All I can say is......What happened to that time of year when it got cold, the North wind blew, people "thattimeofyearIZED" their boats, and the fishing was feast or mostly famine???? This has kinda been like Forever Fall. I keep praying for another day or two without freezing temps, then I see the weather on tv and we have another week above freezing lows
I wont complain, the fishing on Twok has been outstanding this Winter. SRA website has us at 4.06 feet low as of yesterday. We got some heavy rain last night, but it didn't last long. The ground is saturated and the creeks are full, so we have a real shot at getting full, we just need another good soaker. Water temps yesterday on the main lake was 53 degrees. That is about the warmest I can ever recall seeing the water temp on the first of February. This time 2 years ago we were pounding monster sand bass up in the creeks above the lake, but I just don't think we can get in them again this year.
The fishing has remained strong. Limits on hybrid and striper have been easy for the most part. Some days you just have to wait out the bite. Yesterday wasn't that great in the morning, but the afternoon turned on big. The fish for the most part are still out in the deep open water where all the bait is. They have not been around humps, points, or relating to depth structure. The best signs to look for are loons and pelicans. Then idle those areas looking for bait on the graph. Most will be below 30', when you find it, just idle until you start marking arches over the bait. Those will be striper, hybrid, and sandies. Best baits have been a Moe's assassin in various colors rigged on a 1oz jighead. When the fish are really active, I have been slow reeling a CocaMoe up off the bottom and catching fish as well.
Wanted to share a few pics of recent trips, but the first ones are of Ben Weston Jr and his son Ben WestonIII. These are customers of Joe Read's that could only fish Monday and he was booked. Ben the 3rd was home on leave from Afghanistan. He is serving on the absolute front lines over there. I had no idea of the daily struggle that is still going on over there. Ben and his fellow troops are in firefights regularly. They are living in camps and only provided necessities. It was a treat for myself to take them out. Ben has a wife and 6 month old daughter he will return home to in about another 6 months. So lets all say an extra prayer each night to keep our military out of harms way. And if ya know somebody over there, put something in a box and send it their way, they will appreciate it!
Ben's 13# Striper
Here's a few more from this week:
Doug Gibbons
AaronZ
Larry Tidwell
I still have lots of days open this month. Look for a special I will post Sunday night. The wife and I are off to Shreveport for the weekend, maybe I'll get rich down there and not have to work any more
Anyways, call me at 214-415-0166 if you want to hit Twok with me. Thanks, Matt!
.......Impulse is Natural but Reasoning is Learned
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