Report submitted by 'TJ'

High Island Surf Report High Island, TX January 8th, 2005 Tweet

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My father got to the house around six thirty saturday morning and ended up getting to the sand around seven. Went east of the barricades a few miles and set up. The wind was chilly out of the north-east. Tide was way out, and the first bar almost out of the water. Got four rods out and waited. The duck hunters seemed to be having a good time. The ranch hands were rounding up a few cows, beside that not much happened until around ten. Weather started clearing and we get the first run of the day.

Thomas Pilgrim with a bull Red

Next bite came in pairs. I was fighting a bull red when I took this pic of my father.

I had time to reel mine in, release it before he even turns his fish. Thought maybe he had a big one, but just turned out to be very mad.

Thomas Pilgrim with a bull red.

Tide was rushing in and we were getting hungry. So we started to pick up around noon. The beach was in good shape, but water hiacynth(sp?) from the bays had been washing up. Luckly it was not in the surf thick enough to hurt fishing. Fish were caught on crab, croaker, and whitting from 400 yards to 100 feet from the beach.

Met up with Parrothead at the barricades a little after seven. We made our way down the beach and got set up. Surf was calm and clear. Well, as clear as High Island gets. About three to four foot visibility. This is uncommon in the area and hurts the fishing for bull reds. We went the first few hours with no action. Buckeye showed up around eight and got set up. Most of the morning was spent BSing with friends and enjoying the great day on the beach in the middle of winter. Around lunch the tide was coming in strong, and we had moved the rod holders a few times. Parrothead and I decided to fish out of the kayaks. We got rigged up and paddled out about a 1/2 mile and anchored up. The fishing was still slow off the beach.

I was enjoing a good nap when Parrothead yelled at me. My anchor had came lose and I was drifting away. Pull it up to find out it had broke. So I got to tie up to Parrothead. We started to see some movement on the beach and could tell fish were being caught. Around then Parrothead hooks up with a good fish and gets to go for a sleigh ride.

After getting pulled around for a few minutes he lands a good bull red.

We fish for about another hour with not much to show and called it a day. Everyone on the beach had caught a couple of fish, most on mine and Parrotheads rods that we had left out. It was a perfect day on the beach with light wind, cool temps, good freinds and a few fish.

Here are few pics of the fish caught off the beach.

Carol with a big ugly

Dolphingirl with a Bull red (notice the eye)

Buckeye with a Bull Red

Dolphingirl with another Bull Red (yes, she outfished me)

Parrothead with the last fish of the day.

Can't wait to get back out there!

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