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Captains Annual Fishing Update

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Blind in one Eye?

Ladies and Gents! To any and all with whom I haven’t spoken in a while, I want to wish you all a Happy New Years, Merry Christmas and Happy Gobble Gobble! I pray that all has been well with you and yours! It has been quite some time having posted anything so it is certainly time to give everyone a Captains Annual Fishing Update!

Fishing the Fall Run of ’23

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Last minute trips can prove to be productive too

The fishing during the fall run of 2023 was pretty great. There were plenty of days to struggle finding fish, but there were quite a few days when we were astonished at having seen so many in one place. The key was finding the niche places that the numbers tend to hold this time of year. Not as many places held decent populations of fish but we pressed on each time, locating fish, getting shots and making catches. That’s just the name of the game in sight fishing with a fly in the salt.

Personal Update from Capt Kenjo

Some of you are aware that I have been planning to take some time off from guiding in order to have some surgeries. Unfortunately these plans have now changed no thanks to some failed handshakes in the healthcare industry. So, back to square 1 in regards to starting this process all over again. If any of you readers have a great spine surgeon referral in Texas please don’t hesitate to share!

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The Most Excellent News

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Glass on Glass

As this news goes, the most excellent news is that I get to keep guiding this year! Or at least until I can find another surgeon. Spring is approaching fast. But don’t forget! The captains annual fishing update says, “We are not done with our winter fishing yet!” Next week forecast looks rained out but the last few days of January forecast can been great! And February still has promise too! What is certain right now is that the fish are hungry after this cold front and if we can get out there to hunt them, we will have a good chance trying to feed them if we can adapt!

Last Minute Trips

We all now how it goes, we wake up one morning with no plans to go fishing, look outside, see the blue skies with no wind and say, “Dang it! I should have gone fishing today!” Well, stop right there and give me a call at 7am if you want to hop on the boat for last minute trips typically starting at 9am this time of year! Half day trips are $600 this year. Please note: Payment in full is required for last minute trips and for late night calls! -Capt Kenjo 361-500-2552

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Fishing Spring Break

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#33 for the day (sorry the other hand was occupied) for return Guest Angler Omar

As your Texas Saltwater Fly Fishing Guide, I would advise you to go ahead and book that March fly fishing trip. Regardless of the weather, enduring the elements is part of the excitement of the game. And last year, March was a very good month for Fishing Spring Break. Putting yourself out there in the salt is the best way to learn to succeed on the fly.

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Now that March is underway, I am confident to say that our weather pattern will be shifting dramatically any day now. It should become warm and sunny for most of the month of March. Fingers crossed! There is no telling when the winds will pickup and start honking. But if the weather in March last year is any indication, you should book a trip online right freaking now for this weekend, next week, and the following weeks of March!

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Omar crushed them

Fishing Spring Break can be great with loads of fish on the flats. If I were to try to guess our weather patterns for the forth-coming year, I would apply last years weather to this year as the pattern so far now that March has begun is very similar.

January 2021 saw some exceptionally great weather and the fishing was excellent. Returning Guest Omar was one who got to enjoy a day of quantity in January where every cast in any place produced a redfish on the fly. There was just so many fish to work with that it was more difficult to try to be selective. Mr. Omar keeps a personal catch log of his saltwater exploits, and that fine day in January he broke quite a few personal records, in particular, landing 33 redfish in a single day even though the moon wasn’t in our favor. Despite the moon that day, the winds, tides, bait and redfish were definitely in our favor for catching.

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Bill got him a good one! O’Yeah!

We caught the redfish tailing, cruising, floating and laid-up already this year. Looking at what February was like this year, it was very similar to last years weather pattern in February. Cold, cloudy, rainy and windy… That was the month of February in a nutshell. But March will be another great time to fly fish the Texas Coast!

Back to Redfish School

Now is a great time to book your sight casting on the fly trip for September, October and November 2020 as dates are filling up fast! Click the BOOK NOW button below to see calendar availability… Sept 9, 10, 11 are open for immediate booking!

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Chew On The Fly

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The Texas Summer has been hot that is for sure. Water temperatures were a bit above average this year. But lately the weather has helped it begin to drop. The fishing has been hot as well! The black drum and redfish have been plentiful and in schools, tailing most times and eating flies for just about everyone! The action in September should continue to increase, with larger than average fish showing up soon!

When Mark and his son Joe got on a butt-load of hefty black drum, they took advantage of the pirate’s bounty on their half-day trip with their new fly rods. Needless to say, that gear is now well-christened, salty, and feeling lucky. Shouldn’t we all feel lucky to have and keep such a grand and diverse fishery in our backyards!?!?!? Its worthwhile to slow down. Try turning off the engine for more than 30 minutes. Let the fish be the ones to break your silence.

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There is a First for Everything

Gail got to play with her first ever Texas Redfish on the fly and was in wonder at the magnificence of such an amazing aquatic creature. Even with partly cloudy skies and hurricane tides the fish gave them a good show too!

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21inch Trout

Corbin’s casting skills paid off on a multi-day trip. His relentlessness helped him catch multiple species of fish during a tough few days. Everything seemed to disappear and transition out of the shallows when he arrived but it didnt stop us from having a great time. He’s one hell of a skiff-mate and rode the horse like nobody’s business! Bombing casts to the end of his fly line helped alot. We had also gotten to sight cast to some spectacularly sized trout. Trophies by anyone’s standard. Others got good looks but that lucky angler has yet to break the 25 inch mark. Hooking a big sighted trout is the hardest part. Could this be you? Can you keep your cool when that big ‘ole gator trout appears out of nowhere? Lets give it a try and see what happens!

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Get on board this Texas Skiff and wander about the middle coast to take your shots in a target-rich environment for Redfish, Black drum and Speckled Trout. You never know if and when we will get those perfect seas when we can sneak out front of the jetties and fish the surf zone for tarpon, jacks, bonita or more!!!