When the weather turns sour, consecutively wading is a great answer!
It was one hell of a spell of bad weather that lasted 5 months straight. February to first week of June. First wind and fog, then wind and clouds, then rain, and Tons of it! To adapt, we spent damn near the whole time consecutively wading the salt marsh of the middle Texas Coast. And that is exactly where we found consistency when the going got tough!
The best way to deal with low light and windy conditions is to slow down. By getting in the water with the fish you can catch fish on difficult days while everyone else is waiting for the weather to break. Wade fishing makes our presence as small as possible and lets us go slow enough for the redfish to reveal themselves. Smith Optics makes their low light “Ignitor” Lenses and they can really turn on the lights during low light days.
With little reprieve from the constant wind, clouds, rain and lightning we waded on. Little did the famously preferred clear blue skies or moderate winds prevail. Pea soup fog persisted for 60 days and nights. Then came the rains and thunderstorms. And so did we. We continued wading and persisted and prevailed.
This year we managed very well all the inclement weather by wading on the days that dictated the need to wade fish. All in all, it came out to about 17 consecutive weeks. When we waded on redfish and black drum we got’em good too. It all felt so crazy to not pole the skiff for much at all if any for all that time. But with those kinds of weather patterns, we did what we had to do to adapt to the conditions and wound up catching quite a few fish!
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