Black Drum

If you're targeting Black Drum around Port O'Connor, Texas, you're in for a treat. This area offers a fantastic brackish water environment where these fish thrive. Focus your efforts in the back bays and around the jetties, particularly during the cooler months of late fall and early spring. The Drum are often following the shrimp and crab migrations. A key tip is to fish around structure like oyster beds and pilings – these areas hold plenty of forage and attract Drum. Use fresh dead shrimp or crab on a Carolina rig, adjusting your weight based on the current. Pay close attention to the tides; incoming tides can bring in fresh bait and trigger feeding frenzies. Port O'Connor's Drum population is healthy, with good numbers of both smaller 'puppy drum' and larger, mature fish. Be prepared for a fight, especially with the bigger ones!