23rd SKIFF Trip of the 2017 Season — Just for Soldiers’ Kids, 52 Fish

by Bob Maindelle

 

WHO I FISHED WITH:  The Calzado kids — Gregory (11), Gionni (10), and Ciana (7), whose father, US Army Staff Sergeant Gregory Calzado who was recently assigned to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.  This was a SKIFF trip provided to this family at no charge thanks to the Austin Fly Fishers.

 

 

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From left: Gregory, Cici, and Gionni Calzado with a sampling of the 52 fish they landed on a balmy mid-October Texas morning.

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Gionni Calzado with his largest fish of the trip — a 3 year class white bass taken on a Pet Spoon.

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Ciana (Cici) Calzado with her largest fish of the trip — a 3 year class white bass taken on the downriggers.

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Gregory Calzado with one of several largemouth bass we landed as a by-catch as we targeted white bass.

WHAT WE FISHED FOR: This was a multi-species SKIFF program trip focused on white bass.

WHERE WE FISHED: Stillhouse

WHEN WE FISHED: Saturday morning, 14 October

HOW WE FISHED:   Primarily via downrigging, with occasional pauses over top of bottom-oriented white bass to work tailspinners for them vertically.

OBSERVATIONS/NOTES:  “Homefront” spouses with a husband or wife away from home on military duty (not just deployments) are welcomed to call me at 254.368.7411 to arrange for free 4-hour outing for your children.  Homefront parents are always welcome to attend, but are equally welcome to take some downtime from their own children and leave them in my care for this time on the water.  This is all made possible through the sponsorship and work of the Austin Fly Fishers and the supportive allies they have developed along the way.

TALLY: 52 FISH, all caught and released

TODAY’S CONDITIONS/NOTES:

Start Time: 7:15a

End Time: 11:15a

Air Temp. @ Trip’s Start:  72F

Water Surface Temp:  76.9F

Wind Speed & Direction:  S3-7

Sky Conditions:  ~60% grey cloud cover tapering off to 40% light grey cover by the end of  the trip

Water Level: 1.36 feet low

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Wx SNAPSHOT: 

14OCT17

AREAS FISHED WITH SUCCESS:

**Area vic 1150 – 20 fish on tailspinners fished vertically

**Area vic 2021 – 22 fish on downriggers

 

 

 

Bob Maindelle, Central Texas Fishing Guide

Owner, Holding the Line Guide Service

254.368.7411 (call or text)

Website: www.HoldingTheLineGuideService.com

E-mail: Bob@HoldingTheLineGuideService.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/bobmaindelle

Twitter: www/twitter.com/bobmaindelle

 

 

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