FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

Knockin Tail Lures by My Coast Outdoors

Be sure to click on the link and see the new products that Michael has introduced to the market.  The loudest shrimp on the market, a real improvement on the classic popping cork along with several new varieties of Knockin Tail plastics.  The punch line – if it has gills and fins they eat the Knockin Tail.

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A Quick Trip

A Beautiful Day with Rain Coming Over the Hill.

Loading the Lund due to the trailer configuration has been a little bit of a hassle so I picked up some Slick Stix to potentially fix the problem.  Of course, to get them on the boat has to be off so time to head to the lake and maybe fish a little first.  I was there a few days ago and it was a little tough.  Several things contributed to that. One there has been a major hatch of some sort and second the water level is dropping fast.

A Fattie who flopped out of the net.

The fish have definitely relocated.  Today they tended to be 20′ and not all the interested in eating.  The few bites I did get were all near the dam, and farther down lake just did not produce.  I wanted to be sure so after catching 4 or 5, and with rain coming over the mountain time to head back down to the ramp and put the Slick Stix on.

It only took about 10 minutes to put them on the bunks and boy was it worth it.  When putting the boat back on the trailer it slid right on, and just to know backed up and it slid right off.  It is one of those procrastination things that should have been done a while ago.

And speaking of doing stuff my stainless-steel table and sink came in and I spent the day getting it mounted behind the house.  Living in South Fork does have the occasional downside, like getting the plumbing additions to set it up just the way I want it.  In Colorado it is against the law to clean at the lake so as long as I am doing it might was well get it right.  After all these years it will be nice to have a place to clean, and keep clean.

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Fall is Coming.

He has a chance to be a really big boy.

When I got home and started working on this got up to get a cup of coffee and there was a nice buck in the backyard.  When I looked up there was some more, it was all horns.  We have seen just a few this fall but this was the first bunch of big boys.  Several times last fall they came through together and here they are from up on the mountain somewhere after being gone all summer.

No 2 exactly the same.  Then I looked at little up the hill – Jackpot!

Nothing but horns.

They are all being good friends right now which of course will change in a few months.  It is always cool to see them in this stage of antler development.  The velvet makes them look so much bigger, but it is easy to see who is headed towards being a whopper.

They had munching on their mind.

Thanks for stopping by.

(And then when I got done writing this and took the card out of the computer to put it back in the camera hanging by the window there was a bigger one yet.  I got a good look in the binos but by time I got the camera loaded he was gone over the hill.  He was a really wide 4×4 but when he turned, he had a big sticker on both beams right at the top split.  When counted with his big eye guards he was a good 6×6 and still growing.  It is going to be a great fall!)

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Fozzie the Bear

The Boss saw a post on Facebook and immediately recognized the street, as in a block from the house.  She hopped in the truck and there he was.  (The second time she has scored a bear that way so guess I will start tagging along from now on.)  We have seen him several times now and when the kids were here we named him Fozzie.  Now Fozzie is cool to see on occasion, but he just might be wearing out his welcome.

This is Fozzie the Bear, a regular visitor the last month.

Fozzie is ready to go 4wheeling.  Nancy said while she filmed it scared him or she would have honked before he made mincemeat out of that jeep.

That will be Fozzie’s last hurrah if we see him again.  This is broad daylight in the middle of the day so he is obviously not worried.  In the end he can’t just stroll around and cause mayhem, so it is all fun and games until the warden comes.  But is sure is crazy to see a bear strolling around, it is Colorado.

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From a reader.

Hmmm. Scaring up hoppers and you’re using a Rapala? Hard to beat hopper flys when those fish decide that’s what they want. Kind of like when those speckled trout want that topwater. The TX coast was good earlier but the water is already hot. Time to make sure the A/C is in good working order until early October. Now if I had that cold running water close by I would be trying a hopper! Sounds to me like you’ve got things covered! Hope you have continued success with your “new” fishing.
Colby S

You are so right.  The problem was I did not bring a fly rod with me (Stupid on my part.) as it was just a quick water check which turned into a catching trip.  The hopper will be getting a serious workout the next month.  This fly-fishing thing is a whole new can of worms, but I am learning.  And while I miss a big spec smoking a topwater I do not miss the heat.  In fact, we do not even have air conditioning in our house.  So thanks for commenting and good luck this fall and winter when the bay really turns on.

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Everything else is keeping us busy and with the river back down time for some hopper fishing.  We are having random rain and thunderstorms every afternoon, and we sure need it as we are in a period of high fire danger.  The rain has missed us for the most part but the temp dropping into the 60’s with the front is so nice.  The Boss keeps hiking, and I keep fishing.  Life is good in the mountains.  So, keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines

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