"Fish In" Report 2/25/2009

"Hey those are my dentures!"

With less wind over the weekend fishing has returned to normal for this time of year. The Land-Cut and Nine Mile Hole areas are producing Redfish and Large Drum up to 30 lbs. Speckled Trout are here in large numbers. We’ve seen lots of 14 to 15 inch Trout being caught in the upper Laguna Madre around Pita Island and Pure Oil area. Birds are working the intracoastal canal, feeding on the pink shrimp migrating from the flats to the bay systems. Pink shrimp are also known as “hoppers” because they are so hard to hold onto. We got an early crop this year; they usually don’t show up until the middle of March. In other words we’ve got plenty of live shrimp on hand.

This year Bluff’s Landing Marina will be hosting Summer Fishing Tournaments for the whole family!

April 18, 2009 we will host the Texas Grand Slam. There will be prizes for first, second, and third places for Trout, Reds, Flounder, Drum, and Sheepshead. Entry fees will be $50 per person and $10 for kids under 12.

May 23, 2009 we will be hosting the “Full Stringer” tournament. This contest will be based on the heaviest stringer of 3 Redfish, 2 trout, 1 drum, and 1 flounder. Once again entry fees will be $50 for adults and $10 for kids under 12.

June 12, 13, and 14, 2009 Bluff’s will be hosting the first South Texas Redfish Shoot-out. This tournament will be based on your best two Redfish between 20’’ and 28’’ per day. Redfish must be alive to qualify. This will be a polygraph tournament. Entry fee is $500 per team. First place payout is $10,000 while second place will receive $5,000.

The rules, entry forms and registration deadlines for these tournaments will be posted on our website soon. Check often for updates at http://www.bluffslanding.com/. These tournaments will be fun for the whole family!

Once again thanks to everyone who participated in the Baffin Rodeo! We had a lot of fun and it was a great success.

Fishing Report 2/20/2009

Our first tournament was held February 6-8, 2009. We had fifty teams competing for a chance to win $10,000! The weather was a big factor in this contest. A meeting was held on the 6th to clarify the rules followed by a BBQ dinner. A big thanks to Ronnie Waters and John Gordon for cooking. The food was great! Boats began leaving the marina at 6:45a.m. on Saturday in search of the big boys.
The weather was nasty with two to three foot waves. Around 2:00 p.m. the first fish arrived at the weigh station. Keep in mind these fish had to be alive to qualify for weigh in. By 4:00 p.m. all boats with fish were back at the dock. Thirteen boats weighed in fish for the first day. Lots of people showed up for the final weigh in. The largest trout for day one was 7.44 Lbs. The largest fish for day two was 8.75 Lbs.
The prize for the team voted most likely to succeed went to Kris Hawkins and Wayne Zercher. They didn’t weigh in any fish, but they were out there both days giving it all they had.

$10,000 Grand Prize Money went to Nieman and O'Riley Total Weight: 17.74 lbs.

$5,000 2nd Place Prize Money to Loomis and Akin Total Weight: 17.20 lbs.

$2,500 3rd Place Prize Money to Simmons and Lloyd Total Weight: 16.66 lbs.

We will begin construction on our tournament pavilion soon. With the pavilion/event center Bluff’s Landing will be your tournament headquarters. Lodging, food, a marina store, and an enclosed tournament pavilion will make Bluff’s Landing the best location to hold your tournament! We will be hosting another tournament this summer for all anglers. Trout, reds, flounder, and drum will all be a part of our next tournament. For everyone who participated in our first tournament, I say thank you from everyone at Bluff’s Landing Marina!

-Roger-