Sep 26 2016
Bryan Buchan
Fingerling
I was excited to see a new property in the Austin area (where I live), and jumped in to try it out. I got there about 2:00pm and fished until 5:00pm. It was hot, so nice to be fishing in a tube. However, it's a big body of water, and took me a while to paddle all the way from the dock to the dam. I fished all the way to the dam with a TX rigged worm, my old standby, and never got a bite until catching a dink on the dam. I switched to a rattle trap and promptly caught a nice 3-pounder in open water, then a couple of 2-pounders on the way back to the dock. The property is somewhat shallow, but not too shallow to hold some nice fish. There are some submerged barbed-wire fences scattered around, so be careful. A couple of the fish had scars on their bodies, and I'm assuming it was because of these fences, but don't know. Also, something a little strange - I mouth-hooked all the fish, but they were bleeding out of their gills when I released them. Anybody know what this is from? Otherwise, the fish were healthy, it was an enjoyable afternoon, and it's really nice having a place less than an hour away from me now. Thanks to the PWF team for getting this property!
Sep 26 2016
William Fetech
Toad
Member Since :
2010
Number of Posts :
769
Bryan. Thanks for the report. I am hoping to fish it the first week in October. Did you use the ramp?
Bill Fetech