Reds Late Feed, Wigeon Charging Early

**Fishing Report – Flats Action Continues**

Fishing has turned “time of day sensitive” among the cooling water temperatures. Capt. David Garcia said “no need to hit the water before 10am here lately”; and those sentiments have been echoed by the reel-time reports coming from Capt. Chris Cady and Capt. Justice Cunningham. Lots of fish sighted early frustrating guides with little feeding activity. Shift gears toward mid-day and the activity shifts gears with rods bending up breaking the ice cold feed earlier in the day. This has benefitted Cast & Blast guests hitting the fish mid-day after morning duck hunts.

**Duck Hunting**

Post cold front weather has dented the run of full limits with mild winds and slick off conditions. We’ve still been taking heavy straps of Gadwal, Pintail, Wigeon, and a few Teal. There’s no shortage of birds, however, and the migration here on the mid-coast builds with each cold front. Redheads that were a no show last year on the tremendous flood conditions across the Southern United States are hitting the back lakes and open bays and “they’re back”!

**Castaway Youth Charities – Castaway Classic Tournament News**

Facebook Event Link – You’ll be seeing this event hit the newsfeeds far and wide as we prepare to create this amazing benefit for local kids this February 7th and 8th. Castwaay Youth Charities is a 501-(C)3 non-profit comprised entirely of an all volunteer management team and Board of Directors. Philosophically, we do not have use debt to finance operations and we extract 100% of more of event proceeds which are in turn donated to local youth initiatives. These have included The Boy Scouts, Seadrift Troop #106; local Church Youth Groups; and, Lakeside 4H will soon be another beneficiary of approximately $3,000 from this years Pumpkin Patch.

We’ve got lots and lots of great fishing ahead of us. So if you’re planning a trip, get started HERE.

**Capt. Kris Kelley
Castaway Lodge
1-888-618-4868
www.seadriftbayfishing.com**

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