I get asked ALL the time,"Where are the fish biting"?. I write fishing reports for newspapers and magazines to tell everyone who reads them exactly where to go and what to use to catch fish. WRONG! Let's get down to the rat killing. No guide ever tells people where he's catching fish. He can't afford to. If we told the entire state (or even two other guides for that matter) the location we're catching our fish, we wouldn't be able to get there the next day. If you read fishing reports you'll always see things like Estes Flats, Mud Island, Corpus Christi Bay, Aransas Bay, Allyns Bight, and my favorite California Hole. California Hole is always listed as a hot spot. We do it just to keep people out of the way.
We've got paying customers who we need to get on fish. All of those areas do have fish, you just have to be there at the right time and in the right place. Even California Hole has fish if you fish it correctly and at the right time. We can't afford to tell you that we're fishing the west side, next to the two small shell humps and catching 30 trout in an hour every day. Anyway, what I'm getting at is don't put too much stock in fishing reports. A lot of them are just repeats from previous years. Look for the basics in fishing reports like, "Trout are biting good, redfish are good, etc..".
Remember, good guides catch fish no matter what the conditions or they'll tell you to reschedule your trip if it's really bad. Go out and find your own fish. It makes it so much more rewarding. Hire a guide and learn what he's doing and why. Good guides love telling you why and what they're doing. They just don't like to tell you where. You'll find your own places that work for you and apply the techniques you've learned and catch fish. That's the best part about guiding. I have to find the fish every day. It's that challenge that makes it fun. OK, that's a good start for now. Go fishing and have a good time. Life's too short to work all the time. Thanks.
George
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