45" red drum

Went out today about 10;oo am . Tried several places with very little success .Finally found some huge mangrove snapper by the navel station .caught about 15 using mud minnows ,small perch ,and shrimp. found 7 flounder at the Fina Docks,only 3 were keeper's. Got a 45" red there too.My scales only go to 30 lbs. so I do not know how much it weighed.

Flounder

Went out Thursday just fishing ,after a party that did not show up.Had to use some of the 58,00 in live bait, Caught 4 keeper flounder.black drum and 5 keeper sheep's head near the north jetty.
Went out today same place got 1 flounder lost several nice ones .To catch a flounder wait as long as you can before setting the hook.Got a pompano and some sheep's head on the south jetty.Hooked 3 small tarpon on the north jetty.Found small trout and small red fish in the ICW by Arkansas Pass.

cold front reds

Went out today after a cold front.North winds 20- 25 in the morning and light outgoing tide. Tried the south jetty on the south side .Did not catch any thing there .then went to Martin Midstream and got a really nice flounder hooked several others but lost them ,broke one fish off there.Fished the Fina docks broke three off while the rods were in the holders.Got a 27" red there several mangroves and silver trout and black drum .Went to Allans bite nothing at all.Fished Estes flats got some small trout and 1 small red.'Found some small trout in the ICW between Rockport and Aransas Pass,got a 22" red too.

40" reds

Today we went out and fished the jettys the wind was light from the north.Caught 3 reds 40". We also got several huge sand trout ,black drum, and mangrove snapper. The bays are really doing good right now after the rain.

Bachelor Party

Saturday I had 4 members of a bachelor party including the groom.That was a lot of fun .They wanted to catch big fish so we went where I had been catching Sharks and lane snapper .We caught a bunch of lane ,4 large Spanish mackerel.and tried to catch a large shark.It is called fishing and not catching for a reason, the sharks had apparently left.We came back in because some were not feeling well after partying the night before.We fished the jetties on the way in where we lost several big fish before we got a 34" red. Sopped for an hour to let them rest and grab a bite to eat.Started at the Fina docks got lots of mangrove snapper one big flounder croakier ,and got some small reds n trout in Shamrock. Had great day with a bunch of great guys.Note to the groom ;The secret of a happy marriage is no matter what she says the answer is always YES DEAR .

Visit THE ROCKPORT AQUARIUM

Friday I had the pleasure of taking out volunteers from the Rockport Aquarium .We were not tyring to catch limits or table food .But needed some specimens for the aquarium. These fish needed to be small and colorful.We were looking for Spanish Hog fish to replace the one that died in a plumbing problem.Unfortunately the waters have cooled off somewhat since Summer.We did catch some Lane snapper that was small enough but we also got lots of them really big for the table. We also got some large Spanish mackerel. On one rig we found the dog snapper were were looking for ,we also found lots of Barracuda.Caught one small one and got cut off lots of time. We even had one run into the side of the boat as I was trying to help land a large blue runner.The waves picked up so we had to head in to the bay .
There at the Fina docks We tried to catch Sargent major but got lots of perch ,sand trout and croaker.
Thanks for the ROCKPORT AQUARIUM for providing a FREE ADMITTANCE for any one wanting to learn about fish in our bays and gulf.

Thursduy evening

Went out Thursday evening with Dave trying to figure out what was wrong with his boat.We fished several places with artificial only and caught some small reds with Berkley gulp and lots of perch.finally picked up one 22" red in Shamrock.

6 ft. Bull Shark

Went out Wednesday with 1 client. Fished some near shore rigs.Got several really nice LANE Snapper 18" Trigger ,King fish ,Spanish Mackerel,and kept getting bite off on live bait.Ha several snapper stolen when bringing them up.Made stronger and stronger leaders ,still kept getting bit off.Finally made one with 400lb wire .Caught a 6ft.BULL SHARK which we released after a few pictures.
Right now some other guides are not getting any fish with this full moon. The fish will bite the last few hours in the evening .

Trout N Reds No RED TIDE

Last week caught 3 limits of Trout in the Aransas Channel after a cold front .They were 10 to 12 feet deep on live shrimp.The fish were biting really light like perch .
Went out Sunday caught 7 nice reds 28' to 22".Several were perfect tournament fish. The best place to get keeper reds was South Bay and the jetties.Also hooked a 3' TARPON at the jetty.
We missed the RED TIDE again .It was at PORT ARANSAS ,but not in the jetty.The north wind blew it out just in time. I have heard reports of it getting in the Packery channel and Baffin bay is not doing very well right now.South Padre and Port Isabel has been hit hard from the Red tide . So far we have had really good fishing ,with a few flounder showing up.