Look up my buddy Lance if you plan a trip to Baffin. He'll put you on the fish. He also can make some great recommendations for wade fishing the area. http://www.baffinguideservice.com/

Any lures you would use for bass will be fine for trout and reds. Small walk the dog lures such as spook juniors or zara spooks will do fine. A spinnerbait with the skirt removed and a minnow shaped paddle tail us a great redfish bait. Same for small shallow diving (wake baits) such as the Manns 1 minus. Caveat, after your trip you'll probably have to replace all your hooks becuase they will rust, but that's ok. During your short trip, the freshwater black nickel hooks or bronze hooks will be fine.

I personally would still do the Stingray Shuffle, I've seen stingrays on spring break, not lots of them but 1 is enough to ruin a lot of things..and could sideline you for months while the recovery happens. The foot action is just sliding the feet along the bottom instead of stepping.. it's a little akin to ice skating without actually taking the sole of the boot off the bottom. If you slide the toe forward it will bump a stingray on the side of it's body and like the above poster said, not step on it.. when you step on them they will barb you.. and it will go through most boots or shoes or what have you. I've waded the texas coast for over 20 years and I've never been stung with this method.. just keep your balance and take your time.

Spring weather can be highly variable hear in Texas.. I mean all ya'll have is Damp Cold this time of year.. on the Texas Coast it can be Damp cold one minute and bright sunny and hot the next. But mostly fairly cool on the water and the wind will make it feel cooler. If you have waders you might consider bringing them.. .you can wet wade that time of year but I wouldn't go deeper than thigh deep... maybe waste deep, but the combination between the wind and wetness can still be quite cool.. especially for your female partner. If I was wet wading with scuba booties or the like for footwear I'd stay in water thigh deep or less.

I agree with not walking into Baffin.. there are a couple of places near Rivera beach near the public pier, and one in the back next to Williams Landing at 1543.. it's right next to the boat ramp.. but if it's a hard south wind.. it's going to be tough to fish. There are maybe one or two other spots north of the county park as well... but you have to be savy using google earth looking for sea grass along the bank and find access to it as well...

good luck on your trip. ... oh, and like photobill mentioned, a trip with a guide while you are down would be highly recommended. I like Baffin Bay Rod and Gun and they have a lodge you can stay at and they have fished that area for 40 years.

went to buy license online and realized they are not printable like here in Maine. Can you buy them at Walmart or academy or do they need to be purchased somewhere special?

You can buy them at Walmart and Academy here. You should be able to buy online and it will send the PDF to your email. Just keep that on your phone.

So far about 30 fish including hardhead catfish, trout, red drum, black drum, and sheepshead! All on shrimp. Thanks everyone, this is a really great state you have here.