Tag: redfish
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Capt. Nathan Beabout Fishing Report
Starting on Saturday, we found fish in an old favorite spot with zero boat traffic. With a stiff east wind, we walked along a big dirty streak of water that was teaming with bait. We landed several small trout at first, but about halfway down the dirty water keepers started to take the baits. No…
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January fishing report post cold front
It started of slow today, but from 10:30 on the bite was aggressive! Conservative guess was 25-35 keeper trout and reds were caught. Nothing big, but nice solid 18-22″ trout. Down South Lures kickin chicken, magic grass, strawberry wine, and good ‘ol corkys got the job done.
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Seadrift Fishing Report Dec. 13, 2016
Solid day of wade fishing over knee deep mud/grass. Between the two of us, we caught 30-40 trout and 6-7 reds. Released two 5 pounders on back to back topwater cast. Other baits of choice were Corky Softdines and Down South Lures key lime. Our Waterloo Rods and Fins Braid got a work out today!…
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Seadrift Fishing Report December 7, 2016
What was supposed to be a sight casting trip, turned into us chasing trout first thing in the morning, hoping by mid-day the sun would pop out. Lucky for us we landed on some solid trout right off the bat. Putting several fish in the box over 20″ and capping it off with some respectable…
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San Antonio Bay fishing report
With a steady 10-15 mph north wind, we decided to take our chances down south of SA Bay. Days like this one with cloudy skies, and cool temps had us all hoping for some big trout action. Our first couple wades came up with just a couple solid trout and a few nice reds. Then…
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Seadrift Redfish fishing report
The trip started off a little chilly as we waited for the sun to climb. With the passing cold front, our tides have dropped to normal levels. This is a very welcome sight because now trout and reds will start to congregate back in there normal areas. Many of my favorite spots to wade were simply…
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CastAway Rods
CastAway Rods has moved to a new location in Northwest Houston, Texas. I visited their showroom recently to pick up a new trout and redfish spinning rod. The new store is clean, modern, and features the complete selection of CastAway rods. The main advantages of purchasing directly are a) the rod you want will be…
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Chasing Redfish with Captain Nathan Beabout
If you want to really learn how to fish for speckled trout and redfish, get out of the boat and into the water. We did just that with Captain Nathan Beabout out of Seadrift, Texas. Most all Texas Gulf Coast fishing guides will put you onto fish. Live shrimp (or croaker if available) over an…
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Rockport Fishing Trip Report
Texas Outdoors Network visited one of our favorite places in the world – St. Joe Island. Whether you call it San Jose Island, Saint Joseph Island, or just “St. Joe’s” it is a special place – pure nature as found hundreds of years ago. There is no development other than the ranch house (the island…
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Bay Flats Lodge
Bay Flats Lodge is the premier fishing (and duck hunting) lodge on the upper Texas Gulf Coast. Located in the quiet fishing village of Seadrift, the lodge and facilities are first-class. No long truck rides to the boat ramp – the dock is a short stroll out the front door. You will fish the…