Mansfield Report: January 2010
It's early December and winter has finally arrived in deep South Texas. It's raining; the temperature is dropping and not...
Wayne's Port Mansfield Report
Mansfield Report: December 2009
After the exceptional catches we had been enjoying, plus the high hopes we've had, things just sort of fell apart...
Mansfield Report: November 2009
Once again, I am happy to report that the fishery in the Lower Laguna Madre is quite healthy. We're having...
Mansfield Report: October 2009
It is a pleasure to report that for yet another month, "All remains well in the Lower Laguna." Despite summertime...
Mansfield Report: September 2009
Despite record-setting heat, fishing remains excellent here at Port Mansfield. Incredibly, trout and redfish are still smacking topwaters as though...
Mansfield Report: August 2009
The water is still clear, fishing is still good, and they're still blasting the heck out of top waters. Even...
Mansfield Report: July 2009
Fishing remains consistent here in the Lower Laguna Madre. The area offers everything a fisherman could ask for, but predictably,...
Mansfield Report: June 2009
Late spring arrived in the Laguna Madre with what would constitute a blowout for most other systems. This is such...
Mansfield Report: May 2009
Spring brought not only higher winds and water levels, but much higher demands for parking spaces near ramps as well,...
Mansfield Report: April 2009
Despite extremely low tides and April-like weather showing almost two months early, fishing remained on a high course down here...
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