Port o'connor News

Winds blew hard from the east, northeast early, then subsided by the afternoon. Tides have risen significantly with the easterly winds, which has pushed redfish tight to the shorelines in Trinity Bay.

Guide James Plaag of Silver King Adventures reported limits of trout to three pounds on 10W-40 Bass Assassin Sea Shad and MirrOlures.

High tides rolling in across Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula and a hurricane in the Gulf with a three-lettered name beginning with an "I". Though the two events weren't directly related, it certainly was enough to give some Ike-survivors a touch of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Birds have worked throughout the lake with the light winds. Both trout and redfish have been found under the birds and around slicks.

Officials at Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi have just identified the two instructor pilots lost in the Gulf since Wednesday Afternoon.

The Navy and Coast Guard are looking for the crew of Navy T-34 Training Aircraft Wednesday night.

Aircraft and boats from the Coast Guard, Navy and the Customs and Border Protection department are searching an area from Port Aransas to Port O'Connor, said Brett Dawson, a spokesman for the Chief of Naval Air Training.

The Coast Guard has mobilized a search for the crew of a Navy T-34 training aircraft.

What many considered to be the cold front to kick off the fall fishing season, wasn't. What many thought would be the weather pattern to get birds working over shrimp in East Matagorda Bay, didn't. So, why not? In his weekly fishing report on www.matagordabay.com, guide Tommy Countz referred to warm water temperatures as the culprit.

Guide Mike Williams of Tarpon Express said 20-40-inch redfish are solid in the surf around Rollover Pass on natural baits.

Originally published October 14, 2009 at 11:28 p.m., updated October 15, 2009 at 10:45 a.m. Hard is: watching Suddenlink commercials.

The Coast Guard assisted two people aboard a sinking 50-foot commercial fishing boat approximately 30 miles east of Port O'Connor, Thursday at approximately 8 a.m.. A watchstander at Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi received a mayday call from the captain of the Angie L at 7:17 a.m., reporting the boat was rapidly taking on water.

Rachel Anne Caraway and Larry William Berte, both of Houston, were married October 3, 2009, at St.

Guide Mike Segall of Reel Threel Charters reported good catches of bull reds to 30 pounds on the beach and at the jetty.

A watchstander from Station Port O'Connor received a call at 11:15 a.m. from a good Samaritan reporting that he was concerned about three people aboard a pleasure craft he had passed while returning to shore.

Guide Chuck Uzzle reported some bird action on the south end of the lake. Waders have taken trout on the Louisiana shoreline.

Originally published October 5, 2009 at midnight, updated October 5, 2009 at 8:05 p.m. The Victoria City-County Health Department and its sister organization, the Crossroads Public Health District, inspect places where food is served in Victoria, DeWitt, Jackson and Calhoun counties.

Guide Mike Williams of Tarpon Express reported catching and releasing 53 bull redfish on natural baits over wrecks.

Originally published October 1, 2009 at 4:18 p.m., updated October 1, 2009 at 11:45 p.m. Forecasters continue to predict the possibility of heavy rain across South Texas this weekend, with the potential for flooding.

Originally published September 26, 2009 at 4:57 p.m., updated September 26, 2009 at 5 p.m. STRANGE FINDS Odd and unusual items found along the Texas Coast: Crematory Tag Statue of Elvis Live Alligator Prosthetic Leg Batman and Robin Action Figures Outboard Motor Propane Tank Guitar Case Golf Shoes Full 6-Pack of Beer Parachute ... SHOW ALL>> ...