FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

Knockin Tail Lures by My Coast Outdoors

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I met Michael and Ethan at Froggies and we dropped the boat in at 6:30.  It was not real busy so we headed out with high hopes, at least I did.  Michael has struggled up coast the last trip or two and I was hoping to put them on some fish, but nooooooo.  One of my slowest days ever.

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Weather

Some clouds in the morning will give way to mainly sunny skies for the afternoon. Near record high temperatures. High 101F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.

Tides

High   1:06 pm  0.66.

Solunar Times

Major  1:48 to 3:48 pm.   Minor   6:58 am.

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After my trip with Brent last week I was fairly sure we could put some in the boat in my go to spots in Big Bayou but that could not have been any “wronger” if I tried.  We could not buy a bite where, while we did not spank them by any means Thursday they were nice trout.

The water was already up and seemed to be barely coming up until around noon.  So we decided to head to the island and do some wading.  The water temp was 88.6 degrees and was slowly starting to cloud up.  I finally caught these 2 when I went to a 1/32 lead head with a 3.25 Baby Trout Knockin  Tail.  But that was the size of my bites on the first wade, and I think they might have had one bite.

Before it was over I was glad to have this one.

This came in front of a big drain, but other than that not sure they even had a bite.  So next up was a drain near South Pass.  And it was even slower.

A little black drum, they are good fighters.  And other than the 2 above it was one other small trout and one hard head.  It was tough.

That is where the real trouble started.  It had been blowing some but it slowly started to increase.  Michael lost a small trout and I ended my morning with a small, and I mean small, hard head.  At this point it was starting to blow.  Nothing like a 25′ Outlaw with a 300hp for getting around, but on the way in even that boat got spray, happens when it blows from the side.

We stopped back at the deep bank on the way in, but it was too hard to fish, even with spot lock on the trolling motor.  So finally at 2:30 we called No Mas and headed to the ramp.  Clearly a case of me not being on the bay for 6 months now, and it is the dead of summer already this year.

I did not fish well by any means.  The old saying the more I fish the luckier I get is right on point today, I basically knew squat and our results proved the point.  And now with no boat I cannot get out there and square things up, I sure hope I get it back soon before I head out to Colorado.  But as usual I enjoyed fishing with Michael, the results were terrible, but we had our usual good time.  Maybe next trip.

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We have always liked to hit the sales at Roy’s in Corpus so when they had a Father’s Day sale this weekend, we headed that way.  There usually some Simms stuff and we have outfitted much of our wading stuff there.  I ended up buying another rod, like I need another one, and just a few jig heads.  There was some line in a sale bin and I thought it might be in the wrong place so I had the checkout lady scan it.  It was not on sale so I said no thanks and did not take it.  Forward to this morning.

There was a Facebook post about the sale and I liked it and shared it.  I did make one comment, be sure to check your receipt as they have made many mistakes on the sale stuff I bought over the years.  So this morning I check my receipt and who would have thunk it:  They charged me for the line she scanned.  Perfect. I did not even take my own advice.  It was no big deal as it was a little crazy in there like it gets for some of their sales. I called them and they fixed it no problem.  I appreciate the customer service; it was fast and fair.  But you would think by now I would know better thanks to my prior experience.

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As I slowly make my way through tons of fishing stuff I got a chance to help my brother-in-law who is headed on a kayak trip to the Boundry Waters.  (A bucket list trip I made 3 times in the long ago past.)  He has really getting into fishing so I was happy to make him a care package and information list for each bait, what and how to use it.  Since he will be around tons of pike some custom leaders for spinners, jerk baits, spoons, and crankbaits.  Add a few soft plastics and he will be good to go.  The most important item is the custom leaders.  Nothing like finding the perfect bait and have them eat it off 5 minutes after you get there.  So good luck Steve, buy some cheap jaw spreaders, a net and a pair of pliers, you will need them.  They are one toothy critter.

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Thanks all for the kind comments on my POC report.  Not sure how the next trip will go, I really learned very little the other day.  The tide looks almost the same only later in the morning but no real big change in the weather.  But Michael and his son are going to take me fishing Monday morning so by time you read this you will already have read the report above.  But I am grateful to be back on the water and figure a little something out.

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And I got this question from Shawn.

Where is twin lake located in Arkansas

There is no twin lake, the area around Mtn, Home with Bull Shoals on the west side and Norfork Lake on the east side is the Twin Lakes area of which Mountain Home is the biggest town.  Great fishing, good swimming, the water is clear and the lakes are deep.  Add the White River, the North Fork River, much less the Buffalo and Crooked Creek and there is a lifetime of fishing.  Great place to visit and if you ever wanted to add a big striper to your bucket list Norfork is the place.  Thanks for the question and if you want to know more just drop me a line.

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This post, #1650, is another milestone. Amazing how it has gone over the years and while my focus is slowly changing guess I will keep sharing with you all as long as someone is reading it.  The boat issue is a pain in the rear end and I am not happy about not being able to hit the bay and lake.  But there are things to do around the house, everything I get done right now is one less thing next year when we put the house on the market.  So as soon as the boat is done it will be back on the water.  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines