Lots of fish weighed in at O.C.A.R.C tournament.
Preston and I fished most of the day 8/1/09 but couldn't get any weighing sized fish in the boat. We had a great early morning bite with several solid keeper sized trout but the 26 to 27 inch Red fish we were looking for weren't there. The wind kicked up around 9:00am to a 15 mph blow and pretty much ruined the rest of the day for us. I like to fish artificial and know using bait would make a windy day more productive but I'm just not a bait soaker, no offence intended.
The weigh in saw more reds weighed in than ever before in the 22 years its been going on. 7 1/2 lb. took 1st 71/4 was 2nd and 7 lb even got 3rd. Big speck was 6 1/4 lb.
I think 360 anglers were entered and only 10 short of last year.
The fishing is great right now on lake Sabine when the wind allows you access. Specks and Reds with a few nice Flounder to boot being caught on a regular basis. Top waters, soft plastic are taking most of the fish along with live bait. I'll down load a picture of a red Preston caught Saturday in the next day or so. We are moving back into the house finally! and I'm kind of strung out the past few days..
Tight lines, Mike