Roger got a handful of these upper slot redfish with their backs out of the water belly crawling over grass beds not long ago Port Aransas redfish. He had so much fun his first day, he picked up a spare day only two days later! This month has been amazing with plenty of a lot of oversized redfish getting ready to go
Rogers “second” first redfish fly fishing Port Aransas Texas
The gar and shark are bonus fish if you dare pass up shots at some big redfish! Youve got to get commited and stay commited to the redfish or the sharks and gar. Neither will give you time to switch fly rods and then take a shot.
New angler Roger caught quite of a few “first” redfish on the fly!
There are still available few days open in October and November! Let’s get on’em NOW! Come on ya’ll! Lock and Load! Lets go fly fishing
Fly fishing Port Aransas Texas for redfish and black drum!
The recent rains and tides we have received have made Port Aransas fly fishing exciting! And for Ed, it sure has been amazing! Ed did so well on his first trip. He managed to learn so much about fly casting to tailing redfish and black drum! It was a tangible day on the water!
Port Aransas Fly Fishing trips has open dates for October 2025 still available! Call Now or click the link below!
Winter doesn’t really settle into the Texas Coast until around February. But Tom from Colorado knows all too well that he can come down to Port Aransas for some great fly fishing action during the winter low tides.
Tom caught his second personal best record breaking Texas redfish measuring 30 3/8″ on the fly with KenjoFly Fishing
On this particular day of winter low tides, the fishing was great!
We had multiple schools of cruising redfish to chase for hours. They were swimming in formation, evenly spaced like fighter jets. Tom connected with several quality redfish in the marsh. Managing to set his own personal best redfish record on the fly twice was icing on the cake.
Tom admires his first personal best redfish for the day with Capt Kenjo measuring 29 inches.
Kissing a fish makes a lot of people feel disgusted, but every true fly fishing angler with good sportsmanship knows that kissing the fish before letting it go brings good karma!
Tom kisses another Texas Redfish before releasing it back into Aransas bay
The blue in the tail of a redfish comes from the blue green algae that the food of the redfish eat. Crabs, shrimp and mullet all eat blue green algae and it is passed onto the redfish and is revealed in their tail fins.Tom racked up the numbers sight fishing Texas redfish on the fly.
Additionally, with the winter low tides, April and May are already showing great promise with loads of baitfish moving into the bays and marsh areas to feed, and the redfish, trout and drum and feeding on them heartily as we breathe. Get on your calendars folks and book a fly fishing trip in Port Aransas with Capt Kenjo! The jack crevelle are right around the corner and hungry to put on the feed bags for ya’ll!!!
Its baseball season! Both my wonderful children are in Little League too! Grand Slams are rare in Little League baseball and the grand slam consists of 4 runs batted in. And while baseball is my favorite sport of all, fly fishing by sight is my absolute favorite method of fishing! To catch a True Texas Grand Slam (4 species, not 3) fly fishing saltwater, it is a very cherished moment!
Guest Angler Evan from Colorado caught 4 species today completing his True Saltwater Grand Slam!
Additionally, Evan came down from the mountains of Colorado recently for his first fly fishing trip in the saltwater. Little did we know that the super duper low tides would set us up. For him to catch a true Texas grand slam. Four species are needed (in my book) before an angler can claim he caught a grand slam. And Evan did just that! We caught top slot redfish, several black drum, couple speckled trout and a bonus flounder (while casting to redfish).
Guest Angler Evan from Colorado caught 4 species today completing his Grand Slam!
His previous experience with streamer fishing in the mountains had his cast working darn great for him! A True Texas Grand Slam
Guest Angler Evan from Colorado caught his 4th species today completing his Grand Slam!
However, congratulations to Evan with his catches that day! And Hooray for completing a True Texas Grand Slam on your first saltwater trip! Let’s get back out there again soon! I’d like to see if we can get into some jack crevelle and other species! This is a great year to rack up the list even more! Kudos, my friend!
Guest Angler Evan from Colorado caught 4 species today completing his Texas Saltwater Grand Slam!
Finally, dates in April & May are available! The redfish are schooling up in tailing pods keeping every angler super satisfied fly fishing Port Aransas Texas. Additionally, each day we will be spending a little time searching for jack crevelle in the bay.
Not everyone catches their first Texas redfish on the fly, but we did catch a poor man’s tarpon (a.k.a. ladyfish) while working on casting skills! Nonetheless, we got shots at backing redfish in the thick matted grass beds. We also found some floating redfish. And with these fish you have to get the fly in front of them ASAP before the sink back down out of sight! It was an amazing day where these Gents were able to learn a lot of new skills and adapt quickly.
There was this pod of about 20 tailing redfish, which we only thought to be less than 5 fish, but when they flushed from the cast we could easily see about two dozen reds.
Congrats to Jonny and Andrew for enduring the heat and learning their cast so fast. Their willingness to return this fall to give it another go is awesome! See ya soon, fellas! Kudos to you for taking that first saltwater leap of faith! The sky is the new limit! Soon enough though we will get Jonny and Andrew their First Texas Redfish on the fly!
Recommended startup gear for entry level anglers is as follows:
Texas Fog rolls in off the gulf during warm fronts in the Winter. Along the Texas Coast, muddy drum can be found in various areas when deep water meets shallow oyster beds. In winter the southerly warm fronts jockey for position with the cold Northers, the fog sets in. It can stay for a few days. not to worry though, clear water and solid cloud cover still lets us sight-fish from the skiff!
Tough to Beat, Andrews first redfish ever was so big! Congrats Colorado!
There are still dates in Jan Feb open so pick your day quickly and prepare for either blue and grey skies! The fishing in Winter is some of the best of the year!
The Texas Fog
On those foggy days when the water is chilly, redfish and black drum will float on the surface warming themselves. When they do fish are usually easily visible even though there is low light and you will get shots at your fish.
When the fog stays put all day, sight fishing can still work out well. While the water may be cool (44 degrees F in some cases) muddy drum in Texas Fog can be very productive.
Sometimes we got to use the boots to get through a stretch where the fish are lurking and these Simms boots stay in the boat 24/7 for just that reason.
Top Slot belly crawler
on and off 6 times in one day
Upper Slot Port Aransas Bad Weather Redfish
The solution is simple and the trick is to not look out too far from the boat. Anglers need to only scan 10-30ft from the boat. Many Anglers are surprised when they realize they can see that upper-slot redfish or oversized black drum only 10ft away. Calm casts with minimal body movement is necessary. You will want to be able to present the fly to such a close fish without spooking it.
Catching a giant Black drum on the fly can be your best chances in winter on the Texas Coast!
Some days the giant black drum don’t want to eat as seen in the drone videos. But on other days, the eat the fly like a champ! Do you want to hook into and hug a Big Ugly black drum? Winter-time can be the best time to have chances at big redfish and black drum!
Wade fishing Texas middle coast can make this drum your 4th fish in your Grand Slam (redfish, trout, flounder to round it out)
We got to slow down and smell the fish recently. This day did not disappoint. We had a lot of shots at fish like this surprisingly and we caught one each…
This big black drum was one that got the hook. It is quite a cumbersome ordeal to wrangle these big lethargic drum to hand. Oftentimes though, I too have to remind myself to slow down and smell the fish. Unfortunately these fish don’t smell like roses but the principal goes further than just enjoying the moment as the saying implies.
Wade fish the Texas Marsh to Slow down
It has its merits, and during the right time of year you could even land a grand slam of redfish, black drum, flounder, and trout on the fly or spinning tackle. Slow down and smell the fish is not all that bad of an idea if you’re a keen outdoorsman.
Texas Coast wade fishing provides the low and slow angles needed to put flounder in hand
Certain bait species produce slicks and or oily residue on the surface of the water which can unique scents. When mullet are concentrated and being fed heavily upon, the wind will waft the odors of the mullet downwind and if you have a sharp nose, you can pickup on some of these locations. The menhaden and speckled trout are also two of the sweeter smelling odors. Some even say the trout slicks will smell like watermelon! Have you ever experienced the watermelon smells on the water?
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Fly fishing for redfish near Rockport Texas
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We got a nice day out front and went on a scouting mission. Within just a few hours we had raised 3 from the deep and one managed to swipe the half-and-half fly aggressively from below the surface. Within 10 minutes later the jack crevelle succumbed to our game of tug and war.
Take note of the “down and dirty” fighting technique with the 11wt fly rod.
The extremely low rod angles fight the fish with the butt section of the rod which applies maximum pressure to these brutal jack fish. You’ve got to put the hurting on the jacks in town, or they will certainly put one on you!
Jack Trip Exceptions: when the weather is too rough to search open water comfortably, we may default to the flats and do some wade fishing for redfish and black drum. These are great backup plans for a day. Often times though even a standard redfish trip gets interrupted by these jackfish! So either way, book a trip anytime this summer and Capt Kenjo will be certain to put you on some fish. And with emphasis on the fish of your dreams! There are also chances to locate and target big bull redfish but please note that these big redfish are not males (as the name Bull implies). The large redfish are actually most likely females as the male red drum do not grow as big.
One fly casting technique that proves itself very valuable in the saltwater world is learning how to lay down the fly and line gently. Producing gentle casts can mean great catching and less spooking of the fish you are stalking.
The real challenge though is performing these gentle casts while your eyeballs are popping out of your own head in your excitement! Staying calm and not rushing the cast produces more hookups than trying to rush and hitting the fish too hard.
Here in this clip you can see David does a great job maintaining his composure. This pod of redfish are tailing along the spartina grass edges. You can hear us whispering to each other as he makes 3 casts in order to get the crab fly in the right spot.
On such a calm day you can be sure those fish would have spooked had the fly been too heavy or if he had cast “down” at the fish. Communication on the skiff in the moment is also key to our success.
Landing the fly softly is achieved by aiming your casting loop about eye level above the fish. When presenting the fly, be a little more gentle on the final forward stroke.
David learned to keep his feet quite and got to work with several schools of healthy reds
To do this, stop the rod tip early in your forward cast. Leave it up a bit longer than usual as you let the weight of the fly line gently pull the rod down. It would go from the 1 or 2 o’clock position down in front to the horizontal position.
With a little routine practice, you can use your line hand to feather it all down slowly. This will help the fly line lay out straight and gentle. That way the fly lands right and softly. For those redfish, you want to be able to move the fly on the first strip. Then you will be able to set the hook properly. And that hungry redfish will then gulp down your crab fly. Fish on!
Fresh [rain] water is the Elixir of Life to a marine ecosystem.
Wade fishing Texas Reds during Spring Rains
Texas fly fishing for reds & drum is solid right now. As the Coastal Texas Spring Rains return, quite a few fish have returned to the marsh as well. And as expected, the marine life has shaped up nicely although it took a little time to balance. The fish are showing themselves up in the shallows now where there is an abundance of crabs and shrimp and a plethora of tiny fish. There are a few remaining dates open in June and July! Hit the button below to choose your next saltwater fly fishing trip!
Tailing Black Drum and Backing Redfish are both prevalent in select wading areas surrounding Port Aransas TX.
Congrats Bill on your first black drum on fly!
And in rainy conditions like this, the best way to deal with these variables in my opinion is to wade fish. This allows the fish to reveal themselves to us without detecting us as easily and we can take more shots at more fish without dislocating the majority of fish in the area.
This storm passed quick and we found the redfish backing in the grass and black drum tailing in the mud right after
In regards to rain systems like this one shown on Weather Underground Radar and Maps, Coastal Texas Spring Rains usually move in fast sweeping systems and in only a couple hours this one had passed and the winds laid down. Soon enough we found ourselves on the flat in calm conditions casting practically non-stop at backing redfish and tailing black drum with our fly fishing gear. So there are times when we might have a rain delay and occasionally a reschedule, but more importantly, you may miss out on some great fishing! My favorite part about the great outdoors is that it is not climate controlled.
We will adapt to our conditions and get on the fish despite the average weather. The fresh water that the rain introduces to our system is critical for healthy marine habitat and abundance of food for the fishes with target! Good news everyone!
Wade Fishing the Texas Marsh
Chasing them around the block
Granted, wading the Texas Marsh is not for everyone. It is highly recommended you be in decent physical shape. With sharp eyes and a good clean quiet cast you can also raise your odds of hooking up! Because it will most likely forever become known as the Longest Mile you’ve ever walked. Frankly, it can require someone with a strong spirit and will power, to not stop or give up. Fine tuning yourself into a fish stalking son of a gun isn’t the worst goal you could have! Rudy never gave up and in very tough conditions got to work on a handful of foraging redfish. Because of this, our catches are very rewarding in mind and spirit.
