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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.

A new week.

After spending a few days out of town it is time to get back in the game.  First it is off to Coleto Creek for some bass fishing today.  As I have just started to really learn to use the more »

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2 days on the coast – it ain’t always easy.

Sorry I have not posted lately, but did manage a couple of days on the coast  Wednesday and Thursday.  Like the title of this post suggests, sometimes it just ain’t easy. After a good run the last few months I more »

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Redfish on Spinnerbait – a fun day.

I woke up this morning to nice leisurely 25 mph wind out of the southeast.  Since plans were made it was off to Keller Bay.  It was one of those days when just calling it a day, and crawling back more »

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Coleto Creek – a good bass fishing report and a new method for me.

I got the chance to fish with Aaron again today, this time on Coleto Creek.  He likes to hit it early like I do, so we met at the ramp at daylight, and were the first ones to hit the more »

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Coleto Creek – a quick evening bass fishing trip.

Got a few things done yesterday and got a chance to hit the lake for a quick 3 hour trip.  It started out slow but I made a comeback. I started out down lake with a small swimbait and while I more »

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A nice note on our day at POC posted on Austin Bass Fishing.

Thought you might like to read this note my fishing partner posted on http://www.austinbassfishing.com/forum/coastal-reports/29319-port-oconnor-march-12-a.html#post214159.  We had a good time and it is nice to get the occasional nice feedback. “On Monday I had the great opportunity and pleasure to fish more »

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Port O’Connor – slow day with a nice finish on the trout.

I got to fish a day with one of my readers, Todd Martin out of Austin.  He was a good guy who has just really got back into fishing after a few years of not getting to go much.  It more »

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Amistad – nothing like a little wind to make a bass fishing trip fun.

First of all I told you all that I would try to blog from Amistad this week.  Of course I was fooling myself.  We were up at dawn and back at dark.  Except for one afternoon, we were the first more »

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POC Trout and the Houston Boat Show

I was fortunate enough to get to fish POC Friday with Aaron.  I met Aaron through Fish Catching Travel, and we were lucky enough to be able to coordinate our schedules to squeeze a day on the water Friday out of more »

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Indianola and the Powderhorn and a few Trout.

Headed to the Powderhorn yesterday (2/29/12) determined to catch a good trout on a corkie.  As with some great plans things did not work out the way I played it out in my head. I headed out about noon, determined to more »

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