Wayne's Port Mansfield Report

Mansfield Report: October 2009

Capt. Tricia
It is a pleasure to report that for yet another month, "All remains well in the Lower Laguna." Despite summertime...

Mansfield Report: September 2009

Capt. Tricia
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

Capt. Tricia
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

Capt. Tricia
Fishing remains consistent here in the Lower Laguna Madre. The area offers everything a fisherman could ask for, but predictably,...

Mansfield Report: June 2009

Capt. Tricia
Late spring arrived in the Laguna Madre with what would constitute a blowout for most other systems. This is such...

Mansfield Report: May 2009

Capt. Tricia
Spring brought not only higher winds and water levels, but much higher demands for parking spaces near ramps as well,...

Mansfield Report: April 2009

Capt. Tricia
Despite extremely low tides and April-like weather showing almost two months early, fishing remained on a high course down here...

Mansfield Report: March 2009

Capt. Tricia
Fishing mostly held to expectations this past month, and fortunately we had to surrender relatively few days to brutal conditions....

Mansfield Report: February 2009

Capt. Tricia
Aside from a few baffling slow periods the fishing has remained inspiring here. Good conditions between fronts have almost spoiled...

Mansfield Report: January 2009

Capt. Tricia
The fishing in the Lower Laguna just keeps getting better! November and early December were awesome, not only did those...

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