A Day Late - Should have been here YESTERDAY

Wow, definitely having one of those weeks where I am behind by a day.  I think about the guys you go fishing with or even if ya take somebody fishing.  The fish have turned off and you can't find a solution.  Then your mind starts to think, man you should have been here yesterday.

When I work at the desk, like I have a lot this week following a trade show for PK Lures, I start behind the eight ball already missing near a weeks worth of correspondence and thoughtful effort.  The computer screen starts to look like the sonar screen and the fish won't bite it hard enough to choose a target fish or even school of fish. 

Then, I remember this can be just like that or those days of 'you should have been here yesterday.'  I usually can end up producing the fish I need by slowing down, looking at the issue in a smaller set and prioritize the info in front of me, instead of looking at all those sonar marks or items on the to do list as a whole.  Just pick one and work on it until it is either solved, caught or the information is extracted.

Oh by the way the trade show was a wonderful success, be looking in stores soon for some new colors of Flutterfish and PK Spoons. Also the PK Predator, a new panfish and trout lure that has rocked in testing.

The fall fishing has begun in the mountains, go up, see some color and be greeted by fish whom are happy to see a meal.

A Passing Breed

I have been blessed to know a few of the type fisherman which seem to need little but a platform to fish from.  I always aspired to be one of those who produce consistently.  The passing breed are the ones who know that they do not need all the latest and greatest gadgets to produce.

You know the ones I speak of, the salty ones who kinda poo poo the thought of yet another type of faster sonar, the type who is still using the same line his dad used (some form of Trilene), the guy who knows what a flat fish is better than a flicker shad.  What makes anglers like these so capable?  Could it really be just lots of practice and patience. 

Even better yet as quoted from my friend and associate (smart ass or angler not really sure at times ) " fish the bite grasshopper."  Fishing when the species targeted is at its best are generally easier to catch.  This type of data takes a life time to accumulate and another one to understand how it all fits together.  This is the stuff the sonar and gps, or even that last issue of your favorite magazine can not provide.  Neither is it easy to google.  This is the type of doing and ________  input we gather over a lifetime.  Its the discussions of how we actually did something and not the smoke or the leftout detail.  

Simple is an opportunity to focus on the fish. I have learned that this is why I like to fish spoons so much, simple as it gets and fish love em too.

Check out this year's new PK Predator for panfish and all species. Shiney simple and will soon be a classic.

Sunrise

Anticipating, what is in store for a day, the fact that it is all fresh, new and clean as promised. The wonder of all this creation is truly amazing, as some in the family call it the universe. 

As a fisherman, I always visualize what is underwater to create an understanding. I wish, we as a society could all go slow enough to be curious about this creation (ourselves and nature). 

"I Saw A Yellow Leaf"

I have a buddy named Jeff who loves to snap spoons in front of fish. One day while talking with him I asked, "How do you decide when to start spooning for fish?"  His reply was, as soon as I see a yellow leaf. I have been paying attention to this for some years and it corresponds to a pretty dandy bite. I always went with its August, time to start checking if the fish will respond with vigor.  My way to decide is now the same as his.  I saw a yellow leaf. 

This is the true beginning of fall fishing for me, when everything that swims responds well to spoons. I have challenged myself for years to fish with spoons instead of plastics in all situations.  Some work out better than others, but it is possible to produce fish for fish with folks using plastics if you will challenge yourself to try.

There is a reason I sell PK spoons, I believe in them and how they fish.  On a recent trip the Kokanee's loved the PK Panics with me switching out the hooks to Trokar Trebles once again produced so well I had no need to test against other products.  We had doubles, triples and just a blast vertically jigging these fish.

The walleyes will respond to the spoons and blade baits as soon as we have our first real cold front. Start small, the younger bait fish stress before the others. 

   

If you live in an area with or without Shad as a bait fish, the late afternoon bite on sandy shore lines facing south is a great bet to check for predators of all types as the bait of the year will converge in the last of the warm water of the year.

On a personal note, I have a quote for my kids as they were growing up, "We Can DO Hard Things,"  mainly as a way to say I know it is hard you can do it.  I would like to share as of this reading I will have been off of tobacco for 12 weeks.  I am tired of hearing myself tell myself  " We Can DO Hard Things."  Thanks to God and  those who have supported and prayed for my success with this.  It is getting better, now to just get past the craziness the Wellbutrin has caused and determine what I have left of a brain after 40 years of pumping it up with a neural stimulant. Nothing like a little self induced brain damage.