Had awesome opening day teal hunt here in Arkansas this morning. 5 man limit in less than hour at my lease near Lake Village. Great hunt and lots of teal.
Checked my cameras at my deer lease near Calling Panther Lake near Crystal Springs, Mississippi last weekend for first time. Got some nice young bucks on camera. Bow season not far away!
Started pumping water on my teal hole near my duck camp, The Quack Shack, this weekend outside Lake Village, Arkansas. Another duck season approaching soon!
First two splits of 2020 Arkansas duck season have been the worst Iââ¬â¢ve seen in 10 years of hunting in southeast Arkansas near Lake Village. Thankfully, geese have been plentiful and many limits of speckled belly geese have been got. Arkansas Game and Fish recently released an update on duck numbers in Arkansas so far this season Duck numbers are down 50%, including mallards. Everyone Iââ¬â¢ve talked to from Stuttgart to Eudora have all said the same thing, ââ¬Åwhere are the ducks?ââ¬Â Bring on the Polar Vortex cold fronts to push those ducks down!
Easy limits on Specs in southeast Arkansas past few days at my lease near Lake Village. Arkansas went back to a limit of 2 per hunter on Speckled Belly geese this season, but added more days to the early goose season, which opened here on Saturday.My group of 3 had our 6 bird limit before 7 am each day. Thousands of Specs and Snows here on our rice and soy bean farm already!
Made a quick trip out of Bayou Lacombe this morning before storm surge moves in to try to catch some specs and reds. Caught couple of nice reds early, then wind starting blowing in from SE. No trout this morning? Shout out to the Mandevillian who brought me out here this summer and showed me these grass beds on Northshore that have been holding Reds for a while now.
Shot a mess of doves on Labor Day morning at my camp in Arkansas. Wrapped in bacon and grilled just right, made a fine supper. Also, saw several flights of teal, one group of 20 that buzzed right overhead!
Hopped on the Bluewave at 6 am today with Captain Jared with Miller Time Charters with poor expectations from not so promising weather report for chasing trout. Started out chasing reds on the inside with forecasted 15-20 mph west winds. After wife caught nice keeper red right away at first stop, things were shaping up for a nice day catching reds. Surprisingly, we were greeted with flat seas and calm wind, and after a few more cast, Captain made the call to head on out and chase some trout! After a short ride on glass like conditions with clouds and light rain, it didnââ¬â¢t take long to start rolling the trout over side of boat on double rigged Matrix Shad in whatever color you threw out there! And to top it all off, on the way in we stopped and caught 3 awesome slot Drum that put up an awesome fight! Thank you Captain Jared for putting us an awesome 4th of July firework show!!
Wifey and I ran my half dozen crab traps we threw out a few days ago in Lake Pontchartrain today and got a couple dozen nice crabs to boil tonight before we head down to fish with Captain Travis Miller in the morning. Looking forward to our 4th of July fishing trip! Hope the weather holds out. Happy 4th of July to everyone.
Wife and I headed out to Trestles in Slidell this morning to break the Coronavirus isolation routine. Got right on some Reds early, had one 30ââ¬Â Red break my wifeââ¬â¢s line right at boat, then another one right after that. She eventually boated a nice 17ââ¬Â drum and an 18ââ¬Â Red, all on V&G Terror Tail by Deadly Dudley in Blue Chartreuse. Water was calm and a little dirty with some algae bloom starting to show up at Trestles. Mississippi River water from Bonet Carrie Spillway quickly muddying up Lake Pontchartrain.ðŸË⢠Later in the morning the wind picked up and tide starting moving and I got one nice 17ââ¬Â trout in cooler and missed several nice ones that got off before I could net them. Once wind started pushing up some white caps after lunch we headed in. Beautiful day on the Lake today!
Delta Duckman, nice hunt on your second day! We had the opposite hunt, got a 5 man limit on first hunt, tried another spot close by the next morning and we didnât fire a shot. Hope to have another good hunt later this week when cool front passes by.
Nice red Wiz, as usual!
Letumgrow, thatâs a big old spike. Definitely needs to be culled. Surprised he hasnât been seen during hunting dates, disappearing once season starts? Hope you take him out this season!
Nice reds there Wiz! You been wearing them out in that ol reliable spoon!
As you can see, deer movement is minimal in this dang heat, all my pictures of bucks are at night. Looking forward to slinging some arrows soon. Havenât missed but a couple of opening mornings of bow season in my 30+ years of hunting in Mississippi. Great opportunity to get a nice buck in velvet first couple of days of bow season.
Dang, crazy that many sharks along shoreline of Lake right now. Bet you two die hards did some teal scouting while deep in that marsh. Blue wing action not far away!
Mande, nice reds there! Me and the wife going to chase some this weekend out of Bayou Lacombe. Havenât had a chance to get my boat out since I got my trim motor repaired and new stereo installed.
Wiz, you welcome to come make a duck hunt at my place in Lake Village. Maybe we can swap trips, would love to come fishing with you one day!
Mande, Iâm glad you found your keys. I always keep my boat key on separate, floating key chain. That bush hogging in this heat will mess with your mind!
BluShamu, Wasnât able to plant any crops on this pond this season, itâs a new spot I just acquired. Was able to bush hog pond in selected spots before pumping water in. Lots of natural grasses and feed. Itâs an abandoned catfish pond bordering Boeuff River. Next year it will be planted in corn and millet!
Awesome morning Wiz! Nobody can catch Reds more easily as you! Always impressed with your hauls! Thanks for posting!
Mande, I bet those Reds were some fine supper last night. Iâve been itching to go since I had my trim motor replaced last week, but suffered another setback when I loaded up to go give the Yamaha 4 stroke a test run and I had no power to motor or power pole? Not sure what happened, maybe our mechanic left my Perko switch on? Dropped boat off toTodd over at Dixie Trolling Motors in Mandeville to check her out and install a new JL stereo system in boat so I can enjoy some tunes while out in the water. Hope to join up with you for a trip soon.
Nice job Wiz! Redfish on the half shell tonight!
Thanks for a great trip Captain Jared! Always fun catching fish with you.
Happy anniversary to you and the Wifey!
Dang Mande, hate to hear you lost your wallet. Tough start to 2021 fishing season. Now that duck season is over, Iââ¬â¢m ready to get the Alumacraft 2072 out in the T Funcky and Bayou Lacombe. Let me know when you ready to make a trip.
Thanks Wiz. Getting harder each year to justify the expense of hunting up there in Arkansas (4.5 hour drive from my home in Abita Springs) and maintaining a camp there. Most years have been productive, but years like this one make you question your sanity. However, the excitement of a dozen greenheads working into your decoy spread in flooded rice fields is a sight you rarely get to see here. Got to love it!
Glad to see you guys continuing your success from teal season. It was tough to read your post from last season when futility was the norm on most hunts. Hope to get the Nuck and Futz duo back up to my place in Arkansas soon. If the positive results continue for you guys, I may have to come hunt with the Duo! Been slow up here in Arkansas so far in my area for opening week. Happy Thanksgiving to all the Louisiana Sportsmen and women out there!
Dang Wiz, another impressive haul! Had to been fun busting em up with the top water, even a Sheephead!
Awesome pics Mande. I need to make that trip up north to fish for some trout. Only about 3 hours from my duck camp in Lake Village. Hope you and Dawn had a wonderful trip