Over November’s third weekend, wade-fishermen caught good numbers of speckled trout in waist-deep water over grass using plastics.
The water temperature had dropped as a cold front moved through, and anglers said the straight tail soft plastics worked the best, followed by ball tails. Paddletails weren’t providing much action during the day, though.
Waders also caught goodsized redfish in shallow back lakes and near muddy shorelines, using the same plastics.
Some Copano Bay fishermen caught trout on topwater lures, saying the bone color seemed to be working the best.
Under the green lights fishing at night, small trout could be caught in large numbers, with a few keepers mixed in. Small bucktail jigs and smaller paddletail plastics were providing the nighttime action.
Anglers, some heading out after a morning duck hunt, were finding black drum willing to hit dead shrimp tipped with fish bites.
