FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

“SAVE OUR WATERS”

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Right on time.  Great to be alive on a morning like this.

One more morning before I hit the road.  I did want to let you know that when I pulled out yesterday they already had the entrance blocked with the sign that the park was full for the day.  They are limiting access to 100 total, either pass or day use, which is not a lot of folks.  When I pulled out there was only 7 or 8 trucks at the ramp and some folks swimming.  So be advised get there early, especially on the weekend.

Weather

92/75.   Partly sunny with a 25% chance or rain.  Wind  SSE 12 – 18 mph.

Lake Level

Today 94.60 msl.    Yesterday  94.62 msl.

Solunar Times

Major  12:07 pm to  2:07 pm.  

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The Knockin Tail will get a real workout in the Chandeleurs.  

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A Different Day

Unlike the last couple of days the early morning bite was slow.  When I say early morning it was a minute after 6:00 am when I made the first cast.  I decided to start on the good buzzbait bank from yesterday, and that was a big fat 1 small.  Though I kept after the buzzbait they just were not having it this morning.   So after the sun got up I switched to the old standby, pitching to cover.

Nothing a big as yesterday but a few were respectable.

Since I had that Jelly Worm on from yesterday I used it all morning.  The fish were really tight to heavy cover and I got to enjoy several real tussles.  The first one above got all hung up and we played tug of war, I reeled down in the tree, let it go slack, and just kept working when he finally worked his way out.  A small one even ended up getting flipped over the boat when he ate 5 feet from the boat. They were definitely biting the plastic better but I wanted to make another pass on the good bank with the Spook.  A stretch of it was loaded with the size of the one below.  They were smoking it, and if they missed I would stop it and they would jump all over it.  5 came in one short stretch, but never did have a good one take a run at it today.  As it was getting late I decided to do something I rarely do, fish the discharge on the way in.

The better fish came pitching today, but still got bit on the Spook.

There was lots of water running  and the fish were there.  Not sure how many I caught but if you get to the lake stop and give it a quick go.  You can catch a bunch and post on Facebook what an awesome bass wrangler you are.  There are that many fish there. Fishing discharges has never been my thing, to much like fishing in an aquarium.  But they were eating the Jelly Worm so time to toss the Pumpkinseed Knockin Tail.  And it immediately worked.

The Pumpkinseed Knockin Tail caught its share this morning.

Though I have been power fishing, my favorite when they will eat on top, the Knockin Tail swim bait will catch fish right now.  There is something about the rattle in the tail that makes them eat.   And with their diet so varied right now, crawdads, shad, and bluegill, the Pumpkinseed is a great all around color.  In a couple of days it will be the Chandeleurs where the Knockin Tail is going to sack them up.  I can feel the thump just thinking about it.

Around 11:00 a big rain came in from the West, and I ended up getting soaked.  I thought I heard it coming over the hill and before I could get out the raincoat it flat poured, a theme the last couple of days.  So time to call it a day.  While the size was not up to yesterdays standard, it is nice when they are hitting multiple ways.  As long as there is something tugging on the line it is all good.

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If you like crappie folks are crappie fishing up a storm.  I have seen several boated just passing by them.  The deep outside trees seem to be popular but some of the guys up lake are fishing in stuff less than 10 feet.  They must be biting

There were quite a bit more folks fishing, so be aware if you are thinking of hitting the lake this weekend, go early.  If they stick with the plan it will be closed early and you just might waste a trip.

Last, as I was heading back down lake a bass boat doing a hundred went by shooting a giant rooster tail.  Always wondered why you would want to use horsepower just to do that, other than showing off.  And then here came another doing the same thing.  You can tell the weekend has started,

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One thing I would like to propose to TPWD is an annual trotline/jug clean up, just as we do with crab traps annually.  There are tons of jugs and lines left on most lakes and there needs to be a couple of weeks where they are not allowed so that we can pick up any that are left unattended.  After finding a Great Blue Heron caught on an a ghost limb line I am convinced we need it.  I don’t understand why people are to lazy to pick up their stuff, it just keeps killing wildlife and fish.  So if this is you – Stop It.

As a side note, and do not get your Texas panties in a wad, but after visiting states all over this country Texas is tops with litter.  Texans are proud of their state but when they mow roadsides the amount of trash in the ditches is amazing.  Littering should have gone by the  wayside years ago, and it puzzles me who and why folks keep trashing their state.

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After catching a good one on Jack’s Jelly Worms I got this note from Joy, my mother-in-law.

Thanks for fishing Jack’s little wormies. That will be his Fathers Day present. I got them for him as he wanted to tease one of the women in here with us. She always kept a pot of flowers outside her door so he put them on the flowers to scare her. It did the job.

My pleasure.  Now I need to find out where to buy some more, they catch fish.  And have a good time with the Boss and the rest of them up there this week.

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Well I got the bass fishing out of my system for now.  It really has been a pretty good week, just a matter of figuring it out some, and just being on the water when it happens.  Add a big fish and it is all good.  After a long drought it is back to some serious fishing.   And just in time some serious salt in one of the cool fishing spots in this country.  I wait all year for this trip, it checks all the boxes.  So with no internet, I wouldn’t care if there was,   it will be Friday before I get up the report.  Suffice to say it will be awesome.  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines