Padre Island-Bob Hall Pier Open Again

Date Fished: 06/19/05 Water Temperature: 0 Water Clarity: 0

I couldn't wait to fish at one of the best places I grew up fishing. It's been closed for a several months now due to re-modeling, but Bob Hall Pier is finally open again. Unfortunately I am not the only one who felt that way. I have never seen so many people fishing under one light. It was totally ridiculous. The sad part was that is where the fish where. I saw about 50 good sized trout being caught in a matter of an hour. I would have stayed longer, but it really ruins the whole experience with that many people fighting for spots. The smart fisherman that day where the waders fishing the lights at the bottom of the Pier. Most people where using live shrimp on a popping cork, I caught mine using a rootbeer sand eel.