First Trip of 2012 for the Pero Aquatico

Plans to fish today were laid out 3 weeks...it couldn't have come at a better time. The weather was absolutely gorgeous...even after a storm had passed through 3 days earlier. Ryan couldn't make it, so a call was made out to Rick, a.k.a "Uncle Bruce"...he gladly joined.  After meeting up at my place, we all high-tailed to get some java...saw our woman at Avenue Donuts. Chit-chatted and then rolled to Chevron to get some petrol for the Pero...then off to the Corner market...but this vato was closed...it's after 6am...c'mon man! Oh well, double backed to Shell...picked up some Spitz seeds,Monsters,Rockstars,Chicharones, and an 18 pack of Bud Light...ah yes, Breakfast of Champions!!!

Got to the lake around 7am...fired up the Merc on the first attempt....damn I love this Motor. Launched and blasted off to Shithouse point. Nice and smooth ride...too bad my Go Pro was set on Camera mode and I was unable to record the launch and roll out process. That, however, proved to be a blessing in disguise. I was able to roll enough footage to capture Mario landing the only Bass of the day. I also found out my that my SD card was about to run out of space(again, bonehead on my part to delete previous videos to free up space). Good thing, because I would have never gotten Mario catching his Bass on video.

We actually did not get another bite until Noon. A 4 hour gap between bites is not what we hoped for. Again, Mario was the hot stick...garnering both bites...the second fish spit his hook right at the boat...looked to be a 2-3 pounder. Wrapped up things @ 1:30 and headed for the barn. 


The water temp started out @ 57.1 degrees...then ended up rising to about 59.2 degrees when we called it a day. There was plenty of sunshine and the winds were light. If the water temps continue to rise to a consistent 62-64 degrees, we could see the Bass going wide open. This of course, should be in another 2-4 weeks. We'll be keeping a close eye on this. The fish were biting in the 15-20ft zone according to our estimations. The hot ticket was a drop-shotted 6 inch Oxblood Roboworm, fished slow. Shithouse point is a saddle-point off the main lake, adjacent to an underwater creek channel. Although only 1 fish was caught here, look for this spot to blow up soon. It's only a matter of time. That underwater creek channel is like a highway for fish...once they move shallower for the spawn, they'll push up all over this point. We also explored my favorite spot, Shell point as we call it due to the scattered rocks and old clam shells. It's a flat expanse, with drop offs on both sides AND bordered by underwater feeder creeks(mini creek channels). This spot is loaded with fish when they roll up to spawn. I can't wait for that water temp to rise...by then, so will my blood!

The Beers flowed like Wine....'Til next time dudes!