PORT O’CONNOR

Reported by CAPT. KIM GOULDEN

Topwater Fun

 

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IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR on the Texas Gulf Coast when summertime and fishing are like peanut butter and jelly. From sun up to sun down, there’s something for every type of angler.

May and June offer inshore and nearshore fishing opportunities for a variety of species. Trout, redfish, flounder, and black drum are joined by jack crevalle, tripletail, tarpon, ling, red snapper, mangrove snapper, and more. Massive schools of huge bull reds prowl the jetties and offer light tackle battles that make forever memories.

Here are three tips for fishing artificial lures this time of year:

1. A topwater blowup is an exciting and unforgettable visual experience. A bone-colored topwater should be a staple in every tackle box. Use it drifting sand pockets and grass or wading down a shoreline. Twitch-twitch pause is a great cadence.

2. Downsize your offer. This time of year, natural bait sources are of a smaller size. Use a shorter soft plastic or twitch bait to match the hatch to place the odds in your favor.

3. When targeting speckled trout, feeding fish will often come up and get the lure while staged fish can set up low in the water column. Slow that lure down and place it close to the bottom, sometimes right on their nose, to entice a staged trout. 

There’s something for everyone this time of year. Make time to get out on the water and enjoy the most beautiful natural scenery and diverse wildlife Texas has to offer.

 

Email Kim Goulden at KimGouldenFishing@gmail.com

Online: PortOConnorFishingTrip.com

 

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