Holy Hell its Hot! No way I’m wearing a mask, I will pass out! Anyway, Fishing is hot also. Summer time patterns are in full swing. At this time, the tide is way out and the Towing Business has been good. Make sure you stay in the deep channels. Also there have been a few close calls with kids floating off the front beach when the tides are moving swiftly. It would never hurt to always check tide schedules in the area you will be beaching. Another incident is with kayaks. There was a kayaker that was traversing the open Bay. West Maddy gets angry with North Winds and incoming tides. The kayaker was in open water and tipped over. Luckily there was a boater that was able to assist the yak. Every kayaker needs to know their limitations, physical and mental, then you also need to check the tide schedules. We have several kayak incidents every year similar to this and its due to lack of preparation. The best I can figure and suggest is if you choose to kayak in the bay you need to practice and work out with the yak. You can’t just get it and go. Always check the weather, tide and practice before you trek down here to the Bay.

Fishing is the best and most essential sport for the Covid PanDammit. The fresh Salty Air does wonders for your soul and your respiratory system. You know how I know. I don’t wear a mask and been fishing during the whole hoax plus been going to Mexico Dove Hunting. That’s right my buddy Richard Grammer with Mexico White Tail and Wing. He had a great operation in Sabinas. It’s a nice clean town about 1½ hours south of the Laredo. He meets you at the Airport and off you go for an awesome adventure, Wing Shooting or Whitetail. I have a group going the last week of July and then I have to get my Mexico Dove Lodge ready for the August Opener. It’s already a great year with many birds on the Milo fields eating milo off the stalks.

Hey give me a call even if you want to go for two days. Its real simple, all you need is a Passport and Pesos.
Today was the Little Mullet Tournament which was a great time for approximately 50 kids in Calhoun County. There was a 60+ inch stingray that took the wind out of my kiddo team for biggest fish overall. Then I switched to smallest fish and was leading with a 5 inch Piggy. Hey I’m proud of any win, big or small. Hey my proudest moment was Kyle’s Empire Lodge Mikes Hard Lemonade DEAD LAST TROPHY!!!! “If you ain’t 1st you are last!” What Movie??? Hey it’s a proud moment. I’m crossing my fingers my young fishing buddy wins at least the smallest fish category. We will see.

Hey, the Mexico Border is open and super safe. If you want to burn gun barrels and can’t wait for September, give me a call and I will hook you up. It’s funny that Mexico is now safer than the USA. Actually its sorta sad.
Special thanks to all the Local Businesses that supported the Little Mullet Tournament in these tough times. We all appreciate it because sponsoring anything this year is a true blessing.

Give me a shout if you want to go listen to screaming reels or go melt some gun barrels.

Captain Jeff Larson
281 217 0399

The newly organized Magnolia Beach VFD Auxilliary is hosting this year’s Fishing Tournament to benefit the Magnolia Beach Volunteer Fire Department.

The tournament will be held on September 5, 2020, with weigh-in from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Indianola Fishing Marina. An awards banquet will be held at 6:00 p.m. at the Magnolia Beach Fire Barn.

The dinner will feature spaghetti, an auction and Awards presentation. Attendance is free to tournament participants and $10 per plate for others.

The tournament is open to wade fishing or shore fishing by rod and reel, and to kayakers. Any legal live or artificial bait may be used.

First place will be a $200 gift card from Academy Sports & Outdoors. Second place will be a $100 gift card; third place, a $50 gift card.

This is a “rain or shine” tournament. All entry fees go to the Magnolia Beach VFD.

Go to the Magnolia Beach VFD Facebook page for more details.

As July arrives, we should expect coastal water temperatures to have risen to nearly eighty-five degrees during daylight hours, and this may just keep the trout action going strong this month. Historically, we generally begin seeing an upswing in trout catches as the water gets warmer, and we often see that the redfish action usually slacks-off a bit once the summertime heat sets in. This will be a time when you will wish to be out on the water extremely early in the morning each day. Not only will this allow you to take advantage of the very active period when night is turning to day, but it will also mean that you’ll be fishing during the coolest part of the day.

During these summertime conditions, naturally, we aren’t wearing chest waders, but it doesn’t mean we’re wading in short pants, either. With water temperatures climbing, and in the event we receive little precipitation this month, high-salinity levels in the surrounding warm bay waters will tend to attract the seasonal jellyfish that can make for a very uncomfortable day of wade-fishing if you’re wearing shorts. Do yourself a favor by wearing long pants when possible whenever wade-fishing in July – you’ll thank yourself in the end!

July is a time when we should be able to expect “trout-green” water clarity along leeward shorelines, and we can expect that these areas should be holding some good trout. As wind conditions allow, other areas we can expect to look to for success this month will be the shell pads located out in the middle of San Antonio Bay, or some of the subterranean shell areas like The First Chain of Islands, the east and west sides of Steamboat Island, Panther Reef, and The Second Chain of Islands that are located down closer to Mesquite Bay.

In clean, clear water and sky conditions, look for bright colors to work well when throwing artificial baits this month. If water and cloud conditions become less favorable, anglers can still enjoy success by presenting some of the same artificial baits in much darker colors. Begin each morning by tossing top water baits until the sun rises high enough in the sky to begin warming the shallows. Once this daily warming process begins, switch to some of the more common plastic baits, and follow the baitfish out to deeper water to enjoy the coolness that only the depths can offer this time each day when things begin getting really hot. Good luck to you this month, and keep grindin’!

 Ted Gill of Seadrift celebrated his ninetieth birthday with family and friends on July 9th! Ted has lived in Seadrift for 60 years! One thing he especially enjoys about Seadrift is its tranquility
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Over the years Ted Gill has worn many hats..husband, father, grandfather, Seadrift Mayor and Councilman, Chairman of different church committees, Scout Master leader, and Masonic Lodge Master.

Ted has this to say about his community involvement, “Very few citizens in the city of Seadrift have had the opportunity of improving Seadrift’s living conditions, and I did! Mission completed! Thank you, God!”

-Tanya DeForest