 6 or 7 in one cove, came every where I fished.  Most came on the pearl Controlled Descent Jerk Shad, and 3 or 4 on the Bang O lure.  I threw the BOL a little in the first 2 places after missing several on the Jerk Shad, you can fish the Bang O Lure slower if they are missing the Jerk Shad, but once it warmed up the Jerk Shad was the ticket.  A white swim jig, and I did toss a spinnerbait on a windy bank before I quit, both produced zip.  The fish initially were not in quite the same place, probably due to the air temps cooling off the shallows.  But from then on when you caught one there was usually some others with them.  I did have a pretty good fish to the boat, but she managed to pull off.

In fact, in 2 coves I caught them almost all the way in the back ends.  Yesterday they tended to be a little further out, but the boys are bellied up to the bar, and the girls should be right behind them.   The best places were still grassy, out of the direct wind.  And a quick comment on today’s weather.  No mix of and sun clouds, it was cloudy and drizzled and the wind blew at the top of the projection.  It never did get as warm on the water as yesterday, but I definitely got a lot more bites.  A function of me keeping with the plan, and more fish moving up.

And here is my theory and I am sticking to it.  We are a couple of days from the full moon and the next week could be some fabulous fishing.  If I were not headed out of town it would be everyday for a little bit.  Since the better fish have been absent when they come it might be something.  I saw a couple of beds today, but none of the fish had any physical evidence that they were bedding.  And the ramp watcher told me a club was in town this weekend and it took 10lbs to win, so still no big girls at the dance, but that has to change.  Their genetics mandate spawning, and it is about to happen, and like I wondered earlier this winter, they have to come sooner or later and now is the time.  Add that to a combination super moon and worm moon on Wednesday and the state is set.  As the day wore on they bit better and the best is yet to come.

We on the other hand will be headed to Big Bend tomorrow.  It is one of my favorite close trips.  The mountains, desert, critters, the park has it all.  We also plan on visiting a state park close that has the biggest population of Big Horn and seeing one would be something.  Looks like we will have to hike in to the area so all that time on the tread mill is good for something.  But as soon as I get back it will be back on the water somewhere.  Then 2 weeks later I have a completely open week as the Boss will be out of town.  Maybe Arkansas?  Maybe Louisiana?  So many places so little time.  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff, and have a great weekend!

Good Luck and Tight Lines