Mallows Bay - Tues June 3 - any interest

[J.A. Veil]

The wind looks calm tomorrow and the chance of thunderstorms starts in the afternoon. I am considering a morning trip to Mallows Bay. Is anyone else interested?

[Turtle135]

I wish I did not have to work! Good luck, what are you targeting?

[DanMarino]

I'm with Dave

Would love to join you John but I'm working too. Yesterday, anything with treble hooks got fouled easily. Be sure to bring a gold bladed chatterbait a spinnerbait and some soft plastic craws or worms.

[J.A. Veil]

I wish I did not have to work! Good luck, what are you targeting?

Dave -

I am a saltwater angler and am highly inexperienced at typical freshwater fishing (LMBs, snakeheads, catfish, etc). Whatever I catch will be from good luck rather than skill and targeting. I don't own much typical freshwater tackle. Dan Marino mentioned that he caught fish on a Redfish Magic spinner with a white plastic. I will try one of those. I do not own a chatterbait. I may throw some frogs, some crayfish, some Senkos, a popper or other hard plastic floating lure, and some paddletails.

On last year's trip I caught nothing out by the ships, but caught several species on the feeder creek. I will have two lighter rods with me to try back there again.

I welcome your suggestions to improve my odds.

[DanMarino]

We went out towards the ships and hugged the shoreline to the right. Then we fished around the ships closest to shore. I had two bass come from inside one of the ships. My son's snakehead was right next to a ship. You should at least get some action with the redfish magic spinner bait and a white or chart trailer. The water was stained so vibration and flash help a lot. We did not try any topwater baits but I would have tried if we stayed longer.

[Turtle135]

Here is my trip report from my last trip out to Mallows:

http://www.snaggedline.com/showthrea...ay-on-05-17-14

I think that Redfish Magic is a good starting place to figure how active the fish are tomorrow (it will catch cats, snakeheads and bass). The other lures on your list are a good choice as well. When I was fishing that day I was pitching a jig with a craw into tight spots around laydowns, floating mats and other hard cover.

Spend a little time on that outer edge of the debris field with the Redfish Magic, a monster blue cat may try to take your rod away from you.

Good luck!

[Deadwood]

How did you do John?