Port A fishing

[fred]

good luck

[Rack Ranch]

Go to Copano pier at night and fish the first light with shrimp for specks. Gaftftop on the end of the pier right now as well. G-Luck.

Next Friday leaving that Sunday. Staying in Rockport actually.

[AtTheWall]

Here's the thread THE GENERAL was referencing. I outlined areas where I fish the Coastal Bend WITHOUT A BOAT.

I'll be working a fly rod on either the Port Aransas and or Packery Channel jetties Sunday.....probably both of them. Leaving the boat at home, offshore Saturday with Rack and company for a 12 hour snapper trip. Too much of a pain in the butt to trailer the boat and worry about staging that with a full day gone Saturday offshore.

This doesn't apply to Padre Island National Seashore - that is an entirely different world.

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=449784

[BirdRanger]

AtTheWall, what are you using for flies, I am a avid fly fisherman...

[spencorLUK]

This was yesterday on the backside of port a just find good water with bait activity, do you fish artificials or live bait?

[AtTheWall]

Here's some of what I use









These little gummy flies are deadly in the surf - wade cut - and working the jetty rocks. Specks, mangrove snapper, reds...heck everything with reckless abandon! There are times I'll get po'd with skipjacks, each cast is a jumping mad skippy, some of them are literally 2+ft long to a point, I can't get the darn lure down below them for mangroves and reds.

There are times I get into skipjack so thick, 20 - 30 fish, all of the jump and all of them fight like mad on fly tackle. A poor man's tarpon and using fly tackle - it's AWESOME FUN!





These little fly spoons are great for reds! I typically cut a small strip of crab or shrimp flavored FISH BITE and thread that on the hook for a tail. It adds scent and action......DEADLY!


I buy these from Scott Sparrow in South Texas. He calls them Mother's Day - tore up some 30+ sow trout during a Mother's day fish in the Laguna using this pattern. He probably fishes this 90% of the time in super skinny water in the Laguna.

[Mike Javi Cooper]

I'll be down there the 8th -13th, maybe they'll bite

[tradtiger]

Some great info here and in the linked thread by At the Wall. Thanks.

[Patton]

Here's the thread THE GENERAL was referencing. I outlined areas where I fish the Coastal Bend WITHOUT A BOAT.

I'll be working a fly rod on either the Port Aransas and or Packery Channel jetties Sunday.....probably both of them. Leaving the boat at home, offshore Saturday with Rack and company for a 12 hour snapper trip. Too much of a pain in the butt to trailer the boat and worry about staging that with a full day gone Saturday offshore.

This doesn't apply to Padre Island National Seashore - that is an entirely different world.

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.co...d.php?t=449784

Thanks for posting this Sir, I may plan a trip around that advice! Just finished catching my first redfish in LA and im 'hooked'