I hope everyone is well and I really appreciate you guys that reached out to check on our family and the fishery. We were able to get out and check some of our stuff and I did not see one dead fish! I think we are going to be just fine here on the upper TX coast as well as our stuff in SW Louisiana. I have not covered everything, I suspect there may be some fish killed from the freeze in our shallow water back lakes such as the Keith’s Lake system. We will continue to communicate with each other and if anything changes, we will share said information. If anyone sees any dead fish please message us and let us know.
We put in a day looking for flounder in Cameron at their usual haunts. The water was dirty and water temperature in the mid-50s. What we did find where redfish stacked up in the flounder holes and they were starving. We were rewarded with limits of redfish and one lone flounder.
I did not see any bait the entire day on any of the ground we covered. As far as Sabine Lake is concerned, I suspect the same thing, really hungry fish beginning to move out from the deeper drop offs on to the flats and shelves on the warning days. When they do move, they will be ready to eat. Bait is also sparse on Sabine so if you find it and conditions appear to be right, hang in there and don’t leave.
As for the speckled trout, we highly recommend catch and release until we figure out just how they were affected by the freeze. I know they are being harvested and I’m not bashing anyone. They are piled up very thick and still very much stunned.
As for lures and techniques right now, we’re having success with D.O.A. 3” cal shad tail. In clear water, the white chartreuse; in dirty water red shad or TX croaker. 3/8 oz jig heads to keep the bait on the bottom fished very slowly for these sluggish fish seems to be key. Also, applying pro cure or using gulp really seems to help them find it in dirty water.
As for lures and techniques right now, we’re having success with D.O.A. 3” cal shad tail. In clear water, the white chartreuse; in dirty water red shad or TX croaker. 3/8 oz jig heads to keep the bait on the bottom fished very slowly for these sluggish fish seems to be key. Also, applying pro cure or using gulp really seems to help them find it in dirty water.
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