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No fishing this week as we spent 4 days on the Mississippi coast and had a great time. But it is time to get back on the water. We are in that pattern we get into in the spring – A big storm coming from the Northwest that is going to traverse the whole country bringing high warm winds the next 2 days, followed by a big cold front on Wednesday. It seems that when those big storms head this way the Gulf pushes back. What makes it even more unusual is we might have a record high in the mid 80’s on Tuesday, dropping to a high in the 50’s on Wednesday. Love that south Texas weather.
Today is the Super Bowl, having just come back from legalized sports gambling I did not make a bet. The Boss said I should at least make a small one but I have never bet on football. I want the Chiefs to win but think the SF defense just might be able to handle them. So if there was money on the game I might care what the score is, which for me would ruin it. I have been watching football my whole life and love it for what it is. Hope the game is a down to the wire, smash mouth affair. And I can root for the Chiefs.
As far as tomorrow’s fishing it should be interesting. Conditions should be excellent other than the wind, but that is South Texas spring. But the wind can help when combined with clouds and a warm spring day so as usual I am optimistic. And we are headed to the full moon and I would expect serious spawning to start depending on the what the water temp is, then how much it is affected with the coming front.
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Weather
67/74. Cloudy, breezy, warm with a 61% chance of showers. Wind S 15 – 25 mph.
Lake Level
Today 94.37 msl, 7 days ago 94.39 msl. (Hanging in there.)
Bite Times
Major 7:28 am to 9:28 am. Minor 1:01 pm to 2:01 pm.
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Well I said there might be some wind, and that turned out to be an understatement! Leaving the ramp at 7:45 it was surprising that the water temp was only 61. And even a little more surprising, the whole lake was 61, which is a drop from 5 – 9 degrees from what it was. At least the lake is not dropping, but it was definitely a little off color in some places.
The wind was blowing a good 15 mph straight out of the south so first up was a couple of good coves that have some protection, and they were biting. But the wind was blowing around every corner making it hard to fish correctly. But slow rolling the swim jig put 5 in the boat in the first cove and then 6 in the next. And I missed more than I have been lately, but it was an indication of how good it was.
All the pictures today. The camera battery was dead, great planning.
The wind went from 15 mph to 25 mph in an instant, and stayed there. White caps were coming right up the river arm making it impossible to fish that area. I headed down lake around 10:00 and for the next couple of hours I fished were I could, not where I wanted. 2 jumped on spinnerbait and 3 more ate the swim jig. The spinnerbait fish, windy points of course. The swim jig fish, more in the back of the coves, but that was the only place you could fish it effectively. I also missed several down lake due to the bow in the line.
To bad the wind blew as hard as it did, they were on the chew. It just got to be to much of a hassle. When you are not as “mad” at them as you used to be it is easier to give it up. If it gets to the point where it is not fun, time to quit, so at 12:30 I called it. It was an easy 15, which under those conditions I will take anytime.
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Booked a fly fishing trip through Captain Experiences for Rockport in April with one of the guides they recommend, and if we are lucky my brother in law will boat a redfish on the fly. Booking was an easy process and they offered several guides to choose from. One thing about using them, they will do everything to make sure your trip is right. They have guides all over the place so if you are thinking about a trip, or need a guide, take a look at their site. Good folks who do it right, Jonathan will do his best to accommodate your request.
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While we were in the Gulfport area last week and I decided to drop in on the Southern Belle and Capt. Howie. The last 2 years I have been lucky enough to fish with the Wade Right guys on the trip to the Chandeleur Islands. A real bucket list trip not only for the fishing, but the comaderie, food, and great service provided on the Southern Belle. Of all things Capt. Howie was there working on the boat. It was good to see him and it just made waiting until June all the harder. What a trip!
Clicking will take you away from the blog so as soon as you are done reading take a look. This is a trip worth taking and after fishing with many guides and services here and abroad this is the best bang for you bucks in the fishing world. End of story. So get a group and give Capt. Howie a call and tell him I said hey.
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This country is facing serious water issues, in both fresh and saltwater. Thanks to The Guardian for the following.
Of 32 tide-gauge stations in locations along the vast US coastline, 25 showed a clear acceleration in sea level rise last year, according to researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (Vims).
The selected measurements are from coastal locations spanning from Maine to Alaska. About 40% of the US population lives in or near coastal areas.
The gathering speed of sea level rise is evident even within the space of a year, with water levels at the 25 sites rising at a faster rate in 2019 than in 2018.
The highest rate of sea level rise was recorded along the Gulf of Mexico shoreline, with Grand Isle, Louisiana, experiencing a 7.93mm annual increase, more than double the global average. The Texas locations of Galveston and Rockport had the next largest sea level rise increases.
They have been warning about this for several years. We can all argue about the cause, but no matter what the changes are coming and they are not good. Fishing Grand Isle several times, often years apart, the changes are terrible. The islands we smoked the trout on one trip are gone, and I mean 8 or 10 of them. Watching the GPS while running it looks like you are driving on islands. The owner of Bridgeside Marina says you can literally watch them disappear. The changes to the coast are coming, and unfortunately they are all bad.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sea-level-rise-accelerating-along-183420600.html
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We have some weather coming tomorrow late, with a chance of rain and thunderstorms in the morning. Overnight the low will be 51 degrees, only getting to 56 on Wednesday with 25 mph winds. Nothing like a good cold front to change things. I will try to get in some fishing tomorrow, and after that we will just have to wait and see. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
