Lately we are catching a variety of fish on live and dead shrimp on our bait trips and soft plastics in almost any variety on our lure trips. This is no surprise as we usher in Fall around the middle Texas coast because that is the norm over the past several years.
We have passed the croaker season up now and the fish have turned their attention to shrimp! We are getting White Shrimp mostly right now from the area bait camps as the shrimpers are working hard in the dark and throughout the day to bring the catches to the table. When it comes to variety I am talking about Speckled Trout, Redfish, Black Drum, Sheepshead, Flounder and just about anything else. You can almost guarantee there will be something biting so this is a very good time to bring the kids or customers or family members that may not do so well catching fish at other tougher times of the year such as February for instance. Lots to catch right now including both undersize and keeper sized fishes that I mentioned and it is really a fun time.
Get the calendar out now and see when you can come down to fish with us at the lodge. We have plenty of guides and dates open to enjoy this bounty of fish using these methods. Sure we are getting our fair share of ‘trash’ fish too like Hard Head Catfish and small bait getters like Pinfish, Croaker and Stingrays! The reason I say ‘trash’ is the old adage of one man’s trash….well you know. The fact is some guests really don’t care that the fish they catch isn’t a keeper or on the list of preferred table fare. All they care about is that we are catching something. Those are often times the anglers who have more fun than others because they are in the action. Now of course this is a small percentage of our clientele but you get what I’m saying. Stop hounding so much on GOTTA CATCH A LIMIT and just enjoy every fish you catch and you may find yourself experiencing a whole new level of enjoyment with your time on the saltwater.
Those, however who are after that hefty stringer have been satisfied as well lately on our guided trips. We are blessed with a solid lineup of experienced professional guides willing to share information with other guides on the Bay Flats team who may be struggling that day. Probably the following day the guy who was on the fish yesterday may be blanked and need the help of the guys he rescued the day before! The point is our philosophy is leave no customers behind! That is if guide one is on ‘em then they feel it best to share with guide two who may not have pin pointed the goods. Get it? Basically we want all our guest to enjoy the bounty of the bay and catch some good fish to take home for dinner or to CPR (catch, photo, release).
Enjoy the Fall as this is the first full week of it and try to find time to bring the family or friends or maybe your top customers or employees. I promise you will enjoy the lodge from the moment of arrival to the larger than life meals to the comfortable bed to lay your sleepy head to the guided fishing trip the next day. Check us out online at bayflatslodge.com and friend us on Facebook to keep up to the minute on the goings on. Maybe your face will be on the next report smiling ear to ear as you raise that bronze Redfish up knowing you just cast your own line, set your own hook and battled your own fish!
Capt Stephen Boriskie Bay Flats Lodge 512-589-1916
