California Hole Weather Forecast

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Travis Glidden
Travis G.
Aransas Pass, Texas
Reported 3 years ago
The sun finally came out and the wind stopped blowing. Tides are coming up and putting lots of feeding fish in very shallow, clear water. They have been a little picky about what flies they want, but they are aggressively chasing shrimp
Travis Glidden
Travis G. Aransas Pass, Texas Reported 3 years ago
The sun finally came out and the wind stopped blowing. Tides are coming up and putting lots of feeding fish in very shallow, clear water. They have been a little picky about what flies they want, but they are aggressively chasing shrimp
Redfish Fishing in Aransas Pass, Texas
Redfish Fishing in Aransas Pass, Texas
Redfish Fishing in Aransas Pass, Texas
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Randy Laurrell
Randy L.
Port Aransas, Texas
Reported 3 years ago
Fishing has been great over the last 7 days, but totally different this year than previous years. Usually by now the sheepshead have started moving out and the reds are gettin full on hungry and bitin, but we are still catching some sheeps as of yesterday along with more keeper reds, some trout, flounder and even some bull reds. Wind has been pretty brutal, so jetty fishing is hard this time of year, but we are seeing some bull reds move into the jetty along with jack crevalle. The flats have been hit or miss and you just have to...
Randy Laurrell
Randy L. Port Aransas, Texas Reported 3 years ago
Fishing has been great over the last 7 days, but totally different this year than previous years. Usually by now the sheepshead have started moving out and the reds are gettin full on hungry and bitin, but we are still catching some sheeps as of yesterday along with more keeper reds, some trout, flounder and even some bull reds. Wind has been pretty brutal, so jetty fishing is hard this time of year, but we are seeing some bull reds move into the jetty along with jack crevalle. The flats have been hit or miss and you just have to really know fish patterns to stay on top of finding them. There are bull reds bitin in spots I haven’t seen before, and the trout seem to be much more active, but we are catchin lots of shorts. It’s not hard to find fish, but it is fun this time of year to figure out what the fish are bitin on and when they are the hungriest. They might love some soft plastics one day, then hate them the next and want some live bait. That might even be the same scenario from morning to afternoon and since I am on the water almost every day, I see the changes. Yesterday was a slam of a great morning with my two customers, but by my afternoon trip with only one customer on the boat, even though we caught 8 different species of fish, all but two were short of being keepers. We did come home with fish for him to take home for dinner, but we fought hard for it!
Redfish Fishing in Port Aransas, Texas
Redfish Fishing in Port Aransas, Texas
Redfish Fishing in Port Aransas, Texas
Redfish Fishing in Port Aransas, Texas
Redfish Fishing in Port Aransas, Texas
Redfish Fishing in Port Aransas, Texas
Redfish Fishing in Port Aransas, Texas
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Joe C.
Aransas Pass, Texas
Reported 3 years ago
Floundering is in spring mode! High tides are normal.
Flounder are 16-19" and sitting very shallow.
Joe Clouse
Joe C. Aransas Pass, Texas Reported 3 years ago
Floundering is in spring mode! High tides are normal.
Flounder are 16-19" and sitting very shallow.
Flounder Fishing in Aransas Pass, Texas
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Jeremy Griffis
Jeremy G.
Aransas Pass, Texas
Reported 3 years ago
Fishing is heating up in the Aransas Pass area right along with the weather!
As the water temperatures rise fish will become more aggressive making it much easier for us to pin point a feeding pattern.
Redfish and keeper sized black drum have been the target species these last few weeks. Fresh dead shrimp has been the bait of choice for the black drum. Some days they prefer the shrimp completely peeled. Always give that a try if they don't seem to like it with the shell on.
Most of our Redfish catches have been while using fresh dead shrimp...
Jeremy Griffis
Jeremy G. Aransas Pass, Texas Reported 3 years ago
Fishing is heating up in the Aransas Pass area right along with the weather!
As the water temperatures rise fish will become more aggressive making it much easier for us to pin point a feeding pattern.
Redfish and keeper sized black drum have been the target species these last few weeks. Fresh dead shrimp has been the bait of choice for the black drum. Some days they prefer the shrimp completely peeled. Always give that a try if they don't seem to like it with the shell on.
Most of our Redfish catches have been while using fresh dead shrimp
or cut up blue crab. Also a few on live pinfish and cut mullet.
Seasons are changing fast and spring break is only a few weeks away. Fishing should only get better from here. Come on down and try your luck!
Black Drum Fishing in Aransas Pass, Texas
Black Drum Fishing in Aransas Pass, Texas
Black Drum Fishing in Aransas Pass, Texas
Black Drum Fishing in Aransas Pass, Texas
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Alex Cruz
Alex C.
Rockport, Texas
Reported 3 years ago
today’s trip
Alex Cruz
Alex C. Rockport, Texas Reported 3 years ago
today’s trip
Redfish Fishing in Port Aransas, Texas
Redfish Fishing in Port Aransas, Texas
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Chad Banks
Chad B.
Corpus Christi, Texas
Reported 3 years ago
Mostly duck hunting and little flounder gigging
Chad Banks
Chad B. Corpus Christi, Texas Reported 3 years ago
Mostly duck hunting and little flounder gigging
Northern Pintail Fishing in Port Aransas, Texas
Northern Pintail Fishing in Port Aransas, Texas
Northern Pintail Fishing in Port Aransas, Texas
Northern Pintail Fishing in Port Aransas, Texas
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Jeff Harding
Jeff H.
Rockport, Texas
Reported 3 years ago
Pretty good opener today! Teal, pintail, spoony, redheads. Pretty good variety!
Jeff Harding
Jeff H. Rockport, Texas Reported 3 years ago
Pretty good opener today! Teal, pintail, spoony, redheads. Pretty good variety!
Fishing in Aransas Pass, Texas
Fishing in Aransas Pass, Texas
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Joe C.
Aransas Pass, Texas
Reported 3 years ago
Flounder gigging is banned in the state of Texas from November 1- December 15
To let alot of the spawning females successfuly spawn.
The rest of the year I gig January and February are more for drum and sheepshead
And a few flounder here and there depending on how cold
Joe Clouse
Joe C. Aransas Pass, Texas Reported 3 years ago
Flounder gigging is banned in the state of Texas from November 1- December 15
To let alot of the spawning females successfuly spawn.
The rest of the year I gig January and February are more for drum and sheepshead
And a few flounder here and there depending on how cold
Flounder, Sheepshead Fishing in Aransas Pass, Texas
Flounder, Sheepshead Fishing in Aransas Pass, Texas
Flounder, Sheepshead Fishing in Aransas Pass, Texas
Flounder, Sheepshead Fishing in Aransas Pass, Texas
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Chad Banks
Chad B.
Corpus Christi, Texas
Reported 3 years ago
Yeah I pull the offshore boat at then end of this month for the winter. Starting my flounder gigging trips on bay boat now. But tuna fishing behind shrimp boats has been good just have to do 10 plus hour trip. got over 700 pounds on last 12 hr.
Chad Banks
Chad B. Corpus Christi, Texas Reported 3 years ago
Yeah I pull the offshore boat at then end of this month for the winter. Starting my flounder gigging trips on bay boat now. But tuna fishing behind shrimp boats has been good just have to do 10 plus hour trip. got over 700 pounds on last 12 hr.
Blackfin Tuna Fishing in Port Aransas, Texas
Blackfin Tuna Fishing in Port Aransas, Texas
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Joe C.
Aransas Pass, Texas
Reported 3 years ago
Last night's fishing picture. 24 flounder and a sheepshead. One flounder was 20 inches
Joe Clouse
Joe C. Aransas Pass, Texas Reported 3 years ago
Last night's fishing picture. 24 flounder and a sheepshead. One flounder was 20 inches
Flounder, Triggerfish fishing in Aransas Pass, Texas
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