ST. CHRIS, PATRON SAINT OF HYBRID — 100 Fish

WHO I FISHED WITH:  This past Wednesday morning, 18 April, I fished with a crew of four, including Brian House, a parishioner at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Killeen.  With him was his pastor, Chris Downey, and a seminarian doing an internship at the church, Miguel Flores, as well as a buddy of Brian’s from CrossFit gym, Chris Moore.

 

Pastor Chris Downey has responsibilities for both the church and school at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Killeen.

 

The “ringleader”, Brian House, picked a solid date and coordinated everything for his party of four, including two members of his church’s staff, and a buddy from the gym.

 

Miguel Flores is a seminarian (described to me at a ministerial internship) at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Killeen.

Chris Moore and Brian House got to know one another through the gym where they both do CrossFit.

WHAT WE FISHED FOR: This was a multi-species trip.

WHERE WE FISHED: Belton Lake

WHEN WE FISHED: Wednesday morning, 18 April 2018

HOW WE FISHED:   We fished for the first 3 hours with live shad targeting hybrid stripers, producing 71 fish, of which ~40 were legal-sized hybrid, with the balance consisting mainly of short hybrid and white bass.  In our last 90 minutes, we made a move in search of white bass to work over with slabs, and found abundant action in about 28′ of water.  We aimed for hitting the 100 fish mark (29 additional fish) by noon, and succeeded.

OBSERVATIONS/NOTES:   1) The surface temperature exceeded 65.3 for the second consecutive day  in over two weeks and as it did, the threadfin shad began to spawn once again allowing for “one & done” netting for a second day in a row.

TALLY: 100 FISH, ALL CAUGHT AND RELEASED 

 

TODAY’S CONDITIONS/NOTES:

Start Time: 7:15a

End Time: 12:00p

Air Temp. @ Trip’s Start: 70F

Water Surface Temp:  66.4F

Wind Speed & Direction:  We saw a W wind at 6-8 slowly shift to N and increase

Sky Conditions: Cloudless blue skies.

Water Level: 2.01 feet low and slowly falling

GT = 30

 

Wx SNAPSHOT:   

 

 

AREAS FISHED WITH SUCCESS:

**Area  vic 187 – moderate, steady action on hybrid using live bait for 2.5 hours; ~8:15 to 10:45; 71 fish

**Area  B0079C – fast action on white bass with slabs/Hazy Eye Stinger hooks; 11:20 to noon; 29 fish

 

Bob Maindelle, Central Texas Fishing Guide

Owner, Holding the Line Guide Service

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