Report 06-01-05
 
I believe summer is here to stay for awhile. We have had lots of sunshine and some awesome catches. Rain seems to be non-existent. Go figure???

Our water temps are holding around the 78-83 degree mark. Wadefishing over hard sand/grass bottoms have been producing our better quality of trout up to 29" very early in the mornings and very late in the evenings while using live croaker or soft plastics. Topwaters have also been very productive with the abundance of baitfish LEAPING out of the water both early and late in the day in my fishing area.

Trout are holding on the deeper shell in all of our local bays. I'm a wadefisherman, but I'm not complaining about how good it has been lately while fishing from the boat instead of wading. There have been many 30 to 40 fish days by 11:00 am for me. In doing this, I have been catching these fish in 5 to 7 feet of water. Baitfish flipping out of the the water over these middle bay reefs have been a plus in boxing fish.

In the past couple of days the wind has been our friend in helping us catch fish if it's not blowing too hard. Once the water gets slick, catching gets a little tough. Normally you don't see these kind of conditions in May.

The wind has been lying down around the 10 O'clock hour in the mornings. On the other hand, some days the wind has been BLOWING A GAIL. On these days, I prefer to wadefish. Boat fishing gets really tuff when the wind is blowing hard. Everyone out on the water is huddled against the leeward side, and fishing grounds are limited. The water gets really dirty when the wind is sustained around 20 mph and gusting to around 50 mph. The catching takes a real downturn too, except for the really good trout in the 24" plus range while wadefishing. You don't catch as many fish, but the ones you do catch are really stout fish.
 

In the last couple of years we have had lots of freshwater runoff and our bays are showing it. Copano Bay has very little grass, while others have lots of "string grass". Some of the bays that have lots of string grass are St.Charles, Carlos, Dunham, and
the northern parts of Aransas Bay shorelines. Normally when I am fishing for redfish, I hug tight to the shorelines. But this year we
Can't do that with all of this string grass. The fish are there, you just can't hardly keep a bait free of the grass to catch them. I have seen this string grass in many places that I don't normally see it and it has hurt the "catching" all around for the last couple of months as for as the redfishing goes in these areas.

I'm looking for this pattern to hold throughout the summer, except for the wind which should lay quite a bit by the middle of June, here in the Rockport area.

I still have plenty of days open to fish starting in July. If you would like to book a trip, give me a ring. If you wait too long, someone else is sure to get YOUR DAY of fishing time. Don't let it get away.

Until next time, Remember when the cards are down and the bet is called, you have your Ace in the Hole.
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Sincerely,
Capt.Brent Hopkins
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