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 Port A and the Sea Weed
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06/25/10 10:54 AM
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MarkA
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Check out the sea weed situation on the Gulf Coast prior to coming. It is SO thick and SO smelly that you cannot get near the gulf. Dunno how far up and down coast it goes, it is Deal Breaker!
Thanks and Gig'em, Mark Fairchild
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 Re: Port A and the Sea Weed
[Re: MarkA]
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06/25/10 03:39 PM
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David Cole
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Only mention I found was: http://www.city-data.com/forum/texas/87959-whats-up-all-seaweed-coast.htmlThey leave the impression that some seaweed is normal and it will all go back off shore by July...?? Thanks.
David
Trout Unlimited Life Time Member
Lake O.H. Ivie Fly Fishing Body of Water Record Holder for Blue Catfish (2.21) and Largemouth Bass (1.62)
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Re: Port A and the Sea Weed
[Re: David Cole]
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06/25/10 08:19 PM
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MarkA
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At the jetties the stench of rotting seed weed is SO bad that you retch. Had paths cleared on some of the public beaches, this is a plague on the gulf side.
Thanks and Gig'em, Mark Fairchild
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Re: Port A and the Sea Weed
[Re: MarkA]
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06/26/10 12:30 PM
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betotkf
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We fished the PA jetties Tuesday and on the beach side the grass was stacked up against the jetties. Monday tried to fish the PINS, south of Bob Hall to the sticks-grass everwhere and PA beaches- grass, grass and grass.
If you go to the PINS driving is very, very poor and you need 4x4 as soon as you hit the sand.
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Re: Port A and the Sea Weed
[Re: betotkf]
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06/29/10 01:59 AM
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Salt396
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We fished the PA jetties Tuesday and on the beach side the grass was stacked up against the jetties. Monday tried to fish the PINS, south of Bob Hall to the sticks-grass everwhere and PA beaches- grass, grass and grass.
If you go to the PINS driving is very, very poor and you need 4x4 as soon as you hit the sand. Ah, the weed. That lovely yearly invasion. It's nice because it brings in a lot of baitfish... but it sure can be a pain. There are a few tricks to dealing with it, but the best thing to do is wait til it subsides. Of course, this wannabe storm we have in the Gulf will be sure to bring plenty with it. Fishing a weedline in the surf along one of the jetties I saw a crazy sight; a small tripletail, suspended under a weed clump. Never know what presents the weed will bring in...
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Re: Port A and the Sea Weed
[Re: Salt396]
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06/29/10 02:22 PM
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sexycarpenter
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Was at south padre last week and there was an occasional wave of seaweed (the small brown variety) that would ash up, but the beach authority runs a tractor through in the AM and scrapes it up in the hotel district. But it wasn't bad at all.
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Re: Port A and the Sea Weed
[Re: texasflycaster]
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07/05/10 07:09 AM
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scout300
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The surf had small breaks, the water was stained, and tourists were EVERYWHERE.
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Re: Port A and the Sea Weed
[Re: scout300]
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07/06/10 05:06 AM
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Salt396
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Today... today the weed came in in flotillas. It was Everywhere, man. The best you could do was cast to pockets, bass-in-the-slop style, and pray that if you hooked something that you could drag it out before it got too tangled. The water looked decent, but the sargassum clearly outweighed the advantage.
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Re: Port A and the Sea Weed
[Re: Salt396]
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07/06/10 01:49 PM
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spiny norman
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Just another reason I prefer to come down in August. But NOOOO, the wife wanted to do a July trip.
I hope she enjoys her days on the beach while I'm kayaking the back bays.
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Re: Port A and the Sea Weed
[Re: spiny norman]
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07/07/10 05:17 AM
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vhs07
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im thinking about running down there this weekend and testing my luck
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Re: Port A and the Sea Weed
[Re: vhs07]
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07/07/10 06:57 AM
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Txaggie08
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This weekend wouldn't be good I'm thinking, as that little storm is headed in soon....
Proudest member of the Fightin Texas Aggie class of 08 Beat the h*** outa t.u. A Whoop!!!!.
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Re: Port A and the Sea Weed
[Re: Txaggie08]
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07/07/10 10:49 PM
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Jukebox
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I just got back and I wouldn't go down there for another few weeks. Two days of hard fishing left us with one piggy and one skipjack. We talked to ALOT of folks fishing and NO ONE was catching anything. The water is super high still and has got the tides all out of whack.
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Re: Port A and the Sea Weed
[Re: Jukebox]
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07/08/10 12:48 AM
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Salt396
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Yeah, it's definitely not a good time to come visit. Even I am not fishing right now.
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Re: Port A and the Sea Weed
[Re: Salt396]
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07/08/10 12:52 AM
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Txredraider
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So is this an annual deal? What causes it? Also, why is the water "high"?
I yearn to learn about this salty stuff.
 "The best trips are not planned." Written here, and used by permission of, SBridgess.
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