Moses Lake 12/1

Post Reply
User avatar
YakRunabout
Posts: 784
Joined: Thu Feb 19, 2015 10:34 am
Location: Magnolia

Moses Lake 12/1

Post by YakRunabout »

Went to Moses Lake yesterday afternoon thinking it would be less impacted by the low water in the bays. Air temp right at 60, water temp 56-58, with winds from the south under 10 but gusts over. Water was down a bit but not bad. Water was clear, could see bottom easily in 1.5. A flock of birds were working an area and a few pelicans were actively diving. It was a nice day to be out.
PC010188.JPG
Later in the day an Osprey was up high just stationary into the wind for a spell then glides down and off behind me. Soon I hear a big splash and as I turned could see him flying off to the north with a small fish in its talons.

Fishing was slow, but eventually I found some at the mouth of the central marsh area. Not sure if current was moving or if the flow was just wind driven, but there was some movement out of the marsh. In this area I caught a couple of reds to 17” and a small flounder.
PC010189.JPG
PC010192.JPG
PC010190.JPG
I tried some of the deeper areas, where fish showed up on the FF but I got no takers on the jerk shad, a small DSL paddle tail or a popping cork.

Finished the day heading back south along with the parade of oyster boats headed in with their loads. All in all a great day on the water. More of an exercise day, with 7 miles in 4 hours out, than a fish day but some nice sights and nice companionship!
User avatar
Ron Mc
TKF 5000 Club
TKF 5000 Club
Posts: 5675
Joined: Fri Jan 20, 2006 6:12 pm
Location: downtown Bulverde, Texas
Contact:

Re: Moses Lake 12/1

Post by Ron Mc »

hey, you caught a few nice fish - better than a day at home or office.
Thanks for posting.
User avatar
OldTownYakBoi
Posts: 389
Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2020 9:46 am
Location: Galveston

Re: Moses Lake 12/1

Post by OldTownYakBoi »

YakRunabout wrote:Went to Moses Lake yesterday afternoon thinking it would be less impacted by the low water in the bays. Air temp right at 60, water temp 56-58, with winds from the south under 10 but gusts over. Water was down a bit but not bad. Water was clear, could see bottom easily in 1.5. A flock of birds were working an area and a few pelicans were actively diving. It was a nice day to be out.
PC010188.JPG
Later in the day an Osprey was up high just stationary into the wind for a spell then glides down and off behind me. Soon I hear a big splash and as I turned could see him flying off to the north with a small fish in its talons.

Fishing was slow, but eventually I found some at the mouth of the central marsh area. Not sure if current was moving or if the flow was just wind driven, but there was some movement out of the marsh. In this area I caught a couple of reds to 17” and a small flounder.
PC010189.JPG
PC010192.JPG
PC010190.JPG
I tried some of the deeper areas, where fish showed up on the FF but I got no takers on the jerk shad, a small DSL paddle tail or a popping cork.

Finished the day heading back south along with the parade of oyster boats headed in with their loads. All in all a great day on the water. More of an exercise day, with 7 miles in 4 hours out, than a fish day but some nice sights and nice companionship!
That’s a lot of paddling haha. I’ve never fished that area before, about how deep is it? Glad somebody caught some fish


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
User avatar
Dandydon
TKF 1000 Club
TKF 1000 Club
Posts: 1543
Joined: Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:26 pm
Location: The Heights, on my bayou

Re: Moses Lake 12/1

Post by Dandydon »

Good information for all of us, YakRun.
Any day I catch one or more flounder is a good fishing day. Keep us in the fishing loop...

Sent from my SM-G973U1 using Tapatalk
Post Reply