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February 8, 2006 Calaveras  Don
February 14, 2006 Calaveras  Don
February 15, 2006 Calaveras  Don & Jason

February 16, 2006 Calaveras - Don
February 22, 2006 Calaveras - Don
March 1, 2006 Calaveras - Don
March 15, 2006 Calaveras - Don & Travis
April 12, 2006 Calaveras - Don
April 13, 2006 Calaveras - Don
April 17, 2006 Calaveras - Don
April 24, 2006 Naples,FL Tarpon - Don&Linda
April 27, 2006 Calaveras - Don
April 30, 2006 Calaveras - Don & Alan
May 6 - 11, 2006 Lake Conroe - Don&Linda
May 18th, 2006 Calaveras - Don
May 25th, 2006 Calaveras - Don
May 31st, 2006 Calaveras - Don & Travis
June 22, 2006 Calaveras - Don
July 5/6, 2006 Choke/Calaveras - Don&Al
July 11-12, 2006 Amistad - Don&Al
July 24th, 2006 Calaveras - Don
August 7th, 2006 Calaveras - Don & Richard
August 28th, 2006 Calaveras - Don & Michael
September 6th, 2006 Calaveras - Don
September 13th, 2006 Calaveras - Don & Mike
September 26th, 2006 Calaveras - Don & Richard
September 27th, 2006 Calaveras - Don & Richard
September 29th & 30th Calaveras Get-together
October 12, 2006  Calaveras - Don
October 18, 2006 Calaveras - Don
October 20, 2006  Calaveras - Don
October 24, 2006  Calaveras - Don
October 26, 2006  Calaveras - Don
October 31st, 2006 Calaveras - Don
November 22nd, 2006 Calaveras - Don
November 24th, 2006 Calaveras - Don & Johne
November 28th, 2006  Calaveras - Don
December 6th, 2006   Calaveras - Don
December 14th, 2006  Calaveras - Don
December 18th, 2006  Calaveras - Don
December 26th, 2006  Calaveras - Don

February 8, 2006
Calaveras Lake -
Don (I'm Back!!!!!)


18 Kept
4 hours

 


All Day Neighbor

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Several were 3 - 5 Pounds

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February 14, 2006
Calaveras Lake -
Don


20 Boated
5 got off
6 hours

 


All Day Neighbor


Lots of Birds

 

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February 15, 2006
Calaveras Lake - Don


17 Caught
14 - Don
     3 - Jason

 


Jason


5 and 6 Pounder

 

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February 16, 2006
Calaveras Lake - Don


Popular Sunning Spot


Thought the Well was full


23 Nice Channels
4.5 hours


At least 5 pounds


Out of the stomach
of the big cat

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February 22, 2006

Calaveras Lake - Don


Really Foggy


Don't Look Up!!!


14 Nice Channels
5 hours

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March 1, 2006
Calaveras Lake - Don


Foggy Sunrise



Over 6 pounds


15 Nice Channels
5 hours

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March 15, 2006
Calaveras Lake - Don & son, Travis


How do you make that loop???


12 Nice Channels
5 hours

 


Over 6 pounder

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April 12, 2006
Calaveras Lake - Don

   This was  the first day I have been able to get out comfortably.  The wind has been 20-30 mph every day.  I caught 17 nice channels in 4.5 hours but I forgot to bring the camera
 

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April 13, 2006
Calaveras Lake - Don


16 nice channels


16 nice channels
6 hours

 

Video
Here is a video of the snake activity around the boat

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APRIL 17, 2006
Calaveras Lake
-
Don


24 Nice Channels


4.5 hours


3 Gallons of filets
 


 

 


They are everywhere

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April 24th, 2006
Naples, Florida
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Don & Linda Tarpon fishing


King Mackerel
I had 4 tarpon on but could not keep the hook in.


 Mackerel kept getting the bait and cutting the leaders.  The tarpon were under the bait balls.
 


Neighbor with tarpon on

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April 27th, 2006
Calaveras Lake
-
Don


11 channels

Slow fishing.  All singles caught on shad and Marv's Cheese bait.  All shallow next to the bank using a bobber.
 


Must have been bored...taking pictures of butterflies.

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April 30th, 2006
Calaveras Lake
-
Don & Al


6  channels
Al - 6
Don - 1 turtle

Video of Soft Shell Turtle



A very large softshell

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May 6-11, 2006
Lake Conroe
-
Don & Linda
I went for big fish...caught 10-20  one to three pound channels and blues per day, but only kept what I wanted to eat
Caught my personal biggest Blue (18 pounds) on Wednesday night on Jug Line baited with beef heart in 12 feet of water


She's a "rental"


Egret Roost Island


Sunrise
 


 


Jugline Gar


18 pound blue on Jug Line baited with beef heart in 12 feet of water.  Released unharmed.
 

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May 18, 2006
Calaveras Lake
 -
Don
 


Full Well


25 = Limit in 4 hours


6 pounder
 


2.5 gallons of filets


Next cleaning table.
Two guides bringing in their customers.



Lots of "Guide" fish
Jeff and Harry

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May 25th, 2006
Calaveras Lake
-
Don


6:30A.M. - 10:30 A.M.
Pump is running
25 channels
1-4 feet of water


Several of these were about 1 pound bigger than usual


All caught on shrimp and chicken liver

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May 31st, 2006
Calaveras Lake
-
Don & Travis


7:00A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Pump is running
24 channels
1-4 feet of water


 


All caught on shrimp and few on chicken liver

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June 22nd, 2006
Calaveras Lake - Don


7:00A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
Pump is Not running
8 channels
1-4 feet of water
All caught on shrimp


Wall was almost full by 7:00 A.M.
No reds observed.


My first mate on St Maarten in the Caribbean last Friday.

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July 5th and 6th, 2006
Choke/Calaveras Lake
-
Don & Al


7:30A.M. - 3 P.M.  7/5/06
Choke Canyon
Big Alligator is still behind the hump/island on the west side of the mouth of the river.
Caught about 30 small blue cats on shrimp and garlic weinees.  Kept 15 blues alive and transported them back to Calaveras.



7:30 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.  7/6/06
Calaveras
Is this a yellow cat?  Al caught and released him.


Calaveras
Yes, there really are blue cats in Calaveras.  This is my first.  6.5 lbs. Caught on jug in 13 feet of water at the upper end of the west fork on a live talapia .
Slow fishing day.  181 pump was not running and we caught only small ones and these two all day.

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July 11-12, 2006
Amistad Lake
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Don & Al


12:00 P.M. - 6 P.M.  7/11/06

The water was clear enough to see the bottom at 15 feet



6:30 A.M. -1:00 P.M.  7/12/06
Wind was still blowing.



BlackBrush Launch

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July 24th, 2006
Calaveras Lake
-
Don


7:00 A.M. - 11 A.M.

The Pump was running, but water was muddy above the inlet


Caught about 40, kept these.
Shrimp and Worms in about 2-4 feet of water.  86 degree water. Fish were thin bodied.



Sumo our English Mastiff at 2 years old and 208 pounds

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August 7, 2006
Calaveras Lake
-
Don & Richard


7:00 A.M. - 12 P.M.

The Pump was running,  water was muddy above the inlet, bite was slow but regular



Richard (above) and I caught about 35, kept these 25.
Shrimp, chicken liver and Worms in about 1-4 feet of water.  86 degree water. Biggest was 4.1, several 3 pounders





Fish were consistently near the bank in about 1 foot of water all the way til noon.

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August 28, 2006
Calaveras Lake
-
Don & Michael


7:00 A.M. - 11 A.M.

The pump was running slowly,  water was medium clear above the inlet, bite was extra slow



 Michael and I caught 14 keepers in about 1-4 feet of water.  91.2 degree water. Biggest was about 3.5, several 2-3 pounders



It's too dern Hot!

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September 6th, 2006
Calaveras Lake
-
Don


6:30 A.M. - 3 P.M..

The pump was NOT running until 3:30 P.M. and then slowly,  water was medium clear above the inlet, bite was slow.  Had to keep trying different spots because the fish were scattered



I caught 18 keepers in about 1-4 feet of water.  83-90 degree water. Biggest was about 5, several 3 pounders


Mike Nichols, A.K.A.SouthernBoy on TFF, checking in on vacation and learnin' the holes.

btw, have you seen my new 4X4?  Now I will not do the algae-dance slip into the lake.

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September 13th, 2006
Calaveras Lake
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Don & Mike


7:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M..

The pump was NOT running,  water was stagnant above the inlet, bite was slow. 



We caught 10 keepers, some in about 1-4 feet of water and some at the crappie wall.  85-90 degree water.


No, we did not catch the big red.  My good friend Jim donated it to my freezer.

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September 26th, 2006
Calaveras Lake
-
Don & Richard

Cove Report
7:30 A.M. - 10:00 A.M..

The pump was running,  Temp was 78 degrees in the cove.  Very slow bite in the cove.

Above the Swallow Bridge

We caught about 40, most small but we kept these because they took the hook inside.

Landed Fish of the Day



Approximately 10 pound blue caught on shrimp in 14 ft of water back in the west arm of the lake.  Temp = 87 deg.  Released.

The big one blue got away.  Fought him for about 30 minutes before he hung up on the bottom.  We saw  him several times and he was easily over 20 pounds

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September 27th, 2006
Calaveras Lake
 -
Don & Richard
 


Sunrise and Coal Plant


Sunrise and Coal Plant


Caught about 50 on R&R - released all of them.  Some blues- most channels. Largest was 3.3 lb. blue on shrimp. 
 Fished in the upper area of the lake on the west fork, north of the red buoys.  Also, put out 12 two-hook  jugs baited mostly with perch and cut perch.  temp= 89 degrees, west wind.

 


5 Lb blue on Jug - beef kidney with garlic flavor


Same blue


Release - go home and grow

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September 29th & 30th, 2006
Calaveras Lake Get-together


Tim (TxBosun)'s ride


Tim (TxBosun)'s ride


Tim (TxBosun)'s ride
 


Michael's PP7 Campsite


Michael's PP7 Campsite


Michael's PP7 Campsite
 


Michael's PP7 Campsite


Michael's PP7 Campsite


 Mike (SouthernBoy)'s ride
 


Tim (TxBosun)'s ride


Cleaning time



Tim

 


Mike and Don


Yum


Tim (TxBosun) and Linda (Alien's Mate) enjoying Mike's lumpias and spring rolls.


Bosun dropping and catching the roll in midair. 
 

Galley Mate - Alien Linda

Enough for an army

Did we mention Tim's boat?

Michael and sons, Austin and Tyler making ice cream

Michael (Catfish Addiction)'s mate

Some of the big eaters

Mike (SouthernBoy) cooking his mate's delicious lumpia and spring rolls

 

The Alien won the heaviest stringer with a weight of 17 pounds with 7 fish most caught in 1-4 ft of water in the cove on shrimp.

TxBosun won the biggest fish with an  approximate 6 pounder.
 


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October 11, 2006
Calaveras Lake
-
Don


9:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.

The pump was running slowly,  water was not clear above the inlet, bite was slow but steady.
Temperature = 80 deg, wind from SW at 10.  Cold front approaching within 4-8 hours



 15 keepers in about 1-4 feet of water free lining with shrimp.  Biggest was about 3.9, several 2-3.8 pounders



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October 18th, 2006
Calaveras Lake
-
Don



8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.

The pump was running.  Bite was  slow.
Water Temperature = 80 deg,



 4 keepers in about 1-4 feet of water free lining with shrimp. 





Battery died.  Hippie came to rescue me.

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October 20th, 2006
Calaveras Lake
-
Don


8:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.

The pump was not running.  Bite was very slow.  Water temperature = 79 deg, wind from N at 5. 



 8 keepers in about 1-4 feet of water free lining with shrimp. 

This time I locked my keys inside the jeep and had to beg my wife to come out and unlock it.  What a week!





Other guys came in with a few nice reds.  Crappie wall with crawdads and shad spoons


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October 24th, 2006
Calaveras Lake
-
Don


8:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.

The pump was  running.  Bite was very slow.  After no action in the cove, moved from cove to DeadTree bay and set out 9 jugs with cut perch.  Caught two on jugs in 13 ft of water and two in shallow water near the dead tree.  Water temperature = 79 deg, wind from E at 7. 


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October 26th, 2006
Calaveras Lake
 -
Don
 


Pump was running.  Fished in the cove from 8:00 A.M.- 1:00 P.M.  Water temp 75 deg.  Temp = 70-80 deg.  Wind from SW at 0-5


Bite began about 8:30 and was good until about 11:00.  Using peeled shrimp - free line and bobbers


Had a good day!  18 healthy channels.  Biggest = 3lb 1 oz
 


 


It was great to see the return of the white pelicans


 

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October 31st, 2006
Calaveras Lake
 -
Don
 


13 small channels
Pump was running.  Fished in the cove from 7:30 A.M.- 9:30 A.M. 
Only caught 2 in cove


Lots of pelicans now.


Moved over here at 10:00A and caught 11 channels.  Using peeled shrimp - free line

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November 22nd, 2006
Calaveras Lake
 -
Don
 

Don't you just love to watch the rod bend?
Pump was not running.  Only spent an hour in the cove and caught one next to the bank. 
8:30 A.M.- 12:00 P.M. 


Moved to the Swallow bridge


  Caught about 30....kept 15 channels from 2 to 4 lb 11 oz. using peeled shrimp - free line

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November 24th, 2006
Calaveras Lake
 -
Don & Johne
 



Very Foggy - Got lost in the 181 Coves trying to find the Swallow bridge
8:30 A.M.- 1:00 P.M. 


Richard found us and was pulling in a lot of fish



  Caught about 20....kept 17 channels from 2 to 3 lb using peeled shrimp - free line

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November 28th, 2006
Calaveras Lake
 -
Don
 



Fished for Blues in Dead Tree Bay with jugs and R&R
9:30 A.M.-3:00 P.M. 


Caught a bunch...kept those which swallowed the shrimp.



  New retirees from Nebraska..Mike and Larry had a good day at the Swallow Bridge

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December 6, 2006
Calaveras Lake
 -
Don
 



 20 keepers...a bit smaller than usual, but no dinks.    8:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.  free lining shrimp at the swallow bridge.  Water temp = 71 deg.


A full gallon of filets



  New Babies on road to lake

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December 14th, 2006
Calaveras Lake
 -
Don
 



 11 keepers...smaller than usual, but no dinks.    9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P..M.  free lining shrimp at the swallow bridge.  Water temp = 73 deg.  Lake is down at least a foot, maybe more.


Loyal imports from the midwest having a ball in our Texas waters and weather..



 

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December 18th, 2006
Calaveras Lake
 -
Don
 


 Fished from 8:30A -1:00P.  Wind E at 10.  Water temp = 74 deg. Caught 1 nice cat in the culvert, the rest at the swallow bridge.  Free lining shrimp.  Put out shad, cut perch, and shrimp at the same time.  Had two or three fish on the shrimp before bites on shad or perch. 


I threw everything back since I have too much in the freezer already.  I kept a few in the live well just for this pic.  The biggest was 5 lb. 11 oz. and the rest in here were between 3 and 4 pounds.

WHAT-A- DAY!!!!
Caught more fish today than I have ever caught in one day.  I stopped counting at 50 and kept catching for another two hours.  Most were in the 1 - 2 pound class.  Some smaller, and a few bigger.  Must have boated nearly 75 fish.  Often had two on a once - one time had three on.  Bite came every 30-60 seconds.  Lines were out of the water seeking bait more than in the water catching fish.

Had to quit and leave them biting.  Too tired and back was wanting a rest. 

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December 26th, 2006
Calaveras Lake
 -
Don
 

 

Fished from 8:30A -2:00P.  Wind SW at 5.  Water temp = 67 deg.

Swallow bridge.  Free lining shrimp.  Bite was good the entire time


Limited out with 25.  Caught about 40.  The biggest was 4 lb.  . and the rest were eating size..



RLeo50 (Richard) passed by and wanted to know where to load up.  He likes the amenities of working on base.

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