Well, monday it was back to Calaveras for some more fryin' fish. Had to go it alone this time. My bowfishin' disasters of the past are quickly becoming the stuff-of-legends and have left me as somewhat of a social pariah.
Yes, somedays you just don't have a friend in the world...
Here's what somegood Tilapia cover looks like as seen from the water.
And from the bank, they seem to really congregate around the lily-pads and sedges. You won't see them much in open water.
Here's a favorite spot to bushwack a few, there's actually a fish in this picture, but with an unpolarized lense he's pretty much impossible to see. These fish can disappear completely in abt 8" of water.
After I put the camera down, I got a coupla' shots right away. They are scattered and shy this time of year. In the spring you can rack-up on them pretty good. They are in the shallows spawning and chasing each other around then.
Sad to report, I only got 5 Tilapia this trip. I saw a big Nutria that probably would have tipped the scales on a good-sized bulldog, but I didn't reckon I had enough firepower to bring him to bag. Managed one more of those "Plecostomoid" fish, wretched invaders, the lake is lousy with them now. I didn't scream for near as long when I shot this one, my nerves having recovered some since I got thatfirst one awhile back...
This one was actually upside-down, eating algae when he got "the big surprise", as you can see from the angle of entry. Vile-looking creatures, ain't they? Blorch!
Well, that's about it for that trip. Just reporting in. Hope y'all enjoyed the long weekend!
BrushPopper out.
After Tilapia, yet once again...
