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redfin21 · Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 9:06 am Post subject: Red tide and upper Laguna?

Hey everyone! My 68 year old father and I are planing a fishing trip down there this Friday and was wondering if the red tide will affect the fishing or conditions of fishing the upper Laguna this weekend? Wouldn't want to have a money wasted trip. He really wants to take his boat down there. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Planning on launching either from Bluffs or BIB. We were initially planning to head down PINs at first but now seems like the boat is our only other option. Thanks.
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lagunarat1975 · Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 9:42 am Post subject:

should be fine far as the fishing BIB would be the best sure bet this weekend to avoid the red tide although you still might get the itchy eyes from the wind off the gulf
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redfin21 · Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 9:50 am Post subject:

Thanks Lagunarat! Really do appreciate the info.
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redfin21 · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 3:09 pm Post subject:

So as of today, did anyone fish the Laguna bay around the King ranch shoreline today? Was wandering if my father and I need to fish elsewhere this Friday and Saturday. Again we were planning on heading to BIB and fishing the KRS. Would not want my father to have a miserable fishing trip breathing in those red tide aerosols. Thanks.
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OSOMURF · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 4:02 pm Post subject:

https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/water/environconcerns/hab/redtide/status.phtml

fishinglady · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 4:03 pm Post subject:

I don't want to alarm you, but the red tide effects are produced by a neurotoxin...that's what kills the fish and can kill coyotes and dogs and such that eat the fish. So, the effects can be much more than just an allergic reaction. I have a friend who in her late 60s ended up in the hospital after being exposed to the red tide aerosol effects....heart problems. I can't say for sure that the red tide caused the health problems... could have been a coincidence..... And, it occurred years ago when the red tide was so bad that the foam in the waves was actually tinted pink.

Just thought you'd like to know since you mentioned bringing your 68 year old father.

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redfin21 · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 5:44 pm Post subject:

Thank for the info everyone. Guess we will fish the Arkansas pass and rock port area. Definitely don't want any of that happening to any of us from being exposed all day while fishing. Have a good one.
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ziacatcher · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 10:35 pm Post subject:

I fished that general area today and there were no problems. Doesn't mean it won't happen over the weekend

PanamaYak · Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 6:30 am Post subject: Red tide - ULM

Any red tide effects noticed in the Billings flats area? Itching to yak the flats and spoils north of the launch this morning.
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oldmanpaul · Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 10:45 am Post subject: flats

Please report on the flats, want to go saturday

PanamaYak · Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 1:28 pm Post subject: Billings area report

Parked just east of Billings ramp @ 0900, hopped out of the truck for a few minutes to sample the air and no RT aerosol detected. Launched my Propel @ 0915 and burned North for 1 mile to my go-to spoil passes. Water looks real good but no keepers to brag about. Saw a few dead mullet during the paddle up and back and even more on the spoil eastern shorelines - likely washed in via Packery channel. Staked on the eastern edge of ICW and caught some dink trout, needle gar and skipjack. Out of the water by 1:30, disappointed that I didn't come across schooling reds.
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Jetty Bandit · Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 2:12 pm Post subject:

Lot of dead fish floating when you're coming back from the island around the humble channel...
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oldmanpaul · Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:03 pm Post subject:

thanks for the report guys.. was a lot of help

oldmanpaul · Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:05 pm Post subject:

I will give it a try this weekend and see whats up. will post results