Saturday around the pass...

[Baby Tran Cat]

Despite the ugly weather managed to get out between noon and 3:30 on Saturday to chuck a bit. Started out in Chuch hill bayou and couldn't find much at all. With the water being so flippin' high figured I would burn some gas and check out some spots between the bayou and Christmas bay. I have a boat that will run real skinny but I was able to get to some places I have never been before. Had a blast blowing through the marshy areas.

While riding around came across a nice guts with heavy current pushing water through it. Looked kind of deep as well so I laid out the anchor and tried it there. Figured it would be a founder hole if anything. Second cast and I felt that THUMP and slight line tightness that those flattes do. Set the hook a tad too early I think and it shook lose after a short fight. Over the next hour and a half managed four small reds around 17" but that's still a lot of fun in my book. Finally caught me that flounder at 16" to go with them. Took that bad boy back with me for dinner Monday night!

A few hours on the water in crappy weather in the middle of the day still beats going to the office!

[Nwilkins]

Despite the ugly weather managed to get out between noon and 3:30 on Saturday to chuck a bit. Started out in Chuch hill bayou and couldn't find much at all. With the water being so flippin' high figured I would burn some gas and check out some spots between the bayou and Christmas bay. I have a boat that will run real skinny but I was able to get to some places I have never been before. Had a blast blowing through the marshy areas.

While riding around came across a nice guts with heavy current pushing water through it. Looked kind of deep as well so I laid out the anchor and tried it there. Figured it would be a founder hole if anything. Second cast and I felt that THUMP and slight line tightness that those flattes do. Set the hook a tad too early I think and it shook lose after a short fight. Over the next hour and a half managed four small reds around 17" but that's still a lot of fun in my book. Finally caught me that flounder at 16" to go with them. Took that bad boy back with me for dinner Monday night!

A few hours on the water in crappy weather in the middle of the day still beats going to the office!

Proud of ya

[plugger]

Thanks for the report. Saturday was tough fishing and any keepers were hard to come by.

[Milkjug]

Good work! Thanks for reporting in.

[coachlaw]

You shoulda been out there today if you wanted bad weather. Talk about a DOWNPOUR! There's nothing I like better than those reds. I don't care how big they are, they are fun to catch. You shoulda come by the camp bro. FWE members are always welcome. Then again, I probably would have put you to work.

[Robalo]

Nice report Brad.

[wlgorman]

I was out in the Surfside area Sat mid-day as well. Same story pretty much, way high tide, rat reds all day. A couple dink trout and one tater chip flounder but it was a good day. Finally got my father in law out on the water