October 1, 2025
“Big Girl Fever & Boga Snafu’s”
Castaway Lodge Seadrift Report
By Capt. Kris Kelley
Sponsored by: Mercury Marine; Air Ranger Airboats; Haynie Bay Boats; Baysport Marine Victoria; Castaway Rods; JL Marine; Pure Fishing; and, Bob’s Machine Shop.
Career best fish encounters have their challenges as Capt. Chris Cady found out last week. He’s always after that “big Trout” and on a wade fishing trip with topwaters he finally hit the one he was looking for. Fishing was tough all day as the crew ground out location after location taking only some small rat Reds and a few keepers for the effort. An absolute “dead zone” was the way he described the bay with very little signs of bait activity and a lot of torn up water.
Chris decided to take one last look at an area that had been holding some Reds and shortly after entering the water his first cast produced a bucket size blow-up as the bottom dropped out from under his SS Bone/Chart topwater. “Fish-on” and he could tell it was a big Trout. After working the girl down he made the grab with a Boga that he’d been waiting for. End of story, well not exactly. Chris told me he was shaking with excitement and managed to coddle the fish for a measurement and she tipped 29″ and went 8.5 Lbs. on the Boga. One of the guests had jumped in the boat to handle the fish while Chris hopped in for a picture. When Chris handed him the Boga, the guest accidently pulled the release and he watched in horror as his biggest Trout dropped out of sight. Well you can say he got the best part of the experience because the fish was going to be released anyway. A picture would have been nice, but I think the replica mount will say enough.
Fishing Scene
On the fishing scene, we are still hot, straight, and normal heading for warming weather. Elevated tides have brought us the usual cast of migrating supsects as we are seeing more secondary species coming to hand. That’s got a change of tactics and baits entering the mix and we’ll see if we can continue to stay a step ahead of the game. Come see us when you get a chance!
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Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Thoroughly enjoyed our time at Castaway Lodge during our duck hunt. Class act from the food, to the lodging & duck hunting. The entire facility was top rate & I really appreciated the effort. And thanks for supporting Serve Outdoors Texas charity by donating the hunt. Jody O.Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Very nice clean place. Everything is very nice and new looking. Very well maintained.Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Had a great father day fishing trip, we will return again! The lodge was wonderful and breakfast and dinner was great! Bill Hansen Medford Ma. Austin TxPosted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We did a blast and cast and had a successful day getting a few birds and a lot of bites. Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable which made our adventure a great learning experience too. The accommodation and hospitality at Castaway is top notch and I look forward to returning for another experience!Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great day fishing! Excellent guide and super meal! Thanks for having us. We will be back!!Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We had a great time hunting! Everyone was very friendly and knowledgeable and made it a great time for my daughter and myself.Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great group of people, lodging and food. Definitely a great experience and plan to book another trip.
