Are you feeling the Outdoor Love? Sure hope so. We have been seeing some great Cast and Blast action here on the Middle Coast. “The Best Kept Secret,” claim is long gone because we can’t keep from bragging about limits of ducks, trout and reds all in one day. Some times for a week straight. We are seeing mild cold fronts that are just enough to push huntable numbers of ducks in the area marshes. Up to now, tides are remaining high despite the fronts that have showed up this month. The high tides make it easier to navigate the typical shallow lakes that most boaters can’t get to during normal to low tide months. I believe the high tides are great for fishing because it puts drift fishing into play for all shapes and sizes of bay boats. Drift fishing in the back bays of the middle coast produces numerous trout , reds, flounder and drum during a high tide. Wade fishing is now the best way to catch trophy trout. The Middle Coast puts up some solid weight this time of year. Trophy Trout fishing will also be in play until late Spring, so Good Luck to those fishermen who are looking to bust personal records as well as the State Record.

Duck and Deer seem to be hot topics. Our deer population seem to be in full rut mode. We have seen several nice bucks chasing does while duck hunting the island. The other day while doing some Duck Recon we watched one Buck chasing three does. It’s a really neat site to see. I even enjoy watching amateur FB phone videos of people’s rutting deer. Deer, Bucks, do some crazy stuff during the rut. It goes without warning, sometimes you need to beware of the deer travelling more now so be careful driving through Texas. We have been seeing a lot of deer dead on the side of the road. There was a stud of a buck on FM 238 that had been run over. Hogs too have been on the move and cause serious damage when smacked while travelling. Good Luck this year; we hope you bag a monster buck and tons of does. Once they are processed and your freezer is full, you can swing by here and drop your excess off.

The Duck Opener was a Blast. My opener was one that will be remembered forever. I hunted with Garrett Wygyers, John Hunt, Chase Armstead, Ty May and Brennen. These Young Guns can swing a shotgun and down a bird faster than you can shake a stick. Since I was their guest and left Ryder at the house howling, I sat in the middle of the blind. So when the single and doubles came in on the left, Chase and John slayed ‘em. When they decoyed on the right Garrett swatted ‘em with his gun barrel cause he is so tall. Ty and mini me cleaned house finishing anything left. These Boyz can shoot, I finally was able to strap my six when they went to shag their down birds. Now I’m not a face paint guy but these guys had so much on I don’t know how they got it off without using gasoline. When in Rome….so I did, put a little on even though we were on the X and didn’t need it.

Great Hunting with the younger generation, they are enthusiastic, committed to the heritage and can shoot so good we don’t have to be worried about being taking over by ducks anytime soon. The puddle duck shooting has been off the charts. We have been killing some divers but according to one source they show up about 2 or 3 weeks in the season in the large migratory groups we are so used to seeing down here.

Get out your Calender and give Scott a call before we are out of time or space for you and let’s go Cast and Blast. The Outdoor Hotline for booking is 361 785 DUCK, 3825.

Keep your gun clean, plug in your boat and license in your pocket.

Captain Jeff Larson
281 217 0399