06-26-2009, 02:08 PM
[quote pontoonman]Would you have any pictures of the shallows you
talking about?
I sure would love to see it.[/quote]
Why yes I do! This aerial photo gives you an idea of the maze of shallow "rivers" and spoil islands behind the lighthouse aross the causeway running out to Port Aransas. An outdoor writer, "Biscuit Wheels" by nickname, showed me the secret to catching Redfish the year around in the Corpus Christi area. He took me on a couple canoe trips into that area. We launched from the causeway past the bait shops, as I remember, across the shrimpboat channel into an opening between the spoil islands. Mullet was plentiful there, and we used two-drop rigs, casting into sandy areas in the many "lakes." Shortly thereafter the Lord whisked me away to preach and become as pastor. I've only been back once and, not having a canoe, used a belly boat to bob across the choppy channel to reach the opening. I didn't want to get out of the donut in the muck or risk shashing it on oyster shells in the maze, so I just sat in the opening with one line deep in the channel and another in the maze. I got lucky and hooked a good sized Red. I raised my feet and let him tow me in the water -- until realizing he was taking me out into the busy channel where shrimpboats zip through. You know, I'd do it again.
In the picture, you're looking from the Port Aransas area across the Copus Christi ship channel. You can see the causeway and shrimpboat channel running horizontal near the top -- left toward the ferries, right toward Aransas Pass and the shore. The water at top on the far side of the causeway is Redfish Bay. The opening we used to enter the area may not be shown.
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talking about?
I sure would love to see it.[/quote]
Why yes I do! This aerial photo gives you an idea of the maze of shallow "rivers" and spoil islands behind the lighthouse aross the causeway running out to Port Aransas. An outdoor writer, "Biscuit Wheels" by nickname, showed me the secret to catching Redfish the year around in the Corpus Christi area. He took me on a couple canoe trips into that area. We launched from the causeway past the bait shops, as I remember, across the shrimpboat channel into an opening between the spoil islands. Mullet was plentiful there, and we used two-drop rigs, casting into sandy areas in the many "lakes." Shortly thereafter the Lord whisked me away to preach and become as pastor. I've only been back once and, not having a canoe, used a belly boat to bob across the choppy channel to reach the opening. I didn't want to get out of the donut in the muck or risk shashing it on oyster shells in the maze, so I just sat in the opening with one line deep in the channel and another in the maze. I got lucky and hooked a good sized Red. I raised my feet and let him tow me in the water -- until realizing he was taking me out into the busy channel where shrimpboats zip through. You know, I'd do it again.
In the picture, you're looking from the Port Aransas area across the Copus Christi ship channel. You can see the causeway and shrimpboat channel running horizontal near the top -- left toward the ferries, right toward Aransas Pass and the shore. The water at top on the far side of the causeway is Redfish Bay. The opening we used to enter the area may not be shown.
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