Port O’Connor Fishing Report By Capt. Bob Hill

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The strong winds are beginning to give way to a more normal pattern of calm mornings and moderate afternoon breezes. Finally! Its been really warm with temps well into the 90’s but we can deal with that. The fishing is beginning to take on a distinct Summer pattern.

The bays have been improving for trout fishermen. San Antonio Bay remains one of the hotter spots but fish are being caught almost everywhere. The South shorelines have been good for waders early.

The lakes have been giving up mainly redfish with the occasional trout or drum mixed in. Tides have been fairly high so you can get in to most of the lakes.

The Jetties have been spotty with strong tides and off-color water persisting but the last few days have seen quite an improvement. Slot Reds, Drum and Sharks have been the best bet. I haven’t seen or heard of any Kings showing up yet but if the water gets clear I’ll start fishing for them. Same with Tarpon, we’ll need to see more clear water for them to show.

We have even had a few days (maybe 2) that we could get to the surf and the action has been good on Trout, hopefully there will be more of this for a while.

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

David and Preston

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David (left) & Preston (right) David’s Grandpa, Scott Becker took Preston and David fishing out of Clarks Inn. They both caught a big Trout and a Big red in the J-Hook. They were fishing with Live shrimp under a popping cork while drifting. The boys are from the Cypress Area near Houston and are both 12 years old.

Bill’s personal best

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Bill’s personal best, 36” redfish, fishing with Capt. Jim Reed.

Ethan vs. Fish… Ethan Won!

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Ethan Bowman, from Seadrift, caught this JUMBO drum, July 4, 2011. It was a 37 inch long, scale breaker. He tried to weigh it on his fresh water scale and it weighed in as a “scale breaker”. It was caught off “Grassy Point” in San Antonio Bay out of Seadrift. Ethan was using 20 lb. braided line with a diving lure. He fought this JUMBO for almost an hour before he was finally able to wrestle it in the boat!

Texas Grand Slam

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Catherine “Rabbit” Janecka of Weimar, Texas, caught her first Texas Grand Slam July 2, 2011, while fishing in Port O’Connor.

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