06-05-2021, 07:48 PM
Fished at Lincoln Beach today with CatRat. My first time back on the water after being sidelined with some hoof surgery. Catrat helped me hoist my sorry carcass into the boat and we launched at about 5:30. Our plan was to get out and ketch 'em and get off the water before it got too hot. The water temp varied between 71 and 75 degrees. The carp and the cats seem to be well into their love cycle.
We started at the Knolls and picked up three good fish but the action was slow. Headed back to the springs area and did much better. We used white bass for bait and ended up with about 15 cats, all 25 to 27 inches long. They were all well-fed and feisty with big heads and pot bellies. The males were into their dark coloration, a couple almost totally black. Also caught some purrty females that were green with white bellies. Returned to the launch area and were out and on our way to a Diet Coke by 10:00. A fun day with some good fish.
Water in the channel was about 3.5 to 4 feet deep -- no trouble launching... for now.
BLK
We started at the Knolls and picked up three good fish but the action was slow. Headed back to the springs area and did much better. We used white bass for bait and ended up with about 15 cats, all 25 to 27 inches long. They were all well-fed and feisty with big heads and pot bellies. The males were into their dark coloration, a couple almost totally black. Also caught some purrty females that were green with white bellies. Returned to the launch area and were out and on our way to a Diet Coke by 10:00. A fun day with some good fish.
Water in the channel was about 3.5 to 4 feet deep -- no trouble launching... for now.
BLK