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A Texas Drum at Redfish Bay
April 9, 2019: Today I paddled out for the third day in a row, an unbroken string of sunny skies and bearable winds. Yesterday was almost prime, though the water clarity was still off from the last northern. After almost 4 months in Texas, hoping for a chance to sight fish to reds, I finally…
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Texas Specks (Salty Toothy Trout)
In 2019, I spent a few winter months pursuing Texas redfish on the fly from North Padre Island eastward over to Matagorda Bay. I caught plenty of small puppy drum blind casting into murky water, but the goal of sight fishing to big reds in clear water was elusive. I did finally find those fish…
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Last Shot at Redfish Bay
I’m down to less than a week before I need to be in Dallas for a family get-together. The forecast for the next three days is partly cloudy with mild southeasterly winds. I’m going to hit the jetty this afternoon for the last time and Thursday/Friday with my last shots at finding tailing fish on…
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Little Swamp Donkey Love
Searching for Redfish in Skinny Water on the Texas Coast