The Thanksgiving holiday found us welcoming guests from Arizona, San Antonio, and as far away as New York as Ted G. and sons (attending the Army Militarty Academy at Westpoint) joined us. Hunting and fishing with many of the same groups over the holiday is a tradition that dates back nearly 20 years. One thing you can always count on is some hard weather over the holiday and great hunting and fishing. This year was no exception as a strong cold front hit the coast Thursday evening. Our guests were taking strong limits on waterfowl hunts with Capt. Jake, Capt. James and myself having the honors. While fishing took a back burner Friday in the hard blow, the cold front eased up big time on Saturday which found guests taking half limits on puddle ducks but Redfish action went ballistic. Water levels rebounded on the high side as the front didn't seem to move much water out of the bays. Ted G. and family had opportunities at limits on waterfowl Saturday morning and then headed out for a great afternoon taking full limits of Redfish to 25". I was really surprised to see the number of people fishing Saturday and from the looks of things at the cleaning table there weren't too many disappointed.
Well, that's a wrap up for the first split of duck season here on the middle Texas Gulf Coast. The Second Split starts December 11th and we will be welcoming guests from central Texas to as far away as New York State; Florida; and the Carolinas. We hope everyone had a great holiday and want to thank all of our guests.
Happy Holidays
Capt. Kris Kelley
Castaway Lodge, Inc.
1-888-618-4868
