FISH CATCHING TRAVEL
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Weather
77/89. Humid with clouds and sunshine; 40% chance of an afternoon thunderstorm in one or two spots. Wind SSE 12 – 17 mph.
Lake Level
Today 98.27 msl. Tuesday 98.24 msl.
Solunar Times
Major 5:54 am to 7:54 am. Minor 11:54 am to 12:54 pm.
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Maybe Some Improvement?
I was on the water at daylight, and you could tell there is a tournament tomorrow as there were 5 boats there before me. That never happens during the week. The water level is basically stable, still off color, and the temps was around 87 degrees. The wind was already blowing just a little.
O course I started with the buzzbait, I am nothing if not consistent. And low and behold by time the sun got completely out I caught 4 smalls and missed a couple. The one thing I noticed was they were in a little sparser grass near deep water. It was good to catch a couple way up lake, and one thing right now is pay attention to the color. It is not consistent and it seems just a little clearer is better.
2 on buzzbait. Nothing to write home about but at least they were biting.
They finally quit the buzzbait so why not back to the chartreuse square bill. It was working 2 weeks ago then seemed to fad. But today they were just a little more interested. A funny thing, when they bit they jacked it up, and I mean smacked it. Of the 5 I caught on it most came on shallower banks. Which only makes sense with the square bill, as this one only runs 3 – 4 feet at most.
Then they started on the crankbait.
Another catfish jumped on, to bad for him as he is headed to the pan. I cranked until I did not have bite for over an hour and called it a morning at 11:30 as the jet skis and pleasure boats started coming out. Funny though I gave it a go in the right places I did not buy a bite on plastics, and also threw a swim jig on one place without success, So no pattern to it right now, more keeping it in the water and getting lucky in the right place.
There was a couple of cool wildlife encounters today. Monday there was a dead deer on a flat bank and the buzzards were working it over. The water came up just enough and it was in the water. When I came by it spooked 2 big gators who were apparently doing a little fine dining. Near the same area a turkey for some reason decided to gobble his head off. Not sure what that was about but it sounded cool. And last as I passed in front of a big tree a really huge owl spooked. That was by far the biggest I have ever seen. These 3 happenings made the morning.
You know I have been saying I can not believe they have not come to the bank, but maybe, just maybe, if the water level would stabilize and clear they might slowly come to the bank. There is just way to much good cover. But it might just be the ones above, small, but as tough as it has been I am not complaining. And my guess is someone will catch a big fish tomorrow in the tournament, it generally happens.
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Michael, the designer and owner of the Knockin Tail Lure is in the Everglades. I could not be more jealous, I have been lucky enough to fish it 3 times and always enjoy it. To top it off he will be using some secret stuff so I can not wait for the report.
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My buddy Clyde, one of my oldest fishing friends, is going through some serious medical issues right now. So please, whether you pray to God, Allah, Budda, or the Man of Many Faces, say a good word for him and his family. Hope he is back on the water soon.
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As usual leaving it to folks for the weekend. We are talking going somewhere this week, just a matter of making a decision. I hope to be fishing POC 2 days next week and will stay down there overnight. Time to do some wading, it has been a while. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
