Without a doubt the big three fish in our Texas Bays are redfish, speckled trout and flounder. That could be expanded to the big four with the addition of black drum. Black drum years ago held a lowly place on the scale but now have been elevated to a place near the redfish. But what if you are having a difficult time catching the big four? Is your coastal trip a bust? Let me tell you how to salvage your trip. Go catch some gafftops.
On a recent trip to Aransas Pass my son, Terry, wife, Beth, and I put in a good morning on the Aransas Channel, the Lydia Ann Channel, Big Slough and Corpus Christi Bayou. We had boated about 20 trout. Five were keepers. Plus I caught a nice flounder. But we still had time remaining on the morning.
“Want to go catch some gafftops?” I asked.
