The bite stayed strong despite the summer heat. Early mornings have been producing solid trout along the grass lines and deeper potholes, while the drum bite has remained consistent around structure and scattered shell.
We've been finding fish by staying mobile and covering water until we locate active schools. The trout are feeding early, and the drum have been keeping rods bent throughout the day. Live bait and artificials have both been producing depending on conditions.
With summer in full swing, the fish are here and the action is heating up.
Roger P.
Corpus Christi, TexasReported 3 months ago
South Texas Fishing Report
The bite stayed strong despite the summer heat. Early mornings have been producing solid trout along the grass lines and deeper potholes, while the drum bite has remained consistent around structure and scattered shell.
We've been finding fish by staying mobile and covering water until we locate active schools. The trout are feeding early, and the drum have been keeping rods bent throughout the day. Live bait and artificials have both been producing depending on conditions.
With summer in full swing, the fish are here and the action is heating up.
Conditions have been firing on all cylinders this week from the Coastal Bend down through Baffin. High tides have been pushing fish up into some great spots and the summer bite is officially on.
REDFISH — Reds are showing well on the flats and have been especially active from Pita Island down through the Emmords area. Look for them tailing on the shallow grass edges early morning. Cut skipjack has been the go-to, and weedless soft plastics are producing along the shoreline pockets as well. Schools are starting to tighten up — when you find one fish you're finding 20....
Kevin G.
Corpus Christi, TexasReported 3 months ago
Conditions have been firing on all cylinders this week from the Coastal Bend down through Baffin. High tides have been pushing fish up into some great spots and the summer bite is officially on.
REDFISH — Reds are showing well on the flats and have been especially active from Pita Island down through the Emmords area. Look for them tailing on the shallow grass edges early morning. Cut skipjack has been the go-to, and weedless soft plastics are producing along the shoreline pockets as well. Schools are starting to tighten up — when you find one fish you're finding 20.
SPECKLED TROUT — Keeper trout have been stacking up on the grassline drops from Pita all the way down to Emmords. The key is working those transition zones where the grass meets the sand. Live croaker is absolutely the bait of choice right now — rods are staying bent. For artificial, Mirrolure Softdines in green hues and Gulp in the 5-inch size have been producing. Work them slow on the drop.
BAFFIN BAY — Trophy trout continue to haunt the shorelines and sand strip areas deep in Baffin. Work Corky-style baits in darker colors early, switching to lighter colors as the sun gets up. Find the bait, find the fish — birds will tell you everything you need to know.
BOTTOM LINE — June is one of the best times to be on the water in the Coastal Bend. Book your dates now before the summer fills up.
With recent rains, we've had a lot of freshwater input into our base system. A key for us has been focusing towards a higher salinity. Watch for your watercolor changes to key in on the salinity change. We have been able to pull out some really great trout this week, but do not be afraid to fish these dirty waters for your red fish and black drum where they are more apical to be in a brackish water.
For our trout croaker and soft plastic that put out a lot of sent such as gulp, am lures and others with...
With recent rains, we've had a lot of freshwater input into our base system. A key for us has been focusing towards a higher salinity. Watch for your watercolor changes to key in on the salinity change. We have been able to pull out some really great trout this week, but do not be afraid to fish these dirty waters for your red fish and black drum where they are more apical to be in a brackish water.
For our trout croaker and soft plastic that put out a lot of sent such as gulp, am lures and others with artificial attractants on them have been very good.
Redfish have been good with cut mullet in mouths or back lakes.
Black drum have been scattered in potholes on flats. The typical bit of choice of dead shrimp on the bottom.
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We went two mornings with Joshua. He was very patient and helpful. Always friendly and talking. Although we did not catch any keeper fish, he tried very hard.
Captain Ronnie was great! Although we didn’t catch our limits we did catch some red. I caught a gar, and my wife took home the pride of catching the most and the biggest.
All in all, I would for sure recommend Captain Ronnie, he was personable, kind and wanted us to catch fish so he stayed out a little longer than he had to for us to catch. We did, and I’m grateful because this was a birthday gift for my wife. She had a great time. I didn’t have any pictures of her with her catches. The sunrise was what dreams are made of. The picture doesn’t do it justice…it was beautiful!
Danny was great, On time and ready to go as soon as we arrived to wharf! We enjoyed every part and Danny was very knowledgeable and helpful with us.
Most of our first times being deep sea. Highly recommend!!!
Very much enjoyed the trip. Caught several reds and 4 were keepers. Learned an great deal from Capt Travis about fishing in these waters. It was information I can use on my next trip out. Thanks Travis.
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