Lavaca + Baffin with the Mad Trout Fisherman 12/14/16.

FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

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I am  currently in Oklahoma City, home tomorrow, having a Christmas with my daughter and her family.  Inn the mean time The Mad Trout Fisherman has a couple of reports you need to read.  If you are a bay fisherman there is lots of great information in his posts, take them for what they are worth.  A lot.

Thanks for the time it takes you to put this blog together Doug. I’ve got a couple more reports, first up is the Lavaca river. After working on bids a few hours Todd comes by and we sit to discuss plans for day to fish. We both have a couple hours free so what better way to discuss a fishing trip, we hitch on to my flat bottom and talk fishing as we head to the ramp. We drop the boat in and run down river looking for birds, the only one we see are already sitting, so we make a couple cast in the area and whack, fish on. The tide is dropping and the current moving out of the river is pulling pretty good on my lure.  A couple of ten min drifts equals about 3-4 fish in the 14″ range so we head futher down river.

No birds working so we hit one side of the river set up a drift .  Didn’t take long to establish a pattern, down south purple / chart thrown to the shallow edges then slow rolled off the shelf of the bank resulted in 16-19″ trout.  In a matter of about 2 hrs we were headed back to the ramp with 10 nice trout and 1 bonus drum 21″.

Todd’s @5′ trout lol.  Thats what he thought.  We never did seal the deal on where we plan to fish. Only the day. Thursday!

As we head back to my house the pho’ne rings and Jeremy and his son Eathon are twisting my arm for a Baffin trip.  Didn’t take much twisting, it was like when?  In the a.m.! What time?3:30 am, ok see ya then.  So here’s the report from Baffin: We launch at Bird Island at 5:45 am head to the mouth in Baffin.  I’ve been fishing there since 1987 and never seen it so calm, not a ripple anywhere. Beautiful boat ride , water gin clear.  I’m thinking to myself, its gonna be a tough day.

First stop the Tide Gauge bar, 4 fish all 20″ or better.  Second stop East Klegbergh point, 16 fish 18″ or better  3rd stop Losscoralis, 6-7 more fish . We called it a day at 1:30. The condition were tough but we banged out 20 trout from 18-23″ 2 nice reds and a bonus flounder.

Best lure color was down south purple/chart.  Had a great time it was Eathon’s first trip to Baffin and his friend Brandon as well and they had a blast.  Jeremy and I battled it out for big trout i got him today with a 23 1/2″ fatty!  Great times good friends!!! Thanks chad

Of course thanks for carrying the load while I am gone.  Next, looking at your pictures it is the kind of calm that we rarely see on Baffin.  And while the conditions might be a little tough as you say, nothing like banging a limit and I am sure Eathon had a great time along with the rest of the boys.  Looks like the purple Down South is toting the note right now.  So keep them coming, I know this report will have me at Baffin as soon as I drag my ass out of bed and get down there.  Thanks  again, you add so much to this blog and I can thank you enough.

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Just a couple of days up here where it barely cracks 30 degrees with the wind blowing 20 out of the NW reminds me what I love about South Texas and Florida.  I like it cool, but these old bones prefer it warm.  This weekend they are looking at 20 degrees and snow with a wind chill of 30 – 40 below, I sure do not miss that.  Plus, there are too many of those dang Sooners for comfort around here with O.U. just right down the road.

On another note Kresta’s called and my trolling motor is done, after 35 days.  I am going to post the whole timeline in a later post after I use it a few times along with a few comments from readers.  It will be for you the reader to decide – Is this customer service?  Look for that post.

Looking at the weather the same winter weather coming to OKC is on the way to our house.  The wind will be 25 and the temp is looking to maybe hit the mid 40’s for a few days.  So I will hitch it up and hit the water Friday, and maybe Saturday before it gets here.   And if you have any comments or reports send them this way, we love to get them.  Keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines

About Redfishlaw

I am a retired attorney who just loves to fish. I was a freshwater guide for about 20 years and now have moved to the salt. I am not the greatest fisherman, but I am committed. So if you love fishing, and want to learn what little I have to offer, stop by anytime.
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