Saturday, May 10, 2008
5/10/2008 Windy day to say the least
Preston and I had our minds made up Friday, we didn't care what the weather was like on Saturday we were going to fish one way or the other.We got out on the marsh flats about 8:00am this morning in hopes of fishing a very low tide this morning and maybe catching the slack wind as it was predicted to change around to the North some time today. Well we got to fish the low tide but the wind never got any lighter and never changed direction from the South. I didn't get to fish much from the platform as I was fighting the wind most of the time. Preston had his own battle going with the strong gusty winds that always seemed to blow his cast off course when it really counted. He had one Red on and had another large fish short strike and missed at least 4 more due to bad casting. I had one fish that looked to be in the 25 inch class nail a horny toad but I didn't get a good hook set and lost it. I was happy to see at least a dozen fish today. We saw most early on but as the tide rushed in with the wind we had trouble seeing them. The water clarity was poor to say the least from one end of Bessie Heights to the other? The grass has come back some what in several areas but it hasn't cleared the water yet. Hopefully the winds will calm down some and allow the silt to settle out in the next few weeks. When Preston and I got back to the boat ramp we noticed the water was teeming with small white crabs about the size of a nickle. If I was going to fish Sunday I would be casting something that resembled the crabs we saw. I'm sure the Reds and other fish will key on the swarm of forage that is flushing out into the larger bodies of water. As far a Sabine lake report goes the reef still seems to be producing on an incoming tide and when you can find birds working there have been catches of Trout coming from under them. Soft plastic in dark colors seem to be doing the best.
Tight lines, Mike
¶ 8:21 PM
Preston and I had our minds made up Friday, we didn't care what the weather was like on Saturday we were going to fish one way or the other.We got out on the marsh flats about 8:00am this morning in hopes of fishing a very low tide this morning and maybe catching the slack wind as it was predicted to change around to the North some time today. Well we got to fish the low tide but the wind never got any lighter and never changed direction from the South. I didn't get to fish much from the platform as I was fighting the wind most of the time. Preston had his own battle going with the strong gusty winds that always seemed to blow his cast off course when it really counted. He had one Red on and had another large fish short strike and missed at least 4 more due to bad casting. I had one fish that looked to be in the 25 inch class nail a horny toad but I didn't get a good hook set and lost it. I was happy to see at least a dozen fish today. We saw most early on but as the tide rushed in with the wind we had trouble seeing them. The water clarity was poor to say the least from one end of Bessie Heights to the other? The grass has come back some what in several areas but it hasn't cleared the water yet. Hopefully the winds will calm down some and allow the silt to settle out in the next few weeks. When Preston and I got back to the boat ramp we noticed the water was teeming with small white crabs about the size of a nickle. If I was going to fish Sunday I would be casting something that resembled the crabs we saw. I'm sure the Reds and other fish will key on the swarm of forage that is flushing out into the larger bodies of water. As far a Sabine lake report goes the reef still seems to be producing on an incoming tide and when you can find birds working there have been catches of Trout coming from under them. Soft plastic in dark colors seem to be doing the best.
Tight lines, Mike
¶ 8:21 PM
