got out to HI a little past the Jefferson County line, approx 2 miles from barricades, about 11:30am. the surf was very rough and sandy. had 3 rods set up. had a run on the rod with cut whiting but reeled in an empty hook. about 2 pm the storm moved in and i packed up. figured i could hit the back end of the storm if i head west, instead of trying to wait it out. pretty heavy rain and winds.

light rain at Rollover Pass so i stopped for about an hour, caught some large hardheads. headed over to the ferries. it was a rough ride. gusting winds and very high waves. i was the second vehicle from the front right behind a large ford van and the waves came over the van and over my CR-V. the ferry was rocking side to side. scariest ferry ride i've had in 20 years.

the tail end of the storm was on the east side of Galv Island. so i headed to SLP, the skies had cleared and the water was clear/green and very calm. i hit a patch of soft sand and a guy in a red chevy was kind enough to pull me out. i set 3 rods out, had a chunk of stingray, a catfish fillet and chunk of whiting. the whiting had a run but missed it. set out another chunk of whiting. had a great run and hooked up a 42" bullred. took some pics and released it. that was the last piece of whiting so i used some leftover finger mullets, had a few quick runs with them but no hook ups. i'll have some pics up in a day or two.

overall a good day

Cool report! Them adventures always make fishing interesting. Riding the storm out! Look forward to seeing the hoss red. Congrats!

here's some pics

great pic's

Amazing how 1 good fish can make up for all kinds of inconveniences. Nice fish and great report. Thanks for the info on bait. I am going down to the Corpus area next week. Hope to find some nice ones.