Went on a two day fishing trip in Matagorda a couple weeks ago w/my co-workers & my manager. Fished in East Bay & limited out on trout with 20ea, also caught ...more 2 black drum plus a nice 26" red on our first day. Had a hard time pinpointing the trout due to no wind or water movement. Needle nose gar were a nuisance & kept stealing our bait all day. Finally found the trout in 3-4FOW over a small reef
Spotted (Speckled) Trout
4 Flounder, 4 Redfish, 5 Speckled Trout, 1 Sheepshead & 1 Striped Bass. Most were caught during high tide. Sheepshead & ladyfish were feeding on shrimp while ...more the reds trout & stripers chased mullet. Free-lining both shrimp & mullet & casting in the current letting them drift. The only time we got hits was when the bait sunk closer to the bottom so We pinched a split shot to help keep the bait down
Inshore Slam (trout/flounder/redfish)
Big thanks to @Reel_Smooth for puttin me on some fish Saturday. Started out free lining dead shrimp & caught a lot of ladyfish, a couple small black drum & ...more pin fish. Changed to Gulp when the tide rolled in & landed 2 small flounder & these keepers. Casting in the current & lettin it drift the flounder would hit it on the fall & run with it. Pearl white & pink were the colors that got the most hits
Gulf Flounder
Details: Inshore Slam (trout/flounder/redfish)
First time using chatter weights & I was impressed with how well they worked. We caught most of our trout & a couple flounder using them. After the cast, ...more we let the croaker sit for 20-30 seconds, twitched the rod quickly shaking the chatter weight & BAM! Flounder were caught in between pilings that were part of an old dock & most trout were caught in big sandy pockets surrounded by heavy grass
Details: Red (redfish) Drum
Caught this awesome pup red at my tournament this weekend. The Reds in the area were scarce and we only caught a couple of them all day. Complete opposite of last ...more years tournament. We were drifting in 2'-3' of clear greenish water & casting in grass pockets between large rocks when this little guy hit. Measured 16 1/4". Released back safely for someone else to CPR
Details: Other Saltwater with a Organization & Time
May not look like it but just spent the morning cleaning & organizing my gear. Filled two small & one medium sized Rubbermaid containers with plastics, hooks ...more & extra gear. Crazy to see how much I've accumulated over the past year. Yeah, it's an obsession....but a good one at that.
Details: Other Saltwater with a Who's brave enough to hit up the sale in the rain tomorrow morning? Lol I'm gonna try to get there pretty early to beat the crowd.
Who's brave enough to hit up the sale in the rain tomorrow morning? Lol I'm gonna try to get there pretty early to beat the crowd.
Details: Gulf Flounder with a 7'3" TFO Tactical Series Med Action Rod, Shimano Curado 200HG, 30lb PP Slick tied to #3 barrel swivel w/30lb mono leader, 3/8oz H&H ...more Chartreuse jig, Gulp Salt & Pepper Chartreuse 3" Shrimp
Slow day at Rollover Pass. Two flounder caught but this was the only keeper coming in at 17". Fishing finally picked up between 1pm-3pm during high tide plus ...more winds shifted & pushed some of the blue/green water in from the surf. As the tide moved out it dumped muddy water into the surf & fishing came to a hault. All in all it was a good day & didn't come back empty handed!
Details: Largemouth Bass with a 7ft TFO Signature Series MH Baitcast Rod, Abu Garcia Revo Premiere, 30lb Timber Brown Power Pro Slick w/18" 15lb Fluorocarbon Leader, ...more Wacky Rigged Watermelon Magic Senko, Muddy Water, 56F, wind 11mph
First fish of 2015. Finally found some time to do a little fishing. It's rained all week so the water was pretty muddy. It was a chilly damp misting morning ...more but somehow still managed to land this fatty. She was sitting in about 3 fow 12ft off bank. Came in at 21.5" & 5.2lbs. Sorry for the bad pic but this was the best one out of the four my buddy took. They were all photobombed by his finger lol
