Matagorda and POC folks!
Went out this weekend out of Matagorda. They had the Oilman Tournament and harbor was a Cluster to be polite. Went to west bay. Water was extremely dirty from all the run off from the Colorado. Found clean water on the POC side of Greens. Bait everywhere. Stingrays, dolphins, and sharks as well. Tried out a ton of different lures/brands/ and colors. Used the K Wigglers Barts Sand Ninja. Got multiple hits on it.
Low Tides of Summer
I had a great question from member Sfulp about why tides are lower in the summer even with a full moon. I’ll do my best to explain this and hope you can learn something.
First, is the earths position from the sun, which in summer is farther away. With less gravitational pull it results in weak tidal ranges. They’re weaker during the last quarter moon after the full moon and first quarter moon after a new moon.
Second, we’ve had strong southeast winds the past two weeks. Since tides are wind driven in the Upper Laguna. Water is blown into Baffin or the west side of the ULM and the water drops on the east side. If they’re straight south, water is blown north into Corpus Christi Bay.
Third, is high pressure settling over the coast like this weekend. The increased pressure squeezes down on the atmosphere, which further pushes water out of the bays. Also, you’ll notice there’s hardly any clouds and temperatures soar. During low pressure, it’s the opposite as the atmosphere lifts up. Combined with southeast winds, water is allowed to move back into the bay. Cloud cover, chances of rain, and though it’s still hot, temperatures can be cooler by 2 or 3 degrees.
I’ve got Mule slough to Fish pond figured out but from Fish pond to lighthouse what cut am I needing to take ? I have a super shallow running boat and know to go on a positive tied just want to run it without doing any damage to the bottom. Thanks fellas.
I would love to have some kind of insane story to share but nope! Power-Poled down today at the speed of the current and SNAP…total knuckle failure on my Blade. That’s the bad news, the good news and a huge shout out to Chris’s Marine in Aransas Pass! They had the part, were courteous and professional, I picked it up, took me 20 minutes to install and back up running!!
Went To Corpus For the 4th for the first time ever and looked for kayak launches on google maps that had grass flats leading to a drop off with small grass splotches and ended up with 8 over slot trout and 10-12 smaller trout.
Fished from 6am-10:00am.
Hope every one has a blessed & happy July 4th on the water! Tight lines 🎇 🎣 🤙🏼 🎆 🇺🇸 🫡
Fishing Thermoclines During Summer
If you've been wading recently, you've likely encountered colder pockets of water near the bottom. This transition layer between the warm surface water and cool, dense water below is called a thermocline. For example, if the surface water temperatures are 88 degrees, the layer below can be two to three degrees cooler.
During the hottest parts of the day, fish gather along ledges and drop-offs to escape the heat, holding close to the bottom where it’s cooler. Here, they conserve energy and won't chase down their prey aggressively unless it’s within close range. Knowing this, slowly working soft plastics on the bottom will produce strikes from trout, redfish, and flounder.
Had a great day on the water with my son Keith and Captain Scott Null who agreed to jump on my boat and help me lay some tracks in POC. It was a huge help to learning how to navigate in and around the area. As a fairly new boat owner Scott also took the time to give me several tips on properly running my boat. It definitely helped that Scott had ran a Patriot before. It’s amazing how well he knows the bay and he doesn’t have a GPS on his poling Skiff. Thanks again Scott!!
