OCTOBER is HOT!

October is indeed one of the best fishing months of the year on the LLM. Prior to that the temp of both the water and air are somewhat uncomfortable. But as the nights start to cool down, water temp start to drop and the fish start getting ready for winter. Our wade fishing this month has been out of site. I've been hitting a particuliar bar up North. Its on the edge of some fairly deep water and is a favorite place for the local guides to bring their clients and fish croakers.
One particuliar morning I had three other guys with me and we hit the bar before daylight. We were limited out by 8:30 and had three guides trying hard to move in. We left so they could fish.
Top waters have been working well, along with various plastics. The trout seem to want the darker colors with bright tails.
One morning I picked up an old Redfin swim bait and decided to give it a try. I had five good fish before any of the other guys caught a trout.
It was the number for that day.
We are finding that the fish seem to move around this bar all day long, but seem to hit better on a falling tide. They are tending to hold in the deeper water, 4-5 ft.
Lately the tides  here have been extremely high and wading can be tricky for short guys.
As the water cools and waders become a neccessity its going to be hard to wade my area, especially if the wind is blowing and there is wave action. Water down the front of waders is no fun.

How do you like my new ride? Started to get a new paint job that was going to run around 3 grand and then started kicking around the idea of a wrap. Contacted IWizard Signs in Harlingen and they designed and installed this wrap for under $900.
They tell me it will last as long as a paint job and looks alot cooler!