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     JUNE 2009 FEATURED ARTICLE

    A FISH FOR EVERY SEASON

Article by Capt. Lanny Phillips

Tigernet Fish Guide Service

USCG Licensed Fishing Guide / TPWD Certified

Call: 432-349-0353

In this June Article we are going to cover several different subjects, so please take notice and hold on. I will start out by stating it's the summer months and I'm lowering my rates effective today!. The rate for one or two people will be $450.00 and $50.00 for every person after two. I will have plenty of room in the ice chest for your favorite soft drinks and snacks. I will always have extra water onboard and the tackle, rods, reels, etc. are furnished. I will supply the bait/ice and fillet/package your catch of the day for the trip home. The lowering of my rates is just one more way I can help save you some needed money and still get to fish in this soft economy!

Call for me for special summer rates!

Since I use to play for the Boston Red Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers I have had several requests to do

"Fish and Hit" Trips...

I will instruct your ballplayer a 1/2 day on hitting, etc., and we will go fishing the other half of the day. Also, you have the option to split the "Fish and Hit" into two days...1/2 day hitting, etc. on one day, and 1/2 day fishing on the next (depending on bookings) all for the same price as ONE full day of fishing $450.00. Now that is a Deal!!! I, also, have excellent discounted rates at the Lighthouse Inn for your stay here in Rockport, Texas. Now it is up to you to contact me and lets book a "Fish and Hit" trip! Please contact me for more information.

As far as the "soft economy" I will agree it's not the best of economic times, but we are stuck with it and it's time to get up, get out, and do some living. Fishing and dreaming of that big Trout, or Red, "zinging" out your line is not a bad way to start.
Fishing is an aspirin for a bad day!  What better way to relieve the stress than to let Mother Nature give you a true therapy lesson. For me it is the outdoors and hunting fish. I hope after you have read this Article the almost uncontrollable urge to be here with us will consume you. Sounds like a story book opening doesn't it ? I believe most of you Readers will agree with me that this is a great way to live the "Good Life', so do it !!!

June through August ( including part of September-depending on weather) is a interesting time of the year. I will begin with the "what", the "where", and the "why" of how to fish these months. The "what" we will use for bait is fairly simple. We will use Croakers in the early morning for Trout and live, or cut mullet, for Reds from about 10am for the rest of the day. If you have caught live mullet the day before you can keep them on ice all night and use them the next day. Do not let them soak in an ice chest of water because the mullet will loose their effectiveness for smell, etc., when you are ready to fish. Fresh live mullet caught from the area you are about to fish, in my opinion, is the best choice for Reds. Obviously, if we are using Sara Spooks, Bass Assassins, Gulps, etc., we would not have to consider the live bait issues. Shrimp on the other hand is an excellent bait to use for non-stop action. The problem is the "action" might be trash fish devouring your bait before it gets to the game fish. In this case, for Reds, use a one ounce barrel weight above a barrel swivel tied to an 18 inch- 20 pound mono leader, and on the end a snelled tied #5.0 hook. Where to find Redfish will be in water two foot deep, or less, in pot holes. Ninety five percent of the time the hundreds and hundreds of Reds we have caught are from 10am to 2pm. Yes, we have caught them before and after these times, but this window seems to be the most productive.

 

Where to find Trout will be governed nine times out of ten by the early morning hours. I am talking about when you can just see well enough to navigate across the water safely. One of the reasons for such hours is the coolness of the water. Trout seem to liken to cool water and low sunlight. Check your maps, etc., for reefs, plus tides, and fish for trout on the drop offs. Also, fish the opposite side of the tidal movement. In other words if the tide is coming from the left to the right fish the right side first, or if the tide is coming from the right to the left fish the left side first. Most of the time these guys wait for the tide to bring them breakfast they can attack easily. Moving water traveling over the reef and down the other side brings easy meals for a quick trout. Just yesterday a client asked what a "trout slick" was. A "trout slick" is an area of water that looks like you poured from a cup to a quart of oil onto the surface. The trout have caused this slick to form and you need to fish upwind from it. Fish the Croaker by letting it sink to the bottom and then jerk it upwards. The strike will usually happen once the bait begins to sink again. The later you go into the summer fish deeper water. The "Why" is because the water is hotter and the fish are searching for their optimum temp.

October on into November is the "golden time" for Reds. It is becoming winter and they are bulking up for their natural cycle. The schools will be from approximately 25 to 500 plus. Needless to say it is an exciting time to fish. December through February is big trophy trout-top water time. These months can produce a trout of a lifetime. The bites are usually few and
far between, but can be unbelievably rewarding when it happens. During March through May the water is warming and so are the fish. The limits are becoming somewhat easier to obtain and now we are primed for the summer months-June through September.  And that brings us back to where we began.  Hopefully it has been beneficial to you.  Please book your next fishing trip with me, Capt. Lanny Phillips. 

 

I Promise I'll give you 120% of PURE FISHING ENJOYMENT!
Capt. Lanny Phillips, Tigernet Fish Guide Service

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