It looks like the worst of the weather is behind us. We are still getting fronts about once a week but now its just some cool wind for a day or two, nothing like the stuff we got last month. With the more pleasant weather we are seeing a dramatic improvement in the fishing.

The bays are producing good boxes of trout and reds with a lot of drum in the mix as well. I fished the shell reefs in San Antonio Bay two days last week and we caught quite a few trout and some big sheepshead. Most of the trout were 13 to 14 inches but we had about a dozen keepers to 20 inches each day. We used everything from Redfish Magic to Gulp to Live Shrimp but most of the fish came on Norton Bull Minnows in the rootbeer/chartreuse color.

The Lakes are still hard to fish due to fairly low tides. I tried a few times last week to get back there with little or no luck.

The jetties are producing good catches of Sheepshead, Reds and Drum. Many of the drum are in the 18 to 22 inch size but many of the reds and drum are way oversized. Live shrimp has been best.

The Drum Run is on. We caught some big ones to 45 lbs last weekend in Saluria Bayou. There hasn’t been that much fishing pressure in Saluria and Mitchell’s Cut. Maybe we’ll see that change this week with the warmer weather. Fresh crab is by far the best bet for the Big Drum.

In the photo above, Jerry Castru, Goliad, Forest Aleman, San Antonio and Carlos Bernal, San Antonio released some Big Drum in the bay and then caught a bunch of fish at the Jetties.

Capt. Bob Hill Port O’Connor Charters (361) 983-4325