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May 11, 2018
LoneOStar Outdoor News
LSONews.com
FISHING
Rockport captain invites anglers down Capt. Brian Holden adjusts after Harvey By David Sikes
For Lone Star Outdoor News
HARVEY
“Forget the charity, just book a trip. Come fish with us.” Those are the words of Capt. Brian Holden, a Rockport fishing guide and general manager of the Redfish Lodge on Copano Bay. Holden arrived at the lodge as a 22-year-old cook, groundskeeper, marketer and sometimes housekeeper. He took over as the manager in 1999. Before Hurricane Harvey launched a direct hit on the lodge on Aug. 29, 2017, he had 19 full-time staffers. The storm scattered most of them, just as it did pieces of the main lodge, along with some of the other guest quarters. The storm tide lifted and carried away sections of the property’s main road, which today, after a great deal of work, is passable. Several months after Harvey, Holden and friend Austin Pieprzyca poured concrete to replace the lodge’s boat ramp, which also was destroyed. Contractors have assessed the damage and begun engineering reconstruction. Capt. Brian Holden sits atop his boat wrapped with the Lone Star Outdoor News logo. Since Hurricane Harvey, Holden has been doing a variety of jobs, including guiding fishermen, to make ends meet. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Brazos River bass in Baylor’s shadow
Taking advantage of the conditions Offshore anglers score ling, wahoo and more when winds subside By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News
David Underwood prepares to release a largemouth caught just off of Interstate 35 and adjacent to McLane Stadium, where Baylor University plays football in Waco. Photo by Robert Sloan.
By Robert Sloan
For Lone Star Outdoor News Nearly beneath the Baylor University football stadium, Denny Copeland and David Underwood were flipping jigs into small and deep pockets of water on the Brazos River. The water was tannic colored, and a wad of shad scooted across the surface as Un-
derwood’s jig splashed down. After the jig sunk a few feet, the line took off sideways. “That might be a good one,” he said. “He was just laying up under that log looking to ambush something.” He leaned over the side of the bass boat and latched onto a solid 4-pound largemouth. “That’s a good river bass,” Please turn to page 14
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When springtime winds suddenly die, opportunistic anglers take advantage of it. That’s what Capt. Tim Young did when a window of opportunity presented itself. After several weeks of strong winds from almost every direction, Young, a Galveston Bay fishing guide, decided to try his luck offshore rather than in a muddied-up Galveston Bay when the breezes finally waned. Young and his buddy, Bryan Maley, ran Young’s new Triton east out of the Galveston jetties in search of ling and whatever else might be willing to strike a lure in the Gulf. “With the lake-like conditions, we decided to run outside the jetties and just go have some fun,” Young said. Please turn to page 17
Capt. Tim Young landed this 72-pound wahoo 110 miles southeast of the Galveston Jetties. Photo from Tim Young.