Eagle Mountain 5/30/10

Fished with first time guests Frank and Debbie today.  Marked the fish on the hump I caught them at yesterday, but only managed to catch 7 fish.  Checked almost every hide out for this time of year and marked fish, but could not buy a decent bite today.  I would mark fish, toss the marker, and then they would disappear.  Man they are moving fast right now.  Tried to do the sand bass boogie, but it didn't work either.  Finally got out the dreaded Hell Pet and caught 3 more to end the day at a disappointing 10 fish.  Worked hard, burned fuel looking, and did everything to get some bites, but they kept their lips sealed today.  Saw lots of boats looking for schoolies, but never saw another fish caught all day.  I think the no wind, holiday boat traffic, full moon, and hot temps have caused a transition into summer patterns faster than normal.  Hopefully, catching will get back to normal in a couple of days.  Look forward to making up the trip with Frank and Debbie soon.  I knew it was going to happen eventually and today was the day for a trip that needed to be made up.  We'll get them next time.

Eagle Mountain 5/29/10

Got the new boat and electronics all installed Saturday, so I decided to hit EM and test everything out.  Picked Johnny up at the dock and went for a boat ride.  The lake was crowded and the boat traffic waves were bad, but the new boat really handles them well.  That extra 7ft in length makes a huge difference!
We decided to check out a few spots to dial in the graph.  Found fish on a hump and nailed 50-60 having a great time.  Johnathon and his crew pulled up and caught  a bunch also.  It was a beautiful evening on the lake and I really like the new boat.

Eagle Mountain 5/16

Had first time guest Kevin and his two son's for a teaching trip this morning.  I picked them up at 6:30 on a beautiful morning on Eagle Mountain.  This weekend was some awesome weather that I did not expect by the recent thunderstorm forecast. 
Decided to head to the shallows where I caught fish the morning before and wait for them to get active while I showed them techniques and how to tie knots.  It wasn't a few minutes later the water started boiling and it was game time.  The boys had a blast reeling in two at at time.  We played with those fish for about an hour until the boat traffic got crazy chasing the birds, so we headed to some other areas to continue our learning process.  We decided to focus on some deeper bites to learn how they look on the electronics and how the bite is a little different.  They caught another 40 or so and decided to call it a morning at about 11:00.  Had a great time with this group of guys and look forward to fishing with them again sometime. Thanks Kevin

I forgot to take pics today, maybe Kevin will send me one.

Eagle Mountain 5-15-10

Morning Trip

Fished repeat customers John, Roe, and Whitney this morning.  Started out at 6:30 and it was really slow.  Checked all the usual hide outs for this time of year and nothing was there.  Decided to check and see if they were after the threadfin spawning and it was game on!  Caught there limits in a little over an hour and decided to do some catch and release for another 30 fish or so.  Action died down about 10:30, with empty stomachs from all the action they decided to call it a day and have a picnic at the marina.  Was a great time fishing with this group one again.  BTW, Whitney caught about half of those fish and stuck it to her boyfriend Roe!  Good times and look forward to the next adventure with this crew.  All fish caught in less than 6 ft of water.  Ol'Ugly and yarn flies.

Afternoon Trip

Since my morning group called it a day early I called my afternoon trip to see if they wanted to get going a little early and they did so I picked them up arond 11:30.  The fish we were on in the morning had left and all the other spots only produced 3 fish, so the grandma wanted to head in to take a nap.  Dropped her off and decided to hit a point that I had caught fish on a couple of weeks ago and it was fish on!  Caught around a 100 before the sun came out and the wind went from very slight breeze to nothing.  At 2:00 Lucy said she was tired and caught all the fish in the lake and was ready to head in.  It was a blast watching this girl reel in all the fish.  All fish caught in 12-32 ft of water.  Ol'Ugly and yarn flies were the ticket, color did not matter.

Eagle Mountain 5/7/10

Fished with first time guests Dwight, David and Sam this morning on Eagle Mountain.  The bite was odd and the weather was even more strange to start the day with the wind changing a dozen times from the north to the south over and over and a crazy dark clouded fog rolled over.  The fish were just gill slapping the bait and not eating well until the wind finally made it's mind up and stayed from the NW.  We had 50 fish on the clicker at 10am and decided to try a spot out  of the gusting wind, but didn't find any fish.  So, we decided to head for a ridge and battle the wind and we were all glad we did. It took 20 minutes to complete their limits and then we started fun fishing.  Had a little competition going and ended the day with a little over 200 fish caught.  The last hour of the trip was the fastest bite of the year.  Man, I am tired from running the trolling motor in that wind.  Great day on the water and had an absolute blast fishing with these guys.  Hope to do it again soon.

Grapevine 5-4-10

Fished a corporate trip today on Grapevine.  Had to guys from China who had never been fishing before and had no idea what to expect.  They were a riot to have on the boat.  One of them caught 3 doubles in a row and did a nice dance and kissed his fish.  Caught them in 20-24 ft on windblown rocky shoreline.  Found them on the graph and they stayed put all day long.  We left when the bite slowed at one point, but after not finding more fish came back.  It was fish on again! Had a great time watching these two guys catch their first fish ever.  They kept taking pics with their phone and sending them to all their friends.  They said this was their best afternoon in years.

Eagle Mountain 5/1/10

Today was supposedly going to be stormy and it ended up being very nice on the lake.  The morning started out really slow and it took a couple hours to get bit.  I think the lightening storm that came through gave them lock jaw.  Once they started biting it was on!  Caught fish all over from the island to the dam.  The birds gave us a few tips, but for the most part you had to rely on your graph to find them.  The morning trip fish were caught between 14-26 ft.  The two guys on board broke their curse of fishing and boated many more than they had previously ever caught.  Only stopped to take a few pics.  They decided to keep a few for a family fry.

The afternoon trip was a teaching trip that turned into a catching/teaching trip!  The fish were very active and willing to bite during the afternoon until the wind picked up around 4:30.  The guys had their first double, most fish caught in a trip, largest, learned alot, and we had a blast!  They didn't want to keep fish, so we just had fun catching.

The fish in the afternoon were relating to drop offs from 22-27 ft.  Caught fish every spot we tried.