Wind: 10-15 knt SSE (gusts to 15 knt)
Tide: Moderate incoming
Water Clarity: 1 ft
Water Temp: 85+ deg F
Water Depth: 4-5 ft
Went back to the Texas City Dike area to see if we could score a repeat of the double limits we strung in July. Well.... we did it again... another double MAABL.
Launched from Dollar in the dark and eased over to our spot. With the incoming tide, we waded up shallow with ss jrs. The bait was there but there wasn't a slick in sight.
I caught a glimpse of JQ bowed up on a fish in the first light glow, but it turned out to be a smack (released). He switched over to live bait after about an hour and I did too. He was rewarded with 4 solid trout over 20" while I couldn't buy a strike.
After a few more hours of wading through tons of bait, we finally made the decision to wade out to a little deeper water... that was the ticket. From 10:30a til 12:30 we landed 16 more keepers and a bonus flounder. What's even better is that the topwater bite picked back up around noon... you can't beat a chrome topwater in the bright sunshine... thanks for the tip AP.
Anyway, not sure if it was the full moon that triggered the mid-day bite, but I definitely learned my lesson. When the conditions are right... tons of bait, tidal movement, water clarity... sometimes it pays to be patient.
Will post pics sometime tomorrow....
Tide: Moderate incoming
Water Clarity: 1 ft
Water Temp: 85+ deg F
Water Depth: 4-5 ft
Went back to the Texas City Dike area to see if we could score a repeat of the double limits we strung in July. Well.... we did it again... another double MAABL.
Launched from Dollar in the dark and eased over to our spot. With the incoming tide, we waded up shallow with ss jrs. The bait was there but there wasn't a slick in sight.
I caught a glimpse of JQ bowed up on a fish in the first light glow, but it turned out to be a smack (released). He switched over to live bait after about an hour and I did too. He was rewarded with 4 solid trout over 20" while I couldn't buy a strike.
After a few more hours of wading through tons of bait, we finally made the decision to wade out to a little deeper water... that was the ticket. From 10:30a til 12:30 we landed 16 more keepers and a bonus flounder. What's even better is that the topwater bite picked back up around noon... you can't beat a chrome topwater in the bright sunshine... thanks for the tip AP.
Anyway, not sure if it was the full moon that triggered the mid-day bite, but I definitely learned my lesson. When the conditions are right... tons of bait, tidal movement, water clarity... sometimes it pays to be patient.
Will post pics sometime tomorrow....
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