FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

As I write this it has been raining and the wind is blowing as it has done the last week.  But at this point I cannot take it so will be heading to the lake first thing in the morning.  After checking the weather, and looking out the front window, I am concerned that we might just have got enough rain to muck things up on the creek and river.  Looking at the Corpus weather there is a coastal flood watch which does not bode well.  The current plan, fish the lake and if it is good enough fish it again and then head to the salt next week when it has had a chance to settle down.

Weather

48/56.  Times of clouds and sun with a passing shower with an 80% chance of rain.  Wind   NE 7 – 13 mph.

(Other than an increased chance of rain the forecast is the same as my last trip to the lake.  Interesting to see what happens.)

Lake Level

 Today 95.76 msl.  (95.79 msl when I got home.)  Thursday 95.70 msl.

(Since I am doing this the day before it will come up even more as it is pouring outside as I write this.)

Bite Times

Major   11:03 am to 1:03 pm.

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It was 45 degrees; the wind was blowing 15 out of the North and would continue until I quit at 2:00.  The watercolor has deteriorated a little, and the water temp dropped just a hair which surprised me and hurt things up lake.  Today it was 60 at the ramp, 66 at the discharge and 55 way up lake.  And the lake has definitely come up some.  It was lightly drizzling off and on and calling it cold is giving it a break.  There is a silver lining, I hope that since the rain did not color the lake up should be good to go to the creek tomorrow.

2 of the 4 today.  Both hopping a Honeydew Knockin Tail on a 1/4-ounce jig head off the bottom.

Wanting to see if the rain had an effect first headed way up lake and the color was fine, but the 10-degree temp drop did not help anything.  I could not buy at bite on the crankbait so ended up throwing beaver style baits near wood, swim jig, and a 5″ Pearl Knockin Tail on a swimbait hook.  Even ended up trying a jerk bait later, but they were stunned and were just not having it.  Before I headed back down lake even trolled for whites and not a touch, and the shad were definitely not there.  So with that result went way back down near the dam and fished clear water.

I slowed way down and slow rolled the 5″ Knockin Tail and even a A Rig, both of which are coming soon to a lake near you.  Both produced a small, which were the first 2 bites I had after fishing 5 hours.  All the places I have been catching them were dry so I headed to a long channel back and stuck with the 4″ Honeydew and managed to catch the 2 above, both after 1:00, both coming off a deep point.  So at 2:00 I called it a day.  It was just starting to warm up some and the bite was probably later in the day.

The only good thing about today was I did not miss a bite, which is not saying much.  But that there is a good chance the creek and river are not messed up gives me hope for tomorrow.  It will be up early and off to the creek with high hopes.  I have said it before and will say it again – I love winter fishing.  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines