Re: 1st time 🙁 Rey, this time of year you can hook fish just about anywhere. two…three…four… five ..feet of water etc. Summer time is a great time to fish. mornings can be very productive just like late afternoon and evenings. On a recent wading trip...
Re: Sept 17, Monday of TFF of Houston trip Brandon, Still wanting to know what the 1/2 day options are on Monday, Sept 17. I can bring my kayaks if there is a way for someone to drop us off, pick us up and get us back to the lodge by 1-2 for Rod to make his flight in...
Port Mansfield 8/26-27 NO PICS–It has been such a slow year I haven't bothered to carry a camera.I finally had a trip worth posting–it has been a tough year for me in PM. We got out early Sun morning and started off fishing in 2' of water and had...
Re: Traveling to Mansfield tomorrow, any help is appreciated! I agree with putawaywet's reply, in fishing “the lights,” smaller, lighter lures have usually worked better for me–that's why flies work well. Another effective lure is the...
Re: Traveling to Mansfield tomorrow, any help is appreciated! Go to harbor bait and get some 'spec rigs'. Get the silliest, brightest colors, chunk them out past the lights and jig them at varying speed and depth. Fly fishing the lights at night is a blast...
Re: TARPON TARPON EVERYWHERE! 40 to 150# They should hold until November. Will post more information tomorrow
Re: TARPON TARPON EVERYWHERE! Hey guys! Got the day off, turn around day,we will get the photos posted today if I can get the kid to slow down. No way to describe the last few days. We have always caught a number of Silver bullets but not this quaility or numbers. I ...
Re: Pop Gets Wake Up Call! Again thanks folks for your comments. I have been on the water everyday and am feeling fine. Just not to happy EATING cardboard and paper in lieu of Momma Getaway's cooking.Later
New to Wading Hey, I'm new to wading and was wondeing what are some good plastics to start off with. ...
Re: New to Wading Papa Rey Congratulations on taking the next step and diving in…jjust rememer to dive flat in the LLM not deep enough for a graceful swan dive…more live a race dive start…any way I digress. I would recommend a few things….If...
Guess I’ll be the first to bring it up. Looks more and more like a final landfall in Mexico. Fine with me.I rode out Allen and will not do it again. Mentally drained me.I'm sure you guys are watching closely and know whether or not you need to bail.Be safe...
Silver Rush — August 20, 2007 Absolutely stellar! Ted, Dad, and I have chased tarpon halfway around the world but sometimes, as the story goes, heaven is in your backyard. The last two weeks have been absolutely WORLD CLASS. From fly to even topwater, the...
Re: Guess I’ll be the first to bring it up. Looks like we got lucky again…sorry you had to cancel your trip…look forward to seeing you in october
1st time 🙁 well my first wading experience wasnt what i expected. my buddies and i lost a couple trouts that we almost landed, we were out there from about 6AM to about 3pm trying different lures and doing the stingray shuffle! in the morning we felt what we thought...
First Timer Goes to Port Mansfield [font=Verdana][size=10pt][color=blue][/color]Hey guys, just wondering if you can help me. Planing to go for the first time to fish at Port Mansfield with my boat. (Dargel Skooter 13' 35hp) Don't have a clue of were to go...
Re: First Timer Goes to Port Mansfield I can't say where the fish are right now because I haven't been down in nearly a year but a couple of tips would be-Start off learning north of the harbor mouth. This gives you a massive area of deep and shallow water...
Really Old Man Happy Birthday DAD!!! Guess Hemmingway was right, The OLD Man and the Sea Have a good one today!!!
Re: First Timer Goes to Port Mansfield Putawaywet's Advice is spot on. I always recommend newbies to learn the East Cut and the North Shoreline first. Fewer obstacles, more traffic (for breakdowns and possible trouble), and a lot easier to learn, not to mention...
Re: 1st time 🙁 [color=red]some other questions? [/color][color=red]-whens the best time to wade? morning ? noon? night? [/color] YES! ;D Learn your solunar Tables and tides for this answer…I will forward you a multi-piece article I wrote a few years ago...
Traveling to Mansfield tomorrow, any help is appreciated! Hello there, I'm new here and don't get to do much saltwater fishing, but we are leaving early Thursday morning from Tyler,Tx to spend a few days in Port Mansfield. We are going off shore during the...
Re: Really Old Man Bruce, Have a great day–you deserve it!!! We're as old or young as our spirit and attitude allow us to be. Wes Pullen