FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

Knockin Tail Lures by My Coast Outdoors

It just did not work out that I was able to fish this week but will be on the water tomorrow.  I can not believe this weather will not break and give me a chance for some real winter fishing.  But that is the nature of the game, it is what it is and you go when you can.

Weather

79/44.  Mainly sunny. Winds light and variable. (A basic carbon copy of last Monday and Wednesday, a little cooler.  But you go when you can go.)

Lake Level

Today 95.16.  Wednesday 95.27 msl.

Activity Times

Major 5:12 am to 7:12 am.  Minor 12:27 PM-1:27 PM

A fat guy on the morning hunt.

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The numbers have stayed consistent as the weather.

It was flat cold when I launched at daylight but with proper clothes on no big deal.  The lake conditions remain the same other then the continued dropping level.  Color is clear down lake with some color way up the creek.  The water temp was 69 – 71 at daylight so is down a few degrees thanks to the cooler nights.

First up was the point up lake that produced the good fish last trip.  The buzzzbait did not produce a bite so moved to a big tree on the edge of the drop and the pattern for the day produced.  Wood and plastics or swim jig, but with either bait it was hardwood.

The best of 4 off the tree.

They ate the Berkely beaver style bait.  Circling the tree they were actually on a little clump of wood off to the side.  The other 3 looked like this.

I will take that for a morning start any day.

For the rest of the day it was one here and one there flipping visable wood.  It was not fast by any means and most of them were small.  But they are scattered on any wood you could find.  For me though I love the swim jig so stayed with that for much of the morning.

This guy thumped it.

Still staying with the pumpkin green jig and craw trailer on the swim jig.  Watermelon beaver style on the pitching bait.  Since being out of action, and out of state turned out there was only one of each for a spare but made it work the rest of the morning.  Hard to guess how much $$$ I have saved not buying stuff but going to have to head to the store and stock up.

It ended up being about 10 or so for the morning.  It started off plenty of clothes to a tee shirt by time I called it a day.  The fish are biting some and starting Monday clouds are coming and it is going to be a killing and I cannot wait.  There is plenty of shad in the lake and there will be a spinnerbait day if it will combine with a little wind.  So as our time here wears down it will probably be the last big hurrah on the lake as I plan to fish 3 days this week if the world will not get in the way.

And don’t tell anybody but there is prototype bait coming my way shortly and I cannot wait.  It if does what it looks like it might it could be something.  More on that later, depending on how much they will let me tell you.  Hopefully you will at least see the results.

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I have known David since he was in high school in Arkansas.  We fished together and he even killed his first deer with us.  He now is an outfitter in Montana and Idaho and can put you on deer, bear, or elk, along with a horse back pack in to high country fishing.  He and his son are great guys so if you have ever thought about it give them a look.  I have seen the results.  Congratulations David, we will see you in our travels.

David with a good one.  Want to kill a good one check out his site on the right.  Five Bear Outfitters gets it done!

I hope after this January being an official Colorado resident I can put some 4-legged creature on the ground and in the freezer.

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For all your wading needs.

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I have always enjoyed watching fishing on Sunday mornings but now when I see a bass fishing tournament where they are fishing forward facing sonar I turn it off immediately.  So big deal, any 10-year-old can catch them like that.  Tournament fishing used to be about who was the most versatile, could find and catch them in all conditions on all water.  Watching them fish on TV while they fish on TV is just plain stupid.  There has to be a better way to spend your time.

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I am sick of this selling the house thing and hope to get it wrapped up this week so we can close next week.  We are so ready to get out of here and hope nothing goes wrong but as we all know shit happens, so we shall see.  Really looking forward to a little time on the salt to come along with the rest of the fishing.  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines

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