Slow but not dead!

While there is still a lot of dirty water yet to reach the lake, we are seeing some pockets of clearer water on the east side of the lake.  Not that it seems to matter as long as the salinity level is adequate, but clearer water does a lot for your confidence.  We have actually had more trouble with wind direction and velocity than clarity. When it blows right in your face on the one shoreline you wanted to fish it makes catching even tougher.

The last two outings produced a total of seven trout that we released (two were undersized fish) and three limits of reds that we kept.  The reds were all caught drifting 4 to 6 feet of water and the trout were caught wading.  We caught the reds on  several different lures, but the easiest way to catch them was to fish a five inch chartreuse Gulp tail under a popping cork.

We caught our trout on a Texas chicken Catch V and a dayglow Corky.  They have just been loading up on the bait rather than striking it so paying attention helps.  I find myself thinking about everything but fish at times and invariably miss out on a shot at one more fish!