12/12/2007

Haven't had a chance to fish lately. I had a booked trip for this past Saturday but the weather blew that away. Trying to schedule a fishing trip a week in advance this time of year is difficult to say the least. The water was completely blown out of the bayou this morning. I couldn't have launched the boat even if I wanted to. By this afternoon there was barley enough to launch the boat. This cold blast and low water should really mix things up for a few days. Hopefully the weather will warm back up and the fishing pattern will stabilize. It's time to break out the chest waders and check for leaks, wade fishing time is upon us. Don't forget that special fisherman on your list. A nice CastAway rod for Christmas would really bring a smile to an anglers facehttp://castawayrods.com/. For the fly fishermen check out the Orvis web site. They have quality gear and clothing http://orvis.com/ . If you want to give some fishing baits that work in our area as gifts then D.O.A. soft plastic shad tails or jerk baits in glow chartreuse will put fish in the boat any time of the year http://doalures.com/. If any one ever has questions feel free to Email or call me, I'll be happy to assist. Tight lines and happy holidays, Mike

Simon Holt and David Creel made the trip back down to Sabine lake this week end. It was almost a year ago they fished with me, the weather was about 30 degrees cooler then. We set out for the lake about 6:20 am. with the wind already building from the South. The fog was heavy in places but we made good time. When we arrived at the lake the Gulls were wheeling and diving all over the North end of the lake, it was hard to make up our minds on which flock to work. We were disappointed that most of the trout were just under sized so we moved around until we found some solid fish further South. There were a lot of rat reds mixed in with the trout and a few slot sized ones also. The bigger Reds hit a Hoganar. The trout ate glow/ chrt. Shad tails and the longer 5 inch version also. Not as many fish on the larger plastic but fewer throw backs. The waves were brutal but the Gulls didn't mind as they worked up until around 11:00am. Simon managed to put a nice 16 inch Flounder in the boat while we were catching trout. He caught it on a Pumpkin seed/Chart assassin. I guess he had a Sabine slam"Red fish, Speckled trout, Flounder" technically but the Red he caught wasn't keeper sized, Oh well maybe next time.After the bird bite quit we drifted the same areas with out much success. We moved up in shallow and found a few more trout scattered in 2 to 3 foot of water. We ended the day with 11 trout up to 3 lb. and one 25 inch Red along with the single 16 inch Flounder. We caught probably another 20 trout but they were just shy of the 15 inch limit. We were thankful that the front held off until we got our day done but boy that South wind was killer! As a matter of fact I'm still wobbling on solid ground, I haven't got my land legs back yet. Had a good time and some laughs with David and Simon today, hope we can fish again next year. Tight lines, Mike