Doskophoto: June 2013

LBJ National Grasslands and the New Jackson Kilroy

Went out to the LBJ National Grasslands with Josh Walker and Jason O'Brien of the Mountain Sports Kayak Fishing Team on Wednesday. I started out paddling the new Jackson Kilroy which is a bad mo fo if I do say so. The Kilroy is a sit-in kayak and probably one of my favorite boats to paddle thus far. For me, being a photographer means that I have a ton of expensive equipment all over the boat and non of it is waterproof. With this boat it has plenty of room to stash all of my fishing and photo gear with easy access to it all. Even with the seat in the high position, it feels like you would really have to work at tipping this boat over. Also, the Kilroy seems to move through the water a little quicker as well as being more maneuverable than the Cuda 12 or the Cruise. Two negatives of this boat is that I couldn't bring Sam, my 65lb pup. There just isn't enough room in the back for him to spread out. Also, you are seated lower in the Kilroy, meaning that your vision through the water isn't as great. However, you can always stand up. If your not planning on bringing a dog over 40lbs, I would definitely recommend the Kilroy.

So... We went to the LBJ National Grasslands and started out at Clear Lake. Josh and Jason both caught a few dinky bass and I ended up catching 3 dinner sized catfish. Yay! One was kinda small so I tossed her back in for later. Around noon we decide to check out Black Creek Lake. Bass wise, it seemed to be the same. They both caught a few dinks and I was unable to catch anymore cats. Both of these guys had their fish finders on and it seemed as though the fish were suspended on both lakes and not interested in any of the tackle we threw. It was a fun day and I plan on going back to these beautiful lakes again.

Enjoy the photos.

As always,

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Stock Tank Fishin'

Went out with my buddy Andy on Sunday to his family property in Decatur. They have four stock tanks, two of which are up and keeping fish at this time. My goal was to catch a couple of catfish for dinner.

This is Perk. He owns the land.

Andy with his stink bait.

On the way down we hit some heavy rain driving through Fort Worth but by the time we got to Decatur it had let up and left us this really cool stretch of clouds.

One Bass.

Sambo

This is the pond that hosts the cats. Unfortunately, the vegetation had taken over the entire pond. Check out the prop on Andy's trolling trolling motor.

Two Bass

Groovy sunfish. I caught both bass and this guy on a sweet potato wacky worm.

No luck on the catfish but had a great time checking out this beautiful piece Texas that I haven't seen in 12 years.

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A Slow Day on the Brazos

Josh and I rolled into Soldiers Bluff Park last Saturday night just as the storms were settling down. We set up camp, had a few beers, and took a couple of photos before turning in for the night. Waking up a little later than we had planned, we quickly got our gear together and headed out to Dick's to put in. At and around Dick's there was vegetation growing nearly all over the water leaving very little fishable area.

Paddling up stream the vegetation ended and the dragging began. We probably went 4 miles up and ended up dragging one of them. If we weren't dragging or looking through the weeds, the water was chocolaty and without even a bite to be had. This is strange because the last time we fished this area the whole river from the damn to Dick's was crystal clear. It could be from the lack of water being released from the damn or the amount of air boat traffic (probably both) but the fishing was sub par this time out.