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Fishing Skinny Water I'm looking for some help on how to catch Redfish in skinny water. What is the best way to approch them & what are some good lures to use in this situation without spooking them away? Thanks in advance for your help & hopefully I...

Re: Fishing Skinny Water Damn Roam, How do I answer that question without writing a book?  I will try to hit the highlights for you. 1.  Easiest way is to look for working birds.  Do not be fooled by the little terns, liar birds, just flitting about the surface and...

Re: Action, Sound, Get Wet — May 12, 2008 Capt Shuler… what type of swivels are you guys tying on and what size of split rings! This is all great info that will give me a edge next time fishing next to my buddies!! After i take them to school with these...

Re: Action, Sound, Get Wet — May 12, 2008 ChasintailLooks like the Kids (Capt. Brandon) idea has generated more traffic on the site! I just hope with fishing everyday we can post ideas and tips on a continual basis. Remember this old fart just can't fish...

Re: spots to wade fish AT THIS TIME THERE ARE SEVERAL SPOTS BUT I ONLY GO TO ONE. I FISH OF ON THE SOUTH PORT.WALK ABOUT 1 HOUR ON THE SHORE AND FISH IT BACK WITH THE WIND BLOWING FROM THE SOUTH.BEST LURE  RED AND WHITE TEXAS RED KILLER. ZIG ZAG IN THE WATER AND LOOK...

Trout, Trout, and Silver King Sightings — May 21,2008 Fishing 12 out of the last 15 days with clients’: Catch and releasing before 10:00 AM, how could it get any better? Just as my previous reports asked:  Are the numbers of 17” to 20” trout we are catching due...

Fisheries Improvement or Rose Colored Glasses??? Since the water has warmed into the low 80’s and the trout are spawning, the question must be asked! Has our 5 fish bag limit since Sept. 1, 2007 improved the quality/numbers of our trout? My response and guides’ who...

Re: hows the bite/// Captain Brandon.. sorry for not reporting back sooner! but the fishing that day was alright…I caught alot of DINK trout and couldnt seem to find many keepers… oh well! the next day I headed back up and fished Baffin with a buddy of...

catch 2000 catch non for me!?? quick question a looking for a few pointers.. never fished a catch 2000 before but cant resist the temptations of tying one on because of all the popularity behind them! just seems i cant catch fish on them… i love topwater...

Re: GAME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Up Date Short up date. Will get photos and report posted ASAP. Thursday and Friday were red letter days. Mitch from Bay City and Dewain from Houston came down and fished Friday, we had limits before 9:00AM. Lucky for me a catch and release...

Re: kayaks Jolly Roger Call at at the lodge 956.944.4000 a couple of days before you get here.  The kayak is yours as long as you are here….Merry Christmas ;D

Public Input Meetings Set On Coastal Fishing Regulations AUSTIN, Texas — State fisheries biologists have set a January series of public input meetings in Port Arthur, Dickinson, Port Aransas and Port Isabel to discuss possible changes to the way fishing and fisheries...

Re: Port Mansfield lights Jolly Roger How did the rest of the trip go?  I love fishing for dinks under the lights on fly.  A small white glass minnow, a three weight, and a few cooperative trout equals a great time on super light tackle. Hope you guys had a great...

Last 2007 Report — December 31, 2007 Well it’s that time of year!!! We head out Wednesday for the Fishing and Boat Show Circuits, about as much fun as a root canal. Only saving grace is we get to visit friends we don’t get to see but once a year as they too are...

spots to wade fish We are fairly new to the area and are in need of a good spot to drive our 4 wheel pickup, park and wade fish for Reds and Trout.  We live in Mission and just want to be able to get in the vehicle with our equipment in tow on a weekend morning and do...

Re: Captain Dan Coley on Calmer Seas Prayer's go out to family and friend's.

Re: spots to wade fish 100koutsSorry for being so late in posting a reply, but with our loss of Capt. Dan Coley and fishing everyday just not much computer time. To answer your question there are actually two locations you can wade fish from the bank here in port. As...

Getting Windy…Going Deep — March 12, 2008 With Teddy, dad, and the rest of the old farts out of town and trying to commit international incidents in Brazil, I was left in charge of the guiding duties and to keep our crew on the fish.  My charters and I all...

Menhaden Issue – Action Required: Please help! When the Omega Protein corporation goes fishing for menhaden in the Gulf of Mexico, they don't bring just a rod and bait. Their highly industrialized operation involves planes to spot schools of menhaden and...

Aggies and Big Fish; Statement or Oxymoron? — March 31, 2008 We hosted a bachelor party for 1ST. LT. Stephen just returned from serving our Country in Iraq. Thanks Lt.  He and all his buddies, who by the way were Aggie's, let it be known despite them being...

Excuse Me…We Have an Announcement — April 15, 2008 Mix a few friends, some great fellowship, and awesome fishing and what do you get?  Quite a few oversized reds and one awesome twenty-eight inch trout.  We recently hosted the Friendswood Fishers of Men...