Last Thursday my nephew texted and shared some pictures and stories of an incredible day of fishing with a client in the Matagorda marshes. He asked me if I was ready to go, and of course, I said absolutely. The next day we planned to get on the water after lunch in hopes of a repeat of the day before. We started out going to a spot he had never been before but had heard of good red fishing in the area. Upon arriving, we noticed that the vegetation and water depth were not ideal for our plan of attack. We caught a channel cat and had several gators follow our topwater lures. We soon left to return to the spot where he had caught the reds previously. When we pulled up to the shallow marsh area, we saw plenty of bait but no reds aggressively feeding. Occasionally a red would give away its location, and we were able to pursue it. Two factors that seemed to be different from the previous day were the presence of a stiff northeast wind and high barometric pressure as a front had come through during the night. I am not sure if red fish are affected by those weather features, but the bite was definitely not as good as the day before. I simply think redfish move with the tide and bait, and we were just not on them that day. The other factor affecting our success could have been the fact that we were fishing on a full moon. I have always heard the fish bite better in the afternoon after a night with a full moon, but we were not experiencing that.
It never ceases to amaze me how you can have tremendous success catching fish one day and the next day not have much success. I guess that is what keeps us going back and why they call it fishing and not catching. We did catch a few reds and a flounder, and no matter how the afternoon goes I always enjoy spending time with my nephew. The day was absolutely beautiful despite the difficulty of fighting boat position in the stiff wind. We were treated to a fabulous sunset and a harvest moon as the winds backed off right at dark. What a great day to be in God’s great outdoors.
Here is a short video of our trip. You can watch other videos I have posted on my YouTube channel Legacy-outdoors.
Thanks for watching and God bless you. Psalm 145:5 “They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty – and I will meditate on your wonderful works.”
Tim Lumpkin
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