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March 2, 2017

Podcast: Fishing Baffin Bay and the Texas Coast with Guest Capt. Gared Merritt

On this week’s episode, Dustin interveiws Captain Gerad Merritt from Paradise Guide Services in the Baffin Bay area of the Texas Gulf Coast. We haven’t covered saltwater fishing much on this podcast so this is our […]
November 15, 2016

Fishing Between Fronts

I was kayak fishing on the south side of West Matagorda Bay in mid-December. It was a sunny day with air temperatures in the low seventies, and wind coming from the southeast at five to ten […]
November 15, 2016

Seeking Sheepshead Is Crazy Fun

My grandfather, the late George Moore, rarely fished by the time I came along. Most of my memories of him are shucking oysters on the front porch or watching Mid-South Wrestling. He and I were both big […]
November 2, 2016

Flounder on the Reefs

Some of the best flounder early in the fall are on the reeds on southern end of Texas bays. Reefs are difficult to fish for something that lives on the bottom but they can be fruitful […]
October 31, 2016

Bull Croaker and Mega Sand Trout? You Bet!

Recently I received an email from a reader who said they caught what they thought at first was a decent speckled trout but when they took it out of the net they realized it was a huge sand trout. I caught […]
October 25, 2016

13 Pound Flounder are Real!

The first flounder that grabbed my attention lived in the marsh on the outer edge of Sabine Lake. Flopping in the shallow waters on the southwest side of 87, it had my Zebco 808 tested to […]
October 13, 2016

Manta Ray Filmed One Mile Off Texas Beach (video)

Last week Andy Allen and Reggie Begelton captured this video of a large manta ray swimming a mile west of the Sabine Jetties. Manta rays are present in the Gulf of Mexico but sightings are rare and […]
October 11, 2016

Time To Target Schooling Reds

After we’ve had a strong cold front, target the mouths of rivers and the very largest bayous emptying marsh if you want to catch large numbers of redfish.  As we all know, cold fronts purge the […]
October 10, 2016

Fishing Coastal Bayous Productive in Early Fall

Coastal bayous are a productive location for redfish, speckled trout and flounder during the early fall period but they require study. Whether you are fishing for flounder, redfish, or trout, the first thing to look for […]
October 6, 2016

Texas Forecast Middle Coast – Port Aransas: Traylor Islands

Location: Port Aransas Hotspot: Traylor Islands GPS: N 27 56.6849, W97 4.4609 (27.9448, -97.0744) Species: Flounder Best Baits: Gigging Contact: Capt. Jack McPartland 361-290-6302 treblejcharters@yahoo.com www.treble-j-charters.com Tips: Capt. McPartland explained anglers will have their chance for […]