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 Monday
Tim and Becky Dykes went tripletail fishing with me. We headed out at daylight
to the middle of West Bay and started fishing structure with live shrimp under
a cork about four feet deep. We had fished a number of spots without a bite and
in my mind I had decided to try one more spot and if it didn't produce then head
to the shore. As luck would have it though, Becky hooked up with a 21 lb tail
on our next stop. In the past 4 years, Becky has landed a 22 lb, a 28 lb and now
a 21 lb tripletail which is more 20 plus lb tripletail than anyone else who has
fished with me. Heck, Mary C has only landed two that are over 20 pounds. Anyway
on our very next stop Tim stuck and landed a ten pounder. After that the wind
picked up and we headed to the shore where they boxed two black drum and released
a number of small reds.
Wednesday Ralph McKnight, Ken Fenalon, and Robert
Rabola waded with me in West Bay on the grass beds. We caught plenty of trout
throughout the day boxing fifteen and one big red that Rob landed. Almost everything
was caught on Chokin' Chicken Norton Jrs. By the way I hooked up with a 20 lb
plus Jack Cravelle on my 6'2" Castaway Skeleton Twister. He had hit a Mirrodine
and I wanted it back so I tightened my drag and started "horsing" it
in. I landed the big fish in about fifteen minutes which is probably a new world
record.
Thursday I went out with my buddy Don Carpenter. Along on the trip
also was Ralph and Ken, who are all members of Los Casadores Lodge. We had a pretty
stiff northwest wind so we had to fish the grass beds backwards. At noon we threw
in the towel and headed in with five trout in the box.
Friday Bill Vongonten
flew in with his pals Taylor and Brian. We caught lots of small trout early and
then moved into a back area where we found five schools of tailing reds taking
a few fish out of each pod. Of all the reds that they caught, only one made the
traveling squad.
Saturday Crash, Spanky, and Gringo were with me wading in
West Bay on some grass beds. We caught a pile of trout on Chokin' Chicken boxing
eleven, before moving to the schools of reds in a back area. Four schools of reds
produced two keepers for Spanky.
Sunday, Mary C went with me to "the
schooling redfish area". My goal was to catch a red on a fly rod. I had my
seven weight rig with a pink and silver fly that my customer and friend Jim Jordan
had given to me.( Jim will be fly fishing with me this coming Friday) We found
two schools working in the shallows. Mary said that I "fooled around"
too long on the first school and they broke up before I could get to them. On
the second bunch, I stalked up very close with her acting as my "camera man'
and after missing several times, I finally dropped the little pink fly in front
of the right fish and the fight was on. I was feeling pretty cool as the red ripped
thru the skinny water. Before long I had it on the reel and brought the fish to
hand. That was the last school that we found so we caught a few trout and headed
in for Kinsley Simons Second Annual Fishing Tournament-Birthday Party. Kinsley
is Bubba and Tara's five year old daughter and she and her friends wore out piggy
perch, hardheads, and mangrove snapper. Her sister Mattie caught a pile of fish
with a dogfish topping her list. Happy Birthday Kinsley!! 
This week the new bridge over the Intracoastal Canal opened and if you haven't
driven over it, its pretty cool. No more waiting on the swing bridge. Now if they
ever finish working on the locks things will be great. Speaking of the locks,
they will be wide open from this Thursday thru Sunday for the 4th according to
my sources.
I
have this Thursday open along with next Tuesday thru Thursday. Have a happy and
safe 4th of July.
Things are starting to heat up down in Corpus. You might
give Capt. Mike Walston a call at 361-960-9860. If he can't take you he can put
you in touch with Ronnie Waters. Either one of these boys will take good care
of you.
During the time that I fish Baffin Bay and the Upper Laguna Madre,
my customers stay at Spence's Bayhouse which is a fully furnished bay front house
in the Flour Bluff area of Corpus only a couple of blocks from the launch at Bluff
Landing. It has a 330 ft. fishing pier in front and a side canal dock with a fish
cleaning station where you can leave a boat in the water overnight. To book the
house you can contact Spence Collins at either Spence@matexas.com or 512-789-0909.
Learn more at www.spencecollins.com .
If you want to be a part of some new
adventures and some great memories then you need to get on my book for a trip.
Don't just sit around reading about the trout, reds, and tripletail of Matagorda.
Come get you some. Be a part of my fishing experiences. If you want to book a
trip don't wait too late.
Don't sit around wishin' you were fishin', give
me a call at (281) 450-4037 or email me at tcountz@sbcglobal.net to book a trip
or you can reach Bubba at (979) 429-6886. Remember to keep your hook in the water
and have some great days on the bays.
Tommy
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the MatagordaBay. com featured fishing report.
For many years I have given fishing reports thru
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Age, the Internet is a wonderful avenue for me to continue these reports. I promise
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Graphite rods created the 6'2" Skeleton Twister for me to do battle
with trout, reds, and big tripletail. I am convinced that it is the lightest most
sensitive rod that I could have in my hands. They are constantly taking their
rods to the next level and I am proud to be a part of their efforts. Castaway
Rods are the conection between me and the fish and is the main reason that I rarely
come up with an empty stringer.
Norton Lures
furnishes me with the ammunition that I need to do battle on a day to day basis
with big trout and line stretching redfish. I am convinced that if everyone fished
daily with Black Magic, we would soon have to take up golf because there wouldn't
be any fish left to catch.
Russell's bait and Tackle
is the Academy of Matagorda with a great selection of tackle, baits, and supplies
to make your day on the water more enjoyable. Open seven days a week, Russell,
Brandie, and their staff work hard to give us the greatest little bait camp on
the Gulf Coast.
Allmetal Guard is a product that
I use to protect any of my gear that is metal. I use it to clean and protect my
custom aluminum on my T-Top, leaning post and rod holders. I also use it on my
guns, reels,tools, and topwater hooks. It is environmentally friendly and doesn't
leave an oily residue on anything including the water.
Midcoast
Products makes the innovative new line of corks that I use any time that
my customers use live bait or fish artifical under a cork. They rarely foul and
give off a sound that entice fish to slam your bait.
My newest sponsor is
Busha Boat Works of Bay City. They are the top Suzuki
dealership in Texas and work hard to give their customers honest, dependable service.
More and more Suzukies are finding their way to the boats of most of the top guides
in our area and don't be surprised when you see one on the back of my boats. When
Don Busha tells you that he will take care of your needs, you can take it to the
bank.
Gulf Coast Boats makes my 23 ft. Pro Variside
that I run the bays in on my fishing adventures. Mike and Susan Gilley make a
line of dry, skinny water boats from an 18ft to a 25ft that can satisfy your boating
needs. Right now they are developing a new 20 boat that will take dry and skinny
to the next level and the very first one will soon be replacing Black Magic in
my stable.
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