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Learn To Read The Water To Catch More Fish

Fishing is like reading a book. The difference is this is a living book. Like a book, you start out by looking at the cover. Only, when you are fishing the cover is the weather conditions. You look at the wind, sun, tide, humidity, and the temperature of both the air and the water. With this knowledge, you can make the decision about how you will be fishing – by boat, kayak, or wading, using light tackle or fly. Then you can choose where you want to fish and what you are going to fish for.

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Stalking Fish On The Texas Coast

You are probably thinking why some people could catch more fish effortlessly. Actually, there are some reasons why they were able to catch fish easily. They looked for the right location, they used the right bait, and they gave silence a very big importance while fishing. Quietness is an essential character that you should have if you want to catch more fish.

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Fishing the Grass Beds in South Texas

The Lower Laguna Madre is a unique bay system for fishing because of its overwhelming amount of sea grass. This area has far more grass than anywhere else on the Texas coast, which can make for a challenging and rewarding fishing experience. Hopefully I can help you to navigate this grass fishing style better so that you can catch more of this regions trophy fish like redfish, speckled trout and snook.

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Fat Redfish with Capt. Paul Braly

Texas Tops’ Jeff Austin and I went fishing today and we have been pre-fishing to train further for the Texas Trout Series which will be held this weekend. It had been a tough day for both of us since trout are giving us a hard time looking for one. It?s a good thing we brought with us the Devil Eyes that we were able to do some practice.

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And That’s Why I Use A Corky Fat Boy!

Just for a moment, put yourself in the shoes (OK, OK – fins) of a big speckled trout. You’ve been relaxing in a mud flat in the East Matagorda bay. Finally, what you’ve been waiting for comes to pass; the light starts to peek through winter cloud cover, warming the shallows where you’ve been waiting out the winter.

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Capt. Brooks Catching Fish In Windy Winter Weather

After some practice lessons, my two clients that couldn’t cast worth a darn at first, improved enough to attempt to hit the fishing holes and hook into some fish, for my first evening fishing trip of the week.

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The Big Three Fishing Lures: Soft Plastic, Slow-Sinker, or Topwater

Numerous lures noted for their big trout potential rest motionless in the tackle box. Some are fused with fading colors and teeth scrapes while others gleam with the shine of a corvette fresh off the assembly line. At times, knowing which lure or presentation a fish desires can be as predictable as choosing the winning lottery numbers. However, getting familiar with which lure works best combined during certain conditions can pay big dividends for seekers of trophy trout.

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Fishing Tips For Potholes In The Lower Laguna Madre Grass Flats

A gold spoon retrieved cleanly across the top of a pothole, states Danny Neu, is downright deadly.

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Fall Texas Fishing Reports Indicate Flounder Are Starting To Move Gulfward

Intuitively flooding every available pass to gulf water, southern flounder are migrating from the shallows to deeper depths for spawning. Shorter days and cooling temperatures induce this move pulling a breed of anglers out of the woodwork to pursue “saddle blanket” flounder.

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Some Thoughts On Trophy Trout Fishing Lures From The Masters

You may already have a an embarrassment of riches in your tackle box when it comes to fishing lures known for landing trout. However, many of these lures may be faded, marred by the bite marks of many catches past as well as a few that got away, while others look as new as the day you first brought them home. Figuring out which lures are the best to land the fish you’re after can sometimes feel like trying to win the lottery if your tackle box is a full one. It is well worth your time to get better acquainted with your fishing lures, however if you hope to land those trophy-sized trout this season.

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