Re: looking for a new GPS/depth finder Thanks for the help–With the gas prices my new budget only allows for paddle with the depth markings so I can check the depth and paddle my Bluewave to and from the saucer! Just kidding of course-I think I am gonna go with...
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June 5, 2005 — Blow, Blow, Blow the Man Down
June 5, 2005 — Blow, Blow, Blow the Man Down What an incredible week of fishing! Captain Ted started the week out on stellar 26, 27, and 29 inch trout extravaganza! All before 11:30 in the morning. The twenty-niner went 7.8 and just missed being the first...
August 15-22, 2001 — Winds and HIGH Tides
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...
August 19, 2003 — Offshore Potpourri
August 19, 2003 — Offshore Potpourri What do five Capt’s do if they all get the same day off? Go offshore Capt’s. B.J. Powell, Ted Springer, Terry White, Frank Vasquez and yours truly all had the same day off this week and naturally we jumped at the opportunity...
August 29, 2005 — Snakes, Sharks, and other Things that Bite
August 29, 2005 — Snakes, Sharks, and other Things that Bite Raising parents is hard! Working and living with them is harder. Luckily this week, we are taking a few days off to start preparations for the long hard Cast & Blast season and mom and dad have...
July 13, 2003 — Reds and Storms
July 13, 2003 — Reds and Storms Well we’re sitting around with all the hatches battened down waiting on Claudette! Looks as if we will get a direct hit, but if predictions are right it will help our bay system with the fresh water, hopefully with minimum damage...
July 10, 2005 — All-Star Break
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...
December 18, 2006 — “What a Week”
December 18, 2006 — “What a Week” Sorry for the late report but had to take some time to handle a number of White Tail Hunters. Explain: how can a Big Trout Manic sit in a deer stand knowing the big trout or on the move, and not just go BONKERS? Prior to last...
Happy “B” Day Kid.
Happy “B” Day Kid. Happy birthday son. Love Dad
Girls Gone Wild! Caught on Tape! — February 19, 2007
Girls Gone Wild! Caught on Tape! — February 19, 2007 After my trip last week with the youngsters and their personal best trout, I just didn’t think it could get any better. Arnold, with the new CASTNSHOOT Web. Magazine was scheduled to arrive Thursday for some...
June 30, 2003 — Twenty One Feet of Reds
June 30, 2003 — Twenty One Feet of Reds Sorry for the delay in keeping our fishing reports page up to date, but June was a very trying month with the loss of my Mother and Shirley’s Mom’s broken hip one week later. This coupled with a busy schedule left precious...
September 12, 2005 — Move Over Rover
September 12, 2005 — Move Over Rover Simply being the youngest guide out of the lodge can make times at the lodge around the older salts quite unbearable. To add fuel to the flame, out fish the old salts and there is hell to pay. I think the familiar saying...
November 2, 2005 — GO TEAM GO!
November 2, 2005 — GO TEAM GO! Well the Astro's once again broke our hearts and left us wishing for another year. Let's hope Drayton and Pupura can build a team for next year that can get us back to the dance and ready to win. With my beloved...
April 19,2004 — Bubba, the BOYZ and the Legend
April 19,2004 — Bubba, the BOYZ and the Legend This past Monday and Tuesday we had the pleasure to fish with our OLD!!! Friends Bubba and the boys. With winds blowing 25 plus MPH we all still managed to catch good fish. The highlight of this trip was a first...
April 6, 2006 — Wind-ing Up!
April 6, 2006 — Wind-ing Up! This weekend marks the true start of the lodge season. No more weekends off until the built in break sometime in July. What does that mean? Offshore season flies into my dreams, fish start their late spring and early summer...
April 25, 2006 — Water Goes Up Must Come Down
April 25, 2006 — Water Goes Up Must Come Down Seems like every time the reds get the opportunity to have enough water on the edges to really get podding, the bottom drops out a drives them back to the deeper guts. Tidal conditions like this are enough to drive...
October 9, 2005 — Fall…Finally
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...
October 15, 2006 — “Rain”
October 15, 2006 — “Rain” With all the rain we have had the last few days, get ready for us to really light-up. Boy those BIGGGGGG TROUT love that sweet water. With all the rain we have had look for the bay to turn on for a massive fall feed. With out the fresh...
May 15, 2005 — Those Fish Pull, Eh?
May 15, 2005 — Those Fish Pull, Eh? The beauty of this job is the number of very interesting and colorful people we get to meet. The week has been extremely busy and yet rewarding. Sunday evening we had 42 Canadians join us from Calgary Alberta. To say these...
May 2, 2006 — Let the Grind Begin
May 2, 2006 — Let the Grind Begin Well May is here and ushers in the true beginning of our season. With more days on the water than off, we will have a bead on all types of fishing and fish. With Teddy and Dad chasing trout to their hearts content, Frank and...
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...