Let It Begin — October 28, 2012 It’s that time, we are transitioning from chasing doves in the afternoon to getting after the ducks in the mornings. THEN! Going after BIG TROUT in the afternoon. We are winding down from Cast n Blast on doves to getting ready to...
Month: May 2013
February 18, 2006 — North Pole Conditions!!!!
February 18, 2006 — North Pole Conditions!!!! WOW!!!!! How can you describe fishing in a 35 MPH north wind, 40 degrees and drizzle? We hosted our good friend Mitch from Bay City along with his son’s bachelor party this weekend. Friday as I was getting my boat...
March 20-22, 2003 — Businessman’s Holiday
March 20-22, 2003 — Businessman’s Holiday Capts’. B.J.Powell, Ray Rankin, and yours truly recently hosted Mr. Daddy, Texas Trout Killer A.K.A. (Travis Petty and his father, Pappy!) to a day chasing Crappie on Steroids (Snapper) out of Port Mansfield. After...
March 26, 2003 — TROPHY TROUT TIME
March 26, 2003 — TROPHY TROUT TIME Trophy Trout Season officially kicked off last week! Early last week Greg Cortez of Bay City caught a 32 inch trout with a 16 inch girth on one day and followed up with a 30 inch trout that had a 15 inch girth the next day. ...
March 10,2004 — Spring is Here!!
March 10,2004 — Spring is Here!! Capt. Ted Springer spent the last two days scouting for upcoming charters. He found good reds on the sand in about 1 to 2 feet of water during the middle of the day. Lures of choice were bone and chartreuse She Dogs. Fish moved...
March 28,2004 — WIND/WIND/ and MORE WIND
March 28,2004 — WIND/WIND/ and MORE WIND Constant 20 plus MPH Winds have continually blown the last 15 days. Despite this our Capt’s. continue to catch fish. Last week was trying for everyone but this last Friday the fish decided yes its spring and lets eat....
March 8,2005 — Port Mansfield Wind & Reds
March 8,2005 — Port Mansfield Wind & Reds Capt. Frank Vasquez had the opportunity to fish David (SCA FAME) and his wonderful daughter Cheryl. They found good reds on the sand in about 1 to 2 feet of water during the middle of the day. Lures of choice were...
March 27, 2005 — North, South, Hot, Cold, Dirty, Clear, High to LOWWWW!!!
March 27, 2005 — North, South, Hot, Cold, Dirty, Clear, High to LOWWWW!!! Winds from every degree of the compass, temperatures from 50 degrees to 85 degrees, Brown Tide to Semi clear water, Low tides to full spring tides. Faced with these conditions we have been...
March 8, 2006 — Need Directions?
March 8, 2006 — Need Directions? So, you want to find fish and see how the fishing has been lately? Well, you basically have six choices when you get to the harbor mouth: Hang a right, or Hang a left; Take a port heading or starboard heading; or go north, or...
March 15, 2006 — Quit Teasing!
March 15, 2006 — Quit Teasing! Finally get to feel the bottom! After the winter doldrums and stinky waders, spent most of the week wet wading the shallow stuff. With temperatures flirting with 100 degrees and a number of days in the mid nineties, the water...
February 26, 2006 — Lady Luck or Humble Pie?
February 26, 2006 — Lady Luck or Humble Pie? We hosted our good friends from the 4 F Fishing Club this past weekend. These nineteen anglers are some of the best Hardcore Fishermen we host during the year. You can only guess how excited myself and our guides were...
February 10, 2006 — North Pole Conditions!!!!
February 10, 2006 — North Pole Conditions!!!! With the approach of our first COLD front in the past few weeks, I was really concerned with getting our mission completed. Bill Olson with Texas Outdoors Journal had been asking us to help with a feature winter time...
January 6, 2006 — Happy New Year
January 6, 2006 — Happy New Year Well, life on with the traveling road show is just starting and I am already jonesing for the comforts of my salty habitat. With two thirds of the crew, Teddy, BJ and Frank in Houston, and Dad and I in Arlington and San Antonio...
March 15, 2001 — It’s Getting Hot in Here
March 15, 2001 — It’s Getting Hot in Here Capt. Bruce Shuler ( Get-A-Way Adventures Lodge) Capt. Ted Springer ( Get-A-Way Adventures Lodge) Capt. Mel Talasek ( Matagorda) and Capt. Bink Grimes ( Outdoor Writer) took a Businessman’s Holiday and fished 14...
November 11, 2003 — Transition!!!!
November 11, 2003 — Transition!!!! That one word sums up our fishing now. With the onset of our second cool front the fish are making the transition to pre-winter time staging areas. Our first cool front two weeks ago started them moving but now with this past...
November 29, 2002 — Fall is Here
November 29, 2002 — Fall is Here Fishing has improved over last week. Redfish are in West Bay, trout can be found along the East Ridges and Flounder are showing up in the East Cut. Bone and Chartruse TTKs worked the best. Slow your retrieve as slow as...
Official Word on East Cut Dredging
Re: Official Word on East Cut Dredging 🙂 This is great news and that is not an unrealistic amount of money to raise. We just need some good ideas on rocks to turn over and possibly a couple of fundraisers (tournaments, BBQ’s, and etc). Maybe a bumper sticker...
February 7 , 2005 — COLD WEATHER STAY AWAY !!
February 7 , 2005 — COLD WEATHER STAY AWAY !! Capt. Ted “ Poppy” Springer of (Get-A-Way Adventures Lodge) fished 7 Feb. 2005. He caught a number of slot reds and above average trout. Fishing along the west bank has been our most productive area. Baring any COLD...
February 14th Through 21st 2005 — Belizean Adventures
February 14th Through 21st 2005 — Belizean Adventures What do you get when you add one fly fisherman and five bait casters, divide them into three groups, and stir in three of the best guides in southern Belize? We got skunked. Each year, the guide staff,...
February 1, 2006 — Back in the Saddle
February 1, 2006 — Back in the Saddle With our show / seminar commitments behind us until the Dave Holder Show we are getting back on the water regularly. Yesterday Capt. Ted and I did a little reconnaissance for upcoming trips. Conditions were excellent with...
February 6, 2006 — March Winds?????????????
February 6, 2006 — March Winds????????????? With our warm weather or non existent winter we are getting our March winds early. Fished 5 days last week and seems we had winds from every direction. Two of the days waited until afternoon to even leave the dock to...