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fishinglady · Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:26 pm Post subject: Where did the fish go?

Been fishing for 5 days now....nary a keeper.... and only one or two undersized trout. Has the Laguna become a dead zone, or am I not saying the magic words right???????

ROBDOG · Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:32 pm Post subject:

I just talked to my buddy. Hit nighthawk, boathole and several other spots this morning. He said he found reds all over and sight casted a bunch but they all had lock jaw.

ovaforty · Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:35 pm Post subject:

I picked up 3 reds and a flounder wading the drop off in thew Packery channel.

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Hoggeman · Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:30 pm Post subject:

Was the tide moving? The moon should have them feeding with tide movement.
What kind of bait or lure and what was the color of the water?
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frayed · Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:45 pm Post subject:

Hey fishinglady! Just posted my report from yesterday fishing with Mike. LOTS of rat reds around your house. But there are some drum cruising around and an occasional slot red mixed in, from what we experienced.
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Sheepy Drummer · Finger Mullet Joined: 06 Mar 2009 Posts: 38

I went north to get away from the red tide. Found the drum and trout in large schools in copano bay. Sorry, I cant say exactly where cuz im goin back tomorrow or the next day.

mickeyd · Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:17 pm Post subject: Copano

Hitting in Copano near Turtle Pen, back side of Newcomb Bend and around Redfish Point. Check out your maps and also take a look at the Port Bay/Copano joint area around Cape Valero aka Italian Bend. Lots of black drum in and around Port Bay off old Port Bay or 188.
Hope this helps.
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Sheepy Drummer · Finger Mullet Joined: 06 Mar 2009 Posts: 38

All I can say is I was definitely in one or all of those areas! Thanks for not givin specific locations. lol

fishinglady · Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:54 pm Post subject:

I tried most every place south of JFK down to Emmond's hole.
Saw very, very little bait activity, very, very few mullet jumping, and almost no birds working. Seemed to be red tide in air from JFK down the intracoastal for a mile or so on Friday. Tried mudminnows for live bait [which did get one 20 inch red and a couple of large hardheads], dead shrimp which got one good sized piggy perch, but mostly used artificials--gulp, gold spoon, various plastics. A bait bucket with mudminnows died Friday night in the canal, and I saw evidence of red tide in the water in the canal Friday night.

I was hoping to hear that my problems finding/catching fish in the area was just a run of bad luck rather than the fish disappearing to escape the red tide. If the fish are really gone, it is going to be a long winter....I'll probably read every book in the library if I can't go fishing......

PATHFINDER22 · Horse Mullet Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 181

Been catching alot of fish on backsibe of newcombs bend. Theres a big oyster reef out there about 300 yards away from the end pier off holiday beach.You can seeit on low tide. Shrimp under a popping cork. lots of reds and scattered drum

ovaforty · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:35 am Post subject:

flounder are staging along drop offs in channels. I am targeting them by wading the edges of the channels, and tossing pumkinseed/chart plastics or gulps. I am using heavier jigheads and slowly jigging the lure along the bottom. The reds are staging on top of these channels with the high tides we are having. i actually saw the flounder take the lure in the clear water of packery channel. I caught the reds in calf deep water up against the little bank. I did not see them until they chased my lure. I stopped the lure and they inhaled it.

I have picked up flounder on every trip the past 2 weeks, except when the red tide is present.