February Fishing Report from Captain Kyle Tomek

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Jake on February 8th, 2008

If big speckled trout are what you target, then November through January are months to remember. Trips have ranged from drifting and wading in waters from East Matagorda Bay to the back bays of West Matagorda Bay. There are countless fishing trips that I would consider highlights.
Jake Brown of Brown Lures joined me the day after a big December cold front. We hunkered down and fished in 30mph winds and consistently caught fish. The Pearl/Chart and Plumtreuse Sea Devils produced fantastic numbers of speckled trout to 23 inches.

Even though drifting the East Matagorda Bay and within the Colorado River produced solid numbers with an occasional big fish, wadefishing has been the bulk of my winter fishing. The top highlight thus far was playing catch and release with 11 trout over 25 inches. Other days consist of scattered 5-7 pound fish. This winter has dished out plenty of pigs up and down the coast.

I stick with only a handful of baits in wintertime. Topwaters and Corky’s are always a part of the winter arsenal, and the pearl/chartreuse and plum/chartreuse Sea Devils have yet to let me down. The red and white Sea Devils are faithful backups. Deeper jig heads like the 1/8 and 1/4 ounce jig-heads reach the deeper depths of bay waters. But don’t be afraid to chunk a 3/8 ounce head to get down to the bottom on the coldest days in the river.