Fall Reds

Fall is definitely in the air. The mornings are cool, flights of ducks are visible all over the Laguna Madre and redfish are on the move. Had a great group of repeat "friends" from San Antonio. I always say once you fish with someone a few times, they are no longer clients but friends. These guys are even more than that. I have an absolute blast with them every time they come down.

We hooked up with Capt Mike Hart and headed out for a day on the water. While the fishing was not as fast and furious as I had hoped, we did well. We ended with 15 reds and 2 trout. Bloody/white Sea Shad and Chartreuse Curl Tail Gulps under maulers were top producers. We did manage a bit of a topwater bite and a couple of the reds were sightcasted, my favorite. Looking forward to next time guys. Got a few openings this week and the conditions look great so give me a call 210-355-5091. Click on the pic to enlarge.

The Good With The Bad

Had a bad day on the water but a great day in the dove fields. Picked up only three trout and three reds. Half on plastics and half on topwaters. It was painfully slow with the north winds blowing 15-20mph and drizzle. The water temps dropped from a balmy 85 degrees a few days ago to a chilly 67 today. To cool for this boy to wet wade.

We took out our frustrations on the birds and gave Rocksy a workout. Just over an hour and we had three limits. Left 'em flying. I was actually picky with my shots and had probably my best percentage shooting day. One limit (15 birds) 18 shots Woo Hoo. Bet I never do that again.

Weather man says a little warm up in the future so I'm thinking Saturday and Sunday should be killer. This ought to stack up the redfish for sure. Give me a call and lets go have an adventure.

Cast & Blast

Opening weekend of Cast & Blast for the south zone was officially a success here on Baffin Bay. The recent rains had me a little worried about what the birds might do but it turned out I worried needlessly. Friday afternoon hunt was very good. While we didn't limit out, it was not the fault of the birds LOL. Click on the pics to enlarge.


Saturday, we hit the water early and with the help of Capt. Tom Crouch and Capt Sally Moffett, we had a good day on the water. Capt Tom's boat had a great day and they captured the Big Trout pot with twin 28 1/2" Big Girls.


That evenings hunt was near Falfurrias and was very good as well. Capt Sally's new lab pup Kelly got a good work out as did my Rocksy. A few prickly pear thorns needed to be removed but the dogs proved their mettle and made our jobs easier.


The fishing the next morning was fantastic despite no winds. Trout up to 22" were good on topwaters and redfish were about as thick and aggressive as I have seen in quite a while. We caught and released beyond our limits and had several oversized reds as well all on topwaters. Super Spook Jr's, and MirroMullets in various colors did the job for us. Also, I saw more stingrays this weekend than I think I have ever seen so if you are wading in the Baffin, ULM area, please be careful.

Vacation Time

Rumors of my passing are greatly exaggerated. After a fantastic August, I decided to spend some time with friends and family. Hope y'all don't get tired of seeing occasional pics of my grandson cause I am so attached to the little guy I can't hardly stand to be away more than a week or so. I always heard about how fast kids grow up but seeing it first hand like this, I can concur. They definitely grow up too fast. Click on pics to enlarge.




We visited family and squeezed in a dove hunt with the son in law and good friends before heading to Lake Amistad for an adventure with 5 other couples onboard a 70' houseboat. Forever Resorts on Lake Amistad has a very nice operation and the boats are absolutely fantastic. We took tons of pics and did a lot of sightseeing. Chinese built railroad tunnels through solid limestone (full of Mexican freetail bats incidentally), Indian pictographs on cave walls and deeply grooved canyons with fern growing out of the walls were just some of the highlights.





We did a little fishing and I found out that Brown Lures Devil Eyes work for Black Bass LOL. I was lucky and picked up the biggest bass of the trip on a black Super Spook Jr.



Back home now and gearing up for teal, dove and of course trout and redfish. The recent heavy rains have been wonderful and we are looking forward to an awesome fall. Hope to see many of you down here soon.