FISH CATCHING TRAVEL
Knockin Tail Lures by My Coast Outdoors
My Thursday fishing view.
After fishing the Rio Grande I fished Beaver on Thursday and Big Meadow on Friday. Since I was waiting on the new spare which came today I did not want to get to far from the house. But in the last week I have learned a lot about trolling for trout but little about Kokanee. I did catch a small fish on Beaver that I think was a young Kokanee but will have to look up the stocking history to be sure.
One of a few Brown trout I caught the last 2 trips. They sure are pretty.
On both lakes the trout fishing has been stellar. The fish from Beaver are bigger and Big Meadow was heavier on the stockers. But on both still learning the lakes as there are no maps. One thing I have learned is if there is runoff there will be schools of trout. Whether from the main creek or a small feeder the fish will be right in front of the water entering the lake. How many you say? When fishing Rio Grande I caught one and after taking him off I got a bite on the other rod. I laid the first one down and while I was fighting fish #2 another one hit the other rod which maybe had 5 foot of line out. It has been amazing to see the locator light up with trout as the dine on whatever the runoff brings.
Big Meadow. And this was the way I ended my week.
It has been interesting seeing how many fish I can catch and on what. Whether a spoon, Rapala or a hoochie, depth is the key and color seem to matter some. Though the Rapala has not really produced bigger trout it will. There is a big brown out there somewhere who will eventually jump on. I try to do a quick catch and release with the pliers and generally do not handle them, just shake them off over the side.
While I was fishing Big Meadow the stocking truck pulled up and dumped a bunch in. It was just like the old days on the White River. As soon as the fish hit the water the catching began. It was a feeding frenzy by the folks fishing on shore and everyone had a big time. And speaking of people I basically have no competition as far as boats go. It’s so nice and quiet, the eagles are here, the deer are always moving around and you never know what you might see.
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Jeff caught a freakin’ real one. Congrats!
The fish of a lifetime. A giant 30″ walleye, they don’t get a whole lot bigger than this.
The boys are in Canada having an epic trip. They have caught big smallmouth, muskie, pike and who knows what else. And to top it off check out below.
Mom and the gang.
Unfortunately, I could not get the videos to transfer but you get the point. Nothing like getting up close and personal with bears, always cool. Keep it up boys you still got a few days left.
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The Wade Right Fishing Belt and the new Madre Sling.
For all your wading needs.
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And this from a long-time reader on a subject near and dear to me, CWD.
I just read on the internet that texas parks and rec, killed 250 deer on a private ranch. All had cwd. At least it’s a start.
I have been complaining about TPWD apparent ineffective enforcement as it pertains to Chronic Wasting Disease for a while now. Now after a drawn-out legal fight the department just killed 249 whitetails on a breeding ranch who were all infected. What I do not understand is why any breeding facility where it is detected the deer are not all destroyed. TPWD says that the incubation period is unknown but could be years. Seems to me that not destroying them is playing with fire. At least this place will not spread it anymore but do not tell me it can be isolated. Thanks for dropping the comment, it will be interesting to see what the future brings for whitetails in Texas.
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And here is another reader comment, this on my broken tire carrier.
I bet there was a pay for mount box on the side of trailer also… Honor box,system
More than a honor box it is a one-way feeder directly from my wallet. Unfortunately, it comes with the territory. In this case it is ok as the spare was a bias ply a little smaller than the radials I put on so just a matter of time before I bought a matching one. It is really necessary that they match for the number of miles I tow every year. And it could have broke at 70mph which would be another story, and not a good one. Good to hear from you.
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It was a quiet week around here as I fished 3 times and did a little upkeep on the house. There are 3 nagging things needing fixing, unfortunately 2 are going to require some help. But I did knock 1 off the to do list and will get at the others one way or another. First up this week will be a lake about an hour from here that I might have fished last week but without a spare that was not going to happen. But the spare is here, weird getting a tire in a box from UPS, and I am really looking forward to trying a new lake. And of course will be back at Beaver trying to figure the Kokanee thing out. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
