Texas Saltwater Fishing Guide

Re: wade fishing reels cant go wrong with a Curado and the new ones are AWESOME!!… IMO!! and as for spinning a stradic.. worth the penny's u'll spend on em!! dont forget to spool em with Power Pro.. ha

How’s the fishin in this areas Well have recently been out to Port Mansfield to do some fishing around the Benie Shack & Saucer Areas but not had much luck.. What is the secret to this areas cause I here alot about this areas being top producers… What...

Re: FISHING LINES Caun (red Line)  10# test for me, 12# or 14# for clients.  I don't like braid on trout…especially bigger ones.  I like the stretch factor mono allows.

Re: THE LURES I like the norton sand eels in red and white tails also rootbeer with chartures tail do not forget the brownlures now at academy .Texas trout killers in the same colors and the gulps in white.  Hard baits i like top waters and cordel broke backs in gold...

Re: wade fishing reels Stick with Shimano. Best reels ever made. I fish several Curado's, a Curados BSF and a Bantam Chronarch. I keep a Calcuta 250 as a backup reel in my tackle bag. Some maintenace required, awesome reels. 😉

FULL MOON FISHING Hi everyone, I want to get everyones thoughts on the full moons effects on fishing down in port mansfield.  I have heard that getting on the water before sun rise is key or even switching over to night wading is a good idea but have never braved the...

Kevin Cochran DVD Just got the DVD that Kevin Cochran put out, called “Advanced Trophy Trout Tactics”. I thought it was very informative and well worth the money. I wanted to see if anyone else has seen it, and if so, start a discussion about its merits....

Re: Kevin Cochran DVD shallowrnr – i won't be selling my copy; plan to watch it a few more times at least! why not buy your own? for under $25 you can learn from a pro. less than the price of 5 or 6 lures. kevin cochran is a local guide, making a living...

Re: Fall weather techniques Start a little deeper as the day warns up if it doe's work your way a little more shallow till you find them .I like a hard shell bottom .Like the spoils by the old bernnie's shack you will find deep water then work your way along...

First time post I wasn't sure if there is a certain area to post new member topics, forgive me, I'm not big on computers. But anyway, glad o be on the forum and now that I have some free time this winter I really want to hit the water with my jonboat that I...

Re: Brown Tide Trey, DannyDon't let the Brown Tide get you down. Go to darker lures fished a liitle slower. Also a rattling cork will help. Sorry I have not kept up with posting just a liitle NUTTZZZZ around here right now. LaterBruce

Wal-Mart v. Whole Foods Yes, I lean a little far left with my conservation stances. I have long hair and I have hugged a few trees in my day so the modern-day hippy moniker can apply when describing me. Not to mention, I am definitely a crunchy, since I eat at least...

Summertime Rolls — July 6, 2009 Beside a little blow and a lot rain, the fishing has been stellar.  Pre-Alex, Dad had the folks on some monster trout with a couple over 28 and a decent snook thrown in to boot.  On top of his trout shenanigans and the other guide...

Fishing Pt Mansfield 10/02 Well after a three week absence, I finally got to go out on the water on Saturday.  Headed out to just north of the saucer and rigged up my hackberry hustler to try it out.  Second cast…BOOM!, redfish on.  This beauty was 27in of pure...

The Good, The Bad, and the Yea Ha! — May 18, 2012       Well the title pretty much sums up the last few days. We have gone from tuff days to outstanding days in the same week. Our trout are now staged in their summer patterns, outside edge of grass. Moving up at...

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. ...

November 29, 2005 — Like most adventures, it starts with an innocent phone call.  I had decided to spend a little down time with the new wife while the parents were away getting a grandbaby fix and enjoy a quiet uneventful Thanksgiving weekend.  However, after a...

October 9, 2005 — Fall…Finally Man, for a while there it appeared that Mother Nature had reinvented herself into Eddie Murphy's Aunt Bunny that if you recall from Delirious took 15 minutes to fall down a flight of stairs.  Well, Mother Nature finally...

September 15, 2003 — Come-On Cool Weather After 15 straight days on the water I get to catch up on the fishing reports. During this period I had the privilege to fish some outstanding anglers, friends and my brother and his group. Fishing has been somewhat...

August 15-22, 2001 — Winds and HIGH Tides As we had higher than normal summer time winds our snapper trips were somewhat bumpy. But with our targeting snapper less than 3 miles offshore the bone jarring trip out just is not the case. Limits of snapper with kings...

July 10, 2005 — All-Star Break Well, it's Monday morning, Lance Armstrong is taking a well deserved break from the tour and MLB is stretching out a few days over the All-star break.  However, here in old Port Mansfield, the action is just winding back up...