Sunday was our quick day on the water as we all had to head back to the real world. For this trip we decided to head back to Estes Flats. It was another beautiful morning to go fishing.
Ron and Lour went straight to Little Cut, Whit and William fished the east side of Talley Island and I decided to fish between Little Cut and Big Cut. Second cast I caught a undersized red and then a whole lot of nothing.
Whit had joined me on this side of Estes and I saw him hooked up with a fish. It turned out to be a large flounder.
Lou had joined as well and he had a keeper red on the stringer. I decided to paddle back to the west side of Talley closer to the launch to fish the deeper waters. I caught a few small trout before sticking a keeper just before pulling off the water. I finished a keeper trout and Whit & Lou each had a keeper red.
Meteorological Observations
Time: 7:00 am - 11:00 am
Air Temp: 63°F - 70°F
Wind: 2-8 kn N to NE (gusting to 12 kn)
Barometric Pressure: 1023 mb (rising)
Sky: Mostly Sunny
Water Clarity: 0 - 2 Ft
Water Temp: 68°F
Structure: Grass and sand potholes
Solunar
Sunrise/set: 6:52 am/5:43 pm
Moonrise/set: 10:04 am/8:23 pm
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent (8.2%)
Predicted Tides @ Port Aransas (MLLW)
Low @ 10:27 am (-0.34 ft)
High @ 10:12 pm (1.22 ft)
Lures
Silver Mullet Spook Jr.
Bone Diamond GrassWalker
Pumpkinseed/Chartreuse Sand Shad Jr.
Fish
Reds: 2 Keepers, a couple unders
Trout: 1 Keeper, some unders
Estes Flats - November 7, 2021
Re: Estes Flats - November 7, 2021
Did you forget something?
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Re: Estes Flats - November 7, 2021
Sunday was also a short day - we had to be off the water at 11 am, time to clean up and pack out.
We picked Estes again for the easy logistics and light NE.
At least we got a good start - this is rounding Talley Is and aiming E to Little Cut
stopped paddling again to shoot this nice sunrise effect - you can make out Little Cut on the left and note the sunrise declination to the south - Little Cut is due E.
A short visit to Little Cut without any action, and then rode the NE between the two duck blinds between Little Cut and Big Cut.
Two drifts, a 19" and 18" redfish for me.
And sorry, I think there's shrimp boil on my polarizer.
The lure is Z-man 3" minnow on Z-man Texas-eye jighead - the color is Mood Ring, reflects blue and transmits pink, a great combination for morning low-angle sunlight.
A X-man note - make sure you keep Z-man plastic separate from all your other plastic lures - they use a different plasticizer that will react with other plastics and melt the lures together.
After another drift and a half without fish, I made the long paddle back to Lunch Beach for a final drift down Trout Bayou and Talley shore.
That was also mostly fruitless, though when I got to the mouth of the big Talley slough, I found a thousand rat reds that would try to impale your lure until your took it out of the water.
Lou got his best red of the trip.
Great times with great friends, and Josh and Nina are amazing hosts.
One more photo - learned this from Josh, and the only way I'll ever cook redfish again.
We picked Estes again for the easy logistics and light NE.
At least we got a good start - this is rounding Talley Is and aiming E to Little Cut
stopped paddling again to shoot this nice sunrise effect - you can make out Little Cut on the left and note the sunrise declination to the south - Little Cut is due E.
A short visit to Little Cut without any action, and then rode the NE between the two duck blinds between Little Cut and Big Cut.
Two drifts, a 19" and 18" redfish for me.
And sorry, I think there's shrimp boil on my polarizer.
The lure is Z-man 3" minnow on Z-man Texas-eye jighead - the color is Mood Ring, reflects blue and transmits pink, a great combination for morning low-angle sunlight.
A X-man note - make sure you keep Z-man plastic separate from all your other plastic lures - they use a different plasticizer that will react with other plastics and melt the lures together.
After another drift and a half without fish, I made the long paddle back to Lunch Beach for a final drift down Trout Bayou and Talley shore.
That was also mostly fruitless, though when I got to the mouth of the big Talley slough, I found a thousand rat reds that would try to impale your lure until your took it out of the water.
Lou got his best red of the trip.
Great times with great friends, and Josh and Nina are amazing hosts.
One more photo - learned this from Josh, and the only way I'll ever cook redfish again.
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Re: Estes Flats - November 7, 2021
Um........maybe?Tombo wrote:Did you forget something?
Re: Estes Flats - November 7, 2021
Because I always forget something
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Re: Estes Flats - November 7, 2021
Well I finally had time to read the posts and it looks like another memorable trip. My days off had been scheduled since the day Neumie sent the dates and I was so looking forward to being there but unfortunately tragedy struck and I was out. Thank you for the detailed reports and the reflection of some great memories. Hopefully next year I can regain my spot on the adventure and create some more lasting memories.
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Re: Estes Flats - November 7, 2021
Dewitt, looking forward to our next chance to fish and feast.
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Re: Estes Flats - November 7, 2021
Sorry you couldn't make this one Dewitt. We left some fish in the bay for you to catch next trip.
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Re: Estes Flats - November 7, 2021
It's just my luck to catch two keeper flounders when the state shut down the season.