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...
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April 17, 2005 — Bud, Dickey and the Boyz!!!!
April 17, 2005 — Bud, Dickey and the Boyz!!!! Well it’s Sunday evening about 8:30 P.M. and we STILL HAVE NOT RECOVERED FROM THE BOYZ!!!! There’s nothing like having 28 good friends for 4 days to totally wear you out. If I had to fish these guys every time I...
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....
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...
November 23, 2005 — Gobble, Gobble!
November 23, 2005 — Gobble, Gobble! They call pork the other white meat. HHMMM..that leaves me to ponder what turkey is. Are all poultry lumped into the same monochromatic meat color or is our fine bearded friend an entire meat class on his own? Will Terrell...
October 18, 2001 — TROUT, REDFISH, FLOUNDER and BIG JACKS
October 18, 2001 — TROUT, REDFISH, FLOUNDER and BIG JACKS We hosted 15 fishermen from TSM, Inc. this past weekend. Wind gusts to 30 mph. forced us to the East cut for both days fishing. Fish were in the guts along the edges in 3 to 4 foot of water. Best fishing...
December 16, 2005 — Twas The Night Before Christmas
December 16, 2005 — Twas The Night Before Christmas First, I want to apologize for the errant and late fishing reports. Between updating the web, building a few more sites and suffering the constant hack attacks we have been suffering, not to mention very slow...
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...
May 18, 2003 — Wind, Wind and Reds
May 18, 2003 — Wind, Wind and Reds After almost three weeks of 20 M.P.H. plus winds the pattern may have changed today. We awoke this morning with Old Glory not standing straight out like it was starched. Hopefully we can now get into our regular wind patterns. ...
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...
April 24, 2005 — I SEE RED FISH!
April 24, 2005 — I SEE RED FISH! Man, oh man! In the immortal words of the late, great Dr. Seuss, One Fish, Two Fish, RED FISH! Spots are absolutely everywhere. The red fish spring feed is on high alert and man are we on them. Captain Ted Springer has to...
April 18, 2006 — Wind…Wind and Cooperative Fish
April 18, 2006 — Wind…Wind and Cooperative Fish It just keeps on HAPPENING!! The past two weeks have been outstanding. We continue to catch excellent trout. Capt. Steven lost what he considered a 30” plus yesterday. Fishing just south of town he had...
May 22, 2005 — Even Speckled Trout Get the Blues
May 22, 2005 — Even Speckled Trout Get the Blues 2005 has so far proved to be a very unique, frustrating, unpredictable, and mind-numbingly indecisive year. Trout have seemingly been mourning our slight case of brown tide and refusing to bite. However, with...
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 8,2004 — Storms, Wind and Lots of Rain
May 8,2004 — Storms, Wind and Lots of Rain The past two weekends have kept all of us on the water, on our toes. Saturday May 1 we had 50 plus M.P.H. winds and heavy rains. Saturday May 8 dealt us 3 plus inches of rain. Despite these adverse weather conditions we...
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...
May 12, 2003 — WIND, WIND, SWING SETS & SON-IN-LAWS
May 12, 2003 — WIND, WIND, SWING SETS & SON-IN-LAWS What can be more frustrating after nine days of continuous 25 plus M.P.H. winds? Try putting together a large swing set for the granddaughter with the wrong instructions provided! After fishing the last...
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...
October 2, 2005 — It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
October 2, 2005 — It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Ah, sounds like the refrains from a Christmas Carol. October is typically the month to usher in cooler waters, lighter winds, and more active fish. But man is it hot, the fish are still following...
October 9, 2003 — FALL REDS
October 9, 2003 — FALL REDS Water temperatures remain in the upper 70s providing a comfortable wade without waders. Red fishing continues to be great. Fishing North provided non-stop action for the past three days. Reds were found from knee to chest deep...
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...