Chartered Bay Fishing Trips
ByFCS has an annual chartered bay fishing trip usually usually in the spring of summer and usually our of Port O’Connor. The most that we have taken is 15 participants, which required three guides/boats. We have caught speckled trout, redfish, black drum, and several non-game fish.
Here are pictures from some of our chartered bay fishing trips:
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- Jim McGee with his 41″ bull redfish
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- Zack Tumlinson with his 33″ bull redfish
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- Jim McGee and his 31″ redfish
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- Zack and his 31″ bull redfish
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- Jim and his spinner shark
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- Randy and his redfish
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- Chris and her speckled trout
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- Randy and his speckled trout
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- Chris fighting a trout
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- Daryl Shipper, Burl Fulenwider, Randy Rowley, and Chris Rowley with Randy’s redfish and their 13 speckled trout
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- The catch from Captain Marty’s boat
If we have four fishermen on a boat the cost is $138 – $150 per person. The guide(s) will supply the boat, rod and reel combos, landing nets, and a fish box. They’ll clean the fish and bag them. The price does not include bait (for some guides), shared gas, eating out on the way home, and an optional but highly recommended tip. A 20% tip would be $28 – $30.
What to Bring
- Saltwater fishing license.
- Clothing appropriate for the season (including a cap). You never know when it will rain, so bring rain gear.
- A medium-sized ice chest or bag to take your fish home in (if you get any; leave it in your vehicle).
- Drinks and snacks (optional; drinks are highly recommended). There are storage compartments in the boats to put your drinks and snacks in.
- Sunglasses (optional, but highly recommended).
- Bug repellent (optional).
- Headlamp or cap light (optional)
The captains are required to have a life jacket for every passenger, so you won’t need one.
Expectations
These fishing trips are a service to FCS members and guests, but the Event Coordinators/leaders will enforce the following expectations:
- Follow the captain’s instructions and abide by the FCS Bylaws Regarding Conduct.
- Pay for your share of vehicle gas.
- Help when the captain asks you to.
- Talk quietly – fish can hear you also and will swim away.
- Show up.
- Be on time.
- Don’t have a pattern of canceling at the last minute.
- Don’t ask questions regarding information that has already been conveyed in the Event Coordinator’s/leaders emails (and you would have known the answers if you had read the emails).
- Return the Event Coordinator’s/leader’s emails, phone calls, and/or texts, if he or she asks a question or asks you to acknowledge something.
An RSVP and payment in full is required to Wayne Weilnau at txfalcon59@gmail.com or 512-589-4120. Also contact Wayne if you have any questions.
