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Captain
Mike Lowe's Fishing Reports
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12/26/07 East Matagorda Bay |
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Cast and Blast! We hunted the
south shoreline on the edge of
one of the coves. Duck hunting
was marginal at best so we
decided to cast instead of
blast. There were flocks of
gulls everywhere. The first
flock we pulled up on - we had
seven trout in 10 minutes. Off
to a good start...then mother
nature put a halt to the day. By
the time we got to the second
flock of birds we were in the
middle of driving rain with
thunder and lightening. The
birds actually kept working in
the rain, so we caught a few
more before the bad got worse.
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12/18/07
East Matagorda Bay |
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Got a late
start today due to the fog.
There were boats everywhere.
After stopping at three spots
with boats at every spot, I
decided to fish so unmarked
shell on the north shoreline in
about three feet of water. The
fishing wasn't fast and furious,
but it was steady. We fished
there for two hours and caught
eight trout. No big ones today. |
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12/10/07
East Matagorda Bay |
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This morning it was 36
degrees and the winds
were north at 20 mph.
WIth the wind wreaking
havoc on most of the bay
we sought refuge in the
back waters of the south
shoreline. It was hard
wading to get to areas
where redfish were
working, but once we got
there the action was
outstanding. Out of the
twenty reds we caught,
we site casted eighteen
of them - most being
between 26-28 inches
long with a handful
being oversized. It was
finesse fishing at its
finest. Many reds were
sitting in ambush points
in the back waters. We
were sneaking up on the
bank and pitching the
bait (Texas Red Killers)
just past the reds and
slowly bringing the bait
in front of their nose
and dropping it - all
you would feel is a
slight thump as the reds
stayed motionless, but
at the time of hook set
it was like organized
chaos. This has been the
pattern I've been
holding on everytime
during a front. Pictured
are Randy and Chris. |
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12/8/07
East Matagorda Bay |
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The
day before a front, my
favorite. This evening
we went to one of the
mid-bay reefs, anchored
up, jumped out, and had
our first fish on the
second cast. The action
didn't stop until we
left. Small topwaters
were the ticket. Most of
the trout were in the
17-19 inch range with
two around 24 inches.
Perfect day. |
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11/26/07
East Matagorda Bay |
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The
guys today were looking
for trophy trout. We
started out fishing
north of Bird Island in
mud. Randy hooked up
with a big trout which
eventually broke off.
This was the fourth
trout that broke off in
the last three days. How
unfortunate... We left
there and moved to the
south shoreline where we
grinded it out for a few
miles to no avail. We
then shifted to one of
the mid-bay reefs where
the trout typically
haven't been the size
the guys were looking
for. However, we ended
up with a pretty good
day, with ten good trout
and a flounder. Throwing
mainly Corky fat boys
and Texas Trout Killers.
Pictured is Kevin Baker
with the best trout of
the day - not a monster,
but very respectable. |
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