I remember back some 20 plus years...2000. We thought the world was going to end at midnight or at least something terrible was going to occur. Well here we are in 2021 and for the most part all is well. God is good!
It's been some time since I last wrote in my blog. Lots going on in my world. We had a very cold winter and a hard freeze. Unusual for the Texas valley. It hurt the fish. We lost a sizeable number of trout and lots of baitfish. At one time the redfish were congregated by the hundreds in the channels here in the fingers. It was easy pickings for some.
I had my left hip replaced in the early part of this year. It has been great. I now feel like the bionic man. Lots of metal in my body, two knees and two hips. I'm pretty sure if I took up scuba again I wouldn't need a weight belt. I'm sure the replacements had to add some extra weight!
Lets get back to fishing. I've been doing quite a lot of wade fishing and I have not seen a shortage of fish. After the freeze the state changed the bag limits and size on trout. Three trout, 17" to 25". When the limit was 15" and five, we were catching lots of 14"+fish. Now it seems we are taking a lot of 16"+ fish!
I've been fishing one of my favorite spots the last several trips. I am amazed at the number of guides now working on this part of the coast. Another guide friend told me there were some 200+ guides now working Port Isabel and South Padre. It seems my favorite wade spot is also a favorite guide spot. On any given day there are at least 6-10 boats in the immediate area.
I fished today and as nearly all of my trips, I have headed for my mark early, 5:30 in order to secure a spot and get there before the guide procession. When I exited the fingers, the bay was almost flat. I envisioned a perfect day of wade fishing. It turned out not so and actually ended with me thinking that the lighting that was hitting all around me would probably get me before I got back in.
I had tried wading in the rain, but that became an unbearable task. The winds had picked up and the wave action on my back was not good. It reminded me of fishing the surf, but the waves were pounding from the wrong direction. The currents in the bay were exceptionally strong today. After attempting to fish at two different locations and only catching one small trout I decided to call it a day and make a run for home. On the way in I encountered hard driving rain, some pretty good wave action, and the lighting mentioned earlier.
I made it back in, safe, wet, and cold. No fish. I just marked it as a good day on the water, and better than working, or sitting in my man cave doing this blog. I feel that I need to continue to write this blog. I figure I am presently pushing three quarters of a century and my fishing and writing won't last till the end of the century. Enjoy and let me know how yo feel about this blog.
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