What a difference a day makes...today it was what a difference a few hours make. We fished Monday because that was the only opportunity my client would have for quite a while. He is a great guy to fish with or I would never have let him talk me into fishing in that howling north wind. We wound up catching a few flounder and reds in the bayou, but there were not many places to fish.
The competition was stiff all day long between the Aggies and the Horns and it started with the color of the sun at day break!
Today was drop dead gorgeous. When we hit the water at daylight the lake was dead calm. We drove straight to the south end to fish the shell and only scratched out two or three small trout by noon. The water was dirtier than it has been, but it was not too dirty to catch fish. Shortly after noon, we were the only boat still in the area.
Even a good incoming tide failed to clear up the water very much, but when the trout turned on it was on! The largest trout we kept was only 22 inches, but I jumped a big fish off and had two more very good trout pull off in mid-fight. We finished with a solid box of 2 to 4 pound trout, a slot red, and two nice flounder.
We easily missed far more than we caught for some reason. We would reel fish half way back to the boat only to have them pull off. Many of the fish that we boated still spit the hook as soon as they were netted.
As well as the fish bit for about three hours (and we left them biting) we still had to really slow down to keep the plastics in front of them. Prior to today, we had been catching most of our larger fish with a very quick retrieve regardless of the speed of the tide. We also caught some of our fish on light colored tasils for the first time in a while.
How can anyone eat crawfish and corn on the cob and stay that clean?
Thanks to the folks at the Northeast Houston CCA banquet for taking very good care of us Saturday night. We just spent the night mixing and mingling and talking about fishing and it was a ball. My eight year old grandson, Andrew, put on a crawfish eating clinic while giving tips on "speed peeling". He paid for his over indulgence later that night! They had a good crowd and as usual, raised a significant amount of money.
The Beaumont chapter will host their banquet at the Ford Center Thursday night. Kim Brown will be at that one also as she is a road warrior this time of year for CCA. She told me Saturday night that while money has been tight for lots of folks, the fishermen have still supported the chapter banquets. In some cases the attendance has been down a little, but the dollars generated are still very good.
The S.T.A.R. tournament is just around the corner. If you haven't already signed up.... get a move on. One fish could put a new truck and boat in your driveway or earn one of your kids a college tuition for four years. Even if you don't win a thing, your entry fee will help improve the fishing!
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Did you quit writing reports? There has been a bunch of catching going on the Sabine since you posted up last. I sure hope you don't stop writing these reports as I really enjoy them. They are not to specific and not too vague as long as you have been on the water a little bit. Tight Lines - John West
Posted by: John | May 05, 2008 at 09:37 PM
Did you quit writing reports? There has been a bunch of catching going on the Sabine since you posted up last. I sure hope you don't stop writing these reports as I really enjoy them. They are not to specific and not too vague as long as you have been on the water a little bit. Tight Lines - John West
Posted by: John | May 05, 2008 at 09:37 PM
Glad to see you got the new Pure Bay. You will love it. Post a pic when you get a chance. We will have to put our Pure Bays on the line one day to see if you have the grit....LOL. See you on the water. SR
Posted by: SR | May 01, 2008 at 10:28 AM