Friday, December 22, 2017

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Sunday, December 3, 2017

December Fishing at Mountain Island Lake

Spotted Bass mistaking spinner for baitfish.
Air temp 65F and water about 59F on this sunny December day.  Fish were chasing shad, but the bite on the spinner was slow.

Saturday, November 25, 2017

Mixed Bag at Mountain Island Lake

Beautiful November Afternoon

Spotted Bass on Mepps Spinner during a Shad feeding frenzy

White Perch snack time
Water temp was about 60F and air temps around 62F at 2pm.  Mixed bag, with the crew hooking white perch, bluegills, spotted bass, largemouth bass, and a 12 pound blue cat.

Saturday, November 18, 2017

Fall Striper at MIL

22 incher caught on Mepps Spinner


Hungry little Spot

Tatanka and the Whaler
Air temp about 65F by noon and water temp about 62F on Mountain Island Lake.  Fish were kinda quiet, and even the cats did not bite, but it was great day to be out on the water...

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Grand Canyon

hmm..

The smoke on the North Rim is a forest fire...burning all day...

Saturday, October 21, 2017

Catfishin' at Mountain Island Lake ~ October Flathead

Finger food, usually good for the Channel Cats, and making a mess of clean non-skid.

Mr. Flathead

Peacefull McDowell Creek Cove
Water temp 72F, Air was low 50s at 8am and up to high 70s by early afternoon.  Fun day with a mixed bag of fish, including white perch, channel catfish, flathead catfish, bluegills, spotted bass, stripped bass.  Cut bluegill, worms, chicken livers, plastics, spoons were all used.  Great October day for fishing.

Saturday, October 14, 2017

Friday, October 6, 2017

Saturday, September 23, 2017

Sunday, September 3, 2017

Good luck Cooper

Sunrise...heading up the Catawba River
Cooper the River Cooter in take out box

..enjoying some sun...

into the water
After a year or more in captivity, Cooper the River Cooter was released today.  It was a nice, sunny 82F day for the little fella.  The fishing was slow, with the rains from Hurricane Harvey making the water murky; only a few blue gills were biting.  While in the water, he swam back over to the boat, as if he wanted to climb back aboard.  Hopefully Cooper will find a nice log in a quiet cove, to enjoy the sun, and have a peaceful life.

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Monday, July 24, 2017

Tarpon in Cancun

Cloud cover morning

Before the sun

Mauricio with the Hell's Bay Neptune

Tarpon

Monday, July 3, 2017

July Fishing at Mountain Island Lake

Lake sunrise

Catawba sunrise

Long ear caught on a grub...
Not many fireworks on this trip to MIL.  Great morning, with air about 75F and water around 80F.  Sheet of glass Catawba, no current.   But alas, the fish were not biting.  A few sunnies and small bass were caught, all released, but the stripers and bigger bass were not to be found.  Still, a great day to be out on the water.

Friday, June 23, 2017

Sunday, June 11, 2017