Absolutely love fishing with George (and Susie) on the Texas Coast out of Port Aransas. We had to use my @smithoptics Ignitor lenses due to the skies and the extreme tides from the last Super Blue Moon redfish coupled with the remnant storm surge from Hurricane Milton, but we found ourselves floating over cow paddies and in the cactus in search of hungry red drum.
This redfish, though!?!?! Man! George can tell ya! We spotted it 200 feet away when it was belly crawling over the succulents with its back out of the water. This redfish was whopping its next meal just as the Super Blue Moon was in its major solunar period. Just as we got within range, it came to rest in a 3ft diameter sand hole laid up on the closest edge facing the thick veggies. George’s second shot landed midship on the fish, and in an instant, it backed up turned and crushed the fly!!! The next thing we know, it barreled under the roughage grass, just trying to break us off, but the @trouthuntertippet 03x BIG Game tippet proved worth every penny as the redfish peeled line and beached itself on top of the succulents. Quickly, I tore off my tennis shoes and ran after the fish with the net to land it.
And that folks, was the catch of the day, week, and most spectacular of the month, maybe! Book Now for your shot in November!
The cold fronts are coming (this week in fact), and that will turn them on even more and encourage the tides to really shape up! Dates in November are open, so get booked with KenjoFly Fishing Charters, Port Aransas Texas ASAP!!!