Slow Fishing

I like to think I am pretty honest. Anyone who has called lately knows that I have been telling everyone to wait until Fall to go for the Big Cats. It has been very slow fishing this summer. So slow I havent even been going. My dad has still been going and it has been tough. Here is a picture of a 21 pound flathead from last night. It's not a guided trip just Capt. Hugh and Capt. Joe.

If you are planning on booking a trip this fall go ahead and start trying to nail down a date. I imagine weekends will fill up quick between hunting schedules and everybody trying to go during the best time of year.

Some pictures from the weekend.

Bass Pro Shops Premier Rewards Night

Tomorrow Night (7/10) I will be at the Hampton Road Bass Pro Shops for their Premier Rewards Night. They will be giving away a guided Blue Cat Trip with me. We will have a table set up by the Aquarium so stop by and visit.

06-25-2011 Report

Last night Capt Joe and myself went out together which doesn't happen often. We have completely different fishing styles so we usually just fish our own boats. I went out before he got there and easily caught 11 shad. I spent about 2 hours this weekend repairing my net so i was glad to see it do good. It was really windy last night but we only planned on staying out for a couple of hours so we had no big expectations plus reports from the night before from others were not very good. We headed down river a few miles and to our first spot and didn't have a bite there. After that the current was running pretty good so we went even further down river, not a good idea when its blowing 20mph. It was pretty rough but we fished anyway. About 15 minutes of sitting produced our only fish of the night. It was about 20 pounds. We didn't get a chance to weight him because we tried to pull him in by the leader instead of netting and he popped off. No big deal and we wouldn't have even tried this on a trip or in a tournament. We got a short video of the fish though.

06-23-2011 Report

Well last night finally marked the return of the Sea Fox to the River. It has been a long wait. It all started about a year ago when I left the plug out at the dock while replacing some stuff on my trailer and got water in the fuel. I've had the tank pumped out twice and all three fuel pumps replaced. It's been a real pain in the but. The shop fixing it has returened the boat to me 2 different times telling me that its running great and then I take it out to test it and it runs terrible. So yesterday when I got the call that it was all fixed and ready to go you can image my hesitance to be excited but also my eagerness to get it on the water. I picked it up around 4:30 and went to the river. It was an odd feeling to be towing my boat again and it felt like it had been forever. The boat ran great for the entire 3 hours I was out last night. I started out with a quick test run at differnet speeds. It was obvious it had finally been fixed so I went to find some bait. I put out my net and for about 10 minutes and started throwing the cast net. The first throw I got 1 shad and when I pulled the net in I had 5 more. I headed upriver because it was a little windy and I wasnt so concerned with catching fish as I was with just enjoying having my boat back.

I started out drifting and had a lot of action. They were pulling my baits all around but must have been small as they just wouldnt take it all the way.

I spent about an hour doing that then I head back closer to the dock to fish a deep hole that can sometime produce a nice fish. The current wasnt running as hard as I had hoped at this spot but I fished it anyway. It was a 50ft hole that came up to 35 ft. I anchored in the 35 and pitched my baits back to the fish I had marked in the hole. I got a couple decent hits early but then they stoped. I repositioned some of the baits and finally got one to commit.

It was not monster but it was great just to have the boat back out and pull something in.

6-18-2011 Report

Capt. Joe went out from 9:30 till 2am on Saturday night by himself and caught this nice 40# Blue.

New State and World Record Catfish

It seems this story happens every year. I think this one may stick around for a long time!

143 Pound Blue Catfish from Kerr Lake on the Border of VA and NC.

I dont know who these guys are but congrats to them. Awesome catch!

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/sports/news/2011/jun/21/tdmain01-record-blue-catfish-caught-at-buggs-islan-ar-1121999/

http://www.nbc12.com/story/14939333/143-pound-blue-catfish-caught-in-kerr-lake

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Summer Special?

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