Full Steam Into Spring

SABINE LAKE & PASS

Reported by CAPT. EDDIE HERNANDEZ

Email Eddie Hernandez at ContactUs@fishgame.com

ALL GOOD THINGS MUST come to an end, and sometimes give way to something even better. That’s exactly what I’m hoping for this year on Sabine Lake.

It’s not that the winter fishing on Sabine has been sub-par because it hasn’t. In fact, it is always pretty good and this year has been no exception. The reality, however, is that we are now heading full steam into the spring months. This magical time of year begins on March 23, 2023, with daylight savings time beginning March 12, 2023.

If you are like me, those two dates should get your juices flowing, even if fishing wasn’t in the equation. The fact that you are reading this means that fishing definitely is a major part of it so there is even more reason for you and I to be excited. You can almost sense the excitement by people’s demeanor at the boat ramp.

After a somewhat long winter, and being teased with a few hints of spring, it is finally within our grasp. These two months could possibly bring the largest welcoming committee of the year coast wide. No more teasers. March 23 marks the true beginning of spring. A nice southerly flow will dominate and assist strong incoming tides in bringing pretty water deep into the far reaches of the Sabine ecosystem. Baitfish that had been hanging tight to their comrades will begin to scatter and venture throughout the system, thus opening a window of opportunity for predator fish and anglers alike. Soon we will have the green light to fish basically anywhere we want, and to do it with confidence. Sand and grass will once again be players as water temperatures below the mid 50’s will no longer be a factor. Mud bottoms will hold fish year round but as the water continues to warm, more and more fish will follow bait to sandy flats and shorelines.

This is the first chance we’ve had in a while to catch trout in the surf and at the jetties. Some of these yellow mouthed beauties will hold here for a while before making their way down the channel and into the bay. Throwing topwaters early is a good idea to help locate the fish. From there it’s pretty much choose your weapon. In the lake, the north revetment wall should be primed to take off in a big way. Always a popular destination, and very easily accessible for bank fishermen, trout, reds and flounder will begin to show up with the hordes of baitfish that utilize it for forage and protection.

Topwaters and soft plastics of all sizes and colors should get good results. Also, look for bird activity to increase on the south end and main lake as we progress into spring with large schools of trout and reds beginning to consistently push pods of shrimp to the surface. Everything is beginning to heat up, so come join us in the excitement of some good Sabine spring fishing.

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GALVESTON

Reported by CAPT. DEREK YORK

Email Derek York at spotstalkerfishing@yahoo.com

 

Bye Bye to the Cold and Fog

IT’S FINALLY STARTING to feel like springtime here in Galveston after a cold and foggy winter. 

The spring breakers will be here in short order to take over Galveston Island. A lot of families will be looking to get their families out on the water for some fun while fishing.

My favorite time of year is here because springtime at the Galveston jetties offers some of the best sheepshead fishing found anywhere. The black drum run is in full swing, and the speckled trout and reds are feeding good with the warming water temps.

The sheepshead is often overlooked, leaving many anglers frustrated at the cleaning table. It’s one of the best tasting fish in the bay. It also provides a great fight when hooked.

Typically, I use a rig designed for the bottom with a ¼- ounce egg sinker, a bead, a small swivel, 10-12 inches of 20- to 25-pound fluorocarbon leader and a small hook with a live shrimp.

When fishing at the jetties or anywhere near structure, I tell people to put it in the rocks as these fish are usually found feeding on the barnacles and other crustaceans living there. They are usually light biters and can be a little tricky to hook at times, so keep tension on your line and feel for that slight thump. With a five fish limit per person and a 15-inch minimum, limits are pretty easy to come by this time of year.

Some of my biggest sheepsheads have come during this time of year. For cleaning them, if you are fileting them out, I suggest starting at the tail and working your way toward the head while using good straight edge and serrated edge knives.

If you like catching giant fish, then you need to be targeting the black drum in the springtime. My rigs for these fish are super simple as I’ve said before. A three-way swivel with lighter leader for the weight and a large circle hook for a piece of blue crab. These fish are often found in deeper water, 15 to 30 feet, around some kind of hard bottom or structure. Once located, it is not uncommon to catch numerous fish in one spot. The Texas City Dike, Galveston jetties, gas wells and concrete ship all are prime spots to catch these fish which get up to more than 50 pounds.

Trout and redfish are being caught all over the bay at this time from West Bay to East Bay and up into Trinity Bay. The back lakes and smaller water bodies like Clear Lake, Moses Lake and the upper parts of the bay are producing good numbers of these fish both on artificial and live bait. 

So, make sure you take the time to get out on the water and take your family or someone new to the sport of fishing. You’ll be glad you did. Until next time, see you on the water.

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MATAGORDA

Reported by CAPT. MARK TALASEK

Email Mark Talasek at MarkTalasek@sbcglobal.com

 

 

Another Winter is in the Books

HELLO SPRING of 2023!!!

Another winter of temperatures in the teens is behind us. Mother nature unleashed another harsh winter on Texas.

The bay system handled it much better than the freeze of 2021. Shorter periods of freezing temperatures aided the fisheries this time. Hopefully, the trout population will continue their recovery.

I’m not quite sure whether it will ever be like it used to be. My dad started guiding in the early 1970s with the late great Raymond Cox. As a young five-year-old boy I hopped into the boat for all the scouting trips I could.

I remember stories from the ’50s and ’60s when limits were not needed. Trout and reds were sold at market. They caught them by the icebox full. Man! Did I not have the best opportunity to learn from two Matagorda Bay legends.

Raymond was one of the greatest wade fishermen until he enjoyed staying in the boat later in life. Power poles were a galvanized anchor with three feet of chain. I was the anchor boy.

“Be quiet when you slide the anchor into the water.” “Don’t slam the icebox lid.” “You’re scaring the fish away!” He had a pet peeve for being quiet on the water.

“Cast the cut mullet out as far as possible away from the boat and let it sit.” “Don’t move it!” “You will confuse the redfish.” That was one of his favorite sayings, LOL.

It worked.

I think he had a redfish spot on his tail. He was the best in the business. RIP Mr. Raymond.

Melvin Talasek was a hardcore wade fisherman. He would tie on a black topwater with a chartreuse head and throw it all day long. Mirrolure invented this color because of him—his favorite.

With a cigarette in his mouth, he’d slowly reel in the lure. “Slower the better,” he preached.

He would cast, reel, stop, take a puff of cigarette, let the lure sit then start doing his topwater twitch. Some of the best blowups came right after it’s been sitting.

RIP Dad.

Nothing is like it used to be. But our fishing is still pretty darn good! Only slip-on corks were available back then. They worked great when fish numbers were triple what we have today.

Now you can get a good heavy cork with beads on each side. They imitate trout hitting the top of the water. The weight helps you cast farther to keep the bait in the strike zone longer—much better than the old slip-on.

Golden spoons were one of the first artificial lures. Both old guys told me the spoons caught fish in the old days and nothing has changed.

The marshes are filling up with a new crop of shrimp and glass minnows. Reds and trout are starting to feed along the shoreline again.

It’s a good time to be on the water. Give me a call for your next visit to Matagorda Captain Mark Talasek 979-479-1397.

 

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LOCATION: Galveston East Bay
HOTSPOT: Anahuac Refuge Flats
GPS: N 29 33.804, W 94 32.374
(29.5634, -94.5396)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Super Spook or a One Knocker topwater
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: Favorite colors: To me colors are not as important as presentation.

LOCATION: Galveston East Bay
HOTSPOT: Siever’s Cut
GPS: N 29 26.5619, W 94 42.1379
(29.4427, -94.7023)

SPECIES: Speckled trout
BEST BAITS: Soft plastics
SOURCE: Capt. Paul Marcaccio
281-788-4041
www.gofishgalveston.com
TIPS: Top soft plastic colors are Chicken-on-a-chain-Slammin chicken-Limetreuse and pearl.

LOCATION: Galveston Jetties
HOTSPOT: South Jetty
GPS: N 29 19.0111, W 94 41.0068
(29.3169 -94.6834)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Soft Plastics, Corkies or Topwaters
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: The important thing is not the lure. It is to be at the right place at the right time.

LOCATION: Galveston Trinity Bay
HOTSPOT: Bart’s Pass
GPS: N 29 31.412, W 94 49.205
(29.5235 -94.8201)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Live and artificial redfish bait
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: Best fishing with full moon and moving tides

LOCATION: Galveston Trinity Bay
HOTSPOT: Vin-Ta-Un Flats
GPS: N 29 32.794, W 94 45.805
(29.5466, -94.7634)

SPECIES: Speckled trout
BEST BAITS: Topwaters
SOURCE: Capt. Paul Marcaccio
281-788-4041
www.gofishgalveston.com
TIPS: Normally Marcaccio prefers a smaller topwater-but if the water becomes choppy he will switch off to a bigger topwater so that the fish can find it easier.

LOCATION: Galveston West Bay
HOTSPOT: Anderson Ways
GPS: N 29 15.016, W 94 53.0158
(29.2503 -94.8836)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Soft Plastics, Corkies or Topwaters
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: If you are looking for a state record caliber trout, 98 percent of the time, the fish will come when you are wade fishing.

LOCATION: Matagorda East Bay
HOTSPOT: Bird Island
GPS: N 28 43.86, W 95 45.6169
(28.7310 -95.7603)

SPECIES: Speckled trout
BEST BAITS: Norton Bull Minnow or Lit’l Fishie
SOURCE: Capt. Tommy Countz
281-450-4037
www.matagordafishing.com
TIPS: Close to Bird Island is a big mud flat. Drift the mud flat, bouncing the bait off the bottom. During cold weather a lot of times the fish are on the mud flats…1/4 or 3/8 ounce lead head gets the bait down pretty quick, and covers a lot more water.

LOCATION: Matagorda West Bay
HOTSPOT: Greens Bayou
GPS: N 28 29.0123, W 96 13.0094
(28.4835 -96.2168)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Gulp under a popping cork
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: Catch a lot of fish under a popping cork with Gulp on a light jig head, 1/16 oz, 3 to 5 feet under a Coastal Popping Cork. They have a good ‘clack’ sound. Best Gulp! colors are pearl or New Penny.

LOCATION: Sabine Lake
HOTSPOT: East Pass
GPS: N 29 59.0269, W 93 46.5619
(29.9838, -93.7760)

SPECIES: Speckled trout
BEST BAITS: 5 Inch Provoker soft plastic
SOURCE: Capt. Bill Watkins
409-673-9211
www.fishsabinelake.com
TIPS: Depending on how much fresh water we have coming in will determine where the trout will locate. If the lake is real clear and salty, the fish will be distributed all over the lake, many of them up north by the rivers.

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MID-COAST

Reported by CAPT. KYLE HODSON

Email KYLE HODSON at KyleHodson@hotmail.com

Or Visit Online; BayFlatsLodge.com

Stacked Odds

AS WITH OTHER STYLES OF FISHING, there are many mornings in our sport of fly-fishing that are filled with excitement! There’s the anticipation of the play-by-play that rolls through your mind as you consider the day’s conditions. There’s also the essential optimism that’s shared in the cockpit of the poling skiff as you envision Matagorda Island’s backcountry.

As saltwater anglers, there are also mornings when we question our sanity. This might be brought about by the sound of flags whipping against flag poles, which could be a warning—whether heeded, or not – of high winds, along with rigging clanking on other nearby boats. Whatever your vision, the realization is amplified once you’re away from land and out on the water.

Unfortunately, we experienced one of these exact days this past December. We were greeted with ENE winds gusting to 25mph – the type that sprays everyone as you make your way across the bay. Air temperatures were holding in the upper 40’s, and we were blanketed in heavy cloud cover and high winds—the odds were stacked against us.

We arrived at our destination and made our way through the maze of marsh. Looking for relief from the wind, we were encouraged as we placed ourselves upon the unbeaten path. We truly felt that the further off the trail we could go, the greater reward we might receive. So, we discussed the upcoming lake and its possibilities, and talked about the plan.

Upon entering this Matagorda Island back lake, something caught my eye and I shouted to my angler, “9 o’clock, we might have something.” He’d already keyed on the same thing. His shot now moved to our 12 o’clock. He held the shot, and he presented a well-placed 40-foot cast to what I knew was a good fish. My initial fear was that this fish was going to drag us down through some of the shallow guts that I wouldn’t be able to pole us to. My angler, however, did a fantastic job, and he was able to land his redfish without pause.

The moral of the story—you never know unless you go, even if the odds happen to be stacked against you! Fly-fish whenever you can! You’ll love it!

If you’re fishing with conventional gear along the Texas Coastal Bend region, keep in mind that our mid-coast bay waters can often become severely discolored because of this month’s tides and winds. However, don’t let that discourage you from fishing any one area. Learn to fish the signs and conditions, and not the spot. If you discover jumping baitfish in “chocolate milk” water, throw a top water or slow sinker, especially if the bait’s being driven against the windward shoreline. Best results will come when using darker colors, which has yielded some handsome catches in some seemingly overwhelming conditions. In other words, never give up on the situation at hand during March—just keep grinding!

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LOCATION: Port Aransas
HOTSPOT: Inside Mud Island
GPS: N 27 56.006, W 97 1.0041
(27.9334 -97.0167)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Cut menhaden and cut perch head, dead shrimp
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: I also like to fish San Antonio Bay. There are some great reefs in there that if the wind is low, you can find some really good reefs that will hold good, good numbers of black drum.

LOCATION: Port Lavaca
HOTSPOT: Garrett Reef
GPS: N 28 39.814, W 96 22.455
(28.6636 -96.3743)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: DOA Soft Plastics
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: On the spoil banks look for subtle structure breaks, such as gaps between the banks.

LOCATION: Port O’Connor
HOTSPOT: New Half Moon Reef
GPS: N 28 33.7999, W 96 14.5309
(28.5633 -96.2422)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: DOA Soft Plastics or Berkley Gulp
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: The new Half Moon is close to the coordinates for the old Half Moon Reef.

LOCATION: Redfish Bay
HOTSPOT: Dagger Island
GPS: N 27 50.217, W 97 9.966
(27.8370, -97.1661)

SPECIES: Speckled trout
BEST BAITS: Down South Lures in bright colors
SOURCE: Capt. Chad Verburgt
361-463-6545
TIPS: We should be getting a pretty good return on a lot of our fish that are coming back in from the Gulf.

LOCATION: Rockport
HOTSPOT: Bay Oil Wells and Pads
GPS: N 28 2.742, W 96 57.8339
(28.0457, -96.9639)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Corkys or Soft Plastics
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: A Berkley Gulp in a pearl color also works great in the clearer water.

LOCATION: Rockport
HOTSPOT: Spalding Reef
GPS: N 28 6.2689, W 96 54.4709
(28.1045 -96.9079)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Corkies or Soft Plastics
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: Not all structure is visible above the water. Using your sonar locate well pads that the superstructure has been removed from.

LOCATION: San Antonio Bay
HOTSPOT: Panther Reef
GPS: N 28 13.0105, W 96 41.0139
(28.2168 -96.6836)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Cut menhaden and cut perch head, dead shrimp
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
www.rockportguidedadventures.com
TIPS: March is for redfish fishing. If it’s a north wind, fish Matagorda Island, anywhere between Panther Island and Cedar Bayou.

LOCATION: Upper Laguna Madre
HOTSPOT: Night Hawk Bay
GPS: N 27 33.196, W 97 16.369
(27.5533, -97.2728)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Popping cork/shrimp ro soft plastics
SOURCE: Capt. Daniel Land
361-876-7610
rdhuntng16@yahoo.com
TIPS: Switching to a braid line has inclrease his catches. The thinner diameter line is harder for the fish to see.

LOCATION: Upper Laguna Madre
HOTSPOT: King Ranch Shoreline
GPS: N 27 29.134, W 97 21.1079
(27.4856, -97.3518)

SPECIES: Speckled trout
BEST BAITS: Sand Shad with a 1/8 oz. lead head
SOURCE: Capt. Tommy Countz
281-450-4037
TIPS: Twenty miles of shoreline from the King Ranch to Baffin Bay- Run the shoreline till you find bait action. Some big trout come from this shoreline.

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Spring Has Sprung

BAFFIN BAY

Reported by CAPT. GERAD MERRITT

Email Gerad Merritt at GeradMerritt@gmail.com

Visit Online: ParadiseGuideServices.com

 

SPRING FISHING IS FINALLY here. Although the water and air temperatures are rising, they are still fluctuating between cool to cold in the evenings and mornings. During mid-day, the water temperatures become increasingly warmer, encouraging the fish to move quite frequently.

On days I am spring fishing, I pick spots based on air/water temperature and the amount of sun versus clouds. For colder days, I also glance at what the moon is doing and base my decisions on all of these factors.

My fishing trips start in the morning and end mid-day, so the major and minor bite times aren’t always in my favor. This does not mean the fish are not in the correct location and hungry. It just indicates that based on all this information, certain times should technically be better for feeding.

When it is cold and gloomy out, I check the flats and some drop-offs on the shallower side but try and look for warmer water. Although this may be in the shallow areas, it is most likely a little deeper than what you would normally like to see.

Sunny days, or should I say warmer days, bring warmer water temperatures to the higher or shallower water tables. I still try and find the different water structures while working grass lines and pot holes in between following the pattern we have see thus far. We are using live shrimp with the occasional live croaker and possibly piggie perch for live bait. Cut mullet and dead shrimp for drum on the bottom (as well as live shrimp under a popping cork). At this time we are doing our best to match plastic lures to the water clarity, depth, grass flats, and structure changes. It is also important to match the actions to what the water is doing as far as wind, current, and location. 

Do not be scared to try something different every once in a while and enjoy the spring fishing season!

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LOWER LAGUNA MADRE

Reported by CAPT. BRIAN BARRERA

Email Brian Barrera at CaptBrianBFishing@gmail.com

Visit Online: InshoreFishingSouthPadre.com

Months of Transition

LOOKING INTO MARCH AND APRIL, it’s always hard to pinpoint exactly where you’ll be, exactly what you’ll be doing, or how you’ll be doing it on any given day. These are transition months, is it going to be cold? Is it going to be hot? Will the fish be deep or shallow? These “transition” months cause indecision in some of the fish schools. Some are already entering summer patterns, some are still holding on strong to winter patterns. It can take a while to get ahold of them, but once you do it can be great fishing. I like to start in deep grass pockets for redfish and trout looking to ambush overpassing bite size baitfish. If that’s not happening I start to cruise the shallow flats looking for warmer water and schools of baitfish scattering from under the boat. If I see a good amount of fish over a 75-100 yard stretch I feel like it’s worth swinging around on. I’m a lure guy when it comes to redfish and trout, but sometimes in these transition months I’ll use certain kinds of bait like ballyhoo or live mullet. Anchoring up or drifting along mangrove covered spoil islands can be good with these kinds of baits.

But don’t get under confident, March and April are also extremely easy and fun months to fish if you decide to take what Mother Nature is willing to give you… The sheepshead fishing is phenomenal during this time period, they are spawning and holding in massive schools in semi-deep structure, anywhere from 6-20’ deep from inshore channels and bridges to nearshore wrecks within just a few hundred yards of the jetties. Once I locate the schools on my humminbird fish finder Live or dead shrimp free lined off the side of the boat will get chewed every time! Be ready for triple and quadruple hook-ups when hangin’ in schools of these convicts. They’re not easy to filet but the tasty meat is worth the work. They call ‘em “bay snapper” for a reason!

Trophy hunting? With the good moons, full or new, in March and early April you can find me chasing monster trout on pink topwaters and jigs with soft plastics. It’s the time of the year where the trout tend to be the heaviest, and most willing to destroy noisy walk the dog style topwater lures, which is an absolute blast! Many personal best fish are attained by my clients during these times.

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LOCATION: Arroyo Colorado
HOTSPOT: North of Arroyo
GPS: N 26 22.0107, W 97 20.0005
(26.3668 -97.3333)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Egret Wedge Tail and Kelly Wiggler
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: If the weather is warm Capt. Johnson will start the day with a topwater and use them all day if I have a consistent bite. If the action slows, he will go either to a soft plastic or a Corky… a slow twitch bait.

LOCATION: Baffin Bay
HOTSPOT: East Kleberg Point
GPS: N 27 16.3, W 97 30.46
(27.2717 -97.5077)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Corkies, soft plastics in dark colors
SOURCE: Captain Joey Farah
361-442-8145
TIPS: Fish the rocks off the point in deeper water. Fish Corkies and eel-style plastics on light jigheads.

LOCATION: Lower Laguna Madre
HOTSPOT: Marker 63
GPS: N 26 14.343, W 97 16.482
(26.2391, -97.2747)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Live bait, Gulp Shrimp, twitchbaits.
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: Fish the flats just west of the Marker. Trout and redfish hang out around the potholes in 3- to 4-feet of water. The traditional live bait and soft plastics work well.

LOCATION: Lower Laguna Madre
HOTSPOT: Gaswell Flats
GPS: N 26 12.138, W 97 17.8489
(26.2023, -97.2975)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout and Redfish
BEST BAITS: 3 inch Berkley Gulp under a popping cork
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: Fish grass beds and along the spoil banks…all shallow water from 18 inches to two feet deep.

LOCATION: Lower Laguna Madre
HOTSPOT: Queen Isabella Causeway
GPS: N 26 5.0155, W 97 12.0163
(26.0836, -97.2003)

SPECIES: Sheepshead
BEST BAITS: Live Shrimp, fresh shrimp.
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: Free line shrimp around the pilings. Braided line is best for light bites.

LOCATION: Middle Ground
HOTSPOT: Channel
GPS: N 26 36.398, W 97 24.102
(26.6066, -97.4017)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Various baits
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: Topwaters, red/white soft plastics, gold or chrome spoons.

LOCATION: Port Mansfield
HOTSPOT: Land Cut Spoils
GPS: N 26 49.0094, W 97 28.0021
(26.8168, -97.4667)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Catch 2000 or Corkys
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: The Catch 2000 and Corkys are suspending baits…just a slow twitch, keep them above the grass. Favorite colors are pink/chartreuse for a Catch 2000 and a pearl/green on the Corky.

LOCATION: Lower Laguna Madre
HOTSPOT: Stover Point
GPS: N 26 12.0031, W 97 17.0117
(26.2001, -97.2835)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout and Redfish
BEST BAITS: Popping Cork with live shrimp
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: When fishing open water, fish the flood tides. In smaller bays fish an ebb tide because the nutrients are being flushed out of the small bays and channels

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