It is what it is!

From time to time, I receive responses to my reports that lead me to believe that someone has way too much time on their hands.  I know there are times when I am not overly specific as to what I am doing to catch fish out of self-defense, but trying to read between the lines is giving me far too much credit.  Believe it or not...too much of the time I just can't catch fish.

Before I give you a very encouraging report from last Friday, check this out.  I received an email that started out by thanking me for sharing information only to later point out that he had figured out something about when I do or do not post reports.  I didn't post anything all weekend and he said that there was a time when he thought no postings indicated that I had just not been fishing or at least not catching.  That alone surprised me as it seems that I have to report more bad trips than good ones.

In this case, he went on to say that he saw us catching fish in three different places during the course of the morning last Friday which meant that I really was catching fish during those "no report" stretches and just didn't want to tell anyone.  He closed by saying that from now on when I go a few days without posting he was going fishing as that was probably when it was the best!

If anyone needs an excuse to go fishing they don't need to read this anyway and I have some especially disappointing news for my intuitive friend.  "How about my wife was on a well-deserved vacation in New Hamshire all week and my dumb ass couldn't figure out how to get the typepad to come up on the computer."

No whitecaps and another nice trout for Chase!

Anyway, here's the report and I am tickled to share something already old, but positive.  We finished the day with a very good box of trout that included several trout in the 4 to 5 pound class and I had not been catching any numbers at all prior to Friday.  We had a very weak incoming tide, but the wind gave us a break and we caught fish on everything from Assassins fished under a Kwik Cork to live bait.

Terry Feuge has fished with me a number of years and he brought his son Matt and his friend Chase down knowing the wind may be a problem.  I caught the live bait just in case early that morning and we caught a few solid trout on everything from mullet to tiny croaker in the middle of the day.  It was also nice to find some solid fish hanging on the breaks on the ICW side of the islands.  The action was never fast, but it was steady and I was soooo happy to catch trout again!

I am scouting tomorrow and booked for the remainder of the week, so I'll probably just post every couple of days.  If I miss a night or two, I can assure you that doesn't mean the fishing is great!          

Comments

[locorojo]

You gotta be kidding! I think you give some of the most informative reports of any guide on the coast. What does this guy want, GPS coordinates???? Geez, some people! Keep up ths great work!

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[T. Marino]

Love your response, love the reports.
Keep up the "great" work.

[Buzz]

Hey Dickie, Buzz Corder here. I saw a thread on 2cool "Guided Fishing Trip on Sabine" and I new it was about you. What a great compliment for this group to post up of a memorable experience with you even though fishing was tough. Good job amigo! New Hampshire, Yuk!

[Jennifer Racy]

I can't believe people. The problem is that you don't have to give out any information and you sure don't have to go around with the computer stuck to your fingers all day. I guess people think you are not a normal man. You know with things to do. Joe and I go fishing whether the report is good or bad. I just really like reading your reports. They are enjoyable and I like the joy of reading about good times that people have had on the water.
Matter of factually, Joe and I are always on the lake saying, "I wonder if Dickie is out here today." Most of the time the answer is probably not because we are the only idiots that would be fishing in a 40mph south wind and 4 foot swells. Seems every time we go that is the condition.
Have a good one.
Jennifer Racy

[Snappercatcher]

LOL!!! That person you are writing about sounds like my wife. Always trying to read between the lines about what i was "really" saying.

Thanks for posting the reports.