12-22-07 |
Well we just had another front come through and drop our tides
dramatically. This usually makes it easy for us and the last few
days has been no exceptterrycoufalion. Quick limits of redfish have been easy.
Today my good friend Art Troscher was down from Houston and the last
two days and he wanted to get in on the action and we did. Quick
limits of good solid fish. Todays photo is showing how low the tides
have fallen. Even the raccoon is taking advantage of it. The second
photo is of Art with some nice reds. |
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12-01-07 |
Today I had a two boat group with the Chihal family. I had James
Chihal, his daughter Lauren and her fiance Alan. We headed up north
to San Antonio bay where I fished yesterday. We were using live
shrimp under a popping cork and Berkley Gulps under a cork. James
definately had the hot hand today. He was hooked up cast after cast.
A lot of undersized fish up here but every sixth or seventh fish is
a nice keeper. What was even more amazing is that we were catching
trout after trout and then we would catch fresh water channel cats
on the same reef on artificial bait. We ended up with a good box of
trout plus 18 or so nice channel cats and a few drum. And yes we
pulled off the victory against the other boat that had Mr. Chihals
two sons on it. Today was a first for me today. This was the first
time I had a NCAA champion on my boat. Lauren is a NCAA champion
Equestrian. Great accomplishment even if she is an AGGIE !!!!
I had a great time with this family and I hope I get the opportunity
to fish with them again. From what I saw Lauren and Alan are a great
match and will share a lot of great outdoor memories together. |
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11-30-07 |
I had my good friend and client Curt Dimmick the last two days.
Strong winds the first day so I opted to stay in the flats and look
for redfish. Managed only one keeper and a few drum and ALOT of
undersized reds. Today we headed up north to San Antonio bay. Again
tons of undersized fish but not many keepers. |
11-27-07 |
Well my group cancelled for today so I decided to head out and doing
a little wade fishing myself today. I headed back to the same reefs
where my guys caught them the day before. Today these reefs were all
covered with oyster boats. Every reef I fished yesterday had oyster
boats on them. Its that time of year. Oh well we will switch to plan
B. I then headed to the back of Copano bay to look around. Alot of
bird activity back there and lots of trout in them. A lot of little
fish but enough keepers to keep you there. Todays photo if of the
oyster boats working just one of my reefs. |
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11-25-07 |
Well I had the James Giles group today. The guys are hard core
waders and play catch and release only so I headed up north. We
spent our morning working shell in Mesquite and Carlos bay. Found
trout on every reef today. Their estimate was around 100 fish total
with probably 40 or so being solid keepers. Its nice to see clients
play catch and release. Great day with excellent fisherman. Ill be
heading back up there in two days. |
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11-24-07 |
Today I was supposed to have a new client Chuck Radar. The story
today is still the weather. Cold weather, strong north winds, and
rain today. Not a good combination. We will try again another day. |
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11-23-07 |
Well we waited until around 9 or so today hoping the weather would
improve. Cold temperatures and strong north wind still. We attempted
to head out for a few hours. The kids were stir crazy and ready to
give it a try. I knew it would be tough especially since the tide
did not drop. Managed one nice red before the kids got cold and we
headed back. Mother nature is just not cooperating this week. |
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11-22-07 |
Today I was supposed to have the Heatons from Houston. If you recall
the Thanksgiving report from last year this family smoked the
redfish. We had our 18 slot fish and a couple oversized by 10 am
last year. Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate this year.
Strong north winds kept us off the water today. We will try again
tomorrow. |
11-20-07 |
Today I had one of my repeat clients Virgil Hayes and his wife. She
usually out fishes him and today was no exception. Virgil got off to
the quick start with a nice 26 in fish but then it was all Mrs.
Hayes. The bite was not fast and furious on the reds but we managed
to get our limit and Mrs. Hayes also caught the biggest with a nice
27 in fish. We then headed to Yucca Cut to look for some black drum.
They were definately in there but we had trouble hooking them today.
ALOT of misses and Virgil lost three really big ones. Great day on
the water with good folks. And yes once again the ladies ruled !!!
Todays photos are of Mrs. Hayes with her nice 27 in fish, Virgil
with his "NICE" catch of the day and the final catch of the day
photo. |
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11-17-07 |
Today I was fishing for Redfish Lodge. I had waders today so it was
nice for a change of pace to get back in the water. I headed to an
area we called super flats. The bite was not fast and furious but
steady enough to get a good box of fish. Our first wade produced 12
solid trout. We then made a couple moves only picking up a couple
fish so I headed back to where we started. We picked up a few more
fish and ended up with 20 or so. Best bait was 4 in Berkley gulp in
new penny color. These are great baits. |
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11-16-07 |
Today I had Lloyd Jary and his wife Sissy from San Antonio. I was
shocked today when I arrived at the dock and saw that the tide came
up. With the north wind still blowing I expected the tide to stay
down for a few days. Due to the tide change the fishing would not be
near as easy as it was yesterday. We worked hard and managed some
really nice fish today. We did fall one short of our limit but we
had the opportunities but missed a few. Sissy definately out fished
Lloyd today so once again the ladies ruled !!! Nice job Sissy. Sorry
no photos the last couple of days. Camera out. |
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11-15-07 |
Well today I had James Robinson and Max Kimble from Dallas. The
front came through and the tides dropped so yes it was on. We did
not head out until around 8 today and we were limited by 8:30 and
then caught and released another 15 nice slot reds before calling it
a day and getting out of the extremely windy conditions. Far cry
from yesterday. Looking forward to tomorrow !!! |
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11-14-07 |
Today I had Randy Schulte and Don Martinez. Randy has had some bad
breaks with the weather the last couple of times. Today the weather
cooperated but the fish did not. We spent the day drifting throwing
piggies and shrimp. We managed only 9 keepers today with some
undersize trout and reds. Today was one of those days going in I
knew it would be tough. High pressure system sitting above us ahead
of a front. This usually means tough conditions. Randy did put it on
us today catching most of the keeper fish. I often say that
conditions play a major role in our success or lack of and today was
one of those days. Barometric pressure will drop tomorrow and it
should be on. We will see. |
11-10-07 |
Today I had Mike Leonard, his brother Mark, his father JD and
brother in law Troy. If you recall from previous reports I have
fished Mike's wife Elsa on several company trips and she has ruled
with the big fish of the group. We started drifting today but it was
very slow to put it mildly. Several reasons were playing a factor.
For one our piggy perch are coming to an end and the perch are still
hampering our shrimp and popping cork efforts. Add in no tide
movement early and you know it is going to be slow. We managed quite
a few undersize trout but only a few keepers. Then the tide started
dropping so I changed strategies and ran to one of the "guts" that I
like during a falling tide. It didnt take long and Troy was hooked
up with a nice 25 in red. Troy continued with the hot hand and
managed his limit and definately put it on the Leonard's today. Of
course Im not sure if that is a good thing to beat your father in
law !!! It was not fast and furious but we managed to pull 6 nice
reds before calling it a day. |
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11-07-07 |
Today I had Diane Culpepper and Randy Suhl from the Houston area. We
were greeted with strong north winds today and temperature in the
mid 50's. I was hoping the tide had fallen out with the front but
not enough. Our first stop we made one long drift which produced
only one undersized red for Randy. It was tough drifting so I headed
to one of my favorite north wind spots to do some anchoring up.
Diane got on the board first with a nice 24 in fish. Of course that
was after she missed one and broke one off. Then Randy topped her
with a nice 26 in fish. We then made a slight move and boxed a
couple more nice fish and had to make one more move to finish up our
limit. We had an early dock time today so in conditions like these
to get our limit by 11:00 am , Ill take it. Once again the ladies
ruled !!! Diane caught the most keepers today but Randy did catch
the largest. I had a great time with these two and they both did a
great job under tough conditions. Todays photos are of Diane with a
nice redfish on and then Diane and Randy holding two of their limit.
I think Diane's smile says it all !!!! |
11-01-07 |
Well today I had Austin Pichot, Matt Huie, and Jim Sugarek from the
Beeville area. These guys were referrals from another guide so the
pressure was on. I was anxious to head back up north since the trout
bite was so good but these guys wanted redfish so I opted to fish
south. We were fogged in for an hour or so and finally made it out
so we could at least drift some in the fog. We managed only one red
and a couple trout before the fog finally lifted. I then ran to the
back side of Mud Island to an area with these tides that I was
certain would be holding fish. Not a single bite in here today. I
still think they were there, just not eating. I could see that these
guys were thinking that today was going to suck. I then made a long
run to a flat that I like ,again in this tide situation. The tide
started to move slightly and that was all it took. We managed four
nice reds on our first drift and yes missed a couple. The next
couple drifts were not quite as productive but we would pick up one
or two on each short drift. We managed our limit of reds plus a
couple more trout. Kinda saved this one today. These were great guys
and I can assure you all of grief was given by all. Todays photo is
of the final catch of the day. |
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10-30-07 |
Today I headed up north to see if the trout bite has gotten better.
Ive been telling my clients for the last month that we are close and
I was right. We fished mid bay reefs today and quickly had our
limit. We had to pick through a lot of undersize fish but still
plenty of solid keepers. Just about every reef we went to had fish.
It amazes me that these trout are here. Even though the water is
clearing up it is still very fresh. That is proven by the fact that
we also caught 10 freshwater blue cats on the same reef. Nice bonus
fish. |
10-28-07 |
Today I was fishing for the Redfish Lodge. It was day two for this
group and today I had Dave Satterthwaite and Dennis Wiggs. With both
names starting with D's I quickly named them the Double D's !!!!!
These guys had a tough day yesterday so I was anxious to put them on
some fish. Our first stop we managed 3 nice keepers and broke off a
couple nice fish. It was not fast and furious but enough to make me
stick it out for a while. The boat traffic was horrible again today.
The tide finally started dropping and I headed to stop number two
and what a stop it was. We quickly got them the bite going. We
quickly limited plus released some very nice fish before I
relinquished our spot to another boat that was part of this group.
We barely got 20 yards away when the other boat hooked up. We then
moved to another spot and as I eased the anchor in the water I told
them that they were here also. You could smell the "Sweet" smell of
feeding fish. It was not long and we were hooked up again. Great day
on the water with great guys. A lot of grief was handed out by all.
Today photos are of Dave with a nice red on, then Dennis battling a
nice fish and the both Dave and Dennis holding two of their limit of
reds. |
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10-27-07 |
Today I had the Shaw's again. This time Bonner and Austin's dad
Stuart joined us. The north wind was really cranking again and the
water temps dropped to the low 60's. This made for a tough bite and
we struggled today. We managed only one red and a few trout. We did
miss a few fish due to a sluggish bite. Im glad the kids had a good
day yesterday since it was tough today. |
10-26-07 |
Today I had my good client Steven Shaw. He brought his nephews
Bonner and Austin with him today. When I have kids I always hope for
that good experience for them. Well our tides came up a little but
our fish are still there. The fishing pressure is getting to them
though so the bite is a lot slower. We worked hard today but managed
our limit of reds plus some nice trout and one flounder. Austin
managed the Texas Slam by catching all three species. Way to go
Austin !!! These guys did a great job today under some pretty tough
north wind conditions. Ill have them again tomorrow. Todays photo is
of Bonner and Austin with the final catch of the day photo. |
10-24-07 |
Well the tides dropped even lower today and that made it even easier
than yesterday. Today I had Chuck Johnson and Patrick Carroll from
Houston. We got off to a slow start as far as boxing fish today. We
had a lot of misses and a lot of break offs thanks to the help of a
pvc pipe covered with barnacles. But the current changed just enough
to force the fish in a different direction and it was on to say the
least. The guys finally got in the groove and it was fish after fish
after fish. We quickly had our limit and I cant tell you how many we
released. I would guess at least 15 or so and this was all before
9:00. We had an early ramp time today so we made a couple short
stops looking for trout but to no avail. These guys did a great job
today. As much as we all like easy days like today there is a major
down side. EVERYONE knows where the fish are and if the tides don't
come up for 4 or 5 days which I don't think they will we will take
ALOT of fish during this period. Todays photos are of Chuck with a
nice fish on, Chuck with a redfish that we released, Patrick with
another nice fish on, and the final catch of the day photo. |
10-23-07 |
Well today the skies cleared somewhat and the north wind was still
blowing but the tide dropped about 18 inches with the front. I have
been so ready for this. I was excited about today because I knew it
should be easy. The tide was still falling when we left the dock so
I did not want to head straight to one of my favorite low tide
spots. I did not want to get there until it had stopped dropping so
I opted to make a few drifts first. I saw a couple slicks pop up as
I was idling so we started our drift and quickly picked up 4 keepers
and a few undersize. The next few drifts produced only one large
trout. So I headed to the honey hole and as expected they were
there. We quickly limited out and I just sat back and watched them
catch fish after fish with several doubles on at a time. Im not sure
how many these guys released before I quietly idled out of there. It
does not get much better than today and it should remain this way
for awhile. You always here the saying "You should have been here
yesterday" well today was yesterday !! Today was a prime example of
how conditions play an important role in our success. Todays photos
are of Todd fighting a nice fish. Then Todd with a nice 26 in fish
and the final catch of the day photo. And yes Im excited about
tomorrow. |
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10-22-07 |
Well as expected the front blew in strong today. Unfortunately if
arrived a couple hours earlier than expected and we did not wet a
line today. Just about the time we made our first stop the skies
opened up and the lightning and thunder began with the 30-45 mph
winds not far behind. I had my good client Curt Dimmick and Todd
Noles today but fortunately they are fishing with me tomorrow and I
can assure you it will be ON !!!!!! |
10-21-07 |
Today I was fishing for the Lodge again and I had John Cadena, Kevin
and Dan. I have fished John before and this guy keeps me laughing
all day. They had a slow day the day before so I was hoping to make
up for that. We had a good bite today especially compared to
yesterday. Little boat traffic today so that made a HUGE difference.
We drifted again today using piggies. We managed 8 of our nine reds
and a few solid trout before having to call it a day. Of course we
should have had our limit plus a few but we definately had some
solid misses and losses. I cant tell you what a great time we had.
Im still hurting from laughing so much. Todays photo is of three of
the nice reds we caught today. A hard front expected tomorrow and I
cant wait. The fishing is going to go from good to great, trust me.
(John-I cant find your email address so email me so I can send the
pics to you ) |
10-20-07 |
Today I had John Laurie group from RangerAmerican. The fishing had
been great all week but how quickly things can change. All the areas
I had been catching fish were covered up with boats. It looked liked
a holiday weekend today. These guys really worked hard but we
managed only one keeper red and three trout. Its days like these
that really bother me. These are good guys and avid outdoorsmen and
I could just not get on them today. A couple good boxes came to the
docks today but everyone else struggled like we did. I definately
will get these guys back down so I can make it up to them. Todays
photo is of something I have never seen before. A kayak towing in a
Majek Illusion. I could not resist the photo op. |
10-19-07 |
Today I was fishing as part of a company group for Insco out of San
Antonio. I have had the pleasure to fish this group for a couple
years now and they always send great people and today was no
exception. We spent our day drifting with piggies again. We had a
VERY hard north wind most of the day today then it shifted to the
East. We got our limit of reds today plus managed about a dozen nice
trout also. And yes once again we all had our fair share of misses.
A very good day considering the horrible conditions. We worked hard
today but it paid off. |
10-18-07 |
I wish fishing for Redfish Lodge again today and I had the pleasure
of fishing with Chris Underbrink and Ewing King. We were targeting
redfish again today. We spent our morning drifting with piggies. It
was not fast and furious but we managed our limit of reds and a few
trout and of course all of us missed some. These guys were great and
we definately had a lot of laughs today. Todays photo is of Chris
and Ewing with two of their nice reds. |
10-17-07 |
Today I had Willie Miller and his father in law Dominick Liporata
from New Mexico. A lot of wind changes today and it really blew a
lot from all directions. We lost a couple nice fish early. The bite
was not fast to say the least. We were scratching out some nice
trout though. Finally, Willie got us on the board with a nice red. I
then moved to a belly of a pocket that I like in these high winds.
Willie got on a roll and landed three more nice keepers in here. I
then made one more move and Dominick got in the game and landed some
nice fish as well. We managed our limit of reds plus 8 or so nice
trout. Not fast today but we worked hard and managed a nice box of
fish. These were great guys and I really enjoyed fishing with them.
And I wont mention the details of Willie's "incident". Hope they
make the trip back to Texas again next year. Todays photos are of
Willie with the first red of the day, Dominick with a nice red on
and of course the final catch of the day. |
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10-16-07 |
Unexpected day off today. One of my guys was sick and the other one
had a business matter to take care of so I got a paid day off. That
gave me a chance to get some minor repairs done on my boat. |
10-14-07 |
Today I had a group of ladies for Redfish Lodge that were here with
Bison Building Products. We had a significant weather change and it
definately hampered our efforts. I spent most of the day in St.
Charles and Sundown Bay. Everyone struggled today for some reason.
These ladies fished yesterday and caught a lot of undersized fish
but not many keepers. We lost a couple nice fish today but Blanch
caught her first keeper redfish so that was the bright side of a
dismal day. Todays photo is of Blanch with her first keeper redfish. |
10-13-07 |
Today I had a five boat company group for ABC of San Antonio. My
good friend and client Steven Schultz heads up this group and it is
always a pleasure fishing with them. Today I had Ben, Charlie,
Michelle, and Cathy. We drifted today using piggies. The bite was
slow to say the least for everyone. There was extreme boat pressure
today for some reason which hampered our efforts. We worked
extremely hard and managed 9 reds and 6 or 7 trout. We lost a couple
nice fish and broke off a couple that hurt us as well. Michelle once
again had the hot hand. She managed her limit of reds, plus the
largest of the day on our boat. If you recall she fished with the
guys in August and kicked their but then too. Cathy managed two reds
also, so once again the girls ruled !!!!!! Sorry guys the truth
hurts some time. We had a lot of fun today despite the slow bite but
we managed a good box. We did get beat out for large redfish and
trout by pne of the other boats. Congratulations to them. Todays
photo is of my group with 4 of their nice reds. |
10-12-07 |
Today I had my good client Douglas Kuenstler. He brought Paul Rabago
and Ron Moore with him today. Paul has fished with me before but
this was Ron's first time so the pressure was on. I was teasing
these guys at the dock that I wanted to be limited on reds by 10:00
am. It took a couple drifts to find the fish but once I found the
line we were on them. Unfortunately some other guide boats saw us
and they immediately got on our line preventing me from making the
same drift. We got our limit by 10:30 and released a few. We then
looked for trout and found a lot of undersize with a few keepers.
Great day on the water with good people. Todays photos are of Doug
with a nice redfish on and the final catch of the day photos. |
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10-11-07 |
Today I was fishing for Redfish Lodge again. I had headed back to
St. Charles today again. We struggled at first but we finally got on
a good school of reds and it was on. We quickly limited and released
a lot more before finally easing out of there. We spent the rest of
the day looking for trout but only found a couple keepers. Im
heading back down south tomorrow. |
10-10-07 |
Today was day two for the group and I had Mike again but this time
he had Rick Fitzgerald with him. Kind of like yesterday, first two
stops nothing then I headed to the spot where we lit um up yesterday
and they were still there. If you are wondering why I did not go
there first where here is the reason. It is a tide thing. These fish
are not there until the tides starts to drop and the bait pushes out
from the back lake. If we went there first we would not have gotten
a bite and left the spot before the bite was on. We got our limit
plus released some really nice fish and quite a few undersize and
yes we missed our fair share as well. Not bad considering we had to
quit by 10 am so they could catch a flight out. Great day on the
water with great guys. Todays photo is of Mike and Rick with a
double on of nice keeper redfish and a couple of their nice reds. |
10-09-07 |
Today I was fishing a group for the Redfish Lodge. I had the
pleasure of fishing with Darrell Schwalbach from Omaha Nebraska and
Mike Wood from Coppell Texas. First couple stops was slow but our
third stop produced 4 solid reds and numerous misses. It took them a
while to get the hang of letting them really have time to take those
crabs. Our next stop was right around the corner and it was on. We
finished up our limit and released a few before quietly exiting. We
then looked the next couple hours for some trout but to no avail. I
had a great time with these guys. Todays photo is the final catch of
the day. |
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10-08-07 |
Today I had Randy Schulte again. Last time they were down we got ran
off the water early by heavy thunderstorms. Well guess what?? Same
thing again today. We wanted for an hour or so then it finally
cleared a little and we headed out. The clear skies quickly turned
bad with heavy lightning again and we ran back to the dock. After a
couple hours we headed back out. Just like last time we found
a pocket of fish and managed two keepers and some undersize when the
lightning came again. This time we called it a day once again. These
guys have just had some really bad luck weather wise. There are some
things I cant control but the weather is definately one. It was
amazing to see a recreational boat owner make numerous attempts to
go out in heavy lightning. Here is a clue: If 8 or so guides are not
leaving the dock which means no pay day then the light bulb should
come on that the conditions are tooooo bad !!!!!! Hopefully Randy
will give it another shot here in Rockport and the weather gods will
cooperate. |
10-07-07 |
Well I headed back north today. What a difference a day makes once
again. Today I had Melanie, Paul, and Allen. We caught fish at every
spot yesterday but today it was very slow. We did manage a nice box
thanks to Melanie. Allen and Paul managed a lot of undersize fish
but just could not find the keepers. On the other hand Melanie
managed seven keepers. Once again the ladies ruled !!! Not sure yet
where Im heading tomorrow. They are calling for flood warnings due
to the high tides from the tropical storm. Todays photo is of
Melanie with one of the seven keeper reds. |
10-06-07 |
Today I had a four boat company trip for my good pal Rick Smith of
Keller Martin in San Antonio. He brought his dad Russell with him,
Randy Riley and Celeste. Two of the boats fished south and two of us
fished north. We had steady action all day today. We got off to a
fast start with a lot of little fish with some keepers mixed in.
Rick also managed a nice 28 lb black drum at the first stop as well.
The winds kept changing on us today so we moved a lot more than I
would have liked. Each time we found some fish the wind would change
and we would have to move but the encouraging part is we caught fish
at almost every stop. Randy definately got off to the fast start
today. We managed our limit of 12 nice solid reds. As much as I hate
to admit it, Randy caught the most fish today. But Celeste still
managed the largest red on the boat so in my mind size beats
quantity (at least today) !!!!! So the girls still rule !!!!! The
other boat that fished up north limited out as well. The two boats
south managed some nice fish today but not as many. Ill be heading
back north again tomorrow. Todays photo is of Rick with his nice
drum that we released, Celeste with her nice two spotted red and the
final catch of the day with both groups. A great day on the water
with great people. |
10-05-07 |
Today I had another group for the Redfish Lodge. I had Matt
from Plano and the lovely Jeanette Musacchio from Flower Mound. I
made the move to our northern bays today and used cracked crab for
the first time this year. It was not fast and furious but steady
enough. A lot of smaller fish but we did manage to get our limit. I
think Ill head back there tomorrow. We found a good bite at the end
of the day so hopefully they will be there tomorrow. I really
enjoyed fishing with these two. Todays photo is of Jeanette with a
couple of redfish on and then Jeanette and Matt with two of their
limits. |
10-04-07 |
Today I was fishing for Redfish Lodge and I had the pleasure of
fishing with Homer Flores and Charlie Josephs. Unfortunately the
weather gods did not cooperate and we faced calm conditions again
today. We had a few brief periods with a slight wind and we made it
count. Not many bites today and fortunately we did not miss the ones
that did. Homer and Charlie managed their limit of reds plus a
couple trout. On our last stop Homer hooked up with a 25 pound Jack
Crevele. After a 50 minute battle on 10 pound test line we finally
got it in the boat. What a way to end the day. These guys were great
to fish with. Just wish we would have had more bites. But compared
to everyone else today we did great. Todays photos are of Homer with
a his Jack on, the nice 25 lb jack and of course the final catch of
the day photo. |
10-03-07 |
Today I had one of my good client Gary Cleaver from Amarillo. We
were hampered by no wind and slick calm conditions all day today.
Not many bites during these conditions. Gary definately made every
bite count today. He did not miss many fish today and that is a good
thing. He definately kicked my butt today and that does not happen
to me very often. He ended up one red short of his limit but
he did complete the Texas Slam. He caught his keeper red, trout and
a flounder. That is what we call the Slam. It is actually rare to do
that so great job Gary and congratulations. I sure hope the wind
blows tomorrow. Todays photos are of Gary with his Slam fish. |
10-02-07 |
Well its day two with the Lauer's and Ducich's. What a difference a
day makes. We just could not get a bite going early today. Meri kay
had a couple nice fish just boil all over her bait but would not
take it. Then she broke off a nice fish and we had a couple misses
but we just could not get any to the boat. Then we had the same
slack period as yesterday. Once again Linda got on the board first
with a nice red. Then Tim added a nice fish as well but it was still
slow. The tide fell a little later today but once it did, the bite
was on for us again. Linda limited first but John was right behind
her. The highlight was when John, Meri Kay and Linda had a triple
on. The old Chinese fire drill was in effect. Well the guys did ALOT
better today but Linda still kicked butt once again. Nice job girl
!!!! These were two great couples and I really had a great time the
last two days with them. It is clients like these that makes it
easier for me to get up every morning at 3:30 am during these long
stretches without a day off. Todays photos are of Meri Kay and Tim
with nice redfish on and of course the final catch of the day photo.
I think the smiles says it all. |
10-01-07 |
Today I had some new clients Tim and Linda Lauer from Houston and
John and Meri Kay Ducich from Florida. Linda got off to a quick
start today getting her limit rather quickly. Then the wind died and
a few thunderstorms popped up and our bite died completely. We made
several stops with no luck. We did find some fish mudding in the
back lake that I waded yesterday but they just would not eat.
Finally around noon our tide started to drop and I knew where they
would be. It was not long and we were on them or shall I say Linda
and Meri Kay were on them. The girls kicked some major butt today. I
will not mention exactly how bad it was but trust me it was bad.
Great job ladies !!! I have these fine folks again tomorrow. Hope
the guys can regroup and play a little catch up. Todays photo is the
final catch of the day with their limit of 12 nice reds and a couple
trout. |
09-30-07 |
Today I had Brian Baker and Mark Prudhomme. These guys were supposed
to fish yesterday also but heavy rains prevented us from getting out
so these guys were definately anxious to get out there. We had heavy
rain again early but it slacked off enough for us to head out. We
were wading today throwing lures. Our first wade managed only some
undersize trout. We were getting rained on but these guys are
die-hards and it didn't deter them from working hard. We then
heading farther south to a back pocket that had been holding a lot
of bait. We made a long and slow methodical wade in here. Im here to
tell you these guys can get it done. They are experienced anglers
and it definately made the difference today. They were one fish
short of their limit when Mark on the last cast of the day hooked
up. What a way to end the day. Its been awhile since I had the
opportunity to wade and throw lures and it was a nice change of
pace, especially getting to fish with good anglers. Todays photo is
of Mark with the last fish of the day and of course the final catch
of the day photo. Great job guys !!!! |
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09-29-07 |
Rained out today with heavy thunderstorms all day. Hopefully we can
get back on the water tomorrow. |
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09-28-07 |
Well I had Marc Morris and Leonard Bourgeois again today. Well in
yesterdays report I mentioned giving Marc a hard time all day about
his ESPN bass hook set. Well he had the last laugh. He put it on
Leonard and me today. He definately had the hot hand today. We ended
up one fish short of our limit but the guys decided to call it a day
early today. I had a great time with these two guys and I look
forward to having an opportunity to fish with them again. |
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Special Note: I am on a very long stretch right now. I dont have a
day off until another 22 days. So if the reports are a few
days late I apologize. I will get them in as soon as I catch my
breath. |
09-27-07 |
Today I had Marc Morris from Katy and Leonard Bourgeois from the
Needville area. I headed back to the same spot as yesterday. We
managed our limit of reds by about 10:30 again. Not as many fish
today but we did not have the wind that we had yesterday so that
hampered us some today. We did break off a few and lost a couple but
still overall not bad. It took me awhile to get Marc over that ESPN
bass hook set !!!!! We spent the rest of the day looking for trout
but only found undersize fish. I don't know where they are hiding.
Im sure I will be heading back to the same area tomorrow !!!!! |
9-26-07 |
I was fishing as part of another company group today and I had Myron
Pendley, Doug Combes, and Saheed. from J E Dunn construction in
Houston. We were targeting redfish again today since our trout bite
remains slow and spotty. We actually got on some fish earlier today.
Our best bite hasn't been until 10:30 or so but we finished up about
then today. We had a nice limit of reds, caught a few undersize and
released a few more keepers. These guys were all avid fishermen and
did a great job making my job easier. Todays photo is of the guys
with one of their redfish and then the final catch of the day. I had
a great time on the water with these guys. |
09-25-07 |
Today I was fishing as part of a company group for Redfish Lodge. I
had Mike Thomas and Gary. The surf was calm enough yesterday and
these guys had a good day there so we attempted to head there again
this morning. Unfortunately the storms in the area had it way too
rough to even attempt. We made a couple anchors and picked up 5
trout. With the slow bite I ran to the area Ive been redfishing and
we started drifting. We managed to get our limit of reds and Gary
broke off a nice one. We had an early day today and had to be in
before noon. So overall not a bad day to finish with limits of reds.
Todays photo is of Mike and Gary with the final catch of the day. |
09-23-07 |
Today I was fishing Michael McCullough and Wayne Clements from
Dallas. No wind again this morning so I opted to look for trout
early. First two stops yielded nothing then the west wind started
blowing so I headed for redfish. Mike picked up a nice fish and
Wayne lost one then the wind died completely again. We headed to an
area that had been holding some trout and got a small bite going and
then a porpoise shut our bite down. We made a couple small moves but
could not get back on the fish. I watched some bait acting nervous
just west of us so I told the guys we were going to move over to
that little sand bar and give it a few minutes. That turned out to
be a good move. It was on. We quickly limited on nice 17-19 inch
fish. We then went back to look for more redfish but the lack of
wind just killed us. I ran into a back lake and we saw a lot of fish
but is was too shallow for me to shut down in there but my clients
enjoyed seeing all the nice redfish. Wayne did end the day with a
nice red though. Again, I was fortunate to have a couple great guys
today. These guys could really fish and it made my job easier. Great
box again today. Todays photo is the final catch of the day. Great
job guys !!! |
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09-22-07 |
Today I was fishing as part of a multiple boat group for another
guide. I knew we had our work cut out for us today. First we were
facing another morning of NO wind. You have heard me mention
numerous times how much we hate that. Second this group was heading
to south texas for an afternoon dove hunt so that meant we had to be
back at the dock by 11:30 and you know our best bite hasnt been
starting till then. We managed a couple nice reds early then the
slack conditions took its toll. We finally had a slight breath of
wind around 11:00 and we managed a couple more reds and lost three
good ones right at the boat. Should have had our limit but the
losses cost us today. |
09-21-07 |
Today was day two for the group that I fished yesterday. Today I had
Billy Shortner again and today he had Kim Black with him. I started
today fishing on a patch of shell. Lots of small reds and small
trout on here but only one keeper trout. I then headed back to the
area for redfish but we were hampered by the lack of wind. Ive been
drifting this area and we were kind of dead in the water. We did
manage a couple and broke one off. I then moved to another area and
the wind finally started blowing a little for us and this made the
difference. We got the bite going and got our limit once again.
Another great day on the water with good people. These guys were
heading home today for an afternoon dove hunt. I envy them. Wish I
could have been there with them. Todays photo is of Kim fighting a
nice redfish and of course the final catch. |
09-20-07 |
Today I had Robert Brennan from Houston and Billy Shortner from
Beeville. We got off to a slow start today. I had a couple days off
and was not sure what kind of pattern these fish were in. But I was
told that the bite just was not happening until 11 or so. We worked
hard and managed three reds, two trout and a nice flounder by 10:30
or so. Then I headed back to the same area I started at and it was
on. We finished up our limit, missed and lost some and played catch
and release for awhile before heading in. Another good day of
redfishing. The trout action is slow to say the least but the
redfish action is good so it makes up for it. I had a great time
today and Robert and Billy were great to fish with. Todays photo is
of Billy releasing a nice keeper redfish and of course the final
catch of the day photo. Robert is holding his nice flounder that he
caught. |
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09-15-07 |
Today I had a group from the houston area. This was their first time
fishing with me so the pressure is always on. Our plan was to pick
up our reds first and then hopefully do some wadefishing with lures.
Again we got off to a quick start then the usual Saturday heavy boat
traffic took its toll on my area. We picked up fish at just about
every stop we made. Some undersized but some solid keepers mixed in.
We did managed a nice box of reds today but it took a little longer
due to the heavy boat pressure so we did not get a chance to wade.
These guys were good fishermen and I hope I have the opportunity to
fish with them again. Todays photo is of Mark, Alan and Paul with
the final catch of the day. |
09-14-07 |
Today was day two and I had Alan and Jeff again. For some reason
these guys wanted to fish with me again. Im glad though because I
had a great time with them yesterday. We headed back to the same
spot and quickly put three nice fish in the box. Then guess what?
Our wind died even earlier today and it was over once again. We did
manage some small fish but only a couple more keeper trout. We did
beat the other boats both days in a row. Todays photo is of Jeff
with a nice red on. |
09-13-07 |
Today I was fishing as part of a multiple boat group again. I had
Alan Woytek and Jeff Springer from the Houston area. I went back to
my redfish area and it did not take long. In fact the first cast
netted Alan a nice fish. After two short drifts we had our limit of
reds and went looking for trout. Its a good thing we got on the fish
early. The wind died around 9 am and so did the bite. The trout bite
was slow to say the least. I think the rest of the day we picked up
only 5 keeper fish and quite a few undersize. Todays photo is of the
final catch of the day. |
09-12-07 |
Today was day two for the Lafferty group. For some reason Kevin
wanted to fish with me again. Today he brought Michael Wilson and
John Bretz with him. We faced a hard north wind today and my fish
were not to be found in the area I had been fishing. But I knew they
did not move far. I just had to find them and then hopefully we
could get them to eat. I finally located the fish and we got them
going. These guys did a great job and did not miss many fish. They
all managed their limit by 10: 45 am plus we released a few
more. This was a great group and I had a great time fishing with
them. Todays photos are of John with a nice red on, Kevin releasing
a nice red and of course the final catch of the day photo. |
09-11-07 |
Today I had Kevin Lafferty and Steve from the Houston area. Kevin
was the host for a multiple boat group at the Redfish Lodge. We got
off to a slow start but I kept telling them not to worry. My redfish
bite just has not been happening until we get some tide movement
around 11:00 am. We managed a few keeper trout and quite a few
smaller fish. Then as expected around 10:45 the redfish showed up.
We managed our limit of reds rather quickly plus released a few
more. The highlite of the day was a nice 27 1/4 in trout by Kevin.
We quickly photographed her and released her. Todays photo is of
Kevin with his nice trophy trout. Nice job Kevin !!! |
09-10-07 |
Today I had Curt Dimmick again. If you remember Curt fished with me
for the first time a couple of weeks ago. My redfish bite hasnt been
until a little later so we looked for trout first. We managed his
limit of trout finally around 9:30. We had to sift through a lot of
little fish but finally limited out. Then it was time to head for
redfish. My fish were still there. We had a great bite today. The
conditions were perfect for the area I was fishing. We were sight
casting to pot holes and it seemed every pot hole was holding fish.
Double hook ups were common today. What a great day on the water.
Curt is quickly becoming a good salt water angler. I think I've
spoiled him too soon. Curt is truly a great sportsman I look forward
to fishing with him again. |
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09-09-07 |
Today I was fishing for Redfish Lodge. A great day on the water. We
managed limits of redfish drifting with piggy perch. |
09-08-07 |
Today I was part of a big group of about 40 boats for the plumbing
contractors association. I had the pleasure to fish with Fred
Collazo, his son Freddy, and Derly Cuellar. And yes take a look at
those shorts. You know I had a field day what that all day long !!!!
We could way in 5 trout, 2 redfish and one flounder. My game plan
was to get our five trout and then look for those nice reds Ive been
on. It took us awhile to get our five trout. A lot of little fish
but had to work hard to get five solid keepers. We then went looking
for my redfish. As it has been the bite was not till late when the
tide starts falling. We managed five nice reds before having to head
in for way in. We did not win but had a good respectable showing.
Our reds were in the 23-24 inch range and in tournaments you have to
have those 27-28 in fish. Nice job guys. |
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I took the next few days off to get my new boat in service. I would
like to take the time to thank my sponsors. My new 23 Haynie is
fabulous. This is my fifth Haynie boat and I wont run anything else.
It is definately the best boat on the coast. Haynie boats is owned
by Chris Coultier of Chris's Marine in Aransas Pass. Chris and his
crew take excellent care of me and their service is great. Of course
my new boat is powered by the number one engine on the
water-Mercury. Ive been sponsored by Mercury now for about 8 years
and they make the best motor going today. Again I am fortunate to
have such fine sponsors that provide me the best equipment on the
marked. Visit my sponsor link to find out more on these fine
products. |
09-04-07 |
Today I headed out for a couple hours to do a little scouting before
heading to Seadrift and Haynie boat works to work on my new boat. A
great hour or so on the water. I pulled up to one of my favorite
reefs and it was on. I quickly got my limit of solid trout and
caught another nice 28 in fish. This is the second trout over 28 in
for me in a week or so. Wish I could find these fish tournament time
!!!! Of course she was photographed and released. |
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09-03-07 |
Today I had a good client Randy Schulte. We got out for only a
couple of hours before heavy rains and thunderstorms ran us off the
water. I wish the storms could have just held off for about one more
hour. We just got on a good bite of redfish. We had a couple
undersize on then lost a good one then quickly landed one nice 25 in
fish. Then the storms came. We will have to try again another day. |
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09-02-07 |
Today was day two for the Jacobus group. Another good day on the
water. We managed some nice reds and a few solid trout again. |
09-01-07 |
Today I was fishing as part of a two boat group for the Jacobus
family. This was a bachelor party of sorts. The guys stayed up all
night partying and were a little tired today. My guys fished hard
and managed some nice reds and a few trout. It was not fast and
furious but we managed a pretty good day. |
08-27-07 |
Today I had one of my good clients Steven Schultz from ABC in San
Antonio We had a two boat group today and I had the pleasure of
fishing with my good pal Dallas Cloud, Charlie Winget and Michelle
Seward. Dallas got on the board first with the first keeper
fish . But then Michelle took over. We had a pretty good trout bite
going. Unfortunately the guys were catching mostly undersize fish
while Michelle was putting fish in the box. We managed 12 or so
trout before we decided to head in and look for redfish. Our first
cast within seconds landed Charlie a red but it was undersized.
Shortly afterward we had a triple on. Unfortunately Charlie lost his
on the motor, Dallas's fish was undersize and Michelle put a nice 27
in fish in the box. We drifted the remainder of the day. We managed
six solid reds and yes missed a few and lost a couple. Still a
pretty decent day but we had to work hard for them. Once again the
ladies ruled !!!!! Charlie did manage his limit of 3 reds but
Michelle's two were by far the largest of the day and she definately
caught the most keeper trout. Way to go Michelle !!! Ill see these
fine folks again in October and hopefully the guys will bring their
A-game. If not I see another win for the ladies. Todays photo is of
Michelle with her nice 27 in red and the final catch of the day. |
08-26-07 |
Today I had another new client Curt Dimmick from Kingsland Texas. We
had a lot of storm in the area but managed to dodge most of them. We
got rained on twice for a short time but it was not bad. Lightning
always does strange things to our fish and usually shuts them down.
We also battled a lot of wind changes today. Just when you got a
line on some fish the wind would change and you would lose them. We
managed 7 nice trout and his limit of reds. We also released a few
more reds and broke off several. The highlite was I saw a nice red
cruising the surface and I had Curt site cast to him. His first cast
was a little off so he reeled in quickly and his second cast was
right on the money. The red immediately hit and the fight was on.
Another nice red that we released. Curt was a true outdoorsman and
it was great to fish with someone that truly enjoyed the experience.
I really enjoyed the day and I hope to fish with Curt again. Todays
photo is of Curt with a nice red on and of course the final catch of
the day photo. |
08-25-07 |
Today I had a new client Tyler Bloomer from Ft. Worth. He brought
along his father Mike and his father in law Gary Marshall and his
son Layne. It was Gary's birthday so this trip was a birthday
present for him. I headed straight to the reef I fished yesterday.
The fish were still there but the little fish ate us up but we
managed around 15 keeper fish off the reef. And yes we had a lot of
misses here this morning. Around 11:30 we headed to an area that I
have been catching some nice fish. With the moon in the phase it is
in our bite on these fish hasn't been till late morning. The first
few drifts produced just a few small trout. Then the switch was
finally thrown and the fish were hungry. We got our 12 slot reds in
one drift. Gary definately had the hot hand today. He caught the
largest trout, the largest red and the most reds. I guess it was a
Happy Birthday. Great job Gary !!! We had a great time today
and had a great box of fish. |
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08-24-07 |
Today I had a cancellation so I decided to head out for a couple
hours to do a little scouting. The tides are really high due
to hurricane Dean so I decided to head to one of my favorite high
tide reefs. It didnt take long and I had a nice limit of trout
including a trophy class 29 in trout. As luck would have it I did
not have my camera so I put her in the live well and headed to the
dock. I got some guys fishing on the pier at Rockport Beach Park to
take the photo for me. She was then released back to the bay live
and well. This was a really nice fish for this time of year. |
08-20-07 |
Today I had Robert Hoyland from the Keller Martin Group from San
Antonio. Robert has fished with me before along with other members
of Keller Martin. Today he brought young Corbin and Craig Hughes and
his son Michael. We started off anchored up on some shell that had
been holding some redfish. Michael and Corbin got off to a quick
start boxing a couple really nice fish. Unfortunately they decided
to let the grown ups in the game and Robert and Craig produced to
lose a couple nice fish. We then changed strategies and started
drifting. We finally got a bite going. Young Corbin managed to get
his limit of reds plus landed a solid 25 in trout. Michael added
another red and lost a really nice one. Robert finally managed a
keeper red but it was deformed (probably due to a dolphin or shark
bite) so I think the fish just felt sorry for him. Corbin definately
had the hot hand today and did a great job. The kids really put a
spanking on the adults. Todays photo is of Michael with the largest
redfish of the day, a nice 27 3/4 in fish. The next photo is of
Corbin with his 25 in trout (by the way which is larger than any
trout Robert has caught). And the final photo is of Craig with his
catch of the day. |
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08-18-07 |
Well we did not catch a lot of fish yesterday but we caught good
tournament fish so my game plan will be the same. Well our trout
were a little bit better today than yesterday which is good. The big
redfish that I had been on though just were not biting. Since it was
Saturday my fish were getting a lot of fishing pressure today and we
were getting run over very hard but I decided not to leave the area
and just grind it out. We managed to get our 4 reds but they
were not quite as nice as yesterdays. Hopefully the other team had
the same problem. Well we did it, a clean sweep. We won with a
commanding lead after day two. The second place team was around 70
inches behind us. Young Cory definately carried his dad this week
catching all the larger fish and it paid off for him. Cory won the
Grand Champion individual award and Cory and Art also took home the
awards for Grand Champion Team Honors. Great job guys !!! I had a
game plan going in and stuck to it and it paid off. There were
several times when I almost change strategies but fortunately my
experience took over and I stuck with my original plan. The top
photo is of Cory the 2007 Grand Champion Individual Angler. The
second photo is of Art and Cory the 2007 Team Champions. The last
photo includes my winning team and the winners of the General (bait)
Division. The guide was Brett Phillips who is also sponsored by
American Rodsmiths also. He was fishing Garrett Scherer and his
lovely wife Allison. Garrett and his dad Robert own American
Rodsmiths. It was great to see Garrett and Allison win Champion Team
honors in the General Division. Myself and Brett Phillips both
members of American Rodsmiths Pro Staff ruled this weekend !!
I am proud to be sponsored by American Rodsmiths and part of their
Pro Team. I have been sponsored by these fine folks for a long time
who make some of the finest fishing rods ever. Congratulations to
the Scherer's on a job well done !!!! |
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Tournament Time
08-17-07 |
Tournament Time-Well today was day one of the Cast for the Cure
Cystic Fibrosis Tournament. I have had the pleasure to be involved
with this tournament since the beginning and it is definately my
favorite tournament to fish. All proceeds go to finding a cure for
Cystic Fibrosis. This tournament has 40 of the top guides in the
area so its very competitive to say the least. This is a catch and
release tournament and we go by length of fish instead of weight. We
have two anglers on board and each angler must catch his own fish
and each angler can measure in his largest two trout and two reds
each day. So I'm trying to put these guys on 4 trout and 4 reds
total. This year I am fishing with my good friends Art Troscher and
his son Cory from Houston. These guys are avid fisherman and fish
with me quite a bit. Art is an avid lure fisherman so we are in the
Artificial Division this year. I have come so close to winning this
tournament the last couple years coming in second several times and
losing one year by a quarter of an inch. This year would be special
to win since I'm fishing Art and his son. Art lost his daughter to
this disease so it would really make for a sweet victory. Well day
one is over and we have a slim lead. Cory is winning the overall
angler category by 3 inches and as a team we are leading by 3 or so
inches as well. We have one team on our heels but we have a
commanding lead over the rest of the field. Its a two team race. |
08-14-07 |
Today I had a new client Greg Walsh from Houston and he brought Gene
and Tolly Brooks from Florida. These guys are all avid fisherman and
fish a lot and it showed. They did not miss many fish today. I had
marked the spot on my GPS from the day before where we had them lit
up and I headed straight there. As I eased in the bait was active
everywhere. As soon as all three baits hit the water three fish on.
Unfortunately they were all skip jacks. The next 10 or so baits
ended up with the same result. Most people would have left the area
but I opted to make a small adjustment and reposition where we could
cast on top of the first bar instead of the middle of the gut and
boy did it pay off. We had the fish lit up. They quickly had their
limit of 30 trout, one nice red, and a nice black tip shark by 9:30
and we released quite a few more. We then headed back inside to look
for some redfish but just about the time we hit the jetties some bad
weather started rolling in. We made one short drift before the
lightning ran us off the water. Another great day in the surf with
avid fishermen. Todays photo is of Tolly with her best spec so far a
nice 23 inch fish and once again you can see how calm the surf is in
the background. We also have the final catch of the day photo and on
our way in the coast guard was doing training so we stop to watch a
minute. The last photo is of the helicopter hovering over a diver
that they dropped in the water. |
08-13-07 |
Today I had Clifton Dubose and his sons Clifton Jr, Dan and Ben.
This was their first time to fish with me and yes the surf remains
flat. We headed far north of Cedar Bayou today. We got off to a
quick start and managed some really nice fish early then our bite
slowed a little. Our next couple stops produced some nice fish.
Again the action was steady but not fast and furious. My next stop
was way north about 10 miles north of Cedar Bayou. I dont know why
these fish migrate so far north so quickly but it seems to happen
this way every year. Our last stop was incredible. It was definately
surf fishing at its finest. As soon as I set the anchor and the
first bait hit the water it was on!!!! It was fast and furious and
it did not take long to finish up our limit. What a way to end the
day. I think we were done by 11:00 today. We also had another nice
spanish mackeral again today. These guys were very good fisherman
and I look forward to hopefully fishing with them again. |
08-12-07 |
Today I had the Madison's again. This time they left Dana at home.
Looks like the guys cant take the competition !!!! So today Michaels
college friend John Lenhart from Columbia Missouri joined us. It was
his first time to saltwater fish and what a great time to be here.
He had a chance to experience surf fishing at its finest. And you
guys know me I rode him hard all day about being a yankee. Another
great day on the water. I headed way north today and our first
couple stops produced some really nice fish. Again it was not fast
and furious but steady and not many undersized fish. A great
way to finish up. We ended up with our 35 or so solid trout, one
black tip shark and some nice 27 inch spanish mackeral. What a day
and still done before noon. I hate to admit it but I think John put
it on the Madison's today. This guy could really fish considering he
was a yankee. Great job. Todays photo is of John with is first shark
and of course the final catch of the day. |
08-11-07 |
Today I had another repeat client Frank Contreras and Ray Rodriguez
from Houston. We headed back to the surf again today. I made the
same stops as yesterday but guess what? The fish had moved so we had
to head even farther north today. Our bite was not as fast as
furious as yesterday but we did not have as many undersized fish
today. We got our limit plus played catch and release until I let
another guide boat have our spot. Both these guys did well today and
I think the match was pretty even. You can see in the background how
calm the surf was today. Another great day in the surf. |
08-10-07 |
Today I had one of my good repeat clients Ronnie Madison from
Lubbock. Today I had his wife Dana, and his sons Russell, Michael
and Bradley. The winds have remained calm so you know where I
headed. You got it back to the surf. Our first stop netted some hot
action. It was fast and furious but a lot of undersized fish. We
managed around 12 nice keepers before heading farther north. Our
next stop was the same way. We managed 13 or so nice fish but again
a lot of small ones in the mix that were eating our bait up. We
headed really far north and got on some good quality fish and
finished the day with 35 or so nice trout, and 4 reds. Great
day on the water with great folks. And yes once again the ladies
ruled !!!! Dana definately out fished the guys again today.
Ironically the same thing happened last year. Todays photos are of
Michael with one of the nice reds and of course the catch of the day
photo. I have these guys again Sunday. Hope the winds stay calm !!! |
08-04-07 |
Today I had Darrell Hollek and his two sons Steve and Travis. We
headed back to the surf today since it was so great the last two
days. Our first stop netted us about 15 fish fairly quick. Then the
boat pressure got heavy and our bite totally shut down. We headed
farther north and our next stop produced only one fish. We headed a
little farther north and I saw a huge raft of mullet and knew it
would be on. We drifted in and it did not take long and it was fast
and furious. We finished up getting the remainder of our limits and
still were done by 9:00 am. Another great day in the surf. We then
hit a few spots inside doing some scouting for other areas holding
trout since the forecast did not look promising to get back in the
surf tomorrow. We found another area in Aransas Bay that was holding
some really nice fish. We caught and released another 10 or so fish
before calling it a day. These were great folks and I really enjoyed
fishing with them. |
08-03-07 |
Today I had one of my good clients from Austin Wayne Radwanski and
Travis. I was in the surf yesterday and it was fast and furious so
we headed back out there today. The surf was in awesome shape with
only one foot seas. As soon as we set the anchor and got set up the
bite was on. It did not take long and by 7:15 we had our limit of
trout. It doesn't get much faster than that. We then headed inside
looking for some redfish. Both Wayne and Travis managed two solid
reds before the lightning ran us off. But a great day on the water.
Todays photo is of the final catch of the day. |
07-30-07 |
Today I had the Wright family again. After seeing Natalie's huge
redfish the kids wanted to get in the action today. I opted to drift
the same areas looking for the redfish that we found yesterday. At
first we were catching nothing but trout. We managed some nice
keepers and quite a few undersize fish. Then Madison got us going
with a nice redfish. Madison definately had the hot hand today
catching the most fish and the largest. Madison, Mallory and
Christian all did well today. Its not easy drifting with piggies in
a strong wind but these three did pretty well. I had a great time
with the kids and I think the smiles says it all. Today photo is of
the kids with a couple of the nice trout and a couple of the nice
reds. Sorry Christian, but once again the ladies ruled. Madison
kicked some butt today. |
07-29-07 |
Today I had my good friend and client from San Antonio Greer Wright.
The undersized fish killed us early. Everywhere we went we had good
action but managed only one keeper. Greer had a late night so he
opted to head back in after a couple of hours and his wife Natalie
went back out with me. I changed strategies and we began drifting
for redfish. Good move on my part. Natalie got her limit of slot
reds plus this nice 29 1/2 in oversize. Unfortunately she also lost
a huge trout right at the boat. Great day on the water. Sorry Greer
but once again the ladies ruled !!!! |
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I had an afternoon trip today with the Stewart's from Magnolia and
Grapevine. We opted to drift for redfish. We finally found an area
holding some nice fish. I think we ended up with 9 redfish total and
a few nice trout. And yes we had the big one get away. We had two
lines crossed and tangled and wouldnt you know it a huge redfish hit
one of the lines. We had it on for a moment until he broke off.
Todays photo is of the Stewart clan with the catch of the day. These
folks are avid hunters and fishermen and I look forward to the
opportunity to fish with them again. |
07-28-07 |
Today I had Bob "Ace" Wilson, Craig "Doon" Scott and Gary "Conroe"
Thomas. These guys are all Longhorns and I had a great time fishing
with them. Today was one of those days where the bite was early. We
had a good bite going and boxed some nice fish with a lot of
undersize fish. Unfortunately we had a lot of misses as well.
After about 10 or so it got extremely slow except for the undersize
fish. I think we ended up with around 18 fish or so. With all the
rain and fresh water I was satisfied with our results today.
Todays photo is of Bob and Craig with a couple of their nice trout
and the catch of the day photo. |
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07-21-07 |
Special Note: September,
October and November are big redfish months for us. These days are
booking really fast so if you are wanting some hot redfish action
call today. September and October two-thirds booked already. |
07-20-07 |
Today I had the Wellborn's again. Since we had a good box of trout
yesterday we decided to look for redfish today. We made a
couple of anchors on shell first and managed only undersize fish. We
did break one good fish off. We then started drifting with limited
success. We managed some nice trout but only two solid reds. And yes
once again we ran to the dock to let a storm pass over. Not a
spectacular day by no means but considering the conditions it could
have been a lot worse. |
07-19-07 |
Today I had Dr. Wellborn and his son Sam from Austin. Sam has not
done any fishing since he was a kid so it was nice to get him back
on the water. It took them awhile to get the hang of letting the
fish have time to take it before setting the hook. We managed only a
five keeper fish before getting run off the water by bad weather. I
cant tell you how tired I am of the rain. We got back out after
lunch and had a good bite going. Both of these guys got in the
groove and were boxing fish. We got our limit of trout and just in
time because another storm popped up. Another example of
perseverance paying off. Great day on the water. |
07-18-07 |
Today I had one of my good clients Douglas Kuenstler from Austin. We
were hampered again by bad conditions but these guys were ready to
grind it out. We had to come in for awhile to dodge a storm but
managed to get back out. We ended up with 23 or so trout. Good day
on the water and we worked hard for a nice box of fish. Its always a
pleasure to fish with Doug and the friends that he brings. |
07-16-07 |
Today I was fishing for Redfish Lodge and they had a large group in
from Gillman automotive. This is an annual trip for the company and
I've been fortunate to fish them the last couple of years. We got
rained out yesterday. Today I had Staci Thomas and Steve. I was
really anxious to put these two on some fish early since we knew we
would get heavy thunderstorms again today. This was Staci's first
time fishing and I had a blast with her. It was nice to fish someone
that was truly there for the experience and no high expectations.
Fortunately we got on some nice fish early along with a lot of
undersized. And once again the ladies ruled. Staci definately put it
on Steve. We managed 18 out of our 20 before getting run off the
water by heavy rain again around 10:00 am . Great day with some
awesome folks. |
07-15-07 |
I had a double today and my afternoon trip I was part of a multiple
boat group today. I had the pleasure of fishing with Frank Owens,
George Crawford and Randy Hardy. After the tough morning I was
hoping the fish would be hungry this afternoon. The tides started
falling around 5 and that definately helped our bite. We started off
looking for some trout and managed 5 solid keepers and some small
fish and missed our fair share. Once the tides started dropping I
headed to the flats and drifted for redfish which paid off. We
managed 4 solid reds and James lost another nice one at the boat.
All the fish were good solid 24 -26 in fish. Due to heavy lightning
we cut the trip short and headed to the dock. We definately had the
most fish and the largest fish of the group. These guys were great
and I really enjoyed fishing with them. Todays photo is of Frank,
George and James with three of their nice reds and then a group
photo of the entire group. |
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07-15-07 |
Well I had the Meloys again today and this time Shari decided to
fish with us also. What a difference a day makes. The winds were up
some again today and it drastically changed our bite. We hit most of
the spots that we caught fish at yesterday and guess what, they were
not there. We hit alot of areas today and had just could not get
anything going. We managed only 4 keeper fish today before finally
throwing in the towel. Very tough day on the water. How quickly
things can change. |
07-14-07 |
Today I had Chuck Meloy and his son Grady and his daughter Katy from
Spring Texas. Chuck is a graduate from A and M and Katy is a
sophomore there and Grady is scheduled to go there. So you know I
was giving these Aggies a hard time all day. We managed fish at
every stop today. Again we sifted through a lot of small fish but
ended up with around 17 or so nice keepers. Once again the ladies
ruled !!! Katy definately put it on the guys today. She caught the
first keeper, the most and the largest. A clean sweep for her. You
go girl !!! Todays photo is of Katy with her largest trout of the
day a nice 20 3/4 in fish and of course the final catch of the day.
This is a great family and I really enjoyed our time on the water. |
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07-13-07 |
Today I had Randy Riley and his son Tyler and Bruce Head and his son
Ethan. Last time out Tyler's sister out fished him so he was looking
for revenge. He definately made up for it. Tyler by far caught the
most fish today. If everyone would have caught as many keepers as
Tyler we would have had a huge box. Ethan got on he board first with
a nice 26 in red which ended up being the biggest fish of the day.
Then Tyler got in the action and caught the most keeper fish. Again,
a lot of little fish today. I think we ended up with around 10 or so
keeper trout and two reds. Fairly tough day but again the conditions
are tough. Todays photo is of Bruce and Ethan with their nice reds
and Tyler with two of his nice trout. |
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07-12-07 |
Today I had Bill Maurin and his son. Last time they had Betty with
them and she out fished them so they decided not let her fish today.
We caught a lot of fish again today but as of late had to sift
through a lot of little fish. We managed 15 or 16 solid keepers. We
did not quite limit out but trust me when I say right now that is a
good box of fish. Due to all the rains our water conditions are not
too favorable. Great guys and a good day on the water. |
07-11-07 |
Today I had my good client from Spring Texas Paul Pereira. Paul
fishes with me several times a year and I always look forward to
fishing with him. We had a good day on the water today. Paul got his
limit of trout today. Most of the trout were very good quality
today. We then made a few drifts looking for some redfish. Paul
caught this really nice 26 in fish and then lost another one right
at the boat before we called it a day. Todays photo is of Paul with
his nice red. |
07-08-07 |
Today I had David Flores and his son from San Antonio. We got off to
a slow start catching a lot of undersize fish and only 4 keeper
trout. I had seen a good school of reds so I made the long run to
look for them and go figure they were not there. So we went back to
trout fishing and finally got a good bite going. It was fast and
furious for a while. We fell a few fish short of our limit today but
managed a good box of solid quality fish. Good day on the water
today. |
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07-07-07 |
Today I had Richard Lourie and his family. We caught a lot of fish
today again but once again a lot of undersize fish. I think we
caught around 70 fish today but only about 12 or so were keepers. We
worked hard again today. And once again the girls kicked the guys
butt !!!! Robin won all the cash pots for the biggest fish and the
most. Simcha came in a close second. The guys-what can I say. Once
again the girls ruled !!! Todays photo is of Simcha with her redfish
and Robin with one of her redfish. Sorry guys you weren't good
enough to make the photo section. |
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07-04-07 |
Well the rains continued again this morning but it finally cleared
some by 2:00. I had a two boat group today and we knew it would be
tough going after three days of heavy thunderstorms and rain but
these people were going stir crazy and were anxious to get out. I
had the pleasure of having James and Holly Stewart and their two
children Brynn and Sam. Brynn and Sam got on the board first with
some solid trout. Then Holly got in the game and dad was lagging
behind. James finally got going and boxed some nice trout as well.
Once again the girls ruled. The highlight was Brynn catching a nice
24 in trout all by herself. We managed around 12 keepers. Quite
honestly it was a lot better than i thought we would do. Very proud
of what we did today considering the conditions over the last few
days. |
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07-02-07 |
The heavy rains kept us off the water today. We have been getting
hammered with heavy thunderstorms like the rest of the state. |
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07-01-07 |
Today I had my good friends and clients the Baetans from Houston.
You see these guys often on the website with young Grayson. The rain
and high winds played havoc with us again today. The winds were
really cranking when we left the dock and got worse as the morning
went on. We managed only a few keeper fish before finally throwing
in the towel around 11:00 am. Its not too often that I surrender but
today was one of those days that we knew it just wasnt going to
happen. |
06-30-07 |
Today I had one of my good clients Ken Swick and his crew of Norman
Koch, Hugh Wallace and Hughs son. Randy usually fishes with these
guys but he did not make the trip but they quickly called him to let
him know we were catching fish. It was another grind today. We had a
few good stretches but we worked very hard for the fish we had but
we put together another good box of fish. I think we ended up with
around 21 solid fish. It is always a pleasure to fish with this
group. You cant imagine how much grief is handed out on this trip by
everyone. Great day on the water. |
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06-28-07 |
Today I had Rodney Rowe and his son Matt from Jacksonville Texas. We
caught a lot of fish today. A lot of the fish were undersized but we
did manage around 15 or so keepers. The small fish and the porpoises
ate us up today. We worked hard and still put together a decent box
of fish. I had a great time with these guys. |
06-26-07 |
Today I had Dale and Roxanne Chennault and kids. These great folks
bring the kids every year to fish with me and I always look forward
to seeing them. Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate today.
The winds started howling last nite and blew all day. I opted to
look for redfish since our trout water was blown out. We only
managed three reds today but the kids and Roxanne all caught a fish.
It was a tough day for all guides that I talked to. I was
disappointed with the conditions but afterwards the kids assured me
they had a great time and look forward to coming back. This is a
testament of great up bringing by Dale and Roxanne. |
06-25-07 |
Today I had my "hunter" Pam Rosser from San Antonio. This time she
left Virgil at home and brought her dad Lloyd Jary, her sister Elisa
and her niece Sara. Another good day on the water. We got off to a
slow start and only managed 8 or so trout after 4 or 5 stops. But
the tide finally started moving and our bite was generated. We got
on some fish and it was fast and furious to say the least. We would
have 3 on at a time. There were a lot of 14 3/4 in fish but every
fourth fish or so would be a solid keeper so I decided to stay and
sift through them. We ended up with 23 or so keepers and caught a
lot more undersize before running out of bait. I think Pam's sister
took over the "hunter" position by catching the most fish but Pam
did come through with the largest as always. Great day on the water
with awesome people. |
06-23-07 |
Today I had my good friend and client Dallas Cloud of Moore Erection
Co in San Antonio. Dallas has had a couple tough trips with me
lately and I really wanted to turn that around. We were fishing a
contractors tournament. We got on the fish immediately today. Our
first stop we picked up 8 or so trout and as soon as we got 3 decent
fish we went looking for larger tournament fish. We needed 3 large
trout and one red. Our next stop produced a good bite as well and
again we left them biting looking for tournament fish. Third stop
same thing, left them biting. We then spent the rest of the day
looking for that elusive redfish. We dodged bad weather all morning
and finally surrendered to the weather around 12:30. Unfortunately
we did not find the red we needed. We ended up with 21 or so nice
trout and could have easily limited if we did not leave them biting
looking for larger fish. Overall a great day on the water with great
people. |
06-22-07 |
Today I had one of my good clients Douglas Kuenstler from Austin and
Robert Eledge, James Nyfelar, and Carey Dietert. Wow- what a day.
Doug and Carey got off to the hot start and we were well on our way
in a hurry. Our first stop produced around 25 solid fish and not a
single throwback in here. We got our remaining fish on our second
anchor. 40 solid trout by 9:30 am. I sure could use some more days
like that. We spent the rest of the day looking for reds and Robert
and James picked up two studs. Im fishing a tournament tomorrow
where I will need one large red, wish I could save one of these !!!
You cant imagine how much fun these guys are to fish with. We were
laughing all morning and there was plenty of trash talking going on.
Todays photo is the catch of the day with Robert and James holding
their nice reds. Great job guys. |
06-20-07 |
Today was day two of the Schlumberger group and today I had Ed
Tollefson and David Novak. Today was another grind day but we
managed some nice trout and 4 nice reds in the 26-27 inch range.
Again I was fortunate to have some guys that could fish. We also had
some more small fish again today. The young male trout are
definately showing up. Todays photo is of the catch of the day. |
06-19-07 |
Today I was fishing as party of a company group for Schlumberger. I
had the great pleasure to fish day one with Steve Svatek and Bart
(unfortunately I forgot Barts last name). Turns out Steve is from my
home town of Wharton and I knew a lot of his relatives. I told them
going in we would have to grind them out and that is what we did. We
had several good snaps going but a lot of 14 7/8 in fish. We did
manage 15 or so nice keepers though. We were definately top boat of
the group. These guys could really fish and they definately made me
look good. Todays photo is of Steve with the catch of the day. Bart
was headed for some liquid refreshments I think. |
06-18-07 |
Today I had one of my good clients Virgil and Pam Rosser. If you
remember the last time Pam really put it on Virgil. Thats when Pam
was proclaimed the "hunter" of the family. Well nothing has changed.
Once again Pam caught the most fish. She managed 9 nice trout and
had her last one on to complete her limit and we lost it right at
the boat. I think Virgil landed 7 trout. Way to go Pam !!!! Todays
photo is of Pam with the catch of the day. Where's Virgil????? |
06-14-07 |
Today I was fishing for Redfish Lodge again. I had the pleasure to
fish with Scott Stephens and Levi Goode from Houston. They had a
three boat group and had a pot for the largest fish. We managed 12
or so trout and one nice red. We definately had the most fish but
unfortunately the other boat had a large stingray. I cant believe
they actually counted a stingray as the largest fish !! Todays photo
is of Scott and Levi with a nice 24 in trout and a nice 24 1/2 in
red. |
06-12-07 |
Today I was fishing for the Redfish Lodge and I had Peter Reynolds
group. The winds finally calmed and I headed to the surf for the
first time this year. It did not take long to get things going. Our
first anchor we managed around 15 trout and then moved down and
finished up on our second anchor. We had our 30 nice trout before
10. A great day on the water. Todays photo is of the final catch. |
06-10-07 |
Today I was fishing for Redfish Lodge and I had Kevin McGuire and
Jay Lo. I was excited when I was told I was fishing "Jay Lo" today
but to my surprise it was not the singer and movie star Jennifer
Lopez. Today was a prime example of how inconsistant our year has
been. I went to the same spot where we limited out in an hour
yesterday and worked the entire shoreline and never boxed a keeper
fish. Hard to understand. So I changed strategies and we went back
to the flats and drifted for redfish. We managed some nice reds and
missed a few along with 3 trout. The reds were studs in the 26 in
range. Wish I had one of those yesterday. Todays photo is of Kevin
and Jay with some of their nice reds. Great job guys. |
06-09-07 |
Today I was fishing some of my good clients Wayne and Barry
Radwanski from Austin. These guys were fishing a private annual
tournament called the Boo-Ray 2007 hosted by another one of my good
clients Chris Kappmeier. We really got on the trout today. We had
our limit of fish early with a lot of really nice trout. We needed 3
good trout and two reds to weight in. We had 3 solid trout in our
limit of 20 with the largest being 23 1/2. Now all we needed was two
solid reds. Unfortunately we only managed one and that kept us out
of the money. These guys are always a blast to fish with. Wayne
informed me that we definately had the most fish of all the entries.
We will try again next year but we still had a great box of fish. |
06-08-07 |
Today I was part of a five boat group for the Insco out of San
Antonio. I had the pleasure of fishing with Tony Martinez and Mr.
and Mrs. Lutz. Mrs. Lutz got off to a quick start with 4
keepers before the guys finally decided to get in the game. Tony did
get on a roll though and caught up quickly. Tony ended up catching
the largest trout which was a solid 23 in fish and also the largest
red which was 24 1/2 in. While the fishing was not fast and furious
we managed a good box of fish with 14 or so trout, 2 reds, and a big
jack crevelle. We also caught ALOT of small blacktip sharks today
for some reason. We were definately top boat today. We won for most
fish, largerst trout and largest redfish. That's what I'm talking
about. Good day for all. But once again the ladies ruled!! Mrs. Lutz
definately caught the most fish today. Todays photo is of Tony with
his nice red and Mrs Lutz in an action shot with her Jack Crevelle
and the nice jack that she eventually landed. I always look forward
to fishing for Insco. They are a great company and always bring fine
individuals like the one's I had today. |
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06-07-07 |
I fished for Redfish Lodge the next two days. The storm yesterday
still had the fished messed up and we had strong winds for both
days. Today they were sustained at 30 with gusts over 40. Fishing is
just plain tough in these conditions. We managed 10 or so fish each
day and quite honestly awful glad to have them. |
06-05-07 |
Today I was part of a two boat group. We headed to Baffin Bay today
looking for a faster bite and bigger fish and quite honestly just a
change of pace. I had the good fortune of having the two ladies
Caroline and Emma. It was the girls against the guys. We got off to
a fast start but a lot of our fish were undersize while the guys
were getting some larger fish. We finally got going and the better
fish appeared for us. Emma definately had the hot hand. By 9:30 we
had around 40 fish between the two boats. A horrific storm came up
quickly and we headed for cover. We took shelter in one of the
floating cabins. The owners were smart enough to leave a window
unlocked so we did not have to break anything to hide from the
severe weather. We had winds at 70 mph. It was bad. After several
long hours we were able to head back to the ramp. Still a 40 fish
day is not bad. If the weather would have just given us about 30
more minutes we would have had our 60. |
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06-04-07 |
Today I had a new client Carlene and Doyce Wheeler from Lampasas. We
woke up to thunderstorms and alot of wind changes. It started from
the west, then north, then east and by daylight it was blowing hard
from the west. A west wind is usually tough for us. Doyce got on the
board first with the first fish but Carlene quickly got the next
two. Our bite stopped so we made a move. On our third move we really
got on them. We had a fast bite going and quickly put 12 more in the
box. Carlene was really putting it on Doyce but he did make a run at
the end. We needed four more so we made a couple moves with no
success. Then around 11:00 out bite returned and we finished out our
limit plus caught and released some more. We headed in at noon with
another fairly early day and limits of fish. I really needed today.
Doyce may have caught the first fish but Carlene definately caught
the most and the biggest. Once again the ladies rule !!!! Todays
photo is of the final catch of the day. This was a great couple and
I think they are hooked on Rockport bay fishing !!! |
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no photo today 06-03-07 |
Today I had one of my good clients from Amarillo, Gary Cleaver.
After yesterday I was determined to get back on some fish. It took
us a while to find them but we did and Gary was on his A-game today.
He did not miss many fish and that always helps. We managed a good
box and were off the water early which was nice since Im on a long
42 day stretch without a day off. |
06-02-07 |
Today I had a five boat company group for Dallas Cloud of Moore
Erection out of San Antonio. I had the great pleasure to fish with
my good friend Dallas and the lovely Donna Ibanez. After the last
two days I was pretty confident in my game plan going into today. I
knew the boat traffic would be heavy so I opted to make a long run
and be there where we had the early bite yesterday. After the long
run and I eased into the area I knew I was in trouble. The
conditions were the same as yesterday with the exception of one
thing. The tons of menhaden that were present yesterday were gone,
and so were my fish. We worked hard but only managed a few fish. I
was so disappointed. I really wanted to put Dallas and Donna on a
good bite. The others boats managed some good boxes. It is very rare
that I get my butt kicked but I will admit it when I do. Today was
just one of those days. Unfortunately it happened on a day when I
had two great people. Ill definately make it up to them. Todays
photo is of the company group. This is a yearly group for me and I
and the other guides always look forward seeing them. |
06-01-07 |
Today I was fishing for Redfish Lodge again and had Keith Cargill
and Lary Knowlton. They caught a lot of grief from John and Vince
from the day before and were anxious to get back at them. The
conditions had changed from yesterday and we did not have the
outgoing tide like the day before. We got on some nice fish on our
second stop but our bite died. I think we just missed it. We
made several moves and managed 15 solid fish. We did not limit like
yesterday but also had a shorter day today. And yes we had quite a
few misses and losses today. We had a good time and a solid box of
fish. These guys talked ALOT of business on the boat. Next time I
need to get them to concentrate on fishing a little bit more. I had
a great time as usual with this group and look forward to fishing
them again. Todays photo is of Keith and Lary with a couple of their
nice trout. |
05-31-07 |
Today I was fishing for Redfish Lodge and had John McCain and Vince
Ackerson. We got off to a slow start but I assured the guys we were
going to be okay. We are on a full moon and I told them with the
moon phase and tide schedule the bite would be around 11:30. We had
five fish in the box and then I moved to a spot that I like on an
outgoing tide. I was a little off on my prediction. The bite was on
at 11:45. We really had them cranking and it did not take them long
to limit out. They did a great job and we had a blast. They
definately had bragging rights out of their group that night. I have
fished these guys before and it is always a pleasure. I look forward
to fishing them again. Todays photo is of the final catch. |
05-30-07 |
Today I had another good client Greer Wright from San Antonio. Greer
usually brings his two daughters Malorie and Madison but today it
was just him. We got on some really nice fish today. It was not fast
and furious but steady. Greer was on his A-game today and did not
miss many fish. He got his limit early and then we made a couple
drifts in the flats looking for redfish but did not find any. We
called it a day. It was nice to have an early day on the water. |
05-29-07 |
Today I had one of my good clients the Crawfords. I always look
forward to fishing with these great people. We had two boats today
and as usual I wanted Lynn and Barbara on my boat. Last few trips
the ladies ruled so I wanted to keep the streak alive. Unfortunately
the guys put it on us today. We managed some really nice fish but
fell a little short of the other boat. Total we had around 40 trout
between the two boats. Overall a good day/ but its always hard for
me to come in second. We fished hard but just could not sustain a
bite. Todays photo is the final catch of the day. Hope the guys did
not rub it in too hard !! |
05-27-07 |
Today I had Dan South and family from San Antonio. Today was
about the kids and their first fishing trip. I had 5 yr old Eric, 6
yr old Sam, 12 year old Sarah, 13 yr old Nicki and 17 yr old
Alexandra. The weather was forecast to have heavy thunderstorms
today. We had to wait awhile before getting out due to a storm but
it moved off and we headed out to get some time on the water. Eric
got off to a fast start. The second his line hit the water he had a
nice keeper fish on. Unfortunately that was it at that spot. We
moved down slightly and we had a good bite going. We had a fish on
and sometimes doubles on constantly for about 15 minutes. We managed
to pull 7 keepers out of the run and quite a few undersize fish.
Then the porpoises showed up and shut our bite down completely. The
weather got bad and then we headed in. These kids really did great
and a great time was had by all. Nicki wasn't too enthused about
going at first but that changed quickly when she started catching
fish. We managed only 7 or 8 keepers but I'm here to tell you we had
the best box of the day. A lot of top guides came in with 1 to 3
fish today. We caught a lot of fish with the undersized fish and
everyone caught fish so that was great. Just look at the smiles in
the photo and I think that says it all !!!!! |
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05-26-07 |
I had a cancellation today. I'm going to take this time to remind
people to review my cancellation policy on my website.
Cancellations effect us greatly. Once you book a trip it is your
day. |
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05-25-07 |
Today I had one of my good clients Sean Brown and his family from
San Antonio. We managed some nice fish today and put together a
decent box but had to work hard for them. Its always great to fish
with Sean and his wife Damisella and the kids. Once again the girls
ruled today. |
05-24-07 |
Today I had a good friend Austin Goings from Houston. He brought
along Dan and Jordan Rogas. The wind was howling all day today and
never let up. Once. again, the ladies ruled. Jordan definately
put it on her dad and Austin today. Not only did she catch the most
fish but she also caught the largest. I knew it would be tough today
but we managed a good box of fish considering the conditions. And
yes we missed our fair share of fish again today. I had a great time
today especially watching Jordan put it on the guys. You definately
could see them getting frustrated. Todays photo is of Jordan
with her nice 23 1/2 in trout and the final catch of the day. |
05-23-07 |
Today I had a new client Steve Shaw from Georgetown. Steve used to
come down here with his grandfather over 25 years ago so its been a
long time since he has been here. He showed me an old black and
white photo of his grandfather from 1955 with a huge stringer of
extremely large trout. Amazing photo. We had a good day on the water
today. We caught fish at most every stop today and it did not take
Steve long to get his limit. We had some nice 22 in fish in the mix.
We made a couple drifts looking for some reds and managed one fish
around 21 in. I really enjoyed the fishing and conversation with
Steve and look forward to fishing with him again. Todays photo is of
Steve with his nice catch. |
05-20-07 |
Today I had one of my good clients the Johnson family from San
Antonio. Mr. Johnson usually brings his sons Matt and Brad but this
time Mrs. Johnson came along also. The guys made a big mistake
allowing that. They had a great bet on who ever catches the largest
fish. Who ever won the other three has to greet that person as the
greatest fisherman they know. And of course once again the ladies
ruled and Mrs. Johnson won. It was great hearing all three of them
say Mom- you are the greatest fisherman I know !!!! It is still
undetermined on how long they must do this. Today we managed around
30 trout out of a possible 40. Not a bad day on the water. |
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05-19-07 |
Today was our Babes On the Bay Tournament which has become the
largest female tournament in the US. The title was definately
fitting because I had the hottest looking team on the water. I had
my good friend Julia Fox of Redfish Rentals, Jennifer Kopp, Amanda
McCain and Ericka Gump. I went into the tournament with great
confidence since I had been on some really nice trout. We could
weigh in 3 trout and one red. We quickly got our three nice trout
that I felt were good enough. Julia got us on the board first with a
nice 23 in fish then Amanda landed a nice 22 in trout. Jennifer
rounded out our three with a nice 21 in fish. These fish were heavy
and I felt were good enough. Now all we needed was one solid 26-28
in red to put us in the hunt. We fished for about 6 hours looking
for the elusive redfish. We managed one fish around 22 inches but
that was not enough to do it. The redfish were hard to find for most
everyone today. The few that managed a solid fish were vaulted into
the lead. One good red would have put us in the money. Oh well I
cant complain. Just look at the photo of the best looking team on
the water. Today was definately a great day to be a fishing guide. I
had a great time with these girls and for some reason they already
requested to fish with me next year. Cant wait !!!! Todays
photo is of Amanda with another nice trout on and of course the team
photo. |
05-16-07
05-17-07 |
The last two days I was fishing for Redfish Lodge and had Michael
Wharry and his dad from Houston. What a couple great days on the
water. The first day we managed a limit of 20 trout with 5 of the
fish going over 23 inches and the majority of the fish all over 20
inches. A solid box of fish.
The second day we fished the same areas and again boxed our limit
of 20 fish. The fish were not quite as good as yesterdays but still
a good day on the water. Todays photo is of the limits from day 2. I
have fished with Michael before and really enjoy fishing with him.
Its always great to see a son spending time on the water with his
day. |
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05-14-07 |
Today I had Ron Henry Strait who is an avid sportsman and well known
outdoor writer for the San Antonio Express. We had a short day on
the water but the fishing turned tough compared to yesterday. We
managed only a few fish today. |
05-13-07 |
Today I had the Todd family from Houston. This fine family has made
a tradition of coming down and fishing with me on mothers day. We
had a great day on the water. We managed 30 really nice solid trout
before the wind died and it got extremely hot. Jessica had the hot
hand completing her limit of fish with her mom coming in second.
Once again the ladies ruled !!! Jessica also caught a small black
tip shark as well. It is always heart warming to see such a close
knit family that enjoys doing things together as a family. Todays
photo is of Jessica with her black tip shark and the final catch of
the day photo. I dont know where Diandra was when we took the photo.
I look forward to seeing them again next year. |
05-12-07 |
Today I had the Severson's from Addison Texas. I got back on the
fish today. It was not fast and furious but we worked hard and
managed our limit of 20 solid trout. Becky definately got the better
of Wayne today. Once again the ladies ruled!! Just as we were about
to leave Becky hooked up a large cow nose ray. It was a long battle
on a light trout rod with a spin cast reel. The ray had us at the
end of the spool several times. Becky tired and handed the rod to
Wayne. He worked and worked the fish and finally got it to the boat
for a pic before we released it. These were great folks and I
enjoyed my day on the water with them. Todays photos are of the
larger cow nose ray and of course the final catch of the day. |
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05-11-07 |
I fished again today on another multiple boat group for another
guide. What a difference a day makes. Today we had four boats in the
group. The top boat had 12 trout and I was second with only 9. This
has kind of been the story for the year so far. Here today gone
tomorrow. We just cant get a pattern on these fish. |
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05-10-07 |
I fished as part of a multiple boat group today for another guide.
We had 5 boats in the company group. I think total we ended up with
around 115 trout and 10 or 12 reds. All the guides averaged about
the same so a good day on the water for all. |
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05-09-07 |
I had a cancellation today |
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05-06-07
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Today I had a referral from another guide. I had the pleasure of
meeting and fishing with Kendall Carew, Andrew Gray, and Sam Kollar
all from the Houston area. These guys attend Lamar High School. The
winds were still howling all day and night and quite honestly my
expectations were low. I told the boys that 10-12 fish would be a
good day. They were up to the task. We worked extremely hard and
ended up with 24 fish. What a day !! Sam got off to the hot hand and
was putting it on Kendall and Andrew. But things changed and Kendall
starting boxing some really nice quality 20 in plus fish. Andrew
finally got in the game and also landed some nice fish. Sam did end
up the day completing his full limit of trout. Way to go Sam !!!
These fine young men have started their own angling club at their
school. It makes me proud that our youth are enjoying fishing in the
great outdoors. Hats off to the parents for allowing their kids the
opportunity !! Some days fishing is so easy anyone can be a guide.
Its days like today that really give me satisfaction in what I do. I
had a great box of fish in VERY tough conditions and we earned every
one of them. I do not do this often but today I am giving myself a
pat on the back !! |
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05-05-07 |
I had Brian Riley again today and this time he brought Bob Collier
and Bill and Becky Ganshirt. Again the conditions were tough. Winds
are still up but we decided to fish the rough water and just work
hard. We never got a solid bite going but would pick up one or two
fish on every anchor. We were split in two boats today and each boat
ended up with 16 solid trout apiece. With these tough conditions I
will take 32 out of a possible 40 any day. These guys definately
earned congratulations on hard work and a job well done today. Great
folks and I look forward to fishing with them again. |
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05-04-07 |
Today I had a group for the Redfish Lodge. The weather man was right
the wind is cranking again today. Yesterday this group fished and
did not manage a fish so I definately wanted to put them on some
fish. Two things hurting us though, high winds and we had to be back
before noon. We did manage some nice trout but the conditions were
tough today. |
05-03-07 |
I had Riley group again today. The conditions were much more
favorable and the fishing definately was improved. Combined we had
39 trout and 4 reds I think. I think the ladies put it on the guys
today. If we can just get some stable weather in here the trout
action will be on. Unfortunately they are calling for the winds to
increase to the 30 mph range again tomorrow. Great two days on the
water with these fine folks. |
05-02-07 |
Today I had Brian and Susan Riley of Houston, John Kerwick from
Florida and Jim and Marsha Kerwide from Tennessee. The winds are
still howling and its definately made it tough on fishing. The fish
are here we just cant get to the areas that are holding the fish
right now. We did manage a work hard and put together a decent box
of fish. We had around 16 or 17 nice trout and 4 reds. |
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05-01-07 |
I cancelled my group today due to high winds. We had gusts yesterday
to 48 mph and it blew all night. I had an opening Thursday so we
opted to move todays trip to then. Will the wind ever stop???? |
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04-29-07 |
Today I had my good friend and client Art Troscher from Houston. Art
is an avid lure chunker so we were looking for a few large trout for
him. I also wanted to show him some areas he had not fished before.
We headed south to Shamrock, East Flats and then to Portland
shoreline. We didnt catch numbers but the fish we caught were
quality. Todays photo is of Art with a nice 26 in trout. |
04-28-07 |
Today I had Kirk Colvin, Mike Lester, and Phillip Johnson. I
concentrated on the redfish once again. As they say if its not broke
don't fix it so my strategy stayed the same. There was a lot of boat
traffic today in the area I had been fishing. Most of the guys were
not catching so they left. We slid in the area and it was not long
and we were catching fish. Today was another example that if you are
not EXACTLY in the right spot you are not catching. We managed a
nice limit of fish and once again broke off quite a few. This was
Phillips first time bay fishing so naturally his first limit of
redfish. I think the smile in the photo says it all. These guys were
great and kept me laughing all morning. Every question Mike asked me
today I had a quick NO as my response. I wont explain it, you had to
be there !! Another great day on the water, especially considering
the windy conditions. |
04-27-07 |
I had David Walker again today. The guys yesterday kind of put it on
him and were giving him a lot of grief so I definately wanted to get
him on some redfish today. He got off to a quick start and got his
limit today. All the fish were good solid 25-26 in fish. Jim also
picked up some nice reds. We were fishing shell today and you know
what that means, we had our fair share of breaking fish off. I had a
great time with Mr. Walker both days. Todays photo is of David and
Jim with a couple of their nice reds. These guys are excellent
fisherman and do a lot of offshore fishing as well. Im hoping to
make an offshore trip with them this summer. |
04-26-07 |
Today I was fishing a group for the Redfish Lodge. I had the
pleasure of fishing with David Walker, Robert Partin and Larry
Waters. Since the trout fishing has been tough I concentrated on
redfish today. We managed a nice box of fish. Robert and Larry had
the hot hand today. Todays photo is of the group with a nice box of
reds and a few trout. |
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04-25-07 |
Fishing this week has been tough to say the least. High winds have
hampered our efforts and our trout have just not showed up yet. I
keep saying it will turn around but it needs to happen soon. |
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04-20-07 |
Today I was part of a multiple boat group. I opted to fish north in
San Antonio bay. The trout action had turned on up there. We were
fishing mid-bay shell and did very well. The boats that were up
there with us all had good limits of trout. My group missed big box
by two fish. |
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04-16-07 |
I had a cancellation today so I used the time to do some odds and
ends on the boat. The first few croakers are making their way into
the bait stands but they are still too small. We are about two weeks
away from being able to use them and then look out. It will be on
!!! |
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04-15-07 |
Today I had Jarred Sinn and his father in law Andy today. I knew
going in it was going to be tough but the one thing I cant control
is the weather and conditions. When ever a hard front comes through
and the it clears off the next day you know it is going to be tough.
We had no wind, bright blue skies, and extremely clear water.
Folks this is not good. We did manage a few nice redfish. The
frustrating part was the fact that we could literally see lots of
nice fish in the 25 -28 in range but could not get close enough to
them. They would see us coming and head out of casting range before
we could even get close. I spoke with guides that fished north of us
and south of us and it was tough all over. The next couple days it
will turn around I promise you and it will be on. |
04-14-07 |
Today I was fishing part of a company group for the Redfish Lodge. I
had the pleasure to fish with Kurt Hoffman and Chuck Meloy. Our
conditions were horrible to say the least. We had a front blow in
about 5:00 am and we had north winds around 35 all day. We worked
hard and did manage a few nice keeper reds, a few trout and a lot of
undersize fish. The highlight of the morning was Kurt with this
awesome 26 1/2 in trout. His personal best up to this point had been
22 inches so he beat that by a long shot. Even I got excited when I
saw this fish come to the surface. The best part was that these guys
were true sportsman and did not hesitate to release this fine fish
to spawn millions more. Take a good look at Kurt's cap. I made fun
of it all morning but when he caught that nice trout he quickly
reminded me that it was ALL in the hat !!! I guess he had the last
laugh. Fishing with fine folks like these two always reminds me why
I love my job so much. Today's photo is of Kurt with his best trout
so far. Way to go Kurt !!! |
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04-13-07 |
Today I had my good friends the Baetens from the Houston area. We
were redfishing again today and the conditions were not real
favorable. We had strong winds. We did work hard and managed some
nice fish today though. We have a hard front expected in the morning
so its going to be tough. I cant wait for our weather to finally
settle down. Our fishing is ready to explode if the fronts will just
stop coming through. Today's photos are of Tammy and Mike with one
of their nice reds and of course the final catch of the day. Overall
a good day on the water despite some 35 mph winds. |
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04-12-07 |
Today I was part of a 5 boat company group. All of the parties were
wade fishing with artificial lures today. It was a tough day
overall. We managed some undersized fish early but no keepers. We
finally got a good bite going for a few minutes before we had to
head to the ramp. We managed 10 nice trout and lost 6 or 7. We came
in second overall and were beat out by one fish. That shows how
tough it day it was all around. |
04-11-07 |
Today I had a new client Joan and Nolan Cheney. We were searching
for redfish again today. I started off fishing some heavy shell and
we instantly had some fish on. Unfortunately as usual with fishing
heavy shell we broke off our fair share of fish. Joan got on the
board first with a solid 24 1/2 in trout and then her first ever
keeper redfish. She was rubbing it in on her husband but he finally
got in the game. He beat out her 25 in redfish with a solid 26 1/2
in fish. Joan promises to come back soon to even the score. I look
forward to the opportunity to fish with these two great people
again. We fell two fish short of our limit but it was a delightful
day on the water with good company. Todays photos are of Joan with
her first redfish and Nolan fighting his big fish and then the
results of the day winning 26 1/2 in red. |
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04-07-07 |
I had a cancellation today. Although the north wind was blowing I
would have loved to have been out there. If you have read my reports
you know I like fishing the front end of a northern and often
have good boxes in tough weather. The few guides that I know that
went out had good boxes early. I always preach that if you learn to
catch fish in adverse conditions it will make you a better
fisherman. |
04-06-07 |
Today I had a new client Steven Ledbetter from Spring and his
parents Paula and Stan from Sequin. I had a great day on the water
with these great people. Stan got off to the quick start with the
first keeper red which also turned out to be the largest. A good 26
in fish. Then Paula got in the action with her first big redfish.
She was so excited. Then it was Steven's turn. We ended the day with
a good box of fish but I cant tell you how many fish we broke off. I
was fishing some shallow shell and it was so frustrating to have so
many good fish on and to lose them on the shell. In fact Paula had
one on that I KNOW would have beat Stan's but unfortunately it broke
off as well. I had a great time and Paula now boasts that I am her
new best friend !! I think I can say the same. I look forward to
fishing with them again. Steven's son decided to join us on the
photos. |
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04-02-07 |
Well the story remains to be the winds. They have been blowing. We
have had consistent winds at 20-25 mph with gusts to 40. Ive been
concentrating my efforts in the protected flats and it has been
paying off. The redfish action remains strong. |
04-01-07 |
Today I had Randy Thacker from Victoria Texas. We got off to a quick
start with a couple nice reds and then Randy caught his biggest
trout so far. It was a nice 27 3/4 in fish. We measured her and took
a couple of pics and then released her. Its always nice to have
client that appreciate our resources and dont mind releasing a big
sow trout like this one. Unfortunately I dont know why but the
picture came out horrible. But I can assure you he was smiling. |
03-19-07 |
Today I had Randy Reiley from San Antonio and his son Tyler and his
daughter Amanda. We were targeting oversize black drum today. Randy
wanted to put Amanda on a big fish. Since my redfish action was so
hot the last couple of days we made a short stop to see if they were
still there. The tides were a lot higher and I knew they might not
be there. We quickly had one good miss and then Amanda picked up a
nice 25 in fish. We then headed to the ICW to look for the drum.
Amanda caught a nice 50 pound fish that took her forever to get in.
The action was slow to say the least. There were about 10 other
boats lined up and we were the only boat that caught a fish. Tyler
later caught a nice red. Today was all about Amanda though. Once
again the girls ruled !!!! Todays photos are of Amanda and me with
her first redfish and then Amanda with her proud dad with her huge
black drum. It is almost as tall as her. |
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03-18-07 |
Today I had one of my good clients Bill and Michael Mahone and Steve
and Matt McCarthy from San Antonio. Again we got off to a quick
start. We had a few misses off the bat but we quickly put 7 or 8
solid 24 and 25 in reds in the box in about 30 minutes. Then someone
(I won't mention any names !!) made a mistake and put the jinx on us
by saying its going to be nice to be limited out in less than an
hour. Guess what?? We did not catch another fish at that spot. We
headed to another spot and quickly had three good fish slam our
baits and we missed all three. We got back on target and picked up 2
or 3 more. We ended up with 10 nice reds. Overall a great day on the
water with great dads spending time with their sons. |
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03-17-07 |
Today I had a new client Dr. Kevin Horton and his two sons Daniel
and Caleb from San Antonio. Dr. Horton was one of the few people
that actually pronounced my last name right. It turns out he was
from my home town of Wharton as well. What a a small world. We had a
great day on the water. Again I was targeting redfish and it paid
off. We got off to a quick start and then the action slowed a little
bit and we made a slight move and picked up the rest of our limit of
fish. The top photo is of 9 year old Caleb with his 29 in oversized
fish that we tagged. The next photo is of 19 year old Daniel with
his first red of the day. And of course the last photo is of the
final catch. These were great people to fish with and I look forward
to fishing with them again in the future. I know I say this a lot
but it always satisfying to see a dad spending time with his kids
and sharing the great outdoors. These are memories that will truly
last a lifetime. |
03-15-07 |
Today I had another one of my good clients Virgil Rosser and his
wife Pam from San Antonio. We had some pretty heavy fog early but we
got to one of my favorite spots and it did not take long and Pam had
a nice redfish on. Pam had the hot hand and unfortunately Virgil got
off to a slow start missing his first three fish. When Pam landed a
nice 30 1/2 in fish she couldn't help but rub it in on Virgil and
tell him she was now the "hunter of the family" and he had assumed
the role of the "gatherer" !! I could not stop laughing and we gave
Virgil a very hard time the rest of the day. We managed our six nice
reds and of course we will not count Virgil's misses. These are
great people and I really enjoyed another day on the water with
them. Todays photo is of Pam with her nice oversized red and Virgil
with his first red of the day. |
03-14-07 |
Today I had a Black Drum trip with Jim Jacobus out of Houston. Ive
known Jim for a while but this is the first opportunity I have had
to fish with him. I had his son Jason, Jason's girlfriend Caitlyn
Moore, and Dan Hund and Tanner Cone. These guys all go to TCU and
were a blast to fish with. We had a rough start missing or losing
the first six fish but Jason finally got us on the board. Everyone
ended up catching some nice fish and Caitlyn put it on the guys
today. These guys kept me laughing all morning and I look forward to
fishing with them again. My apologies to Dan and Tanner for not
getting any pics of their fish. I think I was to busy laughing and
giving them a hard time !! The Black Drum run is on. You can
see how big these fish are and they put up a great fight. Don't miss
out on the action !!! |
03-13-07 |
Todays weather is still damp and overcast but a vast improvement
over yesterday. I decided to make the long run to an area that has
been paying huge rewards for me lately. It did not take long and
young Zane had his first redfish. We quickly put 5 fish in the box
and were only one short of our limit when the weather turned bad. We
headed to the dock and let it blow over. We went back and quickly
finished up plus released a few more. Todays photo is of Zane Scott
with his first redfish and his proud father Brian. Of course the
second photo is of the final limit of redfish. I think Zane's shirt
says it all. This my friends is what it is all about. A father
spending time with his son in our great outdoors. It reminds me of
so many memories with my dad on the water. |
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03-12-07 |
I had Brian Scott and his 9 year old son Zane from the Austin area
today. We had horrific storms early this morning and the winds are
howling. We made an attempt to get out but quickly called it off. I
have them again tomorrow and hopefully the weather will give us a
break. |
03-11-07 |
Today I had Phil Albrecht and Houston Sterne. The conditions were
not the best but we had an early bite going. Lucky we brought Phil
with us. He saved the day. Once the winds got cranked up our bite
was over. Phil had his A game today and did not miss any. I am not
going to mention how many Houston missed !!!! Overall a good day
considering the conditions. Phil just cant seem to catch a break on
the weather. |
03-10-07 |
Today I had Tony Lopez, his son and father in law from San Antonio.
We got off to a tough start by missing some fish but Tony got things
going and we ended up just short of our limit. The missed fish cost
us today but it was a great day on the water and the fishing was
good. Todays photo is of Tony with his first keeper redfish which
had a lot of spots and the second photo is of the final catch of the
day. These guys were great and I look forward to fishing with them
again. |
03-05-07 |
I was out scouting today and ran across this boat on the back side
of Mud Island. This picture is proof that some people may own a nice
boat and have all the bling-bling ,but they would be alot better off
hiring a fishing guide !!!!! |
03-03-07 |
Today I had a new client Nelson Knight and Jody Jamison from Dallas.
Again we were supposed to get a hard front around 9 am with 35 mph
winds. We hit the water early hoping to get on them before it hit.
Our first stop did not pan out so I decided to gamble and make the
long run to where I caught the fish yesterday hoping the front would
not be too bad. We got set up and the fish were still there. The
front was not near as strong as predicted so we had a pretty decent
day on the water. This was Jody's first time fishing and she did
real well. She had the largest fish for a while with a nice 25 in
fish and had Nelson sweating. But he came through and beat her with
a solid 26 in fish. Hopefully we have Jody hooked on Rockport
fishing !! Todays photo is of Jody with her first redfish and the
group photo with a nice limit of reds. |
03-02-07 |
I had my good friend Gary Cleaver again today from Amarillo. This
time he brought two of his good friends Ronnie Holt from Amarillo
and Jack Parkes from Denton. Ronnie and Jack were looking for their
first ever keeper redfish. The winds had settled down quickly and we
located some redfish in a small pocket of protected water. We did
fall one short of our limit today but someone did lose the biggest
fish on the day around my Stiffy push pole. I promised that I would
not mention that it was Jack !! Ronnie caught the first and the
largest which won him the pot money for the day. Overall a great day
on the water. What a difference a day can make weather wise. Todays
photo is of Ronnie and Jack with their first ever keeper redfish and
of course the group photo. |
03-01-07 |
Today I had Paul Taylor and his son Buddy from San Antonio. We knew
we had a strong northern was going to hit us early but we hoped it
would give us a chance to get some time on the water. We got set up
on L-Reef and Buddy caught this nice 26 in redfish to get things
started. Then in a moments notice the front hit us. We had reported
wind gusts to 50 mph. We headed to shelter and waited things out. We
did head back out for a while but the conditions were horrible.
Unfortunately the weather gods were not good to us today but Buddy's
mission was accomplished. He caught a bigger fish than his sister
last year so he was happy. |
02-22-07 |
I had one of my favorite clients Gary Cleaver from Amarillo today.
We were fogged in early today and did not get on the water until
around 10 am. Our tides are extremely low right now. I concentrated
my efforts in Redfish Bay today. Gary got his limit on reds and we
caught and released a few more. And yes we had a few losses and
misses. And I must admit the largest redfish he has ever caught was
lost right at the boat when my knot failed. Ill take the blame for
that one!!! Overall a good day on the water. Today's photos are of
Gary with a nice red on and of course the end of the day photo. |
02-17-07 |
Well on the 12th you saw my disappointment with the bad weather. I
told my clients the McKee's that it would be on in a few days once
the weather settled and I was right. I had one of my good clients
Art Troscher from Houston today. The sun came out and the water
warmed up and the redfish bite was on. It didn't take long to get a
lot of action on some really nice fish. Good thing we could only
keep three. I would have been cleaning fish for hours. Today's photo
is of Art with another nice red on and if you look closely in the
background on the left side of the motor you can see another red
breaking the water in the background. |
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02-13-07 |
Cancelled today's trip to bad weather. |
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02-12-07 |
Well I made a mistake and listened to the weather
man. I was supposed to fish Paul and Michelle McKee from Colorado on
Monday. The weather reports still called for some thundershowers on
Monday and Tuesday's forecast was clear skies and a high around 72.
I opted to move them to Tuesday wanting the warmer temperatures and
sun to heat our fishing up. Well Monday turned out to be fishable
but I was still looking forward to the warmer day. I awoke Tuesday
to calm winds and the sun coming up early. I was excited.
Unfortunately it didn't last long. We were launching at Goose Island
and about the time we left the ramp the northern arrived 12 hours
early and the stiff north wind was blowing. We made a couple drifts
in St. Charles before loading up and heading back to the flats for
some protection. The wind was cranking. We managed some smaller
trout but nothing what I was looking for. These were great people
and I thoroughly enjoyed our time but I'm still upset with myself
for not fishing them Tuesday. I hope these two great people get to
come back to experience the quality of fishing Rockport can offer.
It was Michelle's birthday so once again "Happy 21st Michelle !!!" |
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02-06-07 |
Well this is my first report of the year and unfortunately its
not a good one. I had one of my good clients Gary Cleaver from
Amarillo today. He wanted to learn to wade and throw lures so today
was his first lesson. We worked several areas with no success. We
finally found an area holding some nice reds in the 25-28 in range
but could not get them to eat. Our water temperature was still in
the low 50's. It was so frustrating to have a pods of 15 fish within
10 yards of you just laying there and not be able to get them to
eat. You literally had to get right on top of them before they would
even move. But there is hope, the sun is out and things are warming
up so things should turn around quickly. |
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02-04-06 |
I'm blessed that my advanced bookings are coming in strong
already. Friday through Sundays are booking fast so If you are
needing to fish on a weekend look at your calendar now they wont
last long. |
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02-02-07 |
Sorry there has not been any reports for this year. I was in a
major traffic accident right before Christmas and just now getting
back in the swing of things and missed quite a bit of work. I'm
looking forward to finally getting back on the water and hopefully
will have some good things to report. |
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