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The calm before the storm.

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The new Knockin Tail Lures are coming soon.

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I was very excited about fishing this morning.  The weather dude had forecast the front coming around noon and I hoped to get a good bite before it came.  When I left the house the truck said 74 degrees and it was dead calm.  On arriving at the lake I started to back down and actually got the rear end of the boat in the water when a huge thunderhead full of lightning appeared, so discretion being the better part of valor I pulled back out and sat there waiting to see what was coming.

Called the Boss and she said that the radar had it going north.  Then a guy in a Ranger came up and put in.  When he walked back to the ramp we looked at his iPhone and you could see it was going to miss us.  There was lots of clouds and rain coming off to the north and west but time to go.  So I put back in and headed up lake.

They were biting.

After fishing about an hour at best all of a sudden I could hear that 747 coming down the lake, a noise I am very familiar with.  So on went the rain suit just in time and it started pouring buckets.  The front got here hours earlier than forecast and it went from really perfect conditions to freakin’ howlin’.  It was coming right out of the north at 25 mph+ and you could feel it cooling rapidly.  So I hightailed it down lake to be close to the ramp, and hopefully find a place out of the wind, a pipe dream.

It was one of those fish where you can and not where you want.  It was pouring and the wind was flat ugly.  I kept after it for about  an hour and actually caught 5 or 6 on spinnerbait, and those that did bite were knocking it stupid.  But no more pictures today, it was just to ugly to mess with and all looked like the one above.  The few places without serious wind on them produced a bite or two but the wind was swirling around every nock and cranny.  There was no way to get away from it.  Reminded me of the old days when I tournament fished and stuck with it no matter what.  Those days are long gone, and when it is no longer fun, and turns into work just to keep fishing, time to hit the road.

I finally called it a short morning and rode the big white capping rollers right back to the ramp, which the wind was pounding directly on.  The Ranger guy was already gone, but there was one truck still there.  It belonged to a small Tracker with 3 young guys who left when I did and were crappie fishing.  I saw them coming back down lake under the bridge where they had taken shelter.  They obviously were not prepared for the weather and all I have to say is I hope they made it back safely, I mean it was blowing.

It was definitely not all Unicorns and rainbows this morning!

But you know what?  I will gladly take it.  On the way home the truck said 59 degrees, a 15 degree drop.  In fact, the last place fished the back of the cove was only 80 degrees, a good 4 degree drop.  Though this weather will only last a couple of days before warming back up, love that South Texas weather, this temperature drop will only encourage the fish.  So while fall may not really be here, it is a welcome start.

So now I have the windows open, heavy socks and flannel shirt on, and making Elk stew.  I have been saving that meat all summer waiting for fall, and it will be on the plate tonight!  Today might not have been the best of conditions but I fished and did not break a sweat, that in and of itself was a bonus.  And they did bite as they have been and I am thankful for that.  Just another adventure on this fishing journey.

What is up next, not a  clue.  But do have a trip to Great Wolf Lodge next weekend in Dallas to spoil the grandkids, then a few days later Florida, and then Colorado.  This retirement thing takes some serious work.  But with all that I will be on the water every chance I get.  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines