Austin Christian Bass Club

Hi Everyone,

Attached is the August newletter.  The file is larger than usual since there are two pictures of nice Lake Austin fish attached.  I look forward to seeing everyone at the upcoming meeting this coming Thursday.  Bring a friend and a fishing report.

Please let me know if you have any trouble reading the attached file.

Darryl

Austin Christian Bass Club

August Newsletter

Darryl Smith, Secretary

Tournament Overviews:

Our July tournament at Lake Travis was tough for every team. No team caught a limit of 10 fish and many small fish were caught. Mike Wiles caught the largest stringer; 5 fish totaling 11.45 pounds. John Kirkland caught the largest bass (20.5”). Although Lake Travis was full and looks great, the bite was slow.

Our June makeup tournament was a night tournament on Lake Austin on August 3^rd. Some teams found quality fish, while others thought the fishing was slow. Only two teams caught a limit of ten fish. Jim Pollard caught the largest stringer (23.95 pounds) and the largest bass (24”). Lighted boat docks were productive for some, while many of the larger bass came from the grass.

Top Ten Standings for 2007:

Jim Pollard- 88.84 pounds Art Cruser- 60.35 pounds

Mike Wiles- 85.24 pounds Al Lykins- 59.58 pounds

Vince Martin- 71.08 pounds David McClung- 54.67 pounds

Tom Clark- 65.19 pounds Chris Tippett- 51.37 pounds

Craig Mooney- 61.33 pounds Gib Hoffman- 50.23 pounds

John Kirkland- 50.23 pounds (tied for 10^th)

Jim Pollard currently has the lead for Big Bass of the 3^rd Quarter with his 24” bass caught during the June makeup tournament on Lake Austin.

August Meeting and Tournament:

Our next club meeting will be Thursday, August 16th, at 7:00 pm. Our August tournament will be on Saturday, August 18, 2007. Art Cruser and Craig Mooney have volunteered to bring refreshments to the next meeting.

Summer Doldrums:

That’s what we’re in the middle of since the rainy weather is gone and the daily temperatures are nearing 100 degrees. Not much club news to share. Don’t forget T.V. and Mossy Minner have their 50^th wedding anniversary party planned for August 19, 2007, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm at the Bethany United Methodist Church. Everyone in the club is invited to come celebrate with T.V. and Mossy.

Fishing Report:

I know fishing is slow almost everywhere because I have fished Lake Austin, Lake Travis, and Lake LBJ recently at night and some fish were caught, but not in significant numbers. The schooling action is still on at Lake Bastrop according to the fishing reports on Mike Hasting’s webpage. Mike Wiles and I went back to Lake Austin early on the morning of August 7^th to see if we could catch some big fish like those caught during our last tournament. We didn’t have any luck in the dark, but starting at daylight we started catching a few fish. Before we quit at 11:00am, I caught two 21” bass (see pictures below taken by Mike) and Mike caught an 18.5” and a 16.5” bass. These fish were caught above City Park and boat traffic was light because it was a weekday. See you all at the meeting.