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Central Scrutinizer
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 Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 8:45 am Post subject: Surf fishing forecast - (Updated!!!!!) |
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Ought to be greatly improved, as Mother Nature put a large dent in the bait-stealing hardhead population currently infesting our local beaches!
This was from this morning, around Newport Pass Rd. I'm planning on a trip to SBH later today, but I suspect it will look similar. Couple of days ago, just scattered hardheads, now a pretty solid line. Only a few trout, and an occasional big black drum, but nothing extreme, given the 19 degrees registered at my place in the Bluff. 
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So, I made that trip down SBH way, a mile or so south of the Bowl. Just scattered hardheads again, but not nearly the numbers like I saw this morning around Newport Pass.
Then, this Lady stops right in front of me, and YOU LITERALLY CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP, she is picking up the biggest hardheards and checking the gills, and smelling them at the mouth,..... and keeps 2 'nice ones' and puts them in her car!!!! I am dying laughing in the Jeep, thinking "Who Does That, Who has Time"!!!!!!
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mickeyd
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Joined: 27 Nov 2007
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Location: FULTON, TX 78358
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| Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 6:59 am Post subject: Surf update |
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Thanks for the report. Still too early to get the scope of any fish kills in our bay systems as many dying or dead fish have yet to float to the surface. There was a good vid on U-tube this AM showing clips from various guides ranging up and down the coast from South Padre to Matagorda. They seem to think in about a week or so we should see if there is to be a significant fish kill.
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awesum
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| Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:32 am Post subject: |
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Channel 3 weather showed the water temp as 70 degrees this morning  |
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deputydawg
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| Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 10:48 am Post subject: |
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 a girls gotta eat right.... little fried catfish for dinner!
I may just make a surf run Tuesday depending on the weather. |
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ziacatcher
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| Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Went for a walk at the surf yesterday south of Bob Hall and one couple caught a half dozen or so drum including a 44 incher on dead shrimp in the first gut |
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Central Scrutinizer
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| ziacatcher wrote: | | Went for a walk at the surf yesterday south of Bob Hall ... |
How thick was the line of hardheads then, because just now, it's pretty solid for the first mile ++ headed south. WAY more than yesterday.
Was going to take the dogs for a run, but bailed after about a mile 1/2 down. Every size hardhead you could imagine, some drum, a few trout, pinfish, and rocks!
Not sure where the rocks come from, but the first mile south of Bob Hall is notorious for busted up concrete/rocks washing in. |
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ziacatcher
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| Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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| There were some hardheads but sparse. Not too bad. |
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deputydawg
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| ziacatcher wrote: | | Went for a walk at the surf yesterday south of Bob Hall and one couple caught a half dozen or so drum including a 44 incher on dead shrimp in the first gut |
Thats great news! I'm gonna give it try Tuesday. Even if the fish aren't biting still be good to get some beach time!
One question though is everything back to normal down there? Power and water and stuff? I'll be heading to Victoria tomorrow morning and to pins Tuesday. If anything is in short supply I might could pick it up and deliver if somebody needs something. |
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bd0202
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| Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2021 10:54 am Post subject: Re: Surf fishing forecast - (Updated!!!!!) |
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| Central Scrutinizer wrote: | Then, this Lady stops right in front of me, and YOU LITERALLY CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP, she is picking up the biggest hardheards and checking the gills, and smelling them at the mouth,..... and keeps 2 'nice ones' and puts them in her car!!!! I am dying laughing in the Jeep, thinking "Who Does That, Who has Time"!!!!!!
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A decade or so ago, my dad and I were going out on a pier...Want to say it was the Fulton city pier...anyway, it was empty except for one old man at the end with a big cooler next to him. Sunny but calm winter day.
We decided to be friendly and ask him how it was going. "It's going great! I'm catching my limit on some sharks!" he replied in a northern-midwestern accent. Sharks were already on the heavy side of being limited by then, so as you can imagine, we were both a bit skeptical.
Before we could think of a kind way to question him, he popped open his cooler and I poo poo you not - it had about 10 or 15 medium to large hardheads in it. My dad and I looked at each other, looked at the fish, looked at each other again and then came that moment where we were thinking the exact same thing - "Do you want to tell him or should I???"
We decided to be gentlemen and let the man enjoy his day. We very quickly packed our things and wished him well and went off in search of another place to fish.
Your story reminded me so much of that I had to share.
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