I wasn't sure I'd be able to, since finishing my antibiotics meant my fiance could immediately get me sick with this awful chest thing. But, hacking and sniffling aside, I got to fish.
We tried the Brazos River first, but couldn't for the LIFE of us figure out where to park in order to fish beneath the bridge. We determined it wasn't worth getting towed - there weren't many good spots for banking anyways.
We then decided to try a pond near our apartment that we'd actually never been to. I'm sincerely glad we did. While the bite was not extraordinary, I did pull this guy outta the water:
Caught on a crappie grub lure on a small white-headed hook
He was a 13.5 inch LMB caught in the shallow, separated end of the pond. There actually appeared to be several fish his size over there, which was surprising, given how shallow it was. My theory is the weather - it was about 60-65 degrees and windy. The sun was just starting to warm up the water, and I think they dug the different temperatures on that side. Oh, and minnows! He was released to continue to grow big and strong.
The silly thing is - I was going for sunfish at the time. I gotta work on this whole "catching what you're aiming for" thing! I'll be heading out to that private lake I got spined at tomorrow hopefully, to do that place the right way. I'll let you know how it goes!
-CC
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