FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

When you are this close you can sense the power.  He was not afraid.

Weather 

58/76.  Areas of fog in the morning; otherwise, intervals of clouds and sun with a 10% chance of rain.  Wind  SE  10 – 20mph.

Lake Level

Today  93.30 msl.   5 days ago  93.38 msl.  (Hate to see that.)

Solunar Period

Major   10:24 am to 12:24 pm.

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The Wade Right Fishing Belt and the new Madre Sling.

For all your wading needs.

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It was dead calm when I put early this morning.  The lake looks like it is on the way down again, and the water color was not as nice as it has been.  Additionally the water temp dropped 4 – 6 degrees over most of the lake.  And there were several folks out today, a real change from what it has been.

The numbers were the same but there was a little improvement in size.

First up was the spinnerbait for about an hour without a bite so switched to a swim jig with the Pumpkinsee Knockin Tail for a trailer.   The only real difference today was the fish were just a tiny bit bigger than they have been.   It seems like when you catch one you can catch another, but those places are few and far between.  Other than that caught 4 in one place, then it took until 2:00 to catch 3 more.

They wanted it slow, most were really close to the bank, and at best just eased on instead of a real bite.  I definitely missed a few, they were not smacking it by any means.  As an example, I tossed it next to a tangle of wood and reeled it steady when a huge boil came right behind it, but never did eat.

7 made it over the side today.  All on a swim jig with a Pumpkinseed Knockin Tail trailer.

While up lake produced 5, the other 2 actually were a good thing.  One came out of a cove about halfway back, and I definitely missed a couple there.  That was the only fish that really thumped it way off the bank.  The other came out of some muddy water, maybe 1′ deep, in the very back of a cove off the deepest water in the area.  So nice to find a couple heading back in.

By 1:30 the wind was blowing a good 20mph plus and I wanted to get home before the Boss headed out for a later shift so called it a day.  Bite wise, not to shabby, the end results was a little less than stellar, but they moved a little and I am getting a better idea of just where they might be.  Things are looking up on the lake and there were a few places that should hold fish that I could not fish properly with the wind.  But I am no quitter so will be back at it tomorrow.

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We made a quick trip to the Aransas Wildlife Area for a hike and a little animal watching.  The day was beautiful but the viewing not so much.  The tide was as far out as I have ever seen it on a visit.  The gators were hiding and there was not a Whooping Crane in sight.  But it is a cool place and only a short drive, well worth the visit.

At least there were a few gators out and about.

And the Rosetta Spoonbills were causing a ruckus.

The Herons were on the chew.

And the tide exposed reefs I had not seen before.

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Oops….Guess some of my pictures did not come out last time.  What happened was my camera battery died so I used my I phone for the first time and still have some to learn about transferring them to the blog.  But they were not much, so you did not miss much.  Hopefully todays will be better.

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Finally got the Year in Review done and will put it up New Years Day.  If the world does not collapse will be headed back to the lake tomorrow.  Will go ahead and hang around until the Boss leaves for work and fish the afternoon.  Haven’t checked the weather but that is the plan.  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines