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SPI Last week...
Took the family down to South Padre Island last week. Met up with more family and friends for a grand total of 56 people. I thin I gained 10 pounds.
Went fishing twice. First time out was Memorial Day Monday morning. Left the docks around 6:15. Went across the bay to the color change just west of the intercoastal in about four feet of water. We were throwing pumpkin seed touts. Had first trout by 6:45 am and we continued to hit 'em drifting this area, motoring back, drift it again. By 8:30 we boxed 15 and threw back another 15. I did manage two trout that were 24" and 24.5". I don't catch a lot of specs that size so needless to say I was pretty pumped. The other keepers were around 18" on average.
We then headed north to the fish the hole south of Cullen house and drum boat flats with about fifty of our now closest friends and their boats looking for reds. They have been extremely scattered and this continued this week as well. We did find a herd of over sized fellas along with everyone else. Real different kind of fishing down here. Once you find the herd, pretty much every boat in the bay motors in and surrounds 'em. I counted ten boats around one pod of reds all chunking in the middle of the circle we formed. I truly sat and watched in amazement as one D Bag took his boat in the middle of them and scattered them all out. My dad caught a bruiser that measured 32 and that was fun as my dad gets to bay fish usually once or twice a year so I was glad that he was the one who hooked up. Temp ran up to at least 95 out there and we headed in a noon.
Thursday am same drill. This time however a small front moved through the night before and really scattered them out a bit. We boxed five or six trout with one of those being a 23" caught by yours truly. We went on a red hunt again but never found 'em however my dad scratched one 23" red out which was cool.
I do love the water down there. Again, the fishing is very different that far south. Gin clear water to ten feet. What's fun is seeing a group of piggies getting chased by a trout, throwing behind it and watching the big girl hook up. When seeing this I tend to want to set the hook early as my eyes I guess trick me as hey seem to be "on" before they truly are...but hell, getting to watch that is a ball.
Lastly, saw a few turtles which I think is one of the coolest things ever. I would have loved to get a snapshot of one of them but it is see it now and then gone if you follow.
Looking forward to getting back to West Bay next weekend and seeing how everyone did last week. Later...
Went fishing twice. First time out was Memorial Day Monday morning. Left the docks around 6:15. Went across the bay to the color change just west of the intercoastal in about four feet of water. We were throwing pumpkin seed touts. Had first trout by 6:45 am and we continued to hit 'em drifting this area, motoring back, drift it again. By 8:30 we boxed 15 and threw back another 15. I did manage two trout that were 24" and 24.5". I don't catch a lot of specs that size so needless to say I was pretty pumped. The other keepers were around 18" on average.
We then headed north to the fish the hole south of Cullen house and drum boat flats with about fifty of our now closest friends and their boats looking for reds. They have been extremely scattered and this continued this week as well. We did find a herd of over sized fellas along with everyone else. Real different kind of fishing down here. Once you find the herd, pretty much every boat in the bay motors in and surrounds 'em. I counted ten boats around one pod of reds all chunking in the middle of the circle we formed. I truly sat and watched in amazement as one D Bag took his boat in the middle of them and scattered them all out. My dad caught a bruiser that measured 32 and that was fun as my dad gets to bay fish usually once or twice a year so I was glad that he was the one who hooked up. Temp ran up to at least 95 out there and we headed in a noon.
Thursday am same drill. This time however a small front moved through the night before and really scattered them out a bit. We boxed five or six trout with one of those being a 23" caught by yours truly. We went on a red hunt again but never found 'em however my dad scratched one 23" red out which was cool.
I do love the water down there. Again, the fishing is very different that far south. Gin clear water to ten feet. What's fun is seeing a group of piggies getting chased by a trout, throwing behind it and watching the big girl hook up. When seeing this I tend to want to set the hook early as my eyes I guess trick me as hey seem to be "on" before they truly are...but hell, getting to watch that is a ball.
Lastly, saw a few turtles which I think is one of the coolest things ever. I would have loved to get a snapshot of one of them but it is see it now and then gone if you follow.
Looking forward to getting back to West Bay next weekend and seeing how everyone did last week. Later...
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