“Nueces Bay – Smoking Hot Again”

We got on the water again with Rich “MO FISH” Gidrey.    Our plans were to fish Nueces Bay, just outside of Corpus Christi Texas. 

Tony D, our main Cameraman was on for the three day shoot with Super Rich and we were ready for some serious Rod Bending Action and that was exactly what we got.

This was a record; we made three fishing shows for television in three days.  Our record prior was two shows in a three day shoot.  The fish gods were on our side. 

We used life Croaker and Piggy’s since we are at the tail end of the season for this type of live bait.  We kept the bait alive on Oxygen and we smoked some really nice fish.  Big Trout and Big redfish along with GaffTop Catfish and Mangrove Snapper………………, they all came out to play.  The big finish on day 3 was a 31 ½ inch Redfish in 1 ½ foot of water.  Reefs were all around and we landed this fish and released him to fight another day.

Tony D, even cooked us up some Redfish on the half-shell, man he can do it all.

Special thanks to Rich Gidrey for putting us on the fish, it was awesome.

Anglers Note:

Nueces Bay is a really treacherous place to run your bay boat since the hundreds of Oyster Reefs are not charted on maps, GPS systems or marked on the water.  As a result, few people will fish Nueces Bay.  The reefs and the muddy substructure have a similar head signature on satellite imaging and therefore they are not charted well.

These reefs hold baitfish and a lot of game fish.   We used 30 lb braided line and a 60 lb shock leader to attempt to catch fish in this challenging structure.  We would feel for the bite, let the fish run a little bit and then put it on them.  We did break off over in our attempt to fight these fish out of their natural cover.  It was a challenge but it was, awesome fun.

Thanks for your time today………………….., and…………… We’ll see you, on the water.

Dave

Alaska Fishing---KING Salmon

Capt. Joe Warchuck of Fat Salmon Charters in Skagway Alaska was the guest of our video shoot this time in July of 2009.

Today we were targeting King Salmon in Alaska, not our usual master plan.  This trip was truly awesome.  We took a cruise ship into the Northwestern Passage and along the way we took an excursion to catch some King Salmon.  Today’s fishing show will air soon on television.  We will talk about the seasons on King Salmon, we were fishing the end of the season, and we will talk about setting up a cruise vacation to enable YOU to fish Alaska on a budget.  You don’t have to be a wealthy angler to fish Alaska.

The most amazing thing about this fishing was the beauty of the environment.  

We were fishing in; believe this on not, 2,500 foot of water.  That’s right, just under a half a mile of water depth.   Clouds were low along the mountains and hump back whales were along the shore.    The brackish water was fed with melting glaciers and salt water.  It was a grey-green and visibility was 1-2 foot.  That meant that we needed sent on our baits and reflector pads for drawing in the hook-ups.

Anglers Note:

We fished with downriggers today to get the hookup.  It was 2.5 knot cursing for the bite.  We used three downriggers and one trolling rodon a diving style spoon with a weight.  Very unusual fishing compared to our shallow water back bay fishing.  We will look forward to airing this show on television for you all to see.  You will be amazed, the trip was rock solid.

Contact Joe Warchuck at- 1-907-209-7335 or by visiting him at Email: fatsalmoncharters@yahoo.com

 Joe can put you on some King Salmon…………………………………, Alaska style.

Thanks for your time today and We’ll see you on the water !!!!

Dave

Laguna – Trout and Reds --Hook-Up

Rich Gidrey and I fished the Laguna area, the Upper-Laguna in August of 2009.

We left Billings Bait stand at 6:15am with Piggie Perch and Croaker in persuit of some big Reds and Trout. 

Our plan was to drift fish the flats and work the potholes and cuts, ledges and barrier Islands to find some great fish.

The winds were variable, sometimes we had no wind and other times it was clocking around.  In any case the MinnKota 24 volt trolling motor system, proved to be invaluable.  Water clarity was mostly clear to slightly stained.  We caught some solid fish right out of the gate and Tony D, our main video cameraman was onboard for the rod bending action.  Soldier Rods were in action and they did not let us down.

Despite the difficult conditions as it pertains to the wind, we made a great fishing show.

Anglers Note:

Today the bite on live bait was very subtle.  You normally, using 30 or 40 lb braided line, would feel a hard thump and then a slow tightening of the line.  Today, it was very soft and in some times, you would think that is was just your bait moving around.  We would have to let the fish run for a few seconds and then set the hook.  We caught Reds, Trout and even Flounder today all on video.  The show will air later this year and it was, all in all, a really great show with over 20 fish caught on camera.  Even when it’s hot, get out there and get he hookup.

Thanks for your time today and We’ll see you on the water !!!!

Dave