It was slow on the topwater so I switch to a soft plastic pretty quickly. I was soon awarded a solid 21.75" trout. The jighead was in her throat, so a couple of quick pictures, then cutting the line, I watched her swim away.
I kept fishing, but had very few bites. My sister did catch an undersized red.
On my last drift I came up on a dead trout; the one from earlier. The trout was about 80-100 yards away from where I released it 30-45 minutes earlier. Feeling a little guilty the trout didn't make it, I hopped into the water to grab the trout (no net), and strung it up.
That pretty much wraps up this trip. Got off the water around 11:00, went back to the cabin to rinse off gear and clean up, before heading back to SA. Chase stayed down and fished for a couple more days in Port O'Conner.
Meteorological Observations
Time: 8:30 am - 11:00 am
Air Temp: 55°F - 58°F
Wind: 10 - 12 kn N -NNE (gusting to 15 kn)
Barometric Pressure: 1024 mb (rising)
Sky: Partly Cloudy
Water Clarity: 3-4 ft
Water Temp: 65°F
Structure: Grass
Solunar
Sunrise/set: 7:43 am/7:34 pm
Moonrise/set: 8:01 am/8:13 pm
Moon Phase: New Moon (0%)
Predicted Tides @ Port Aransas (MLLW)
High @ 1:39 am (0.93 ft)
Low @ 10:25 am (0.02 ft)
High @ 4:24 pm (0.64 ft)
Low @ 9:42 pm (0.40 ft)
Lures
Silver Mullet Spook Jr.
Pumpkinseed/Chartreuse Down South Southern Shad
Fish
Reds: 1 undersized
Trout: 1 keeper
GPS Track
