Category Archives: Travel and Fishing

POC and other random thoughts. 9/12/12.

Fish Catching Travel I made it to POC in time to catch an awesome sunrise.  Though today was a fishing trip like all the others, I did have a plan.  As the fishing has slowed under the heat wave, and more »

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Safari 8/17/12.

Rippon’s Safari Lodge What can I say about Rippon’s Safari Lodge and the Shamwari.  The Shamwari is a huge game reserve in South Africa on the eastern Cape.  According to Nofias, our guide, it is over 285,000 hectare, and with each hectare equalling more »

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Coleto Creek 7/6/12

Got out at daylight Thursday and headed up lake.   I always find it interesting no matter what the forecast seems to be, if I head to the Gulf like a couple of days ago the wind blows, and then on Coleto it is dead more »

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Canada – Monday 6/12/12

Evening Day 2 My friends from Arkansas got here about 5.  We had come in to the resort to wait for them after getting hammered by a big storm.  John had trouble printing out his fishing license, and had no more »

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Port O’Connor Texas 6/4/12.

Fish Catching Travel Port O’Connor Texas With a forecast of a little less wind today I decided to hit POC.  I love fishing there on Monday, the crowds are usually down.  Of course when  I got to the ramp this morning it was busy, but more »

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Coleto Creek Report 5/31/12.

Fish Catching Travel 5/31/12 I was going to fish yesterday evening, but when my partner for the weekly tournament had to cancel for bigger and better things, I decided to wait until this morning.  The weather report was for the more »

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Coleto Creek 5/24/12

fishcatchingtravel.com 5/25/12 Thought I would get out for a quick evening trip to Coleto Creek for some bass fishing.  That was a tough decision as the wind was flat out blowing, at least 25 mph when I got there at 3:30.  more »

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Port O’Connor TX. 5/22/12

Thought I would squeeze in a short day at POC as the crowds are on the way.  When I got to the ramp at about 8 it was already over half full, but a guy had just pulled out, and more »

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Fayette County Lake

Fish Catching Travel 5/9/2012 There is a gentleman, fishytx on the Austin bass fishing board, that has been reporting great fishing on Fayette County Lake.  Some days he has caught over 100 bass a day.  Now my brother and I more »

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Port O’Connor – A Monday trip.

Had a chance to hit POC yesterday, and it was an interesting day.  The wind was blowing out of the northeast at about 20 mph and is was a cool morning.  When we got there the wind was blowing right down Saluria Bayou but more »

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