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Good news on the fishing scene as live shrimp slowly are reappearing at the bait shops.
Several bait camps, including 3-G at the yacht basin and Bulldog’s on 61st Street, had white flags flying Tuesday.
When I learned of the availability, it did not take long to have the bay boat loaded and head off to the bait camp.
The shrimp I purchased came from the Freeport area and were nice-sized brown shrimp that obviously were early arrivals.
Polly and I hit one of our favorite fishing spots near the North Jetty Boat Cut and encountered prolific action on reds, both slot and bulls, black drum in the 19- to 25-inch range and large gafftop.
It was our first saltwater trip since April 3 and much more productive.
All of the fish were released except for two fat slot reds.
There is an interesting side note to Tuesday’s column where a fisherman from Pirates Cove mentioned large numbers of small stingray in the nearby marsh.
Capt. Billy Howell, Howell’s Saltwater Adventures, and his long time fishing friend Dave Kirby were fishing West Bay earlier in the week and noticed an unusually large number of big bull sharks in the vicinity of Lake Como, near Pirates Cove.
Howell said the sharks were running from an estimated 3 to 8 feet in length, and he became concerned with the size and numbers.
Earlier, he and his guest were using long fish stringers to hold their catch while wade fishing the area; however, when the sharks began appearing, the stringers were placed in the ice chests aboard his boat.
Most seasoned wade fishermen have had a nice stringer of fish mutilated by aggressive schools of shark, most notably blacktip sharks of all sizes.
For that reason, long stringers are a must for waders.
Howell’s report came before the stingray alert in Tuesday’s edition, and we both agreed the likely culprit for the sharks appearing in that area was the presence of the rays.
Tournament shark fishermen will tell you one of their favorite baits for catching large sharks is stingray.
It should be noted bull sharks are one of the most aggressive sharks found along the Texas Gulf Coast.
While we have been fortunate there have been no fatal attacks in many years, the threat exists with the large sharks.
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