December 5, 2003 — Transition!!!! When was the last time you played with a Yo-Yo? That little toy from years gone by best sums up the pattern lately. With cool fronts making weekly visits to the Lower Laguna Madre, the fish have become cold-blooded Yo-Yo’s. The...
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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...
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 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...
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,...
TARPON TARPON EVERYWHERE!
Re: TARPON TARPON EVERYWHERE! Great…I just had to bump my trip up a week 'AGAIN' for the 20th time since Feb..How long do you guess they will hold?Plans now are the 23rd thru the 27th.. Have fun.
PUCKER FACTOR…HIGH — August 6, 2007
PUCKER FACTOR…HIGH — August 6, 2007 As I write this, the adrenal glands are pumping, eyes are dilating, and my heart is pounding. After of month of getting life insurances, accidental death and dismemberment policies renewed, and good old fashioned blood...
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Re: boat…. pawpawfishes….been fishing baffin lately cause im in school in kingsville! bite has been pretty good on top……with SS jrs! thanks for the info! deuce
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Re: boat…. Running an 18'6″ Explorer. Poling and casting platform…lowrance electronics…honda 90. McClain Trailer
November 5, 2006 — “Wow…November”
November 5, 2006 — “Wow…November” What happened to Oct? Seems I lost an entire month! What can I say, but Fall Feeding Frenzy! With back to back groups last month seems I lost track of time, not a bad deal! Problem is our fishing was good one day mediocre...
April 3, 2005 — Oh Where, Oh Where, Has Our Water all gone!
April 3, 2005 — Oh Where, Oh Where, Has Our Water all gone! If we continue to lose water, we will be able to walk to the I.C.W. Our tides are 1’6” below normal!! Couple this with changing wind directions and you have a real formula for TUFF fishing conditions....
August 2004 — Oh!! What An August
August 2004 — Oh!! What An August
August 5, 2002 — Field Testing, T.V. Shows and Good Friends
August 5, 2002 — Field Testing, T.V. Shows and Good Friends Get-A-Way Adventures Lodge hosted the filming crew from Midwest Outdoors, along with the Shakespeare and Pflueger Staff and a number of outdoor writers. As the fish gods shined on us all involved...
June 27, 2005 — WHAT A WEEK!!!
June 27, 2005 — WHAT A WEEK!!! What can be said about a week like this one? Simply a red letter week; Incredible fisherman, incredible weather, NO WIND, predictable summer patterns, and very willing and cooperating fish. The past week has been merely nothing...
September 25, 2006 — “Let the shooting begin”
September 25, 2006 — “Let the shooting begin” You could define Friday’s wing shooting as a Patriot Missile Defense firing. Friday’s opener found us with not enough birds (Grounded) and wing shooting at birds with a 35 MPH tail wind!!!!! Granted a few birds were...
September 25, 2005 — Home Wreckers Stay Away
September 25, 2005 — Home Wreckers Stay Away It is hard to write a concise and entertaining fishing report when our hearts, minds, and fears were, and remain, focused on the second monstrous storm of the year to batter the gulf coast. Our thoughts and prayers...
September 29, 2003 — North, South, East and West
September 29, 2003 — North, South, East and West The last two weeks we have had winds from every direction, along with RAIN, RAIN and some more rain. The rain along with fall high tides, is keeping the bay one-foot and more above normal. A lot of our trout...
May 12, 2006 — They Jumping in the Boat, or HOLY CRAP
May 12, 2006 — They Jumping in the Boat, or HOLY CRAP The fish called; 'They want their lips back.” To say we caught a few fish this week, would be like saying Ernest Hemingway wrote a few books. As my dear friend's cajun uncle would say,...
May 8, 2005 — WIND, WIND, BUT!!! We Have Water!!!!!
May 8, 2005 — WIND, WIND, BUT!!! We Have Water!!!!! We found the fish along the edge of the I.C.W. in about 5 to 6 foot of water. The trout are feeding on small baitfish and shrimp, the birds pinpointed them for us. If you notice a current cast up current and...
May 29, 2003 — Nutter Butter Cookies, Chips Ahoy and Ye Haw
May 29, 2003 — Nutter Butter Cookies, Chips Ahoy and Ye Haw had the pleasure to fish a friend and his six-year-old son yesterday. It’s amazing how one is put in their place when conditions are right and you can stand back and see the big picture. More about this...
October 27, 2005 — Finally a Real Cool Front!!!!
October 27, 2005 — Finally a Real Cool Front!!!! After continued dismal fishing conditions the past two weeks: a BRIGHT SPOT!!!! With the arrival of our first real cool front the fish seem to have responded. Can’t remember going into the last of Oct. with 80...