Well~! It is now officially Halibut season. I received a wonderful message from my new friend Raney who I met on my last fishing trip at Alamitos Bay. He sent me a picture of him holding a Halibut!! He wrote “A picture of me fishing a Halibut” along with the image. He didn’t catch it with a Flash Minnow, but he did catch a good size Halibut with the Pointer 128 (Aurora Black). Raney! Thank you very much. With that exciting news, I headed out to catch a big size Halibut as well (I over exaggerated!)
On the day of my fishing trip, the weather was in horrible condition… Wind blowing sideways and sprinkling!! However, I was told that this time of season in full moon, Halibuts are spawning and they gather to the shore. And not only that, Raney’s picture! Even in the sprinkling rain, I started casting. Of course there were no other fishermen and it was a sad and lonely fishing day…
It was cloudy with very thick fog and I started off using a dark colored lure. Even in the area where I usually catch some, I got no reaction. But I continued to cast while moving along the beach. Like last time, the water temperature was extremely cold and I could barely put my feet in the water! (I’m very sensitive to the cold also…) I was being very carful with the approaching waves, and since I couldn’t get the water to go no further than below my knees, I felt that my casting distance was about 7~9m short and maybe missing my chance for bites. I did a whole round trip with travel distance of 300m which I’ve decide for myself. I also used the usual color rotation when the weather is bad: I start off with a dark color lure, then white, then green. And I got absolutely no bites!! I finally went back to the corner and did a range change. Considering that it is high tide, I changed it to a PT100DD and while being very aware of the wind condition, I continued to cast in suspicious areas. I again got nothing… It was getting close to noon and the rain was getting stronger so I decided to give up for the day.
I realized that even when it was in good fishing condition the day before, if the water temperature decreases, the fishes become less active and becomes tougher to fish. I will save my legal size for next time.
“A week of crunching numbers and Hail Mary casting comes to a close” Article by Deb Johnson
DECATUR, Ala. — Twenty-nine Bassmaster Elite Series pros nailed down qualifications on Sunday for the Feb. 24-26 Bassmaster Classic. takahiroomori.com
I caught more fish today than in any day of practice, but never caught a decent fish. My five keepers weighed in just under ten pounds…. I got crushed! I’ll have to have one of those miracle stringer tomorrow if I’m going to take home any cash. Joe Thomas Blog
Diamond Drive
Arkansas River, Little Rock, AR, June 9-12, 2011
Day 1 Results: 15th Place – 5 fish – 10lbs, 5oz
Day 2 Results: 5th Place – 5 fish – 12lbs, 1oz
Day 3 Results: 20st Place – 1 fish – 2lbs
Totals: 24lbs, 6oz
Final Position: 31st Place
Current AOY points: 1532 – 38th Place
Bassmaster Article By Deb Johnson
Three days ago, on the eve of the Diamond Drive, Ish Monroe and Takahiro Omori had good reason to worry about qualifying for the 2012 Bassmaster Classic.
FLW Open #2 Potomac River, National Harbor, MD, June 2-5, 2011
Day 1 Results: 9th Place – 5 fish – 15lbs, 14oz
Day 2 Results: 96th Place – 2 Fish – 4lbs, 4oz
Totals: 20lbs, 2oz
Final Position: 96th
Yesterday was my final practice day on Kentucky Lake and it seemed like I was dodging storms all day long!
Today I worked on tackle most of the morning, before heading to the other end of the lake and checking into a different hotel near the FLW launch site at Kentucky Dam Marina. I really need to catch them tomorrow. Joe Thomas Blog
