Fishing, Fishing and More Fishing.

Hello fellow anglers!

  How's it going? Have you been fishing with Cactus Wren Outdoors? Let's talk fishing, or just want to try out a sample. Email us at gethooked@cactuswrenoutdoors.com- we'll deliver "The Reaction You've Been Waiting for!"

  Let's play catch up. Justin and I are always fishing; it's just another day at the office for us! It's important we get out there as much as possible, because we are constantly doing research and development. Oh buddy, let me tell you we've got something real EXCITING in store for y'all coming real SOON! So Stay tuned for upcoming products! :)

Bear with me; I have about five fishing trips to fill y'all in on!  So I'll do some short recaps, and have lots of photos for everyone to see! It's extremely difficult to blog as much as I'd like to, but we are doing our best to get them up for you to read and hear about what we are up to and how we are fishing. :)

First let's start where we've been fishing the last two weeks, Canyon Lake. It's just about our favorite lake in Arizona! It's extremely tough to fish yet, it's always rewarding in the end. We do a lot of night fishing around this time of the year, it's unbearably hot out and evenings make it easier to relax and fish comfortably. Lately, we've been arriving on the lake around 6:30pm or so. Just around sunset, so the skies are gorgeous and the fish are usually active and starting to bite. The last few weeks at Canyon, it has been tough, and let's face it fishing is totally unpredictable. However, I've been lucky enough to out fish my husband Justin, and even a few times when we've brought our best friend David. I've had the opportunity to out fish the both of them. How did I get so lucky? Cactus Wren Outdoors, never will you see any of us fishing anything else. Actually at times we still do like to check out other products, especially my amazing husband. We both really love lures, they're awesome and there's so many- it's fascinating. But, we like to say when there's temptation to try another lure that's not ours, we call it cheating. It's all fun and games, but we have to fish them and be sure everything works as it should, before we go and try to get customers fishing. With this patience and dedication, we've received successful products that our Wren Customers are hooked on!

Its monsoon season this time of the year and we are really hoping for some good rain to hit the valley. There have been some decent storms, which is just mucked up all the waters. Canyon Lake this year also seems to be completely filled with vegetation, more than usual. Which has its pros and cons, heavy vegetation will hold fish and potentially a good amount which is a good thing. Yet, it's extremely difficult to fish through the vegetation, lots of hang-ups and losing rigs. But, it's where we've been pulling fish out of. It's actually quite difficult to tell the difference lately whether you're caught or you're getting a bite. I can't tell you how many times I've been disappointed and thought my rig was going to be stuck and lost, although when I pulled up it was a nice Large-mouth. What a pleasant surprise it is, until you're really stuck and lose your rig. Like I said it's unpredictable and you just have to enjoy the little moments like sharing the experience with the ones you enjoy.

All in all, with the mucky waters and heavy vegetation we have been fishing a few different styles. For example - Drop Shot Rig, Chowa Barb Rig, Tully Shakers, and Weightless. We are doing real well with all these techniques lately! We've been using some NEW developed products, Wren Talking Sticks, and Wren Ridge walkers! The colors that are bringing in fish every time have been TWO NEW Developed Colors, Dragonfly, Saguaro Sunset, and Chili Pepper. Check out the products for yourself. www.shop.cactuswrenoutdoors.com

 It seems we hook into some fish steadily from 7:30pm to about 8:30pm, then it's a tough gap until about 11:00pm and on we start really getting those toads. At least that's the pattern we've studied lately. It's been a great time. All the fish you see us catch, we immediately throw back in the water to live long healthy lives. It's important to promote healthy catch and release habits, especially if you're fishing for a sport and as much as we do. If we don't all take care of the lakes and habitats, how are we supposed to expect our future generations to enjoy the outdoors? Remember, please don't trash Arizona! :)

Thank you for fishing with Cactus Wren Outdoors and Following along, until next time y'all!

Tight lines,

Alex Butel
www.cactuswrenoutdoors.com