Lake Travis 4/22/2012

Finally got to get out on the boat after 6 months; the low water from the draught kept my marina from launching the boat.  Consequently, I missed the Fall and Winter fishing seasons.  The water temps have come up from the high 50s of the winter to the low 70s; this means fish are beginning their spawn and some of them are hungry.

Anders and I both got out there early Sunday morning and fished until 2:30.  We caught 5 fish in total, but the surprise of the day was to catch 2 nice sized stripers on the umbrella rig at the same time.  I may have had 3 on originally because one jig and leader were completely missing from the rig.  Hopefully the bite will continue long enough to catch a few more.



Hot Springs, Arkansas 2010

Markell and I headed up to Arkansas for a bit of R&R as well as some striper fishing.  We chartered a boat with Arkansas Striper Fishing (http://www.arkansasstripers.com/) piloted by Capt. Terry Brodnax.  He showed us a really good time, and we even caught some fish.  This was Markell’s first time fishing in a long time, and first time angling for striper.  She loved it and now she is “hooked.”

Of course I landed the biggest one, we lost a couple, bet we both came away with some good eatin’ fish.



 



See you next year!