REDFISH ON THE HALFSHELL

9-28-2010--It took all day but my two fishermen ended up with their limits of redfish and two trout. We started in Redfish bay. The action was fast but the fish were all short on one end. After catching several of these undersized fish we decided to move. We went to a location next to where another guide and his friend had just caught six redfish but by the time we got there the early morning bite had ended. We moved several times during the next 4 hours to both anchor up and drift but neither worked. The fish started biting again a little after noon. I think we could have caught some trout but we really only fished for reds. I suspect the trout also bit early and after lunch. Tides have fallen several inches the last two days. The red rainwater has been pouring out of back lakes and bays such as Copano and St. Charles.

TROUT ARE BACK

9-17-2019--Trout had been hard to find in our area until today. Today we caught 2 nice stringers of trout and reds between 10 and 12 AM. To begin the day my half of a two boat trip was cancelled because the fishermen celebrated too much the night before. I took my boat out of the water and returned the the bait stand with the live shrimp I had intended to use for black drum and redfish. I traded the shrimp in for some croaker and and set out to look for trout in Copano. I made two wades on reefs and one on the shoreline but only caught two hardheads. About 9:30 AM I was putting the boat on the trailer to move to St. Charles bay an old friend happened to show up. After I told him my experience with Copano he decided not to fish there. He joined me for the trip to St. Charles. Once in the water I saw some pelicans working just outside St. Charles in Aransas Bay. We eased in and put the power pole down. After wading only about 50 yards from the boat we started gettng bites. The fish were nice size trout and mid-slot size redfish. We caught two nice stringers with reds and trout mixed before a rainstorm hit.

REDFISH ON PERCH

9-5-2010--Three guests limited with 9 redfish today. With north wlnds blowing 15 to 20 we decided to fish redfish bay. We drifted with piggy perch. The few trout we caught were all undersized but the redfish were good slot fish. It was good to get a limit of something after yesterday's mediocre day. Yesterday, we fished San Antonio bay with a group of four who were connected with todays group but only caught a few trout and a few black drum along with countless hardheads, gaftop and undersized fish. I'm off tomorrow but rain is in the forecast anyway.