FISH CATCHING TRAVEL
Another year is in the books. I hope you and yours have a great holiday no matter how or where you celebrate. For the first time in many years the Boss and I will be home together on Christmas Day. And it will be the first time in a long time I will not be fishing. While I would much rather be home with her today, I will miss the solitude that comes with fishing on Christmas Day. So often I literally had it all to myself. So have a great day, you never know how many more there will be.
And special Merry Christmas to Rusty, Faye, Tim, Michael, Joe, Clyde, and all the rest of you.
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The Wade Right Fishing Belt and the new Madre Sling.
For all your wading needs.
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Friday Fishing Report
I went fishing, caught some bass about like it has been, and had another weird bite. Lake conditions remain stable, and the chartreuse crankbait was the bait of choice, especially with the high wind.
The best I could manage our of a good dozen.
The wind was going to blow, and it did, which should have made the crankbait bite better than it was. Around 1:00 I was thinking of calling it a day. The small fish were on the chew but I knew a big bite was coming, it was too perfect. So I headed to one more point with the wind pounding on it when one thumped the snot out of it, and the fight was on. I just knew a big bite was possible…………….
That is a freak of a tilapia!
The occasional catch of tilapia on crankbait happens on Coleto. They tend to be on the bigger side, but this one takes the cake. Not sure what it weighed but this was a monster. Talk about disappointed, I was sure it was the “big one.” But it was fitting end to the day.
The bass bite is definitely changing but we need some winter or let’s just skip all that and get right to spring. The white bass are not on their old stomping grounds, ((Yet?) but I am not sure if I missed it, they have gone way further up, or it has not happened yet. So the fish are just as confused as I am, but at least there is a bite. Even slow like it was I still managed to boat several. It all comes down to what is coming with our weather.
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SA Joe sent along a couple of comments.
What is the recipe for the brine and carp.
Have always wanted to try myself.
Hear smoked carp was delicious. And so is the backstrap of Gar
Funny you should ask after my smoking fiasco. I have sm0ked tons of white bass and stripers but for some reason this time the carp came out bad, it just did not taste right. Too bad. As far as my recipe it is simple. A cup of salt in cold water covering the fish. I usually sit it in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight. Not sure what the issue was this time but the last time I did redfish it was great. And on another subject.
Had to answer your rant about the 160k. Entitlement is what i call it…
Do not get me started, pay your debts. Good to hear from you.
And from Randy.
Randy here from CentralTexas..Long time reader of your blog and thought it was about time I told ya about how much I enjoy your posts,especially POC.Been fishing POC for a while and have found that Big Bayou holds enough fish to keep a guy busy.Love fishing up and down between the shacks,catching trout,reds,and flounder.No need to go anywhere else!If you ever see a white NauticStar with black TTop stop and say hello!Thanks again for all you do!
Great to hear from a first timer, lets me know you are out there. And you practice the same thing I do at times, go to Big Bayou and just fish it all. Obviously, you have a good idea where I smacked them the other day. So many days I have limited on reds and trout and spent about $1 on gas and at times have even less traffic than the better “known’ spots. So thanks for commenting and if I see you will definitely stop and say hey.
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The future of Coleto Creek.
These are the contraptions holding the native aquatic plants that will hopefully grow and prosper, bringing one of the best bass lakes in Texas back to its former glory. Not sure how long that will take but I will monitor them to see how fast they grow. And there is one cove up lake that has hyacinth growing in it, so there is hope. I do not take back all the things I have said about TPWD but props on this, hope it works.
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Panama is right around the corner. I still have not decided on whether it will be peacock bass in their famous lake, or some offshore trolling. No matter what we are fishing for something.
That will do it for today. I so want to tell you how much I appreciate those of you who have kept reading this through thick and thin. This is post #1489 over the last 11 years and that is a lot of posting! So it will be #1500 soon, from there we shall see. But I will keep fishing as long as you keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Merry Christmas All!
Good Luck and Tight Lines
