Saltwater Outings

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SW Outing: Port O’conner, June 11-14, 2026

James Darby Leave a comment

 A long Weekend outing at my favorite fishing town and Hot spots.

I have rented a house on the back side POC 1509 Polks ave. It has room for 5 

Port O’Conner  I will head down Thursday and come back Sunday.  LOTS OF ROOM TO PARK Truck & boat – 10 min POC fishing center

                  I am going to rent a house for 3 nights – Has 3 queens and two singles,  FIRST COME on beds – price per head  $150/head  RAIN or SHINE 

                   Included  3 nights – 3 cold breakfasts and  3 dinner- No drinks or lunch’s

I also will look for a central rendezvous spot for lunch.

Fishing is a lot of fun and a Million places to fish and best of all CLEAR water!!

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SW Outing: Christmas Bay – Boat & Yaks, April 11th 2026

James Darby 1 Comment

Christmas Bay Ramp this is a great place, about 1.5 hr from Houston.  As you can see a lot of place to fish and a great kayak spot.

TPWD Ramp (Christmas Bay)

If you have a skiff , you can launch it with the right tide. As we get closing to the date, I will give you more detail on fishing this area.

Best fished on In or Out bound tide

VenueTPWD Ramp -Christmas Bay
Address515 Amigo LaneFreeportTX77541,US
StartsSat Apr 11 2026, 7:30am CDT
EndsSat Apr 11 2026, 4:00pm CDT

 

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SW Outing: Bayou Vista/Green Lake, March 21st, 2026

James Darby Leave a comment

Launch will be at either Louis’s Bait Camp or Harbor Walk Marina in Hitchcock — I’ll decide closer to the date based on conditions.

Fishing areas will include Highland Bayou, Jones Lake, Basford Bayou, Greens Lake, and the Highland Diversion Canal.

Plan is:
Launch at 6:30 AM

Meet up for lunch between 12:00–1:00 to regroup and decide the afternoon move.

I’ll plan to meet the yaks for lunch so we can picnic on my boat like we’ve done in the past 

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Report: SW Outing: Lavaca River Specs and Reds, February 21st, 2026

"Puck" Leave a comment

Lavaca River Fishing Report
Water was clear green
Northern hit about 8 :45 am wind came up to 10 to 12 maybe a little more = Beautiful day
It cleared up and was 70 plus deg.
It a easy trip down and back – FM 616 boat Ramp was in good shape
My sonar showed fish up and down the water column , with most of the bigger ones on the bottom. the water was any where between 6 to 12 ft , with holes up to 20 ft
“Fly of the Day”- White & chartreuse Clouser , Gold KreeLex and White minnow. , with sink tip and Intermediate lines.

We ended up with 8 member coming down and fishing most of the morning. we have 3 boat and 2 kayak. Very slow and small undersize spec’s
Scott Fossum caught 7 specs all 14in
Glen, Puck & Vitali caught 3 or 4 specs, I don’t know if they were keeper
Michael & Gary = ?
Darby & Ben 1 spec and Redfish
Very beautiful river up stream from the bridge , we went a couple mile up the West fork.
Ben & I took off to explorer Redfish Bay and pole the Lee side /north side and came away with one nice slot Red.

When we do it next year ,let go in January! Plus you need to be able to anchor your vessel.

Speck

SW Outing: Padre Island National Seashore, September 18-20, 2026

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Texas FlyFishers of Houston: 2026 PINS (Padre Island National Seashore), advance planning
Trip Description: We will take four-wheel drive vehicles down Padre Island National Seashore during the anchovy migration, (which we have missed the last 4 years) and target blitzing schools of ladyfish, jacks, redfish, and tarpon.  We will beach camp Friday and Saturday nights, returning on Sunday.

When:    September 18-20th, 2026 
Where:       Padre Island National Seashore, 20420 Park Road 22, Corpus Christi, Texas
Start Time:  1100, Friday morning
End Time:    Sunday, at noon, 2 days later

Meet at Malaquite about 11am on Friday to be prepared for a noon departure. Plan is to leave Malaquite around noon and run down” to “Big Shell”, and camp in that area.    

A quick run to the jetties Saturday morning, move back to a camp spot between the 40 and 30 mile marker and then the next day, Sunday, fish on the way back.  Showers at Malaquite, load for the return about 1400 and drive home.  

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SW Outing: Lavaca River Specs and Reds, February 21st, 2026 (2026-02-21-0800)

"Puck" 2 Comments

 This is the Winter fishing spot, which is depended on weather. Best after a cold front.  Deep water 5 to 15 ft.   sinking fly lines a must

1.5/2  hr. drive from Houston. We have couple TFF members which fish’s this area and will help fishing tips and the trip itself as we get closer.

Report: Pop-Up: Saltwater Day trip, (boat and kayak) at Lavaca River near Lolita, 2026-01-29-0830
Report: Saltwater Day trip, (boat or kayak) at Lavaca River near Lolita, 2026-01-18-0830 [Sunday morning, 18th of January, 2026, at 8:30]

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