Hi fisher guys and gals! Today will be a combo of a review and a fishin’ adventure! So a few days ago, my family and I went on a small one night vacation to a place named Son’s Island. It is located basically right where New Braunfels, Tx and Seguin, Tx meet. It is right between a recycling facility and a very old neighborhood, you’d never guess a giant private island and river is just beyond. You pull in to see two dumpsters and an old broken sign that reads: Son’s Island. When you’re pulling in, you’ll think you’re lost, but then all of a sudden you round a bend and you are in paradise! It is a real island surrounded by the Guadalupe river that you have to take a bridge out to get to. The whole area outside the river is about a thirty foot high twenty foot thick wall of bamboo. You don’t hear anything but fun! It is not public, you must rent a tent, cabana, or both to get in, so it is not to crowded. We rented a cabana on the water with our own private dock, kayak, and one of those floating water pads. It was so much fun! And, best part, they allow fishing! Me and my dad went around in the Kayak fishing, but did not get any hits. We later discovered the most fish where right under our dock! We caught a few on jigs, but then I tried chumming in one spot with bread, waited a minute, Then hooked on a piece of bread on a small hook with a piece of bark as a cork. Right when it hit the water, fish on! In about one hour I caught probably ten Bluegill and other small sun fish.
I was just casting out bread when a giant Catfish came up and ate a piece of chum. I cast out but did not get hit. I waited a while, then started fishing again. I cast out and did not catch any Bluegill. I figured something bigger scared them away, and sure enough, a giant Chanel Catfish came up and ate a piece of bread again. I told my sister to chum with bread to keep the fish there while I put on a new piece of bread. I flipped out and waited a few seconds, then the fish took the bait! I reared back, and it was on. I fought it for a few minutes, then my dad came and unhooked it. It was a fish we could filet, but we were not keeping the fish, so we threw him back. After awhile, another Chanel Catfish came up, and this time it was on almost immediately. I got it in, and it was pretty dang big. A little bit latter, I hooked into a monster Catfish. It came to the surface, and it was definitely over fourteen inches, and it was fat! I almost got it in, but then it dove down, and when it came up, it had a branch tangled in the line which helped him wiggle free and he got away. I was kind of bummed, but at the same time, I thought I was just going to catch Bluegill, so the Catfish where a bonus! Behind our cabana was a little creek, only a few feet deep. It was connected to the river and had lots of big Bluegill in it, so my sisters friend and I walked over. We where fishing with a piece of a hamburger bun. I caught a few Bluegill, but then I saw about a two pound Bass swim to the middle of the creek. I quickly realized the Bass was basically trapped in the creek, so I ran over to the cabana and grabbed a rod with a plain hook on it. I threw on a wacky worm and ran to the creek. On my second cast the Bass hit it and I reeled him in. He was a pretty Bass, and big enough to filet. We stopped fishing for a while and swam in the river. Then I got out and was trying to catch a minnow to show my sister and her friends. I walked over to the creek and saw a few minnows in a group in the middle of the creek. I could not reach them from the bank, and asked my dad if I could jump in to catch them. He said no, and it was a good thing he did because about a half a hour later I spotted a giant water snake going across the creek. Thank God I did not jump in the creek earlier. Well, that’s pretty much it for today, oh, and before I wrap up the blog, two quick lessons: One, always watch out for snakes, and two, always bring a cooler, you never know when you will catch two Catfish, a dozen Bluegill and a two pound Bass! See you next time on Hudson’s Fishing Adventures! Bye!