Ham Posted February 25, 2016 Posted February 25, 2016 I'm pushing all my chips to the center of the table and driving south this afternoon. I'll be fishing with my father who is 84 so I don't imagine the trips will start early or last until dark. IF you know me, you know I want to catch every fish in the lake every time I go, but I'll try to restrain myself and leave a little in the tank for the next day. My optimistic plan is to fish Friday and Saturday then go to church with him on Sunday and drive home after church. I'd rather he did not get sick immediately after I left which he has done before. They were really catching them prior to a weather event which brought the river up a bunch north of where I'll be fishing, but that rise has not translated much downstream. I hope to catch a bunch, but regardless we have a very nice weather forecast and I will be fishing with my Dad which seems to get more bittersweet every time I get to go with him. The Sabine is known for large runs with very large fish. This has been a very good year up to this point. Lets hope it holds. I'll try to post pics and updates. Follysbetterhalf, BilletHead, Quillback and 3 others 6 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
BilletHead Posted February 25, 2016 Posted February 25, 2016 Have a great time Ham! Time with Dad is precious. How I miss mine and am happy for you. Be safe, BilletHead trythisonemv, Flysmallie and Ham 3 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
Ham Posted February 26, 2016 Author Posted February 26, 2016 It's pretty slow, but we are catching fish and the company is great. BilletHead, Flysmallie and Johnsfolly 3 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
BilletHead Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 That will work Ham! BilletHead "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
Ham Posted February 27, 2016 Author Posted February 27, 2016 A muddy rise finally hit the areas we are fishing. It's still fish able and we caught between 30-40 fish. My Dad was hoping we'd catch 200. Weather was fantastic. I enjoyed the day. We'll give another go tomorrow. BilletHead 1 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Ham Posted February 27, 2016 Author Posted February 27, 2016 Day Two is over. Still tough conditions and 31 flavors of idiots to deal with. Kept our heads down and finally found a nice group of Whites and Yellows. I finished day 2 with 31 fish. More great memories made fishing with my Daddy. BilletHead 1 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Ham Posted February 27, 2016 Author Posted February 27, 2016 BilletHead, snagged in outlet 3 and Johnsfolly 3 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Quillback Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 Good stuff Ham, glad to see you're getting out with your dad and doing some fishing. Ham 1
Johnsfolly Posted March 1, 2016 Posted March 1, 2016 Sounds like a great time Ham. I've missed my dad a lot over the last two years. I never did get in any ice fishing for yellow bass with my daughter. Will have to put them on my 2016 goals.
Ham Posted March 1, 2016 Author Posted March 1, 2016 16 minutes ago, Johnsfolly said: Sounds like a great time Ham. I've missed my dad a lot over the last two years. I never did get in any ice fishing for yellow bass with my daughter. Will have to put them on my 2016 goals. Arkansas Game and Fish considers Yellow Bass to be an " Undesirable Rough Fish". What the heck is up with that? Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
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