West wind has moved a lot of water out of the bays over the last few days and it seems stronger overnight while slacking mid-morning. With much of the mid-bay structure gutted and fresh, timing has played a critical part in producing some solid catches here lately. Working shallow over mud/grass has kept things interesting as open water heals and cleans up. As water transitions from turbid and off color to turbid and green, things are heating up on the reefs with Trout to 26" and Redfish exceeding the slot foraging on repositioning finfish concentrations. Pelicans present or diving are pointing the way to the bait concentrations and active fish.

With tides way out, focusing on deeper outside edges of structure are paying off as they have traditionally. August has historically been a month of "big winds" for us on the middle coast along with a second wave of Trout spawning over mud/grass and sand/grass shorelines. It is a "big month" for us in terms of size and I'm getting the feeling that this August will be no different. Capt. Doug Russell showed off a solid Trout on the last day of July that is on par with the history of our "seasonality" here in August. I've been thumping on a few of the bruisers as well and Capt. Jake has been amassing some heavy numbers along with size wade fishing shorelines in the Port O'Connor area. Recognize that there are some pics that are missing some of the guests.

Teal/Dove

It's about a 40 day countdown to Teal and a little more than that for Dove here in the Southzone. We've got openings for combination hunt/fish packages for both dove and teal/fish. Bruised shoulders and a twinge in the rotator cuff will never feel better!

Alligator Season

September 10th - 30th, we currently have 9/13, 14; 16; 19; 20; and 27th through 30th available.

May you be blessed by the sun, stay safe out there!

Capt. Kris Kelley
Castaway Lodge, Inc.
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