We left at 5:30 to pull the shrimp trawl, we made a 5 minute pull, and to our surprise, the bag was filled with shrimp and some bait fish as well. We picked out enough for bait, and they filled two gallon ziplocks with shrimp. We took a little bit to take in the scenery around us, and then it was off to stretch the string! We started the morning trout fishing, we picked up a few good ones at each stop with some throwbacks as well. We caught enought trout to eat, and then switched our focus to redfish. These proved to be a little harder to find. We finally came across a spot with a few fish, caught a couple, missed a few more. We decided that was plenty to eat and head back for some lunch. Next trip left at 1 PM, it was a very slow start, but we found some smaller trout, just a couple keepers, but plenty of action. So we hung out there for a minute and put a few fish in the box. The tide was falling fast, and add that to a light south wind, and you got yourself a recipe for entertainment. We traveled around to the beach side, and the big females were there and they were hungry. We only kept a couple to help preserve an awesome fishery, and released the rest. On the way back we found a nice rip current directly on the beach, prime real esate for bull redfish. So we made a couple drifts, hooked a few fish, and decided that was plenty. They said they had plenty, so away we went.

It's been an absolute awesome week to be on the water. I would expect this trend to continue for the next couple of months. Red snapper and mackerel near shore, and speckled trout and redfish inshore. The close in snapper will become increasingly difficult to catch as the season progresses. The redfish will hang around for another month maybe, but timing is everything on those. Must fish those on high tide. Trout can generally be found somewhere in the bay until mid to late August.

This mornings trip was a 3 person 4 hour trip. We started the morning by pulling the shrimp trawl to catch bait. We caught plenty of bait fish, but few shrimp. So after picking out what baits we wanted, we stopped by marina to pick up some more shrimp, and we were on our way. It was blowing 15-20 mph, not exactly ideal, but we managed to find a good bunch of fish out of the wind, and went to work. We fished live shrimp and live croakers 2 foot under a cork. It was pretty consistent action, with various size fish caught. Every fish caught was a trout, with the exception of one gaff top catfish, which they decided would go in the box too. A good many smaller trout, but we culled through the smaller ones and were able to put together a nice mess of fish. The bite is only going to get better over the next couple of months. These fish hang around all summer, but can be found in larger numbers in May and June. Speckled trout are great fun and also very delicious.

The red fish and speckled trout are starting to show up, high falling tide is generally the best time to fish for these, but they can be found somewhere all day. I have been fishing mostly shallow water, less than 3 foot, so high tide is a must. Mainly fishing live shrimp under popping corks, until I'm able to pull the trawl for croakers, The seaweed has been to bad to pull the trawl. The fishing will only get better over the next couple months. Feel free to call for daily reports.