Videos

Here are a few videos from this winter.

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Following a stretch of over 30 days on the water during Christmas Break, my days on the water have slightly dwindled in the last two weeks due to the extreme weather and more time at school. In addition, I begin captain school in a week and have been working solid developing a new website called, "The Fish Feed." www.TheFishFeed.com
I intend for this to be a site to be packed with the latest reports, updated videos, and pictures on a DAILY basis. Unlike any other Texas coast fishing site, TheFishFeed will house tips and beneficial techniques coming directly from the excellent contributors.
Subscribe to it, ask a pro a question, read reports, watch videos, admire pictures, or even acquire tournament dates.
If you have any suggestions shoot me an e-mail. KyleTomek@hotmail.com

Good evening anglers! Just wanted to try out the new cell phone posting brownlures.com allows. Good luck this week!

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The Elements

It looks as if we managed to survive another hard freeze without a fish kill. As temperatures started dipping in the 30's, I started wondering if I would enter Matagorda Bay to see specks and reds lining the banks. One Matagorda source reported water temperatures in East Bay plummeted to a 41 degree low during the week. Luckily, things started to heat up.
I had planned to fish this weekend although the continually shifting winds, freezing temps, and afternoon fog made it pretty tough to find a fishing partner. That pesky leak in my waders was something I was not looking forward to either.
-Kyle

New Video

Heres another video from last week in East Bay.


I was kinda worried..this fish took a little longer to get her energy back...but it soon darted off.

January 15, 2007-From Port Mansfield to East Matagorda Bay

Videos below!

From Port Mansfield to East Matagorda Bay

“You want to head down to Mansfield for a few days?” Two hours after my buddy said the words we were loaded up rolling southbound. Without even the slightest clue where we were going to sleep, thoughts of arm-length trout danced in our heads.
Port Mansfield looked like a ghost town. It didn’t appear the same compared to my summer visits. It became apparent we were in the heart of Sportsmen’s paradise when we witnessed Boone and Crocket bucks busting racks in the middle of town and wild nilgai covering the country side.
While driving through town looking for a place to stay, a 12 point buck boasting two drop tines caught our eye. Without many affordable options, we resorted to an empty, little blue motel on the corner that offered hospitality 30 bucks each for the night.
With the first sight of dawn in the distance, we launched my fourteen and half foot, Chiquita scooter in Port Mansfield’s harbor without the first sight of another fisherman.

Within five minutes, the boat was anchored. Two casts later, Garrett set the hook on a solid speckled trout using a pearl Corky Fatboy. The morning was silent except for the abundant trout and redfish that shuddered saltwater at the surface. Mid morning arrived and stringers full of bounty proved fishing was better than expected.
A nap and quick lunch prepared us for an afternoon expedition for trophy specks. Immediately upon arrival at our morning trout hole, my buddy hammered fish in waist deep water using the same slow-sinking Corky. I waded shallow onto a shin deep flat where I noticed two does moving fast down the shoreline from a pursuing buck.
My attention was brought back to the fishing when an explosive blowup submerged my Super Spook. A 28 inch yellow mouth arrived at my side. Garrett quickly left the consistent keepers he located in waist deep water and joined me in the shallows to soon release a 25 incher of his own.
An evening of sharing fish tales and tactics with local guide, Captain Mike Mcbride and his wife Captain Tricia was equally enjoyable. Captain Mike joined us in the morning to release countless specks to 23 inches.
Friday found me back in East Matagorda Bay wading thick mud for trophies. A pink and white Super Spook failed to better my expectations for what I thought would be just another winter grind. Mid-wade, my buddy shouted and a glance revealed immense headshakes and stripping line. With the moon falling faster towards the horizon, a thirty and a quarter inch trout, Garrett’s personal best, surrendered. Another two hours later, a 28, three 25’s and a handful of 23-24 inchers were caught and quickly released. A combination of chartreuse backed, white bellied, green sided Corky Fatboys provided the attacks. Needless to say, my new Boga Grip fresh from the racks of Fishing Tackle Unlimited was broke in that day. Just when we thought the week couldn’t get any better, releases of a 26, two 25’s, and quality redfish during the following morning ended my fishing for the week.

I have begun to add Jason Brown's new line of soft plastic lures to my tackle box! The high quality and attracting look of the eyes offer excellent hopes for great numbers of specks and reds. I look forward to tossing the Brown Devil Eyes throughout the rest of winter, across the flats in spring, and over the grass flats I'll be fishing this summer.


From Port Mansfield to East Matagorda Bay, it was truly an excellent week of fishing to call an end to an awesome Christmas break.

-Kyle Tomek
kyletomek@hotmail.com

January 8, 2007-A Week at the Boat Show

January 8, 2007

A Week at the Boat Show

Over 150,000 attendees are expected to flow into Reliant Center this week. The ten day long boat show promises five football fields of marine equipment. I arrived on Saturday to work the Laguna Rods booth and couldn’t believe the attendance of boaters, anglers, and soon-to-be’s. It was great talking with all who read my fishing reports and articles. The Brown Lures booth offered an excellent selection of their hot new lures.

The exciting fishing that occurred this week probably gave the boat show a little less attendance than expected. Friday, Captain Jesse jumped aboard my Chiquita and we left the harbor with high winds at our back along with anglers coming back in announcing there was no clear water in the bay. Needless to say, our first stop provided a three deep wade with our feet in clear sight. Throwing prototype Corky’s, we released big fish! A three, four, and six pound trout were released from a shell and mud cove using Paul Brown’s lures expected to be released around spring. Not to mention, a red over ten pounds fell prey to the junior sized Corky. Sunday, was a little of the same. A long all-day grind, provided limits of trout released up to 24 ¾ inches. The big trout didn’t bite like last week, but numbers were definitely on the upside.

Captain Ken Marshall continues to drift on the West side of the bay drifting scattered shell and mud using clear glitter Gambler soft plastics.
“Continue to look for birds, small groups of birds are often hovering over schools of fish on the West side of the bay even if they aren’t feeding at the moment,” says Marshall.

I'll be navigating between the Laguna Rods and Full Stringer Lodge booths; come by and say hello. I’ll be arriving from Port Mansfield and will be at the Laguna Booth starting Friday, hope to see you there!
‘Til Next Week,
Kyle Tomek
Kyletomek@hotmail.com

January 1, 2007- One bite & One Really Big Fish

One wade, One Bite, One Really Big Fish
January 1, 2007

The gifts are unwrapped, the fireworks are popped, and the lights on the Christmas tree no longer blink; however, the excellent numbers of trout and redfish in East Matagorda Bay haven’t quit biting yet!

Wading for big trout was the best late in the week for me. On Sunday, I made an all-day wade from morning until sunset and a 27 and 28 inch trout fell prey to a Day-Glo Corky that I worked very slow. Late in the evening, when the moon was at the top of my head, the trusty bone super spook enticed several more trout and redfish. The full moon has allowed for some extra strong tides and excellent bites.
The following day was the same when I arrived at 11 during a slack tide. I made a three hour wade and caught another big trout, this time a little over 28 inches. The big fish were biting this week; patience was the name of the game. All it took was one bite and one wade.
I'll be working the Laguna Booth several times this week at the boat show. It will take place January 5-14th at the Reliant Center and is expected to be packed with saltwater fishing seminars and booths. The weather this week looks stable with wind predicted at an average of 10 knots throughout the week with no major changes in the forecast.

Let’s hope the weather man is right!
'Til Next Week, Kyle Tomek


KyleTomek@hotmail.com