Fishing Stuff

The beach water temperature is approaching the 70-degree mark, and that is music to the ears of coastal fishermen. We might have a setback with the cooler weather headed our direction; however; soon we will be seeing consistent readings in the 70s and higher.
This week has been typical of many, with weekend fishing reports trickling in midweek. Wednesday, we received three reports, and all were good, lending optimism to the fact we are headed for a good season of fishing.

Friday,James Pallon and Wayne Blackburn to a productive afternoon of fishing in East Bay. Free-lining live shrimp, the anglers caught 17 trout from 22 to more than 28 inches in length and a 25-inch red. All of the action came between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Dixie Starter and Hal Moran fished the South Jetty late Friday afternoon and landed four bull reds, six large sheepshead and two large black drum. Gaff top kept the anglers busy baiting hooks and removing the unwanted fish. All of the fish were released. Live shrimp and fingerling mullet were the baits.

Raul Gomez, Jamie Meadows and two friends fished Moses Lake from 5 p.m. until dark Friday and returned to the dock with six black drum 15 to 21 inches in length along with two flounder, a large sheepshead and a huge stingray. Fresh dead shrimp was the bait.

Gomez said he felt that readers would question why he would bring in a stingray and explained his mother-in-law has a terrific recipe for the fish — yes, stingrays are fish — that she learned while living in Corpus Christi.

Tuesday night, the lights were shining bright on the diversionary canal where Joe Domm and his son David caught 13 sand trout, three puppy drum and a whiting. Cut squid was the bait.