Fish are spawning

Well I been reading that the sand bass run at Rowlett Creek is in full gear. The local guide has reported seeing 1000's in the rapids, we are going to go Friday. I was going to go tomorrow which is Thursday, but I am going with my mother to the dentist while she gets her bottom teeth removed. I think my sister will be home early enough so we will be able to go. I need to find the other set of waders that I have, so Morgan will be able to wear them if not he will have to cowboy up and wade wet.

Time to fish

It is that time of year, the Bradford Pear tree's have been blooming for right at 2 weeks, the water temp is close to 55 degrees and as this is all happening a month or so early the Rowlett Creek sand bass run has begun. I have been reading reports on the TexasFishingForum.com for about 2 weeks now, Carey Thorn, who is a guide, that guides on the creek reported yesterday that it was on, he was catching sand bass and hybrids in limits. Well today is Friday and I an leaving work early and going.

These are some sandies that Morgan caught several years ago while we were camped at Tawakoni State Park. He gave these to the folks in the next camp over.

This weekend will be elbow to elbow with folks out there, but since Rockwall girls basketball won their semifinal game last night we are going to Austin Saturday to watch them and visit some friends who live in Lakeway for a while. Next week we shall be going every day for a few hours. This is such a great time of year.

The Drought of 2011

These are the boat ramps in Rockwall off of 66, they are usually pretty busy, but not today.We got a little bit of rain last night, but Lake Ray Hubbard is 5.5 ft low and it will take a lot of rain to bring it back up to normal pool. You can pretty much walk around the whole lake along the newly created mud beach. My friend has found all kinds of things in the mud, things are showing up that have been covered for 30 years

It sure is hot

It has been a few months since my last post, lazy I guess. It is now in the middle of July and really hot, been 100 + for  a few weeks and it is starting to show on folks.
We have been fishing  one day a week on Ray Hubbard for the last 4 weeks with my friend Ronnie, and this past week we really got into the sand bass and hybrids, We boated 9 hybrids, a 7.14 lb, 2-5 lb's and

6-4 lb'ers, we also caught around 40 sand bass and we tossed back every thing that was 12" and shorter back. We all had a great time catching these fish and that trip will not soon be forgotten

Ronnie and morgan weighing a 4 lb'er.

                                          Me and my 7.14 lb'er

                                          Morgan and a 5 lb'er he caught.

                         Our catch of the day, they were all filleted, cleaned and bagged in less than a hour.

                                         This was the 7 lb'er just before it was filleted.