FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

Knockin Tail Lures by My Coast Outdoors

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Until I checked lake levels I did not have a clue it had been 3 weeks or so since I fished.  Time flies when you are not having fun, but finally getting a handle on the house stuff and the new glasses.  Next up is deciding on a relator and it will be interesting to see what commission they will be asking after the lawsuit loss.  There are a couple of other options but time is ticking down and I want to get it all organized by early October so I can make a run out to Colorado, and we are both getting real excited about the move.  Plus, I want to do a little fly fishing before the snow flies.  As far as tomorrow is concerned just have to be there at daylight and see how it goes.

Weather

70/88.  Sunshine and clouds mixed. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph. 1% chance of rain.

Lake Level

Today 96.87msl.    Three weeks ago 97.65 msl.

Bite Times

Major  11:29 am to 12:29 pm.  (Only relevant time period.)

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Starting at daylight it was blowing about 15mph out of the north, the watercolor was great, and interestingly enough the water temp was in the mid 80’s, which was a significant drop.  Glad I had the light raincoat in the truck as it was actually just a hair cool, and boy am I glad we are headed that way.

First up was buzzbait as it has been a go to bait for me in September.  But only a couple jumped on, and several missed it, one I caught barely pulled it under.  They just would not commit.

Here they are, better than nothing.

I hunted and pecked around and just seemed like I could get anything going with a crankbait and even plastic, though the wind was a little tough and never did settle down.  It finally cleared, as did this old brain of mine.  Over the years as it clears like this and the wind blows just right time for the spinnerbait.  I may be slipping just a little, happens to us old guys but I haven’t forgot the good stuff!

I have said it many times before but when a good one crushes a burned spinnerbait it is a sight to behold.

The first cast a small one jumped it and I knew it was going to happen.  The hot bank was a mid slopping bank behind a tree line (Where I assumed they summered.) with the wind blowing across it.  The bait of choice was a white 3/8th tandem spin with a silver #5 willow run right below the surface making a big wake.  And they flat blasted it, not a miss.

They were just crushing it.

This was a fatty.  Big or small they are sure well fed this year.

The smallest of the run, which happened over about a half hour.

It was one of those runs where I am glad I had the net out.  They were full of piss and vinegar and wet my whistle for tomorrow morning.  Then disaster struck.  They were really on and I had the next bank all planned out in my mind when the Boss called about 10:30, and sort of ruined my day.

She had jury duty and had scheduled the week off just in case.  She was set or Monday and it got cancelled and then they set her for a trial on Tuesday when she got a text it was cancelled.  She was free and clear and said lets go have a little adult entertainment.  Since we had a couple of days comped I headed to the ramp, put it on the trailer and off we went.  But we are back and I am really looking forward to the morning.

There is no telling if the pattern will hold, but the weather looks good with clouds first thing then clearing.  When that happened is when they started, and it happened to be just a little before start of the minor.  But with the fish concentrating on shad there is a good chance that bite will continue.  Waking a spinnerbait is both a good spring and fall pattern.  The real difference between spring and fall is spring is more of a reaction bite because they are up, fall they come up in bunches on certain banks and it is a matter of finding the right one.  So we shall see how my choice goes in the morning but it won’t be any trouble waking up.

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While I have a few things that need doing tomorrow it will be fishing and more fishing.  All fishermen are optimists, and I can hardly wait.  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines

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Football

Last week the Hogs beat the snot our of a nobody, then after a great first half went stupid and ended up losing to Oklahoma State in double overtime.  Really a tough loss.  A&M did this week what the Hogs did last by beating the snot out of a nobody.  Hard to make a judgment on them until next week.  On the other hand, Texas just beat the crap out of Michigan, something rarely done.  Just shows what can happen once the cheater is gone.  And Colorado played, or not, against Nebraska and their real colors came shining through.  They are past overrated.  And finally, Norte Dame is just a pretender.   So it was a good weekend of college football and cannot wait to see how the pros do.

How about those Cowboys.  They played an almost perfect game and the defensive plan was spot on.  And the Houston Texans play a fairly good game and both teams will be in contention.  I did see a comment on Dak signing his new contract that now the Boys are guaranteed to not be in the Super Bowl for the nest 4 years.  But no matter what it was a good weekend on the gridiron.

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