Bob Curan Passing

 It is with a sad heart that I report that our friend and fellow fishermen Bob Curan has passed away. Bob fought a huge fight with a great deal of determination. His passing will be a loss to the community and certainly to the fishing family that loved and respected him. Bob was a friend and always a gentleman. he will be greatly missed. He will remain in our prayers.

Some Random Information

 Just a few bits of information for better fishing. I contacted The Angler and they will supply Boaters Warehouse with the latest edition by Wednesday of next week (19th). They had a mix up on the last delivery but warehouse will be back on the schedule next week. Bait suppliers are back supplying shiners again although theu are only delivering once a week. (not sure what day). Be careful however, for some reason these new fish are hard to keep alive. I added two bubblers to my tank and that helps significantly. Apparently the oxygen content of the water is much more important than the water temperature. On the hook the shiners are not living long. I'm not sure why this has changed buy so much has happened this season that it could be that we are getting to the end of the recent batch of hatched fish. This week fishing has not been good for me either for catching or surviving the heat. Saw fish on the screen but they were not biting. Lake boating traffic has slacked off significantly which is good for fishing, perhaps the fish will soon recognize that and start biting. Any of you that are catching fish should let me know.

The Bait Update

Just when I thought we were through the bait shortage,its on again. Seems that the supplier is now delivering to the stores only once a week. he is delivering both shiners and salties but the shiners are very hard to keep alive. Bought two dozen this morning and by the time I got home 6 were already dead. I'm pumping extra air into the tank and that helps with the salties but doesn't seem to help with the shiners. I'm getting reports from other anglers that the catch is picking up all around the lake. I haven't seen it yet except that the bass are bigger then usual. Keep fishing guys, it's bound to get better as the water cools. I also can't tell you where to get your copy of The Angler. They stopped publishing for a while but now are back in business but they seem to have changed their drop points. I contacted them yesterday to see where they are dropping but have not yet received an answer. 

Sorry For The Short break

 It's been a couple of weeks since I posted here and I apologize for that. I have had boat troubles and also been very busy doing nothing but I'm fishing again. It's starting to get interesting again on the water. For a couple of weeks the bite was very bad but even now with temperatures of the water near 90 degrees, I'm starting to get interesting action again. I am nearly obsessed by a very big flathead catfish that I estimate is approaching 70 pounds. I had him to the boat a couple weeks ago and he broke off but I did get to see him. I had him on again last week and another angler on my boat hooked him yesterday and again he broke off. The big fish is moving around in an area  of about 100 yards around but he seems to stay in that general area. Flatheads seem to be somewhat territorial so that's not surprising. The Gar are also very active lately in the shallow water. Had a group out Thursday and they hooked this 36 inch gar.

The bass have been a little scarce but when caught they are big ones. Had a friend of my son's out yesterday and he landed several over three pounds.

The bait situation is variable lately. Both shiners and Salty's are available and they both work pretty well if you use the smaller one less than 3 inches. The Salty's are supposed to be cheaper but the stores are charging a premium for them, more than the shiners. Oh well, that another result of the virus I guess.