Gonna have to plan a trip to the hill country this fall!!!!
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
Bass Fishing High
Apparently, Flower Mound High School has bass fishing team .
Pretty sweet!...Check out the link!
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/Bass-Fishing-Makes-a-Splash-at-High-Schools-164487956.html
TWF
Catfish lessons
¡hola! ....Well I forgot to blog... : / ...DOH!
I really haven't done much fishing lately...It's too damn hot!
But,.
Earlier this summer I made it out to Kimball Bend Park with some friends and a cluster of kids for some weekend camping action. Kimball Bend is a park on the Brazos river right before it turns into Lake Whitney. The park is ran by the The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The park has been one of my favorite camping spots for years. I enjoy it because its small and doesn't get overcrowded .That part of the Brazos river is a great place to take a small boat (at least when the water is up) without having to worry about choppy waters .
I was boat less on this trip but, a friend did bring a trailer with some kayaks to play around with. I got a chance to paddle one out for a bit and was really surprised to find out how easy kayaking is. I had expected it to be a lot more work but it really doesn't take much to get yourself moving across the water. I now have kayak added to my wish list! I was able to convince my son to paddle out and set a jug line a little down stream from a bridge pillar. In doing this we learned that life jackets are required by the State of Texas. I assumed the law was only for motor boats, but it does make sense. Luckily he had one in the kayak with him, but his friends in his paddling posse didn't get so lucky. Well at least my buddy, (their dad) wasn't so lucky. It ended up being an expensive weekend for him!
It was a lucky trip for me! I was bank fishing during the whole "minors getting pulled over in kayaks fiasco". A local and myself on the rivers edge had been side tracked while watching all the drama unfold. In the middle of our conversation, trying to figure out what was going on on the river with the kids, he starts jumping and yelling "You got a bite". My pole, about 20 yards away stabbed into a rod holder, was bent over like a rainbow! We simultaneously dropped our beers and ran over to the rod. The local guy was so excited he made it over to the rod and reel quicker than me. He grabbed the pole and set the hook and begin reeling it in. At first I was a little upset, but just watching the dudes excitement was so entertaining, I forgot it was my fish he was reeling in. He soon realized what he was doing and a little embarrassed , handed over the gear for me to battle the fish to the bank. It ended up being a nice size catfish. Nothing huge but enough to be proud of. Especially because it was the only fish caught over the weekend.
I didn't think about it till we were packed up and driving away. The jug line sat down river, the remainder of the weekend, forgotten about. I drove the packed van over as close to the jug line as I could park and had my son put on a life jacket and swim out to retrieve it. He wasn't real happy about it, but it gave me a chance to sit back ,laugh and reflect on the weekend.
TWF
I really haven't done much fishing lately...It's too damn hot!
But,.
Earlier this summer I made it out to Kimball Bend Park with some friends and a cluster of kids for some weekend camping action. Kimball Bend is a park on the Brazos river right before it turns into Lake Whitney. The park is ran by the The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The park has been one of my favorite camping spots for years. I enjoy it because its small and doesn't get overcrowded .That part of the Brazos river is a great place to take a small boat (at least when the water is up) without having to worry about choppy waters .
I was boat less on this trip but, a friend did bring a trailer with some kayaks to play around with. I got a chance to paddle one out for a bit and was really surprised to find out how easy kayaking is. I had expected it to be a lot more work but it really doesn't take much to get yourself moving across the water. I now have kayak added to my wish list! I was able to convince my son to paddle out and set a jug line a little down stream from a bridge pillar. In doing this we learned that life jackets are required by the State of Texas. I assumed the law was only for motor boats, but it does make sense. Luckily he had one in the kayak with him, but his friends in his paddling posse didn't get so lucky. Well at least my buddy, (their dad) wasn't so lucky. It ended up being an expensive weekend for him!
It was a lucky trip for me! I was bank fishing during the whole "minors getting pulled over in kayaks fiasco". A local and myself on the rivers edge had been side tracked while watching all the drama unfold. In the middle of our conversation, trying to figure out what was going on on the river with the kids, he starts jumping and yelling "You got a bite". My pole, about 20 yards away stabbed into a rod holder, was bent over like a rainbow! We simultaneously dropped our beers and ran over to the rod. The local guy was so excited he made it over to the rod and reel quicker than me. He grabbed the pole and set the hook and begin reeling it in. At first I was a little upset, but just watching the dudes excitement was so entertaining, I forgot it was my fish he was reeling in. He soon realized what he was doing and a little embarrassed , handed over the gear for me to battle the fish to the bank. It ended up being a nice size catfish. Nothing huge but enough to be proud of. Especially because it was the only fish caught over the weekend.
I didn't think about it till we were packed up and driving away. The jug line sat down river, the remainder of the weekend, forgotten about. I drove the packed van over as close to the jug line as I could park and had my son put on a life jacket and swim out to retrieve it. He wasn't real happy about it, but it gave me a chance to sit back ,laugh and reflect on the weekend.
TWF
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Cabela's, Bubble Floats, & Does red disappear underwater?
I made time to finally visit a Cabela's last Monday. I wanted to try and find some small red circle hooks. All I can say is "WoW WoW WoW". I could have stayed all day but my girl said we needed to leave before she grew a penis (we left soon after that!).
One of the first things I saw and slapped on the wish list was this Goliath:
I think it would be great for trailering the boat in the dark, or bow fishing at night, and especially good for signaling Batman!
I also picked up a package of A-Just-A-Bubble Floats:
I recently read an article on fly fishing without a fly rod.
http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/bubble.htmSoon
I plan on visiting one of the small ponds that are stocked with trout for the winter by Texas Parks and Wildlife and trying out this technique. Here is a link to find a trout stocked ponds: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/management/stocking/trout_stocking.phtml
Trout fishing post soon to come!
We'll I found my small red circle hooks that I was looking for...and as a bonus I found some snelled with red Cajun line...
I always liked the idea of the red line and the theory of how the line was invisible under water....but this got me thinking....do the hooks disappear under water too?...and then I was looking at some Berkley Gulp Crappie Nibbles...and they come in red glitter! ...do theses vanish too?...if so whats the point?....I bought the silver ones!
TWF
One of the first things I saw and slapped on the wish list was this Goliath:
I also picked up a package of A-Just-A-Bubble Floats:
http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/bubble.htmSoon
I plan on visiting one of the small ponds that are stocked with trout for the winter by Texas Parks and Wildlife and trying out this technique. Here is a link to find a trout stocked ponds: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/management/stocking/trout_stocking.phtml
Trout fishing post soon to come!
We'll I found my small red circle hooks that I was looking for...and as a bonus I found some snelled with red Cajun line...
I always liked the idea of the red line and the theory of how the line was invisible under water....but this got me thinking....do the hooks disappear under water too?...and then I was looking at some Berkley Gulp Crappie Nibbles...and they come in red glitter! ...do theses vanish too?...if so whats the point?....I bought the silver ones!
TWF
Cottonwood Park
I got a chance to fish Cottonwood Park (Beltline Rd. & Coit Rd.) for a couple of hours Saturday with my daughters. I used Gulp Earthworm under a slip bobber.....caught nothing.
But I did get to show a young kid how to fish for his first time....BONUS!...he was extreamly excited about fishing....good luck little dude!!!
TWF
But I did get to show a young kid how to fish for his first time....BONUS!...he was extreamly excited about fishing....good luck little dude!!!
TWF
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