Wading a Texas Flat for LOTS of Speckled Trout!

[@speckledtruth4577]

As I said then, I’ll say now, it was insanely humbling to fish with you Todd - a guy I’ve respected for so many years as an outdoor journalist. I assure you the fish were a bonus this day. Hope to see you in a few months 🎣

[@LAFishBlog]

Thanks for taking him fishing, Dad.

[@mikemartinjr.1704]

Ive been watching your videos for years. Enjoyed everyone of them. But, To see you fishing in my home state of Texas was like watching the super bowl of fishing. Most Anglers in Tx are Pros when looking for Trout, Redfish, & flounder. I love trout fishing as much as the next guy. But I key in on the Flounder action. All in all, between both states its truly a SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE. I look forward to more videos like this. 💯👍✌️

[@adolphvega121]

Very very entertaining. Thank you sir and must have been amazing fishing with Chris. All those fish so near the shoreline. Wow ! I won’t let the wife see this video, she’ll say see you don’t need a boat.😂

[@anglerissues2309]

So nice to watch a fishing video with an educational aspect to it. Great job guys.👍

[@justinlane9740]

Not only is Chris a great fisherman, he is a great human being.

[@LAFishBlog]

Thank you for saying such great things about my dad

[@farmassist6212]

nice trip to Corpus Christi around the eastern side of Demit Island..looks like you can drive right up to this spot!!

[@mikemcdonald9337]

Use to be able to drive down the beach to get there. Now you have to walk about a quarter mile to get to the rocky area.

[@mikemiller724]

Another great video! It stirred up the desire to get off the bow of the boat and in the water in search of that gator trout! I’ll need to plan that trip to Port A soon LOL.

[@ETuss713]

I own a boat, a kayak, and love to wade. What I've found is a quality vs quantity aspect depending on what platform I fish from. For me, boat is more quantity over quality on the day, kayak is more of a balance quantity to quality ,and wade is more quality over quantity. Hoping off the boat in a remote part of East Matagorda for a very quiet, slow, wade is heaven and produces the giants.

[@johnkarges8829]

Welcome to my waters and way of fishing, although I don’t know this spot. Cool that you were able to join Chris on the water.

[@mikemcdonald9337]

There out at the naval air base. In front of the armory

[@ETuss713]

Awesome man. Love watching, reading, and learning from both of yall. Great to see you fish in our great Texas waters

[@tylerbeebe5999]

Thanks for the video I fish like you and love to see Texas fishery

[@scottjacques9342]

Long time fan of both Todd and Chris. From New Orleans myself and now living in Texas. Love fishing the Port A / Corpus area. Waiting to see this collab for a while. Great job Fellas!

[@mikemcdonald9337]

I grew up fishing that area. Use to able to drive down the beach to get there. Now you have to park by the camping area and walk down the beach. About July is really a good month there. Schools of mullet start making their way through there. I remember the wood wall that use to stretch down the water line where the rocks ( chunks of concrete really) are now.

[@billywright7786]

As local to the corpus area I loved this episode watching you fish my home waters with a legend like Chris!

[@LAFishBlog]

My dad is indeed legendary, thank you for recognizing that

[@CoastalK]

Long fan of Mr Masson and Speckled truth ! Fishin in my hood, love it guys.

[@ETuss713]

Great Info from both of you. I'm a big fan of the ML moderate to moderate fast rod. Short too. 6'4" to 6'9". Perfect for me wading.

[@ethansmith7659]

I’m right up the road in Rockport. I agree with Chris on the dark day, but I would have to bump it up a month and say Thanksgiving is about the time the big fish turn on. The bait is leaving, cold weather is coming and those big girls start eating heavy. I prefer St Charles bay because of less boat traffic and lots of shell/mud. Of coarse I’d be throwing a corky or big 5” swim bait. Great video, hope to see you back in Texas more.

[@captainjoesanglingadventur4894]

No wind in Corpus Christi!! Mark that day down for sure because it usually blows and only stops to change directions

[@justinprice2065]

Mr. Todd, with the ideal of Texas trout is more like of how Louisiana use to be, should Louisiana take some pointers and consideration of how neighbor states (Texas or Mississippi) take more care of their coast with coastal barriers to from hurricanes to preserve their mashes and estuaries so their trout fishery thrives? i know we have coastal restoration projects going which is a great thing but is there something we're missing that we're not doing they're doing?

[@alpoveda5738]

It's the pogie boats

[@justinprice2065]

@@alpoveda5738 forgive me on the ignorance on this question but what is the reason for the pogie boats causing an issue with the coastal erosion and the decline of the trout and redfish fishery? i knew those boats were a thing and they're hated in the vast community of the coastal angler world and i have never dealt with them before.

[@Connerscementfinishing]

Waterloo baby!! Best rods I’ve ever used.

[@LAFishBlog]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[@ETuss713]

Im upper coast TX, we are 15-25 inch, 5 allowed, 1 over 25 allowed per day. I wish we would go to the limits on the mid and lower coast and make them permanent. It wasn't all that long ago a stringer of 20"+ was the norm. Now seeing a 20+ is cause for excitement

[@mikemcdonald9337]

Its a good top water area any where from where the rocks begin to the corner, what I call table top. That large piece of concrete looks like a round table on its side

[@mserio3]

Awesome man!!!

[@GrippingLipsFishing]

Awesome video, Todd!

[@caneanguidry3581]

Hey Speckled Truth can you tell me what floating fish bag you are using or can you guys tell me

[@speckledtruth4577]

It’s a Hookset Marine Gear Fish Bag

[@caneanguidry3581]

@@speckledtruth4577 ok thank you,want to get into wade fishing this year here in Louisiana,also how do you keep your extra rod on your back?

[@caneanguidry3581]

@@speckledtruth4577 also can you do a video on your fishing rod selection for jigging and why you like that type of rod

[@speckledtruth4577]

@@caneanguidry3581 I just wedge it between my body and my wading belt which is also made by Hookset. It's the 6" version they offer

[@caneanguidry3581]

@@speckledtruth4577 ok thank you yes I watched your video on the gear ,have been listening to Speckled Truth for a while love it constantly check for new ones,thank you for the content,I would love to catch at least one big trout in my lifetime,I just don’t know if it can be done around Big Lake,

[@KS-vs7ht]

Come down to Baffin Bay in the winter and use corky fat boy style baits on an overcast day. You’ll get your gator trout. Just a quick boat ride south of corpus. Thank you for showing off our fishier and hopefully our flounder population recovers.

[@fishinwithferg6048]

Intro music on point 🎸

[@johnfontenot7861]

Todd why are speckled trout in LA smaller compared to TX? Everything’s bigger in TX?

[@MarshManMasson]

I don't know if anyone can state why with 100% certainty, but if you're talking about the Laguna Madre, Baffin Bay, Corpus Christi -- that area -- it's likely because of milder temperatures and a longer growing season.

[@karlrockvoan1587]

Would be a great spot for some wake baits

[@alpoveda5738]

That color hast made it to package yet. I use marsh cricket

[@LAFishBlog]

Chris Bush is Speckle Daddy

[@haydnbrown444]

Better trout bite than Chandy/Freemason?

[@bigjspec]

If I want to get big trout would fish the Florida inter coastal over eel grass. My son was in Navy In Pensacola we caught so many 8 to 10 # trout. We took hooks off top water until we saw a real big one hit. Then throw a jig and catch them. Florida people are not into trout fishing. They don’t like to get up. Fishing off Sanibel at Jansen resort they told me don’t like trout could not believe. To prove my point was renting boat from Jansen and they did not open until 9. Top 3 fish Florida tarpon snook and grouper catching grouper over eel grass is something special. Another plus for Florida is weather seldom if ever go U have to cancel. Around Sanibel never have to cancel. That sandy bottom like walking on concrete and never gets muddy.

[@jerrys3826]

How many Pogie boats did y’all see 😂😂

[@BamaRockstar85]

If i went on a trip and I could only bring 3 jerk baits, i prob wouldn't bring but ONE. SOME PPL CALL IT A TWITCH BAIT OR WHATEVER BUT IMO ITS A JERK BAIT AND ITS ALL ID BRING. MIRROLURE "MIRRODINE" XL SIZE COLOR PINK. ONE OF MY FAV LURES

[@garybarrere7552]

How to get rid of terrorist, tell a Cajun they are good to eat, the limit is two and the season’s closed. My son loves Feb. he has 9/4 he won 2 nd in upper coast a few years ago, an 8/5 and 30” 10 lb, I still stuck at 6 lb 4 oz.

[@jerrys3826]

We’re y’all fishing posted waters 😂😂

[@CarlosGarcia-vq9kg]

thats a good spot in the winter but I get there in my boat

[@lainyaplures2957]

"That's a nice trout" - Says the Louisiana guy lol. I had a hard time transitioning to the speckled trout regs when I moved to Texas in 2016, and after the freeze, they got even more stringent! 17" fish is barely a keeper. Being a LA born and raised guy, I wish they would've LOWERED it to 14-18" and let's release those bigger fish. Instead, they made it 17"-24" and only 3 fish a day.

[@LAFishBlog]

Some fish are just too valuable to only be caught once.

[@tealnexttimebond8859]

Had to come to Texas to catch real trout. Yea we Got ‘em. Reduce y’all’s limits and up y’all’s size.

[@Tigerbait1998]

Do you talk trash about Louisiana’s fishery every chance you get these days?