Air Temp: 70-84
Water Temp: 74
Water Clarity: 6 out of 10
Winds: 5-15 mph
Seas: calm, choppy and rollers to 3-4 feet depending on location
Bait: live shrimp and cut mullet
It was fun to get back on the water with two of my good fishing buddies: Allan and Alan. My daughter says I'm not good with names, so I pick friends with the same name, but that's not completely true (ha, ha). These guys have been fishing with me since I started saltwater fishing about 7 years ago, and we always have a good time.
After driving about 3 hours on Saturday morning, I heard a noise coming from the boat trailer and that is never a good sign. We exited the loop around Houston and sure enough, one of tires was just about ready to come apart. We found a safe place in a parking lot to change the tire and were on our way after dealing with some rusty lugs and studs on the wheel and a rusty mounting bolt that made removing the spare a little tricky. Oh, well, I guess I will put the WD-40 back in the plastic bin that goes with me on every trip next time I use it at home. We used the parking lot of a brake place and one of my buddies borrowed a little WD-40 which made the job easier.
We got on the water around 11:00 AM on Saturday and had good fun catching and releasing some bull reds at the North Jetty along with several sharks and of course, we managed to catch a few elusive hard head and gafftop catfish.
On Sunday, we decided to hit the South jetty and try for some trout or sheepshead based on some intel provided by guide:
Capt.Chris Hayes
Reel Safaris Charters
reelsafarischarters.com
832-425-1482
that was in the slip next to us at the Yacht Basin. The info he provided was good, because we almost filled the cooler with sheepshead from that location along with a 25" slot red from the day before caught in an area where I typically catch sand trout, sand trout, whiting, a croaker and two large, slimy gafftops. We released 5 bull reds that ranged from about 20-25 pounds. The sharks were trolling both jetties and we probably released about 8-10 sharks (mostly sharpnose and one bonnethead).
Capt.Chris Hayes
Reel Safaris Charters
reelsafarischarters.com
832-425-1482
that was in the slip next to us at the Yacht Basin. The info he provided was good, because we almost filled the cooler with sheepshead from that location along with a 25" slot red from the day before caught in an area where I typically catch sand trout, sand trout, whiting, a croaker and two large, slimy gafftops. We released 5 bull reds that ranged from about 20-25 pounds. The sharks were trolling both jetties and we probably released about 8-10 sharks (mostly sharpnose and one bonnethead).
Great to be back on the water with good friends.
Which one would you use? I knew the pink one would be cleaner. I made the right choice even if it did cost me some ribbing.
