Friday night was a great night to fish on Travis with clear skies and a temp in the 70s. The wind finally laid down at about 11:30 pm. (I'm taking an Astronomy class and my excuse was that I need to go study the constellations!)
I didn't make the best of it- it mostly felt like my brain was disconnected and I wasn't fishing well. I caught 20-25 or so fish, with nearly all the keepers ranging from 1-3 pounds. I don't remember exactly, but well over half were 14"+. Best five at night went about 11 pounds. These fish were very tight to cover and seemed to be hanging right on dock cables for the most part.
On the other hand, as morning broke, I had 12 pounds just between 6am and 7am. Overall, best 5 went 13 or 14 pounds (lotsa 3s, no kickers), but I was out there a very long time from 930pm to 7am.
As usual, main bait was a tx-rig senko. Caught them as deep as 40', but most came from 0-10'.
So, I can't really say that my experience last night is a good indicator of how well Travis is doing this year, but... I did run into a friend of mine who was fishing with a couple of his friends. We were in an area that I consider "his", but he was nice enough to share it with me a while back. While we were there, his friend caught an 8.9 pounder about three boat lengths away from me! At least I got to be the witness! This fish was a beast and made just one huge crash near the end of the fight. I know for a fact that this fish came out of about 1 foot or less of water. It was not on a dock or marina, but since it's not my spot, I don't feel right about saying more about the location. If I can get a copy of the picture, I'll add it to the post.
Final note... I noticed one dock where the owner has recently posted about half a dozen "Private Property - No Hunting, Fishing or Trapping..." signs on their floating dock. I wanted to leave a note promising not to do any more trapping on their dock, but I was too tired.
I didn't make the best of it- it mostly felt like my brain was disconnected and I wasn't fishing well. I caught 20-25 or so fish, with nearly all the keepers ranging from 1-3 pounds. I don't remember exactly, but well over half were 14"+. Best five at night went about 11 pounds. These fish were very tight to cover and seemed to be hanging right on dock cables for the most part.
On the other hand, as morning broke, I had 12 pounds just between 6am and 7am. Overall, best 5 went 13 or 14 pounds (lotsa 3s, no kickers), but I was out there a very long time from 930pm to 7am.
As usual, main bait was a tx-rig senko. Caught them as deep as 40', but most came from 0-10'.
So, I can't really say that my experience last night is a good indicator of how well Travis is doing this year, but... I did run into a friend of mine who was fishing with a couple of his friends. We were in an area that I consider "his", but he was nice enough to share it with me a while back. While we were there, his friend caught an 8.9 pounder about three boat lengths away from me! At least I got to be the witness! This fish was a beast and made just one huge crash near the end of the fight. I know for a fact that this fish came out of about 1 foot or less of water. It was not on a dock or marina, but since it's not my spot, I don't feel right about saying more about the location. If I can get a copy of the picture, I'll add it to the post.
Final note... I noticed one dock where the owner has recently posted about half a dozen "Private Property - No Hunting, Fishing or Trapping..." signs on their floating dock. I wanted to leave a note promising not to do any more trapping on their dock, but I was too tired.