Caring for fishing spots

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Rio Muddy Fishing Team.

Cavazos said his 9-year-old son, Denly, loves to fish as well. To reward the volunteers for their time and effort, hundreds of fishing items were raffled at the end of the event.

Hitchcox said eight fishing trips, each one good for two to three persons, were donated by area guides — the most he has had in five years.

“These are expensive trips,” he said. “We also got all kinds of fishing merchandise and supplies from about 60 other businesses mostly involved in the fishing industry.” and not feeding together like they will as the water gets a little warmer,” West said. “And bigger lures will get the attention of the solid trout.”

Most anglers are using 30 to 40-pound braided line attached to a 3 to 4 foot Fluorocarbon leader. One big reason the braided line is so popular is that it has less stretch, according to guide Charlie Paradoski.

“I use a lot of top-water lures, and not having my line stretch at the hook set is very important,” he said. “That’s a big deal this time of year when we are in the hunt for big trout.”

Most area guides are into catch, photograph and release the bigger trout.

West has been fishing on both East and West Galveston bays.