Posted By Kris/ In Castaway Lodge Fishing / Monday, June 3, 2013

Game Changing Freshwater Inflows

Castaway Lodge Seadrift Report
By Capt. Kris Kelley

Gamechanging freshwater inflows are making there way into the bays at present. Capt. James just reported that San Antonio Bay above the ICW appears fresh and off color. He also noted that we have confirmed that the saltwater barrier dams at Goff Bayou are open. This is a pivotal moment for us relative to a trend started in 2009 of drought, hyper-salinity due to minimal freshwater inflows. This hasn't helped the overall bay health but it now appears the trend may be changing. Despite record rainfall in the San Antonio area to 17" in a 24 hour period, we were very skeptical of potential freshwater inflows into the bays.

Near Term

We will see consolidation of species in areas less productive during recent years as fish congregate over structure in mixed water environs. This is a strong indicator of greatly improved fishing moving forward as our focus narrows.

Long Term

Shrimp production, crab production, bait and bycatch, hatch rates of all species will hopefully begin to improve as salinity levels come down. One runoff event may not be the "cure-all", but a trend toward more rainfall and less drought will certainly prove that this is a pivotal moment in the health of our bay system.

Trout to 28" and Redfish well out of the slot were the bright spots over the last weeks fishing. Numbers have been waning with gutted water and tough conditions. Redfish and Black Drum have outperformed.

Looking over the weather forecast for the coming week finds us looking at the first signs of stabilizing conditions we've seen this year. That's going to start opening up some areas and offering more than the few options 25 knot winds offer.

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