As promised, I have the seminar schedule for the Texas Fish & Game Family Fishing Clinic to be held at Fishing Tackle Unlimited this Saturday (June 26) from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Bryan Treadway (Bank Fishing Opportunities in the Galveston area): 10:30 a.m.

David Abrego (Sea Center Texas Director on the coastal hatchery program): 11:30 a.m.

Chester Moore (Gear for Landbound Anglers) 1 p.m.

Capt. Mike Holmes (Trolling Tactics for Pelagics) 2 p.m.

Kayak Demo: 3 p.m.

The seminars are just part of the event as there will be booths, displays and clinics all day long ranging from kids casting to surf fishing and probably of most interest to readers of this blog the debut of my traveling Flounder Revolution booth. Several of the clinics are geared toward scouting merit badges so if your kid needs fishing related credit bring them out. I am going to have all kinds of interesting tidbits, displays and information regarding southern flounder fishing and conservation for you to see and touch. I will be on hand throughout the day to talk fishing.

This is a family friendly event so feel free to bring kids of all ages. There will be something for everybody so drop by for awhile or stay all day.

Justin Hawkins who won a replica for his big Sabine Roundup catch last fall and turned in a fish in April made another replica program entry. His fish, just over 20 inches was a whopping 10-inches wide. Congrats to Justin for his competitive spirit for continually working to catch fish to turn back. All of you competing are helping to change flounder history.

I wrote last week about the big numbers of flounder that have moved into the deep cuts in the interior of marshes. I found some this weekend and they were concentrated in large numbers on the edge of flats in the backwaters of marshes right on the edge of drop-offs to five and six feet of water on the high tides and then dropped off into the main channels as the tide fell. If you ever wonder why large numbers of flounder die after storm surges it is because they typically come in late summer/early fall before flounder start moving back into the mouths of cuts to stage for migration. They get trapped as the water/oxygen level plummets and die off.

I hope to see everyone at the Family Fishing Clinic Saturday. Looking forward to talking flatfish!

Always dream BIG!

Chester Moore

Founder

Flounder Revolution!