Concho fish.
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Concho fish.
Yesterday evening I went back out to the Middle Concho and didn't even hardly get out. Rudy and Robert weren't there so I went with Karen to the Concho river. I took one crank bait and we headed out for a walk with me stopping to cast from time to time.
Anyhoo, something about blew my lure out of the water. Kicked up in the air enough that the lured fouled on the fishing line. This was right at dark.
So, my question is what kind of fish are in the Concho? I figured the usual catfish, sunfish, small river bass, etc.. Are the LMB and smallies in there?
Anyhoo, something about blew my lure out of the water. Kicked up in the air enough that the lured fouled on the fishing line. This was right at dark.
So, my question is what kind of fish are in the Concho? I figured the usual catfish, sunfish, small river bass, etc.. Are the LMB and smallies in there?
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I think they released some bass down there a few years ago, any that weren't caught are probably decently sized now.so there is a possibility that it was a bass of some species.....there are also quite a few gar down there.........
we usually go down by the art museum and through some cat rigs and feed the perch when Caleb wants to fish....can jerk little perch up one after the other down under Oakes Street.....
we usually go down by the art museum and through some cat rigs and feed the perch when Caleb wants to fish....can jerk little perch up one after the other down under Oakes Street.....
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I was using a black/silver rattletrap crank bait. It looks like a "shiner"... It's what I caught that catfish on when the Billtanic went down. LOLQuakKillz wrote:yea, really, I was using a Rapalla Shad, I may get a "Baby Bass" or a "Holographic Shad" as well
It's a GREAT lure for the rivers and lakes.
yea, I may even buy that little pack you had......
I did find a little cove yesterday that if the bite would have been on may have produced well, it was only a couple feet deep so only yakers could get back there....I was casting a few times and looked up and there was a doe just looking at me....I casted again and looked up and she had moved on, and then I noticed her again just strolling along over to my right........
I'll show ya next time we go out. and...... I want to hit those lily pads over there by the marina(horseshoe area??) with some sort of weedless lure, or even some live bait.......
the baitfish were moving yesterday some, just not the gamefish.....
I did find a little cove yesterday that if the bite would have been on may have produced well, it was only a couple feet deep so only yakers could get back there....I was casting a few times and looked up and there was a doe just looking at me....I casted again and looked up and she had moved on, and then I noticed her again just strolling along over to my right........
I'll show ya next time we go out. and...... I want to hit those lily pads over there by the marina(horseshoe area??) with some sort of weedless lure, or even some live bait.......
the baitfish were moving yesterday some, just not the gamefish.....
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For many years, from Sam Rayburn to Inks Lake to the bays and surf on the coast, ALL I used were spoons. I had spoons of ever shape and weight... I literally have caught more fish on them than I can count.... I'm going to pick some up at Academy... I used to restore old corroded spoons for myself and other folks.
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There are hundreds of ways to work the spoons depending on the shape and size..QuakKillz wrote:I'll give you the first fish, just show me how to use the spoon....LOL!!!!
never really used plastic works either...... just the plastic minnows, shrimp and frogs...... and I'm not worth a darn with those.....
We'll go out one day with JUST spoons.. Nothing else and see what happens...
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Hey, you did good standing.. No problems.. Learn to stand and ride out the wakes and you'll be fine.. It's all in the hips, knees and ankles... I've ridden out wakes and waves over 3' high...QuakKillz wrote:like standing in the yak??...LOL, which I DID NOT do yesterday, I ain't gonna try it alone with all the pb's around, they may run over me for the heck of it.....LOL!!!!
I did fish sidesaddle though, that was pretty cool..... I also learned that when you cast, cast in the wake of the pb's, then you at least have a chance at some strikes when the fishing is slow....thats when I got the two I did
I also got some more fishing holes.....we need to float the South Concho out of Christoval..................... or go to Mertzon and float Spring Creek back towards town.....
I also got some more fishing holes.....we need to float the South Concho out of Christoval..................... or go to Mertzon and float Spring Creek back towards town.....
The best pool on the south concho has had the only good place to put in at blocked off. You can still get to it but its alot of work to get there. Two weeks ago I pulled more then float and over three damms but the fishing was great. Match the right type of spoon up and look out they work QK. If you 2 want to hit the S Concho let me know.
Mike
Mike