Port aransas 8-6 through 8-9

[texasbasser]

Got out with my dad for our 7th annual father-son fishing trip to Port Aransas.
Day 1
The damn alarm didnt work, so we woke up at 8:00 am and decided to go fly fish the bay. Got a few dink skipjack and dad got a nice red hookup but it broke off about 2 minutes into the fight. Later that night we go to a lighted park pier to fly fish once again and got a few dink trout.
Dad with a small trout on a 8 wt. trying to make it look big lol

Dink trout on 5 wt.


day 2.
Alarm works!! With the SSE 15 mph wind and horrible comditions, we get the boat to take us over to the North Jetty, where its beautiful conditions because its sheltered. Soon after I get this nice redfish kingfishing.

I then see a king sky rocket about 10 feet from the rocks, so I pick up the 7500 with a big rattletrap and launch it in the fishes direction, and he eats! But, about half way through the first smoking run he spits Dont know how with 2 deadly sharp hooks and wire but all i get back is one damaged lure. About 10:00 tarpon start rolling in the channel, but are finicky. After an hour of throwing baits in their faces dad soon hooks up.

throws the hook on the second jump
A while afterwards dad catches this 4 pound spanish on a 5 inch mullet with no wire.

Tried to get a pic of tarpon rolling, look hard and you may see.

they were rolling constantly for about 2 hours, then dissapeared.

Day 3
When we arrive on the end of the North jetty, king are busting LY like crazy. Dad hooks up with a nice one, which breaks him off after 5 seconds. Tarpon are still rolling everywhere, but are tight-mouthed once again. Dad gets a hit on a 7 inch mullet, and no tarpon but it is a HUGE SPECK!!!

7 pound speckled trout!


I then catch this small spanish



No tarpon this trip, but still had a great time!
tb