FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

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We had a great time in Big Bend this weekend.  I have some pictures and a story or two and will get to that in the next couple of days.  But now that I am home it is back on the water.  After catching a bunch of smalls last trip I am really looking forward to a good day.  And the weather sure looks “bassy”.  Will be out early and staying late as long as the fish keep cooperating.  The only way to know is to go.

Weather

82./56.  Cloudy with a 20%  chance of a stray shower.  Wind W 5 – 10mph.

Lake Level

Today  98.11 msl.   6 days ago 98.17 msl.

Solunar Times

Good 9:12 am to 11:12 am.  Best  3:25 pm to 5:25 pm.

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OMG.  I often wonder if even doing a report on a day like this is worth it, but it comes with the territory.  Another day of smalls, in fact I refuse to put up a couple of pictures, you have seen that this spring and I will not subject you (Or me.)  to that again.  As I have said over and over, I just don’t get it.  At least the rest of the critters were moving around some.

Several were out hunting today.

Getting there at daylight it looked great.  Down just a little, water definitely clearing, and the water temp was 76 at the ramp.  In fact, the lowest I found was 72 and it was 78 in a couple of places.  First up was a cove about half way up lake and 3 jumped on the buzzbait, all small.  3 or 4 in the next cove on the buzzbait, all shorts.  From there to make a long story short it was one here or there, coves being the best, and other than losing one that would have made a picture, it was all smalls.

I am sure he caught some fish today!

I fished way up both arms, and as the day warmed and cleared the wind quit, the rest of the bites all came on the pearl Controlled Descent Paddle Shad.  And as it slicked off they even started just rolling on it and tail biting.  Finally I switched up and started pitching/flipping to cover up the river.  There are plenty of targets up lake, and not a touch.  I even hit my favorite brush pile, not a touch.  That probably puzzles me more than anything, even slowing down and putting it right in their face, if they are even there which I am beginning to doubt, did not get it done.  Finally at 4:00 I just could not take it anymore.

They are always so busy when moving around in the daytime.

When I got back to the ramp the “Ramp Watcher” was there as usual and I went to speak to him as I figured he was there this weekend, which he was.  As we saw several bass boats headed back to the San Antonio area on our way home Sunday night I figured there was a tournament on Coleto, and there was.  The Watcher reported just as he has seen the last month they struggled and reported lots of smalls but no big fish.  Now don’t think that you can not catch a big fish at any moment, but where they are I can not tell you because I sure do not know.

And the best comment on my day.  These guys were circling my worthless carcass. 

So the unusual spring on Coleto continues.  Normally putting multiple smalls in the boat means you will get a shot at a big, but it has not been that way.  It would be off to the bay today but the 4Runner is going in for a recall on the airbag so I am shore bound.  Sorry to subject you to this less than stellar report but it was what it was.  Stumped, flummoxed, puzzled, dumbfounded, confused, pissed, worried, and any other descriptive word you can think of.  Especially since I really expected it to be better.  Over the last 40 years I have seen some changes on the various bodies of water I have fished, but this might be the most unusual.

In spite of Coleto fishing, the next month holds plenty of promise in the fishing department.  Montana for trout or pike depending on how their spring is going, then as soon as I return it is turn around the next day and head to the Chandeleurs Islands with the Wade Right guys.  And next week the Boss is out of town and I have the week to do, or go, somewhere.  My initial thoughts on that are Falcon, Amistad, the upper laguna, or Grand Isle La.  Not a bad quandary to have.  Tomorrow I will post the pictures and report on our trip to the Big Bend area.  We had an adventure or two and saw some crazy things.  And today I will resolve the ongoing trailer light thing one way of the other and do a general walk around on the boat and trailer making sure it is ready for a trip.  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines