THIS COMING FRIDAY MAY FIRST (1st) WE WILL BE OFFICALLY OPEN FOR
“CATCHING FISH”
OUR FIRST PRIORITY HERE AT THE LODGE IS THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF OUR GUESTS, CLIENTS AND EMPLOYEES
WE HAVE ADOPTED A VERY COMPREHENSIVE SET OF PROCEDURES (SHOWN BELOW) TO MAKE YOUR TRIP TO OUR LODGE AS MUCH FUN AND SAFE AS POSSIBLE
Our staff at Hackberry Rod & Gun will be continuously working diligently to ensure the safest environment possible during your stay with us. Our departmental procedures are as follows:
Office Procedures
Desk shields to protect you and us during check in and check out
Employees will restrict themselves from using coworker’s computers, phone, pens etc.
Work areas will be regularly disinfected
Employees will distance themselves from one another
Housekeeping Procedures
Spray doorknobs down with Lysol
Spray all beds, pillows, comforters, extra blankets with Lysol
All Furniture in the rooms: Tables, chairs, couches, blinds, kitchen sink, counters, ice box, microwave, etc. are wiped down with liquid Lysol.
Bathrooms all are cleaned with liquid Lysol.
All rooms are mopped with liquid Lysol.
Kitchen Procedures
At the beginning of every shift all common surfaces will be cleaned thoroughly with 99.9% germ killing sanitizer.
All employees will be required to wash their hands at the beginning of their shift and in-between all tasks.
All food preparations will be performed with face masks and gloves.
Food can be enjoyed in our dining room area while following social distancing or you can have your food packaged and delivered to your room.
Guide Procedures
Guides will wear a mask if you prefer
Guides will wash their hands before packaging your fish
There will be hand sanitizer on the boat
Please know that all necessary precautions will be taken to ensure your safe return home to family and friends.
Please know that all necessary precautions will be taken to ensure your safe return home to family and friends.
SPRING FISHING IS OFF THE CHARTS
There have been good numbers of solid fish both Trout and Redfish all up and down the entire big lake system here lately. Even as far north as Prien and Moss lakes have been good. Most of our guides have been on the south end fishing pods of gulls in West Cove and drifting over oyster reefs. Captain Brett Stansel reported that his best artificial offering has been Mirrolure’s silver and red Mirrodine and their gold fleck Little John soft plastic under a cork. Redfish are plentiful back in the marsh and the big ones are down at the Cameron Jetties. Live bait is available at both shrimp houses in Hackberry. Call toll free at 888.762.3391 to come enjoy some of the best early spring fishing we have had in several years.
Top 10 Speckled Trout Lures
A guide to some of the best lures for speckled trout. By Capt. Dave Lear Updated: February 21, 2020
Want to increase your speckled trout catch count when each day ends? Often, the best bait for speckled trout is actually a lure. Saltwater trout lures are as varied as the locations speckled trout are caught across the southeastern United States. The best lures for sea trout are not set in stone, but anglers can at least start by adding these dependable sea trout lures to their arsenal. Topwater Plugs for Speckled trout
The Bomber Badonk-A-Donk topwater plug.
Made of hard and soft plastic or wood, topwater plugs mimic mullet, needlefish and other forage fish. Worked with short twitches of the rod tip, “walk-the-dog” side-to-side movement triggers explosive surface strikes. To maximize action tie to the leader with a loop knot. Use in low light conditions or a light chop in depths less than 8 feet. Suspending Twitch Baits for Speckled trout The MirrOlure MirrOdine twitch bait.
Also made from hard and soft plastic or wood, suspending twitch baits sink slowly to mid-depths. Crafted to mimic pinfish, pilchards, mullet and other forage fish, work these lures slowly, with tan occasional twitch to create a wounded-bait impression. Effective in cooler weather lure on lethargic fish. Jerk Baits for Speckled Trout
Bass Assassin Jerkbait lure for speckled trout.
Soft plastics, slow sinking or neutrally buoyant, jerkbaits excel in depths less than 6 feet. Rigged weedless with worm hooks or through the nose with a light-wire circle hook, jerk baits dart and sink like a wounded needlefish or lizardfish. A loop knot connection imparts best action with short, quick twitches of the rod tip. Shrimp Lures for Speckled Trout
Use the LiveTarget shrimp for sea trout. Shrimp lures remain the mainstay in the sea trout angler’s arsenal. In fact, it might be the best plastic bait for speckled trout. Designed to slowly sink through the water, shrimp lures should be twitched lightly. Often rigged underneath a clacker-style or popping cork.
Trout Touts for Speckled Trout Paddle Tail for speckled trout. Soft plastic tails in combination with a lead jig head mimics shrimp or small baitfish. With a quick darting action, trout typically strike as the tout falls. Available in a variety of colors and styles, including paddle tails and shrimp tails.
Jigs for Sea Trout The Spro Andrus bucktail jig is a great bait, tipped with a soft plastic tail. Bucktail or nylon jigs have fooled untold numbers of trout. Available in different head shapes, weights and colors, jigs should be as light as possible to sink slowly without snagging on the bottom. A loop knot allows an enticing fluttering action. Work jigs moderately-fast, with short twitches to make them dart.
Weedless Spoons for Speckled Trout The Johnson Silver Minnow is classic lure.
Weedless spoons excel over seagrass beds and oyster bars. The fluttering action mimics crabs or distressed baitfish. Tie spoons on with a swivel to reduce line twist, and retrieve slowly and steadily so the lure wobbles just off the bottom. Shad Tails for Speckled Trout The Matrix Shad shad tail if popular in Gulf waters.
Soft-plastic minnow look-alikes, shad tails should be rigged with a jig head and worked with an erratic retrieve through the mid-depths. Available in many sizes, shapes and color combinations, shad tails are inexpensive yet deadly on speckled trout. Chuggers for Speckled Trout
MirrOlure Popa Dog chug-style topwater lure.
Surface plugs that pop, spit and splash draw trout, particularly during low light in calm to light chop. Chuggers simulate wounded baitfish and are best rigged with a loop knot or swivel/split ring for unhindered action. Some of the best MirrOlures for speckled trout might be their chug-style topwater lures. Prop Lures for Speckled Trout
MirrOlure Prop Bait features propellers. Still a classic, surface stick baits with propellers are still fooling trout years after their creation. The props spin and create a wake and noise, signaling feeding activity. Steady, quick retrieve with brief pauses triggers strikes.
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Mix above with hand and press into greased 9×13 inch pan.
Top Layer:
One 8 oz cream cheese
One 1 lb box confectioners powdered sugar
2 eggs beaten until fluffy
Instructions
Mix with electric mixer. Cream cheese until fluffy, add sugar gradually, then beaten eggs. Pour over first layer. Bake 325F from 40-50 minutes. Cool and cut in squares.
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The MirrOlure MirrOdine twitch bait.
Paddle Tail for speckled trout. Soft plastic tails in combination with a lead jig head mimics shrimp or small baitfish. With a quick darting action, trout typically strike as the tout falls. Available in a variety of colors and styles, including paddle tails and shrimp tails.
The Spro Andrus bucktail jig is a great bait, tipped with a soft plastic tail. Bucktail or nylon jigs have fooled untold numbers of trout. Available in different head shapes, weights and colors, jigs should be as light as possible to sink slowly without snagging on the bottom. A loop knot allows an enticing fluttering action. Work jigs moderately-fast, with short twitches to make them dart.
The Johnson Silver Minnow is classic lure.
The Matrix Shad shad tail if popular in Gulf waters.
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