June Ends With A Bang

Weather was hot and breezy but the fishing was good. We had lots of smaller trout but managed 6 or 7 over 20" up to 26 1/2". We ended up boxing 11 trout and 4 reds releasing 8 more trout and another keeper red.




Morning glory/chartreuse Devil Eyes were the top producer. We also picked up some on various paddletail plastics in shallow water. Big Trout and a couple of the reds were caught on rocks in about 4 feet of water and the rest were caught in shallow water in mud and grass.





This was what waited for us at the end of the day.

Personal Best

I've been in Temple, Texas the past few days with my wife, daughter and son-in-law awaiting the birth of our new grandson. Born June 26 and weighing 7lbs. 14oz. and 19" long. Here is Elijah Mitchell Shenefelt.

Back To The Grind

Beautiful weather for a change. Hit several open water spots that have been idle for a few weeks. Not a lot of bait movement anywhere today. Looks like the fish are taking a breather after all the winds lately.

Had decent mid morning bite on plastics and gold spoons. Most fish came from mud/grass flat in thigh deep water. Water temps were 87 degrees today on the flats. Ended the day with ten trout to 18" and three reds to 26". Got a good group coming in this afternoon so should have a better report tomorrow.

Port Mansfield Vacation

Headed to Port Mansfield for three days of rest and relaxation and a little bit of fishing. In my case, very little. Went out with Capt. Jeff Neu and two friends for the day on Saturday. We caught 12 trout for the box and a couple of redfish. Enjoyed the day and were off the water shortly after noon.

Will be on the water back home on Tuesday and Wednesday June 23 and 24 so stay tuned.

Re-"Wind"

Similar conditions produced similar results. No Big Girls today but some nice "box" trout to go along with a couple of reds. Winds seemed to be quite a bit stronger today. I don't think I like this wind very much.

Rootbeer/red glitter and plum/chartreuse Assassins and red/white Sea Shad were the most productive lures today. Can't seem to string together two consecuative days with a good topwater bite.

The Heat Goes On

Looks like the fishing may be heating up right along with the water and air temps. Mud and grass flat still holding good fish. In fact we had a boat slam fifteen minutes after starting our first wade. Ray (pictured) had a great day today picking up a 24" trout on a topwater on his second cast of the day. He went on to catch several more solid trout over 20" including the biggest of the day a nice 27 1/2" Big Girl.

Found good fish on a wind blown shoreline around some shallow rocks. There was very little boat traffic today probably due to the heat and wind. Glad I had grinders today.

We had 5 reds and a flounder to add to the box. Various topwaters were working quite well early. After that, plum/chartreuse, rootbeer/red glitter Saltwater Assassins and Morning glory/chartreuse TTK's along with the usual red/white Sea Shad all saw action.

Hotter'n Hell

Still hot and still blowing. 40+mph winds and temp was 98 degrees. The water is about the lowest its been all year. In fact, I really can't remember it being any lower than this.

Fishing was fair with several trout around 20" and redfish were good to 25". Even picked up a keeper flounder and lost another one. Title SHot jigheads on a variety of small paddletail ures like the red/white Sea Shad and a 4" Gambler in pearl/chartreuse. Texas Roach Sea Shad caught the biggest trout, redfish and flounder.

I'm just about to wear out these flats with grass and mud in 6" to 18" of water. Hope it don't drop out anymore or there won't be any water to fish. Probably could have caught more fish today if we could have waded. Gotta do what it takes.

Windy and Hot

Winds cranked well over the 30 mph mark today and it felt like a sauna out there. Fortunately, the fish are cooperating a little better. We had relatively easy limits on redfish up to 24" in shallow water over grass and mud from 6" to 18" deep.

Trout were fair up to 22". They definitely look like they are spwaned out.

All fish were caught on red/white Cocahoes or Red/white Sea Shad rigged on 1/16 oz. Title SHot jigheads. These weedless jigheads have definitely found a permanent place in my arsenal. I am fishing areas with heavy floating grass and these well designed jigheads are the first I've used that truly shed the worst of the grass virtually every time.

Trend Continues

Fishing still is a bit slow. Fished the south shoreline and the Meadows yesterday (Saturday) and caught plenty of fish. Just tended to be on the small side. Ended up with 6 reds, 4 trout and 1 flounder for the box. Red/white Sea Shad rigged on the Title SHot jigheads was top producer. Biggest red (26 1/2") was caught on a Skitterwalk early.

Full Moon Blues

Post full moon doldrums. I've never been real fond of fishing right after a full moon but often that is the only time my clients can fish. Sometimes its OK but more times than not, fishing is slow. Today was no exception. We caught quite a few fish but most were on the small side. Ended with 8 trout and 5 reds. Most came on plastics (Bloody White Saltwater Assassin Sea Shad, Rootbeer/ Red Glitter Assassins and Morning Glory/ Chartreuse Devil Eyes.

With floating grass a bit of a problem, I have been trying a new weedless jighead made by Title SHot. So far, I give it a thumbs up. There was a bit of a topwater bite this morning but again, most of the fish were small. I have a few days off before a stretch of 10 days straight. Looking forward to getting back on some good fish.

Slow Weekend

Relatively slow fishing this past weekend (June 6,7) Had folks down from Dallas and we picked up some quality trout to 28" and a handful of lower slot reds. Trout were caught on Brown Lures Devil Eyes in Dark Strawberry and Morning glory/chartreuse in rocks from waist deep to almost chest deep. Reds were caught on Saltwater Assassins Sea Shad in Bloody white (red/white)in calf deep water sightcasting.

Hello All

My name is Capt. Aubrey Black and I am a full time fishing and hunting guide in the Baffin Bay area. I will try my best to keep you up to date with the latest happenings on my home waters. Stay tuned for more details.