Jack Diehnelt of Georgetown and Brandon Rabke of Austin, members of a group from Austin Flyfishers, caught some nice reds on a fly while kayaking in Espiritu Santo Bay. -Capt. Bob Hill

Summer is coming to an end and the Fall pattern is beginning to develop. Of course if you’ve spent any time outside you know that Summer isn’t giving up easy. Its been HOT! I’ve seen water temps as high as 91 and the tide has been very low especially after noon. A little bit of rain would sure be nice.

Matagorda Bay has been the best hope for trout. With the high water temps the trout are hanging around deeper shell. The wells have been good off and on. I’ve seen some pretty good boxes of trout from the south shoreline all the way from Cottons to the Cedars. The spoil banks have also been good some days.

The surf has been accessible a few days lately. I’ve seen some impressive numbers of trout coming in on the days that the wind cooperates.

Reds tolerate the warm water better than the trout. You will find them on the grassy shorelines in increasing numbers over the next few months. Topwaters will be a great bet for the reds along with spoons and of course, cut mullet is always a good choice.

Its been a struggle at the Jetties. Not much tide has been running but there have been a few fairly good days. I haven’t seen many Tarpon and I haven’t seen any Kings.

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