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On several occasions I have found speckled trout in 5-7 feet of water on the end of the falling tide.Those fish hit topwaters, too, but seem to really love MirrOLures.


a lighter, sandier shade of green while the guts appear blue-green. Sites like www.matagordabay.com


are invaluable during the summer. The Matagorda surf cam is about a mile from the jetty, and it is an excellent resource when determining where to fish. Google “surf cams” and sites appear with cameras from Galveston to South Padre.


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Though wading the surf is a wel- comed rite of summer, anglers should always take precautions before diving into the ocean. Too many anglers die needlessly every summer due to ne- glect and/or disrespect for the foam. I was almost a victim a dozen summers ago. The water was green to the beach with a two-foot chop. I exited my vehi- cle and dove into the brine — right into a riptide.


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Riptides most often occur on a


falling tide, and so most waders fall victim to rips because tides are reced- ing and anglers must fish the outer bars in deeper water. Mullet were flipping on the second bar, and as I stepped off the bar and into the gut, a steady rip carried me out to sea. Fortunately, I kept my cool, and allowed the current to float me to the next bar where I cir- cled the current and swam back to shore.


Best advice is to use common sense:


if currents and tides are too strong, get out of the pool. No fish is worth a life. Besides the safety factor, there is an advantage in fishing the Gulf from a boat, especially on an outgoing tide. Drifting allows you to cover more ground and work deeper water that could not be reached on foot. You never can tell what you will find or where, and it pays to have options. There have been days I have worked the entire 28- mile span of the Gulf from Matagorda to Port O’Connor, picking up a fish here and there. Then there have been those days when I made my first drift, hit a fish, anchored, and never moved. On several occasions I have found speckled trout in 5-7 feet of water on the end of the falling tide. Those fish hit topwaters, too, but seem to really love MirrOLures. One of my favorite spots is on the south side of the Port O’Connor jetty that we call the “pock- et.” It is shielded from easterly winds, allowing a break from swells on those


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