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Thursday, January 21, 2010
SAB Trout Limits, Brown Lure Death Crawl
Capt. Steve Boldt and Capt. Doug Russell reported solid action on Trout in SAB over mud/shell above the ICW. Working a slick off with fog, the pair limited on Trout to 18” with Brown Lures in Texas Gold Rush and Pearl along with a Drum and Redfish “bonus”. Retrieve was classic deep Winter “death crawl” using 1/16oz. Tru-Loc jig heads. This little warming trend late has us pushing the low 60’s on water temperatures. Upper bay marsh, back lakes and mud/grass bays are showing a lot of mullet activity as water levels are rising and water temps are warming. Pelicans are keying on bait fish and Steve and Doug’s most successful stop was steered by several Pelican’s working bait near structure.
Steve mentioned that leader size was critical today for quick water column penetration. Downsizing leader line below main line test helped get the lures near bottom without overloading jig head size.
Duck season comes to an end this weekend and we are already looking forward to February fishing. If the water stays elevated, things are going to come around quick this Spring. With reduced salinity, Spring bait hatches should be excellent and I’m expecting Trout fishing to go “off the charts”.
Steve and Doug will be back after it tomorrow, hopefully with more good news, stay tuned!
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