It was a great end to March with solid catches of redfish and black drum but the most exciting news is the live shrimp came back and began working immediately on solid catches of speckled trout!

April is here and things are heating up for anglers all over Texas but especially right here in the middle coast.  I’m getting live shrimp and changing over to popping corks this week and it promises to be a solid week of catching trout!  We should still be getting plenty of redfish and black drum too but it’s nice to have all the options to get after all in the same day.  The water temperatures are back up in the low seventies and with extended daylight of Spring along with the higher tides and increased wind during this month it’s time to get out on the water and take advantage of this wonderful season change.

Aside from the great feeling of the end of school not too far away and the anticipation of Summer vacations, it’s just a good time to live on the Texas coast and fish these salty waters.  Bait is everywhere now and the creatures forced away to deeper waters by the cold weather and seasonal migration changes have returned in abundance such as pinfish, shrimp and sooner than later the ladyfish.  Most of the waterfowl has exited now and flip flop season is here so get out and enjoy it and we will see you at the lodge.

Capt Stephen Boriskie
Bay Flats Lodge, Seadrift, Texas, 888-677-4868