Let 2015's Catfishing Begin!

There are many things with which we're blessed in Texas.  One of those blessings is a short winter.  There are states in the North that still have ice on the lakes and snow on the grass.

When I hit the playa lake today with my daughter, I saw this.

Here's a closer look.

Still not a great photo, I know.  It's a tiny catfish.  It was all of an inch or maybe an inch and a half.  When you see these little guys  swimming, it's a sure sign that the lake is coming back to life.

It's also a sure sign that there are bigger fish swimming, like the one below that my daughter caught.

There were two more bullhead catfish where that one came from.

On a playa lake, three catfish equal a slow day.  However, it's a lot better than catching one or none.  That happened a LOT this winter.  Here in West Texas, we just don't have the deeper bodies of water that are conducive to steady winter bites.

As you can tell from the photo, today's bait was a live nightcrawler.  I had a carp hair rig set up with corn, but no luck there.

The good news is that Spring has arrived, so let's get fishing.  As usual, it was catch and release.  Tight lines!