FISH CATCHING TRAVEL
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Not going to get in any big hurry in the morning. What I like about fishing the river or the creek is timing is not all that important. Seems like they will bite all day a little more consistently on moving water. And it will be fun to compare the tide times at POC with the conditions on the river. It should be dropping a lot earlier, but you can put my tide knowledge on the end of your little finger. A little Controlled Descent on the popping cork is the plan, and I might even throw the twitch bait some. Love this time of year as it is usually a matter of fishing what you like and they will cooperate. We shall see. And it is always nice to take the skiff out, the perfect river rig.
Weather
66/83. Low clouds and fog early with a 55% chance of showers. Wind ENE 5 – 15 mph.
Tides
High 2:07 am. 1.19 Low 3:15 pm 0.37 (I get the tides from the POC tide tables so it will be interesting to see how it is on the river.)
Solunar Times
Major 7:20 am to 9:20 am. Minor 2:10 pm to 3:10 pm. (I did not fish during either time, what makes the rivers what they are.)
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The new Knockin Tail Lures are coming soon. Now I am really excited.
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All I have to say – Get Inhaled!
I know that God does not control the weather but today I have to give him credit, it was flat perfect! It was a late start on purpose, no reason to hurry and it worked out just fine. The river was high and slowly moving out and the color was perfect. The wind was light and it made for an easy fishing day, just use the trolling motor to keep a cast length off the bank and drift down river.
A couple of nice ones.
Starting about 9:30 down river with the poppinig cork and the fake shrimp produced a bite right off the bat and it just continued from there. Whether the popping cork, topwater, or plastics on a jig head, they were cooperating. The fish on the topwater were smaller but they were knocking it in the air, blowing up on it, and just genereally being crazy. It was nothing but fun and they just kept on biting. So time to get serious. Last winter they flat loved the Controlled Descent Paddle Shad in the white/chartreuse tail so I put it on both the popping cork and on a 1/8th jig head. And it was game on.
They better ones were thumping it slow rolled.
It only took a little bit to learn that the popping cork definitely got a lot more bites, but they were not the quality I was looking for, as in keepers, though some keepers did jerk it under. So time to slow roll the Paddle Shad at a nice steady pace, and when it was a bite it was a good one. They were just plain thumping it. Love that bite.
All were CPR’d today. Just a small part of what came over the side today.
Before I quit at 1:30 a couple of easy limits jumped on, plus a bunch of small ones. I am no trout snob, if I have to work though dozens to get a limit I am a happy camper. I only fished 4 areas and they were biting everywhere I tried. It seems that just putting down the trolling motor and never picking it up would be just fine. The were no big reds today, though a good one missed the topwater, but I still boated 4 or 5 smalls
The best I could do on reds today.
There was one unusual happening when I caught a nice bass on the popping cork. One thing about the river you never know what you might catch. Last year it was a nice snook, today a bonus bass. I always love me some bass. Plus a small gator, bait everywhere, ospreys, ducks flying, the day had it all. A day that makes me happy to be alive and enjoying just being outside, the fish were a bonus.
A bonus bass. And a little gator taking a break.
It is nice when a plan comes together. Though I caught on a few other things the plan was the Controlled Descent white Paddle Shad and it did its job like it did last winter. I messed around trying other things just to see what would work, and most did. But it was clear that if I had not done anything else but slow rolling the Paddle Shad it would have been a bigger killing. And it was interesting how using a different smaller paddle tail they wanted it hopped off the bottom, but not the Paddle Shad. Though catching fish for hours it is hard to imagine anything any better than my day. The only downer today, I lost my lucky insulated cup. I have carried that all over the US and Canada and finally lost it. Guess I will steal the Boss’s for this weekend with the Austin Boys.
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Got this comment from Lacy and it says it all about this time of year.
Keep on chunkin.
Thanks for the comment and hope you will keep reading the blog. Love hearing from new folks so if the mood strikes any of you send a comment along. Good, bad, or indifferent, I love getting them all. And on that note, my favorite – You used to be interesting. Love it! My second favorite, the time I made fun of Rudy and the guy said he would never read me again. Well guess what? Rudy is about to have a real bad day! And Lacy, I promise to keep on chunkin’!
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And you can sure tell it is Austin Boys time! Looks like day 1 will be fine, and then the inevitable front will make it’s way onto the coast for the last 2 days of their trip. Not sure what it is about these guys but they sure do bring some crappy weather. But at least if the wind really blows there is always the river. It may not be perfect but at least it is not life threatening like a couple of hears ago! They have some amazing luck.
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There are some other great fishing reports. My buddy Rusty and his friend put the serious hurt on them catching an easy 50 yesterday with plenty of 17″+, it will be interesting to see how it went for them today. And Michael, the owner of the line of Controlled Descent Lures, has absolutely been wrecking the flounder with multiple limits on his last few trips. And what did he catch them on? His double rig that he hand ties and sells on the website. The color? Of course the white Paddle Shad. It definitely is a great winter bait, and with the mullet run going on it is exactly what you need. (Mullet, not just bait. As a side note, we bought some smoked mullet right off the smoker in Florida, and boy were they delicious!)
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So the beat goes on. Tomorrow will be making sure all is good on the boat and tackle, getting ready for a serious 3 days of fishing, eating, and maybe an adult beverage or two. I heard the menu and all my work outs will be compromised this weekend! To freakin’ bad, it comes with the boys. And next week will be fishing and then some more fishing. I know some of you get might get a little bored at times, but for me this is it, fall and winter fishing. Lake, bay, or river, they are all on. And being an “old man” you never know how long you have and for the next couple of months it will be fishing till I drop. (So to speak!) And I can not tell you all enough how humbled I am that you have stuck with me the last 9 years, it is a labor of love. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
