Crappie WOOOHOOO !!!

Aaron and I went fishing Saturday and I caught mega crappie. I also caught a number of sandbass, green and redear sunfish, and LMB. It was a great fishing day. Of course, I whooped Aaron. He says "let's go to the river so I can beat you again". He beat me once at the Red River and now it's "beat you again?" . Oh well.
It was his first time to kayak fish and he asked me "why didn't we do this a long time ago?". Well, I, just like everyone else, thought kayaks were pretty scary. You see people in them turning over, doing eskimo rolls and stuff and it kinda doesn't make them very appealing. Fishing kayaks are not like those white water yaks. They are more stable and designed for fishing.

I also went Sunday morning and caught several crappie and sandbass before the wind began gusting and I headed for the boat ramp. I'll be off for five days starting Wednesday so check back soon for more fishing updates.

Ole TCF

"Quit being grumpy and go fishin. You'll feel better and so will we."

Fish Fear Me...

... that's what my hitch cover says. Well it's true they do and in two days they'll be nervous again. I'm sooooooo ready for a few days off and some agressive fishing. Last week I worked one of my days off and then turned around and worked 12 hours on Sunday as well. Therefore, I'm ready to relax and do some fishin. I've located crappie in shallow water and they are biting really good on both hand tied jigs and on electric chicken Panfish Asassins. Most of what I have caught are still full of eggs so for some reason they have not spawned. Maybe the heat combined with the nice weather will bring them in shallow in numbers and then the bite will be on.

Good luck and tight lines,
Ole TCF



"Quit being grumpy and go fishin. You'll feel better and so will we."

Encouragement

"I'll praise you in this storm and I will lift my hands for You are who You are no matter where I am and every tear I've cried You hold in your hand You never left my side and though my heart is torn I will praise You in this storm ."

From Casting Crowns "I'll Praise You in this Storm"


Thank you Lord for encouraging words when it seems that life is nothing but one big storm.

Life worth living

See that smile? Anytime I talk to him that's what he does. Then he does that little "a a a goooooo" which we have determined is a laugh. This little guy has grabbed hold of my heart and not only mended all the broken parts but has put a huge amount of peace and joy in it as well. When our kids were little I worked all the time and never really experienced the joy of playing with a little baby. Now Granny and I work nights so that we can babysit Christian while his momma works days. We are loving it.

There's only one problem. I think he's trying to tell me something because I walked up on the porch the other day and this is what I found.



Three months old and already got a pole in his hand. What's a Grandpa to do?

I say "REJOICE". Thank you Lord for this little angel that has made an old Grandpa and Grandma's life worth living. Amen.

Something different for a change

I decided last Thursday to do something different and went to the Red River to do a little striper fishing. Thursday afternoon I caught 20 stripers and 2 LMB. BIG FUN let me tell ya.

Striper - 3 to 3.5 pound range



Large Mouth Bass - also 3 to 3.5 pound range



Okay so I decide to go back on Sunday morning and try some more. I caught around 12 nice stripers and 1 LMB.

6.5 to 7 pound striper



another striper in the 4 pound range



Not too bad for a change of pace.

It's almost CRAPPIE SEASON

The crappie should be moving in to spawn real soon. that means MEGA crappie for a few weeks. then they will move out a ways into the 8 to 10 foot water and that means MEGA crappie. The bite should be good until around November. Yes, that's a long stretch but oh the fun we will have.

Saddle up for the ride folks.

I'm Back !!!

The weather has somewhat turned around and the bite is on.

A friend turned me on to a little creek and I gave it a try yesterday.

I was fishing my 3wt fiberglass and using some #8 olive wooleyboogers and red and silver swimming minnow flies. I caught 3 nice sunfish.