You can tell Summer is here. We have 90+ temps, big crowds, full parking lots at the boat ramps, lines at Speedy Stop and lots of boats going to Sunday Beach. Memorial Day brought lots of people to town and the weekend after was about the same. Everything was orderly and I didn’t see any signs of problems, no gunfire or anything.

The fishing held up pretty well during the last few weeks. Trout fishing has been best in San Antonio Bay. The surf is holding good trout but the weather hasn’t permitted very many days that left the surf safe to fish. South winds have been in the 10 to 15 knot range. We had one or two days last week that allowed surf fishing and the results were excellent but I would encourage everyone to be extremely careful when deciding whether or not to fish the surf. If you think it might be too rough, it probably is. Catching trout isn’t worth the risk of turning your boat up side down and hurting folks.

The lakes are getting better as the water temps rise. Reds are the main attraction but trout are there as well. Some big trout are there to spawn so you might find a 25+ trout in Pringle or Contee. Most folks are using live shrimp under a rattle cork or throwing soft plastics. I’ve found that on most days the artificials worked well but some days the grass makes it a lot easier to fish the shrimp.

The jetties have been good overall. The last few days have been a bit tough with some pretty stiff tides. I have been doing better in the late afternoon than in the morning. We’ve caught a little bit of everything; reds, drum, snapper, grouper and trout. I had two trout over 25” on one trip this week. Its been a bit difficult to get to the outside due to some fairly big swells (5-6ft) at the ends of the rocks.

In the above picture, Sissy and Randy Jordan from Anahuac and Pat and Sheldia Hill (no relation) of Oak Grove, La. had a good time on a windy day at the jetties.

Capt. Bob Hill
Port O’Connor Charters
(281) 984-0015
www.fishportoconnor.com