Had one of my best days yet fishing the marsh/drains today in Port Lavaca. Ended up with 22 reds, 4 trout, a flounder, and a drum. Decent out going tide all morning and the fog was super thick until about 11:00am, and around noon the sun finally started warming things up. Kinda regret leaving as I think the afternoon bite could’ve been awesome but the wife had some caldo de pollo waiting for me at home. Water was extremely clear, especially for fishing drains.

I also owe Larry a huge thank you for hooking me up big time on the Caudal Peduncle spelling contest lol. Caught everything on a Mansfield margarita BTS Jr. Threw a topwater for a while but didn’t get any blow ups.

Man these big uglies kind of remind me of how the girls at LSU look 😵‍💫lol. Got them each on a Mansfield margarita bts jr.

Nice weekend had a great day Saturday- the tide was up high but paddled back as far as I could get and found several reds tailing. Haven’t been able to kayak fish in a while but noticed that the shrimp popping around were a lot bigger in size. Got to enjoy an Aggie win afterwards and even the Texans somehow managed to get a W!

Want to give a big shout out to Capt Lolo out of Port O’Conner and Mike Butler at Angler’s Anonymous. I was lucky enough to win a trip from that raffle that supported the Central Texas Relief Fund. Had a great morning wading with my dad, the reds were absolutely destroying topwaters up shallow on the shoreline, we caught easily over 20 reds all together. Work has been whooping my ass so it came at a perfect time! Big thanks again to those guys for the generosity.

First time fishing a new moon at night out in Port Lavaca. Didn’t do as well as I hoped for but did enjoy watching this red absolutely inhale a Mansfield knocker right before sunset. Still a good trip and good experience to learn from.

Happy Father’s Day to all the AnglerU dads out there. Like many of you, I learned how to fish from my dad, who learned from his dad. The older I get, the more grateful I am for all the great memories on the water. Thanks for everything, dad!

One of the things I’ve learned from AnglerU that has helped me a lot is that there really is no such thing as too shallow for reds. Thought my kayak might get stuck but was able to sneak into a back lake and found several reds swimming with their backs out of the water. Ended up with 8 reds and 2 trout for the day, all caught on red/white spook jr’s and white gulp swimming mullets. All fish were caught either within 2 feet of the shoreline, or in super skinny water.

Fun night fishing the lights on the south shoreline of West Galveston Bay. Ended up with 4 reds and 5 trout. First time trying Vudu Shrimp lures, definitely more durable than DOA but the action wasn’t as good IMO. Maybe a little too heavy as both the 3.5” and 3.25” versions weigh 1/4oz.

Fun morning fishing the marsh in Port Lavaca. The winds laid down and I was able to sight cast a few reds. I saw my first and biggest of the day swimming right towards me with shrimp popping in front of it. My first cast was straight ass- nowhere close lol. On the 2nd, I missed the hookset and the lure came flying back at me. I was certain the fish would dart off, but was blessed with a 3rd chance and was able to land her. Marsh was absolutely filled with 1/2” size white shrimp and tiny silver baitfish.

Do any of yall have a headlamp that you recommend for night fishing? Thanks in advance for any advice!