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July 29,2005
Fished a group of 6 on the lake today and limited out.
July 28,2005
Fished a group of 4 on the lake today. Started out catching small fish then we
finally found some bigger ones but by that time we were out of bait. Limited out
with 40 fish in the box and only a few over 20" fish.
July 27,2005
Fished a group of 3 on the lake today and the fishing was as good as it gets. We
found a big school of fish early and limited out fast on box and over 20" fish.
The lake was real rough from the 20 MPH north winds and there were very few
boats on the lake.
July 24,2005
Fished a group of 5 today and limited out with 50 fish in the box. Lots of small
fish this morning and a few good ones. We found better fish when we only needed
2 more to fill the limit but right now you take what you can get.
July 23,2005
Fishing was tough this morning. Saturdays are usually the toughest day with all
the boat traffic. Fished a group of 5 and ended up with 25 fish in the box.
Limited out on over 20" fish and released a few.
July 22,2005
Lots of big fish today. Almost limited out but just could not catch enough box
fish, ended up with 35 in the box.
July 21,2005
Another good day on the lake Limited out and caught lots of over 20" fish.
July 20,2005
Fished a group of 4 today and the fishing was really good. Limited out with 40
fish in the box.
July 19,2005
Fished a group of 3 on the lake today and the fishing was a little tougher for
us today. Ended up with 22 in the box and quit early.
July 18,2005
Fished a group of 2 on the lake today and the fishing was about as good as it
gets early this morning. Limited out on box and over 20" fish.
Check out my new Lowrance sonar/GPS. The color and definition make my old X-15
look a little weak. I really like this unit so far.
July 17,2005
Fished a group of 2 on the lake today and the fishing was just OK. Ended up with
about 12 fish in the box and released a few more over 20" fish.
July 16,2005
My morning trip cancelled today. We fished the river in the afternoon and had
about 10 good runs before we finally landed this big Gator Gar on rod and reel.
The gar was probably around 100 LBS and jumped about 4 feet out of the water
once during the 20 min. battle. After we released the big gar we did some bow
fishing.
July 15,2005
Fished a group of 3 on the lake today and the fishing was a little slow. Ended
up with 18 fish in the box.
July 11,2005
Looks like the fishing is going to be good in July. The fishing today was about
as good as it gets. We limited out by 8:45 this morning and when we were headed
in we found a big school of fish surfacing so we stopped and caught and released
about 15 more fish on slabs. I have some days open this week and the fishing is
good.
July 9,2005
Fishing was better today. Fished a group of 2 and limited out , we also caught
some bigger fish that we released, ended up catching about 30 or so on
downriggers and slabs.
July 8,2005
Fished a group of 3 today. Fishing was a little slow for us but we did catch a
few. Ended up with about 12 in the box and released about 6 over 20" fish up to
10 LBS.
July 7,2005
Fishing was very good this morning. The rain and cooler weather has really
turned the fish on. A friend and I caught about 25 this morning on topwater and
downrigging.
July 6,2005
Fished a group of 2 today. We fished topwater and downrigged today. We got
into some topwater fish but my guys just had real bad luck boating any fish.
Caught about 18 fish but only kept 12 since we had to release some over 20"
fish.
July 1,2005
Fished a group of 5 on the lake today. Ended up with about 25 fish in the box
and released another 10 or so over 20" fish. Storms moved in and we had to make
a run for it about 9:00.
June 29,2005
Fished a group of 8 on the lake today with 2 boats. Lots of big fish today to 10
LBS and not many box fish.
June 27,2005
Fished a group of 3 in the AM and caught a lot of over 20" fish. Ended up with
15 in the box. Fished a group of 4 on the lake in the PM and limited out but
most fish were small.
June 26,2005
Fished a group of 6 on the lake and ended up with about 30 fish in the box and
released some over 20" fish. Fished a group of 4 on the river in the PM and
ended up with 18 fish, just 2 fish shy of a limit.
June 25,2005
Fished a group of 12 on the lake in the AM with 3 boats and each boat had about
40 fish. Fished a group of 6 in the PM on the river and limited out with 30 fish
in the box.
June 24,2005
Fished a group of 12 on the lake in the AM with 3 boats. My boat limited out,
one boat had 21 and the other boat only had a few fish.
Fished a group of 5 in the PM and caught about 25 Fish.
June 23,2005
Fished a group of 2 in the AM on the river. Limited out on striper and caught a
10 and 26 LB catfish. Fished another group of 2 in the PM on the lake and
limited out.
June 21,2005
Fished a group of 4 on the river today and the striper fishing was real good. We
limited out fast on striper so we went catfishing and caught a 28 LB cat.
June 20,2005
Fishing was tough this morning. fished a group of 3 and only caught 16 fish.
June 19,2005
Fished a group of 7 in 2 boats this morning and got close to limits of fish. I
took my dad and my brother in the afternoon and caught some big fish.
June 18,2005
Fished a group[ of 5 in the AM and 9 in the PM. The fishing was good both trips
with lots of big fish. Ended up with 50 in the AM and 53 in the PM. Lots of
boats out on the weekend and it was full combat fishing.
June 17,2005
Fished a group of 5 in the am and 7 in the PM. Ended up with 30 in the box on
the morning and 70 in the afternoon. Released a lot of over 20" fish on both
trips.
June 16,2005
Fished a group of 4 this morning and the fishing was real good. We ended up with
about 30 fish in the box and released a lot of big fish. We caught one real nice
fish that went 20 LBS , we tried to release it but it just could not swim back
down. Fished a group of 2 in the PM and limited out.
June 15,2005
I have not fished the last couple of days but the fishing has been good. I have
some days open and the fishing is probably not going to stay good all summer. If
you are planning on fishing this year I suggest you do it now while the fishing
is good. It is also time to get booked for august saltwater trips.
June 13,2005
Fishing was much better today. Fished a group of 4 in the AM and 4 in the PM.
Limited out both trips and caught a lot of big fish. Had a 14 LB fish in the
morning and a 13 LB fish in the afternoon.
June 12,2005
Fishing was real tough this morning and we could only get 26 fish. There
was a lot of boat traffic on the lake this weekend and that did not help with
the fishing, hopefully tomorrow will be better.
June 11,2005
Fished two big groups today and the fishing was tough. 45 fish in the AM and 60
in the PM
June 10,2005
Fished a group of 5 in the AM and 3 in the PM and limited out both trips.
June 9,2005
Fished a group of 4 in the AM and 6 in the PM. Limited out both trips.
June 8,2005
Fished a group of 2 this afternoon and limited out. Lots of over 20" fish.
June 6,2005
Fished a group of 5 in the AM and 6 in the PM. Started out about 7:30 this
morning because we had to wait on a storm to pass, looked for the fish for about
1 hour then we found them and it was real good for about 2 hours. Ended up with
48 in the box and just could not catch the last 2 box fish because most fish
were over 20". The afternoon was as good as it gets , limited out with 60 fish
in the box and released a lot of over 20" fish.
June 5,2005
Fished a group of 11 in my boat this morning. 4 adults and 7 kids. We started
out on small box fish for the kids then moved out to the big water and put them
on some bigger fish. Limited out on box and over 20" fish with 110 fish in the
boxes.
June 4,2005
We fished a group of 12 in the Am with 2 boats and a group of 8 in the PM in my
boat. Both boats limited out early on box and over 20" fish. Afternoon trip
started out slow but ended fast with 60 fish in the box and released a lot of
over 20" fish.
June 3,2005
Another easy limit. Fished a group of 4 and limited out early.
June 2,2005
Back to work today, fished a group of 3 today and limited out by 8:00AM. Lots of
box fish today and a limit of over 20". I don't know where all the box fish came
from but it made it easy today. I have lots of weekdays open and some Sunday
afternoons. Fishing should be real good for the next month.
May 28,2005
Fished a group of 5 today and the fishing was great. We caught lots of big fish
but could only get 37 for the box because most fish were over 20". Caught this
17 LB fish and tried to release it but we caught it in deep water and the fish
just could not swim back down.
May 27,2005
Fished a group of 3 this morning and limited out fast.
May 26,2005
Fished a group of 3 in the afternoon and the fishing was real good once we found
them. Limited out on box and over 20" fish. Released a lot of big fish, biggest
was 10 LBS.
May 25,2005
We fished a group of 7 in 2 boats in the AM. My boat limited out and the other
boat was close to a limit, we had to release a lot of over 20" fish. Fished a
group of 6 in the PM and the fishing was slow. I found several big schools of
fish but every time we would set up on them we would catch a few and then they
would leave us. Ended up with 12 fish to 7 LBS in the box and released a fish
over 10 LBS.
May 24,2005
Fished a group of 5 in the AM and 6 in the PM. Started of with some fast action
early and quit at 9:30 because my customers had a meeting to attend, ended up
with 37 in the box and released a bunch of over 20" fish. Afternoon was fast
action till the wind died down and they decided to call it quits since it was so
hot, ended up with 52 in the box and released about 15 over 20" fish.
May 23,2005
Fished a group of 4 in the AM and 3 in the PM. Limited out easy both trips, had
two 9 LB fish in the afternoon.
May 22,2005
Morning and afternoon fishing is good right now and we are catching a lot of big
fish, even the box fish a big and fat , mostly 18-20". With the lake low and the
temps already reaching 100 degrees we may not catch these fish all summer like
we have the last couple of years so if you plan on booking a trip the sooner the
better. Fished a group of 13 today in 2 boats. 7 in my boat caught 56 and
released a few over 20" fish.
May 21,2005
Started out late this morning because we had a mix up on time and place to meet
. Ended up with a good box of fish. Fished a group of
14 in the afternoon and the fishing was very good, limited out 7 guys in my boat
and released a lot of big fish.
May 20,2005
We fished a big group of 54 this morning , some boats did good and some did not
but we ended up with a lot of fish. Fished a group of 8 in the afternoon with 2
boats and we started out on some big fish that were 7-12 LBS then we found some
box fish to fill the limits.
May 19,2005
Fished a group of four in the afternoon and limited out on box and over 20"
fish.
May 18,2005
Fished a group of 4 in the AM and 4 in the PM. Not much fishing today it was
mostly catching. Limited out on box and over 20" fish. Fast action.
May 17,2005
Fished a group of 2 in the AM and 4 in the PM. Limited out on over 20"and box
fish. The fishing is really good now that the water is warming up. Most box fish
are 18"-19" and we are catching and releasing a lot of over 20" fish.
May 13,14,15,16 2005
I have been very busy and have not had time to post. Fishing is getting better
and we are coming in with some good boxes of fish and catching lots of fish over
20".
May 12,2005
Fished a group of 6 this afternoon and caught a good box of fish. Looks like we
will not be getting as many limits of fish this year because the fish are all to
big, we are catching a lot of over 20" fish. The quality of fish we are catching
is about as good as it has been in a long time.
May 11,2005
My morning trip cancelled. Fished a group of 10 in 2 boats this afternoon and
caught 2 good boxes of fish .
May 10,2005
Fished a group of 4 this morning and caught some big fish. Ended up with a good
box of fish and released a 12 and 15 LB striper.
May 9,2005
Fished a group of 3 in the AM and 5 in the PM. Ended up with 2 good boxes of
fish and released some over 20" fish. Biggest fish was 9 LBS.
May 8,2005
Fished a group of 2 this morning and the fishing started good but slowed down
after about 30 minutes. We ended up with 16 fish and released 2 over 20" fish.
We have been catching a few bass (largemouth and smallmouth) and I usually don't
mention anything about them but we caught a smallmouth today that was worth a
pic, this fish weighed 6 LBS.
May 7, 2005
Fishing was good this morning for us ,we limited out on box and over 20" fish ,
we even had to release about 6 over 20" fish. The afternoon was slow and we
ended up with 17 fish.
May 6,2005
Fishing was slow in the morning and we only caught a few fish. The afternoon
picked up a little and we ended up with about 25 fish.
May 5,2005
The fishing is getting better and the weather is warming up. The fishing should
really get good in the next few days. Fished a group of 4 today and limited out
with 40 fish in the box.
May 3,2005
Slow morning, still cold, the water temp is 62 and it should be about 68 by now,
ended up with 10 fish. Cancelled my afternoon trip and my Wednesday trip.
May 2,2005
Fished a group of 2 this morning and limited out but most fish were small,
biggest fish was 9 LBS.
May 1,2005
Fished morning and afternoon and caught about 40 fish. We need some warmer
weather.