Rockport Fishing Report – April 9th, 2017

The weekend is over, and it’s time for another Rockport fishing report for early April. As luck would have it, as soon as we posted our last Rockport fishing report, we had a drastic change in the weather and conditions. So, we are back with the very most up to date information for you with this Rockport fishing report this Sunday evening.

Our last Rockport fishing report mentioned the higher water we had been experiencing. Funny thing, the next day, we had winds upwards of 40 mile per hour from the North. This helped blow all that water out of the bays in a hurry. That next morning, we were back to very skinny water throughout the areas bays. But that’s not all bad.

Day one after the storm was flat calm throughout most of the day. Combine that with some sunshine and new lower water levels, and we had tailing fish EVERYWHERE! We were able to run up North of Rockport and get into a few of the back lakes. We were greeted as the sun came up with tailing fish across the entire lake. Some in schools of 5-6, while others were single. Even more fun, for the first time all Spring, we had numerous schools of 25+ fish moving around. All were eating feverishly until about 1pm that day. It was pretty fun to see. We stuck with a topwater throughout, just because we could. Dozens of fish were landed, and even more missed. But a treat to see for sure.

The following days have been very good as well. Unfortunately the calm winds have not really cooperated. But the fish don’t mind a bit. We are still seeing lots of tails early in the day. Many are in smaller schools. Although we have stumbled upon a few larger schools as well. But all are very eager to eat, as they move along scouring the flats for food. Mornings seem to be the ticket for these fish. Most days, the tails are largely finished between 9-10am. Although we do see a couple here and there after that at times. But from sun up on, it has been very predictable each day. Even those days that it is already blowing in the teens, by the time you hit the water.

For the tailing and schooling fish, it matters very little what you throw at them. They will eat anything you get in front of them, easily. But once they put their tails down and start cruising around, they do get a little tougher. A topwater will work very well to tailing fish. But be prepared for many of the reds to struggle to get it in their mouths. If you are more concerned with your hook-up ratio, a crab has still been our favorite. Especially to cruising redfish. But reducers and ice shrimp have taken a bunch of fish as well.

When we hit the water this morning, our Sunday morning greeted us with high winds and also a couple inches of water back in the system. So that will help open up a few spots that were pretty shallow the days prior. We will continue to have high winds for the next couple of days, which should help bring a bit more water in as well. So no worries there at all. The weather is also cooperating just fine. Yes, the wind is a huge pain in the ass. But that comes with the territory in the Spring. The fish don’t mind a bit and are certainly still eating. It’s just a little tougher on our end, to get the fly where it needs to go. But for those willing, it is well worth the effort.

We have boats out every day this week, fishing the bays from Matagorda to the Laguna Madre. We will keep the Rockport fishing reports coming. And of course folks can always follow along on Instagram, Facebook and even Snapchat for the very latest news. We try to post something most every day there. Or of course you can email any time for additional info or ask about what we did that day.

Spring fishing is upon us! So if you are interested in getting out on the water, contact us soon so you can secure your dates on the calendar.