To fish or not to fish, that has been the question the last two weekends. Weatherman said the rain wouldn't be here until the afternoon so I ventured out to Austin in search of some bass. Been wanting to fish this lake for a while. Was on the water by 7am. Little wind and low 60's temps. Didn't rise above 65 the whole time I was out with a little mist here and there. Took off from the ramp only to find my rudder not working. Good thing I had a paddle in my vehicle as a spare. Had to use it the whole day to steer that big tub of plastic around. Hobie's are a giant pain in the rear without a rudder. Planned on fishing the bank with a slow rolled havoc swimbait but plans quickly changed. I spent too much time steering to slow roll anything. Tied on a white spinnerbait and continued down the bank to a creek opening. Caught a nice 2-3#er a little ways in the creek. It looked fishy (and I should have stayed for a while) but I had other plans in mind. Paddled down the bank to Snake Island without any luck. Google maps showed some nice vegetation in the cove by the dam so I headed that way. Nice reed patch was the next stop. I was kicking myself for not bringing my spinner setup with braid. Used a wacky senko instead and hooked up to a nice one. Evidently he just had it in his mouth because after a few seconds of dead weight, my senko popped out of the water. A few casts later I hooked up to a smaller fish. Would have liked to cast a lure into the reeds but knew I couldn't haul a fish out of it with what I had. On my way away from the reed patch I Ianded a nice 4# bass on the outside of the reeds. Wind made it a pain paddling around so I fished a few more banks before going back to my original spot by the creek. It was crowded but i figured once I got in there it wouldn't be bad. A few casts later the entire flotilla of kayaks and paddle boards rushed in the creek. I had had enough for the day at that point. Arms exhausted, I picked up around 11. Wouldn't mind going back to this place with braid and a kayak that has a functional rudder. Enjoy the video report and thanks for reading.
A new edition was added to the fleet by my dad a few weeks ago. I was lucky enough to be there for the maiden voyage. Damn nice bass boat made by Phoenix I must say. Look forward to more trips in that beauty. Started off around 7:30 since i was running a little late on my way in from San Antone. Weather was nice with little wind in the morning. The wind did pick up later in the afternoon as it always seems to do on this lake. Started off on a point fishing carolina rigged plastics and a rattletrap. No takers shallow or deep. Thought that was strange, so we moved over to the dam to fish a ledge where we usually have luck this time of year. Couldn't manage a bite there either. Moved further up the lake and caught a gar on a rattletrap in third boat ramp cove. Thought it was a nice bass at first. At least he didn't swallow it and came off rather easy. After a few minutes of running the boat we headed off to the discharge. Found some nice holes with fish around them on the sonar but no takers. Saw a fellow holding close to an area set the hook a few and lose one at the boat. Spot was mentally marked in my mind for future use. Cruised the lake some more before deciding to just work the dam and get out of the wind. My dad finally caught a few bass on a crankbait working the dam. One was a nice 4#er. I guess its only fitting that the captain of the new boat gets to catch the fish. Enjoy the video report and thanks for reading. |
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July 2019
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