We messed around and apparently got on the water just a little too late Wednesday. We caught the tail end of an outgoing tide and for the first half hour it was redfish nirvana. We limited with ease before the tide stopped and then caught only one more fish. Every fish was in the 21 to 23 inch class which was just the perfect size for us. While they were biting you couldn't throw the wrong lure. My grandson wasn't taking any chances, however, and stuck with a 4-inch space guppy Usual Suspect.
Yesterday, we started a little earlier with the intention of him catching a big trout. We caught only two trout in the three pound class fishing pink Fat Boys in 3 to 5 feet of water before he decided that we should go fish the faster redfish bite again. They were there and while we easily caught 10 to 15 slot reds we released every fish. We caught those fish in eight feet of water on purple demon Lil' Johns. Once again, when the tide ended...the bite ended for us, but we weren't that mad at the fish anyway.
The water in the back of Coffee Ground and a little further south along the Louisiana shoreline has cleared up a little more each day. We had about a foot of visibility yesterday. I think I will clean up lures and change hooks this weekend rather than endure the cold to catch and release a few more redfish. Hopefully the water will continue to clear as it sure helps the confidence level. The water in the Intracoastal all the way through Middle and East Pass is still pretty dirty! Water temperature was 54 degrees.
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Thanks for report Dickey
Posted by: mic cowart | January 18, 2019 at 11:56 AM