We
attempted once again to “time the front” this morning and didn’t hit it
as squarely on the head as last week, but the fishing was still solid
despite getting a bit wet around the edges while we caught them.
…pick small lures for small fish. Fish of all sizes were abundant and feeding hard during a short frontal window this morning.
the fall season, as the water cools with each passing cold front,
timing trips in conjunction with the fronts allows you to enjoy very
aggressive and productive, albeit short-lived, action. The trick is
knowing what kind of front you are dealing with (the drier, the better)
and when the windshift is to occur (typically from at SE or SW
direction, through the west, and then on to the NW. If you are on the
water during the windshift of a dry front, it’s a “gimme” — that was
the case twice last week when we boated 242 fish on Thursday and another
127 fish on Friday.
but this front was a wet front, so the activity was a bit depressed, but
still much more productive than over the past several days of mild
weather between the fronts.
before the skies brightened (via down rigging), but, after the first of
two bands of rain passed and cleared out, the birds went to work for not
quite 2 hours.
meaning, if you picked a small bait, you’d catch many small fish, or, if
you picked a big bait, you’d catch fewer, larger fish. TheTNT180 in 3/4 oz. did the trick for this light work.
working a large Silver Kastmaster in the top 12-15 feet of water over a
25-30 foot bottom for very aggressive, legal-sized (18+ inch long)
hybrid striped bass.
By around 10:05 a third band of heavy rain,
accompanied by a wind shift further to the north and a significant (~17
degree) temperature drop came in. The birds slowed right down and it
was all over for today.
TALLY = 37 FISH, all caught and released
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TODAY’S CONDITIONS/NOTES:
Start Time: 6:25a
End Time: 10:05p
Air Temp: 70F at trip’s start; 53F at trip’s end.
Water Surface Temp: 68.5F
Wind:
Winds were calm at trip’s start. By obscured sunrise a 13 mph W wind
was going, with a full swing thru NNW20-22+ by trip’s end as a cold
front hit.
Skies: 100% clouded with 2 rain bands passing over during our time on the water.
Notes: BA=30G; GT=N/A
Areas Fished with success:
** 1275
** 1280/1281/1282/213
** 1283/1275/837
Bob Maindelle
Holding the Line Guide Service
254-368-7411
www.
Salado, Texas