FlatoutFishin
January 2nd, 2009, 04:55 AM
Wind: SE @ 12/Overcast
Water: 59 degrees/2ft clarity/ Incoming tide
Fishing shell/mud
Did a late afternoon wade in Trinity yesterday. We waded a reef on a protected shoreline. The water was in good shape with about 2ft of visability. Threw Corky fatboys in pink and dayglow with no success. My buddy left to go get the boat. I continued wading and out of the corner of my eye I saw a cormarant surface with a shad in its mouth and then dive again. I quickly tied on a Brown devil eye in rootbeer with 1/4 oz head, made one cast and landed a stout 21" speck. Cast #2 yielded a healthier 21". I thought I had finally hit the motherload, but as quick as it started...it ended.
If this is the quality of trout we can expect in the next couple months, I'm stoked. I believe there will be some big 10+ pounders pulled from Galveston Bay this Winter/Spring.
Water: 59 degrees/2ft clarity/ Incoming tide
Fishing shell/mud
Did a late afternoon wade in Trinity yesterday. We waded a reef on a protected shoreline. The water was in good shape with about 2ft of visability. Threw Corky fatboys in pink and dayglow with no success. My buddy left to go get the boat. I continued wading and out of the corner of my eye I saw a cormarant surface with a shad in its mouth and then dive again. I quickly tied on a Brown devil eye in rootbeer with 1/4 oz head, made one cast and landed a stout 21" speck. Cast #2 yielded a healthier 21". I thought I had finally hit the motherload, but as quick as it started...it ended.
If this is the quality of trout we can expect in the next couple months, I'm stoked. I believe there will be some big 10+ pounders pulled from Galveston Bay this Winter/Spring.