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July 26, 2013
LoneOStar Outdoor News
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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT Jacks on top-waters
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PACKERY CHANNEL — Corpus Christi Caller-Times outdoor writer David Sikes had this report on his Facebook page: “Went to north Packery this morning. Wind was blowing harder than I expected but water clarity was good. Sargassum was spotty in the channel. About a half-dozen anglers were catching 3- to 4-pound jacks on the surf side on top-waters. That lasted more than an hour. Then two or three folks free-lining live shrimp in the channel started catching 17- to 20-inch trout. “There were a bunch of guys at the end that were trying to catch kings, but I didn’t see any landed.”
24 inches caught, also on live shrimp and perch.” Garcia said several eating-sized black drum have also been pulled up. “Last night a 24-inch black drum was caught and this morning we had two; 20 and 25 inches,” he said. “That is about it from the pier. No sharks right now.” To contact Red Dot Pier, call (361) 937-5347.
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RED DOT PIER — The fishing has been a little slow, according to Red Dot Pier manager Hector Garcia. Trout, redfish and black drum are making up the majority of the catch. “Anglers are catching speckled trout between 15 and 26 inches,” Garcia said. “They are using live shrimp and perch to catch the trout. There have also been some nice redfish up to
CHRISTMAS BAY —The fishing is heating up, according to kayak guide George Young. Posting on 2coolfishing.com, Young said he fished Christmas Bay recently from his kayak and found favorable conditions on the south shoreline of the bay. “Sight-casting to schooling redfish has been the ticket to getting our line stretched,” he wrote. “We caught most of our fish using soft plastics swim shads in Truce Goose and Space Guppy color combinations.” Young said he also threw top-water skitterwalks but couldn’t entice any big reds to take the topwaters. To contact guide George Young, call (713) 501-0636. — Conor Harrison
NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad on soft plastics. Redfish are good in the cuts and drains leading to the marsh on shrimp and scented plastics. SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good while drifting the reefs on live shrimp and topwaters. Drifters have been working slicks and pods of shad on the Reef on the south end. Trout are good at the jetty on live bait and top-waters. BOLIVAR: Trout are good on the south shoreline on soft plastics, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. Deep shell has produced trout on the outgoing tide. Trout are good in the surf on live bait. TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters working wells and shell pads on shrimp, croakers and plastics. Redfish are good on live bait around the reefs and at the spillway. Redfish have been showing in the middle of the day. EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good for drifters working deep shell on limetreuse and plum plastics. Whiting and sand trout are
WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair on sand and grass humps on soft plastics and top-waters and live bait. Redfish are fair on top-waters and live shrimp in Oyster Lake and Crab Lake. PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on top-waters and live bait over sand, grass and shell in San Antonio Bay. Trout are fair to good in the surf and at the jetty on croakers. Redfish are fair on the shorelines and running with jack crevalle. ROCKPORT: Trout are fair in the guts and channels on free–lined shrimp. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp. Redfish are good on mullet on the Estes Flats and around Mud Island. PORT ARANSAS: Trout, redfish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp and croakers. Trout are fair to good in the surf on top-waters and croakers. Offshore is good for dorado, kingfish and ling. CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on scented plastics and live shrimp. Redfish are good in the potholes
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good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. Trout are good on the Ship Channel on croakers and plastics. WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good at the railroad bridge on live shrimp. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Offshore is good for tarpon, kingfish, dorado and ling. TEXAS CITY: Trout are fair to good on the reefs on live shrimp and croakers. Solid trout have come from the edge of the Ship Channel on croakers and shrimp. FREEPORT: Trout are good at San Luis Pass on shrimp and twitchbaits. Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay. Trout, Spanish mackerel and sand trout are good at the jetties on live bait. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet. Trout are fair to good in the surf on live bait and top-waters.
on shrimp. Trout are fair to good at Emmord’s Hole on croakers and piggy perch. BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good over grass in the Land Cut. Trout are good on top-waters around rocks and grass. Trout are fair to good on the King Ranch shoreline on croakers, top-waters and scented plastics. PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are good on top-waters around sand and grass. Redfish are fair to good while drifting potholes and on live bait. Offshore is good for ling and kingfish. SOUTH PADRE: Redfish and trout are good in the shallows of South Bay and Mexiquita Flats on shrimp and plastics under rattling corks. Tarpon are showing at the pass. Snook are fair on top-waters and shrimp. PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the flats on live shrimp and scented plastics under a cork. Redfish are good on top-waters and live shrimp under a cork. Trout are good on live bait on the edge of the channel drop–offs. — TPWD