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We need more minds like yours. Paddle, kayak, vest, and two rods… Let’s GO! Don’t ever change and keep up the good fight for minimalism.

I really enjoy when drum chase lures…

I was able to get a couple pumpkins before Beryl. We are just starting to get back to some normalcy after Alberto… let us see what this brings. You should take advantage of this storm tide. The flooding is bad for Houston, but coastal bend will only get a good storm tide. In a similar '90s storm ti...

So I fished the other night and probably caught and released the better part of 30 trout, with 12 of them being slot. Genuinely asking, what do you think the mortality rate was of those released? I know one undersized didn't make it because its gills were hanging out of its head when I pulled it ou...

I was able to get a couple pumpkins before Beryl. We are just starting to get back to some normalcy after Alberto… let us see what this brings. IMG_5130.jpeg I’ll chime in on the Texas water issue and just say there are way too many people in this state already. The one thing about our current way o...

Great report, what you describe sounds exactly like alligator gar, I’ve had more than my fair share of experience around them. From the eating while hovering to the whooshing sound to that would be my guess. I don’t think Salt bothers them much, I’ve been around a bunch near San Luis Pass in Galves...

The tragedy in all this is the WHY. Why we cannot keep one over 20”? It’s directly related to a select few of “trophy” fisherman who lobbied a few powerful people to consider a trophy trout program. They directly want TPWD to engage in a trophy trout program with a public resource that expands the e...

JW FunGuy wrote: ↑Sat Jun 22, 2024 7:34 am Nice!
Still a beautiful boat!

Thank You. I really enjoy her. Drafts incredibly low and drifts straight.

Thanks for the reports - nice fish. Hard to imagine big summer water being a problem, storm tides, especially catching passes when they're draining. Storm tides have always been good to us. Thank You. Yes, I’m am more than excited to fish once I can get out this week or weekend. I know there are qu...

Lure presentation and general chaos of the surf is the biggest issue. Looking for cuts close to the beach where a topwater will work is good. However, I think a jig/plastic work the best for presentation. You can cast past the breaker into the gut behind it and jig throughout that water column. The ...

If it’s not porpoises, it’s commissioners

Not sure what this is all about but it looks like CCA is purposing reg changes for Macks and Kings.

https://gulfcouncil.org/meetings/counci ... ting-2024/

Pre-Alberto Aransas Pass. The fishing has been a little difficult due to the higher tides the last two months. I did however get a couple days where the tide dropped before Alberto and the fish were forced to concentrate. I had a month of singles, shorts, and just rough days. However, I was seeing a...

Beast! The fish are nice too

Louisiana got it right.The tag (option) should be for any fish over 20 inches. Give the angler the opportunity to decide, not a few lobbied commissioners.

I haven't kept a spec I've landed for over twenty years. I've always thought a fresh lower slot spec was like a meal in the fanciest :( :( restaurant... possession limits are rarely a problem for me :oops: Its interesting to hear y'all talk about the size of the trout. I still lean toward releasing...

Didn't know that about the breeders size. I feel better about the change now. Thanks for the heads up :mrgreen: Yes, this is why after storm Uri they went to 17-23 and not lower. This will not help anyone catch a bigger trout but will hinder a potential angler from choosing to take home a memory an...

As stated by TPWD at the Rockport meeting. Female Trout 12-20 inches produce the most and healthiest eggs to keep a sustainable fishery. The misinformation on the big girls producing all the eggs is a myth. This is easy to conclude when one thinks about it, but also just look at the provided graph b...

I went back and the poles were removed and the trot-line gone. I also got skunked…I guess no good deed goes unpunished.

This is what surprised me the most. Trot-lines are not common and someone who places one should know the ends and outs This person should be knowledgeable and not just someone who picked up a combo rod/reel and accidentally broke a law. It seems clear that it needs to be marked correctly with clear ...

I didn’t read the link but I know of someone who received a citation for this and Ive also seen a GW write a citation on Lone Star Law for this. A friend of mine who fished a lot on the Brazos river with limb and trot lines was fishing with us in AP last summer. We saw a GW at the boat ramp and he ...

Trot lines are illegal in brackish or salt water in Texas. Report it to a game warden. Definitely questionable on how it is constructed, but I do not think illegal in saltwater. Game Warden is aware, if anything is done about it is another situation. https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annua...

There were no marking for TPWD that I saw and now that I think about it, someone could easily mistaken the white poles for channel markers. Next time I’ll take a picture. Hopefully I’ll be out there chasing the reds next week.

The redfish have been up in skinny water sorta waiting for bait to come by. Several big reds hit my topwater on pure blind casting… ( no real sign other than my hope). They were sitting in the grass beds in-between the sand, in groups of 2-3s. Spoons… gold spoons. They chased them like they haven’t ...

My input… get the shoulders stronger and get a paddle back in your hands.

Took the yak to the Sailboat Channel on 361 this morning. Lots of real estate showing with the super-low tides. Found some fish activity and tossed some frozen shrimp and boated two lower-slot Reds, and a bunch of shorts. The Red bite faded, and the Black Drum cranked up. Caught three 16-17" d...