12-5-08

Just because there hasn’t been a report in awhile doesn’t mean we are not still out there taking care of any wildlife imbalances. WhoDaMan with his faithful companion SonOfDaMan were called on once again by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department or TPWD for short to take care of a mangrove snapper population that had gotten completely out of hand and was ravaging the shrimp population of Corpus Christi Bay or CCB for short.

I called the local newspaper to report that we were the only volunteers that showed up to help out the shrimp on CCB

The local outdoors writer said he would help so we went back out and did it to them again.

Sometimes you discover your ice chest is not quite big enough.

I noticed a Navy Veteran and asked him if he had caught anything.

He said no so we gave him some fish and ice…he looked me in the eye and said “God Bless You Mister”. I told him he had and I was sharing the blessing…and “God Bless You for protecting our country”…we shook hands and I wished he had a bigger ice chest.

SonOfDaMan was not quite satisfied with catching gar with rod and real so he has started hand lining them.

We ended up catching 4 of them this way.

Besides giving fish to the veteran some also went to a widow in the church which she really appreciated as she hasn’t been fishing in awhile. This helped make more room in the freezer so we can keep going too.

A report showed up in the paper about some of our adventures and can be viewed at
http://www.caller.com/news/2008/nov/23/a-day-on-the-bay/ make sure you look at the photo gallery for the article.

The duck season split is happening now and by the time it opens we should have a fowl report (pardon the pun). SonOfDaMan has volunteered to assist me in finding ambush spots for the white bass migration that should start happening soon. More pictures are on the http://www.etoepfer.texfly.com/ website.

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11-10-08

Hunting season has started and that leaves most of the water to WhoDaMan and SonOfDaMan. The day started off with a real nice sunrise signaling that the catch would be good. Just like the old saying “Red at Dawn Fish Take Warn” or something like that.

We started our assault in the downtown area where there was a mixed catch waiting for us.

Yep down here on the Redneck Riviera there is a new definition of “Tail Gate Party”

Mangrove snapper, specs, galftop and drum with a few skipjack thrown in.

I told SonOfDaMan that we should take the skipjack and head to the river as the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department or TPWD for short reported that there was low baitfish counts being registered…I suspected gar and I was right.

There were so many that we were catching’m 2 at a time on double drop rigs.

Long rods and heavy line were the combination from keeping them from making it to the rail road track or RRT’s and breaking us off.

SonOfDaMan is shown here hoisting what may be the largest stinger weight wise that the Fish Slicker Stringer Company has ever had load tested.

WhoDaMan didn’t really have anything to prove so I didn’t hold the stringer up for my picture. As SonOfDaMan said “They aren’t the biggest gar we have ever caught so we made up with it by catch a bunch”…That’s my boy. Keep what you catch and pretty soon you too will have a freezer full. More pictures are on the http://www.etoepfer.texfly.com/ website.

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10-27-08‏

Well its been too long since the last Redneck Riviera Report. Back tracking a little DaughterOfDaMan and WhoDaMan went to the International Rice Festival placing with all 8 of our dishes in the 4 categories.

We did not feel the love from the local competitors or judges and cannot wait till next year for the Texas Rice Festival.

And now for the outdoors portion of the report…SonOfDaMan and I were finally able to get all the lights arranged and on line powered with the new hurricane generator I bought. Flounder showed up the 1st night along with huge schools of bait fish.


We also found ourselves along with the bait being attacked by cutlass fish.

After loosing a number of really good hooks we went back armed with wire leaders and did a number on them.


I confirmed with Texas A&M and they built a machine in the 70’s to fillet them.

I used a machine developed in the 80’s and did it myself.

They have some really nasty teeth so be careful.

We have tried them pan fried a couple of different way as well as sashimi style. So come on down while they are still biting (pardon the pun) and get you a bunch. It wont cost as much to get home cuz gas is down to $1.92 a gallon in Portland across the bridge.

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10-1-08

WhoDaMan has not lost track of his responsibilities to the wildlife of the Redneck Riviera. SonOfDaMan reported catching alligator gar and redfish in the same spot. I was afraid there might be some breeding activity between the two species and went to check it out. We missed several gar strikes that afternoon and as the tide picked up in the river I hooked this redfish.

SonOfDaMan snapped this picture just as the red was lunging for my throat. Fortunately its teeth became entangled in the massive amount of chest hair I have which kept it from ripping out my jugular veins. I used an old trick from the Greek octopus fisherman and bit it between the eyes to kill it. I thought it best not to publish these pictures as it wasn’t a pretty sight. This proves how aggressive hybrids can be. On an earlier trip SonOfDaMan tangled with this alligator gar.

Sorry about the bad photography on my part as the spots on the tail (very similar to a redfish’s spots) didn’t show up. The dynamic duo will be heading to Choke Canyon on Thursday evening for some night fishing to be followed up with a morning of water thrashing. More reports as they happen or close to it.

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8-25-08

Brewster Street Ice house was the scene of the Gary P. Nunn Concert this past Saturday night. Everyone that attended was treated to music by “The Official Ambassador of Texas Music” as declared by our Gov. Rick Perry. We were treated to 2 hours of the best the Redneck Riviera has heard in a while. The crowd went wild when “Castles in the Sand” subtitled “On the Redneck Riviera” was done. Gary was joined by the Redneck Riviera Dancers or RRD for short. The RRD’s kicks were not that high and that was good for Gary cuz the stage isn’t that big and the RRD’s had really long legs except for one of them.

After the show WhoDaMan was able to visit with him. Gary will be added to the email list so he can keep up with local happenings. GPN will be playing at the Texas Rice Festival where we hope to go back and kick some serious rice eating butts..
Visit GPN’s website at http://www.garypnunn.com/default.php

SonOfDaMan is keeping strong with the family tradition of catching what ever is biting as this mixed bag shows.

All fish were caught out of the Redneck Riviera Shuttle Craft that is listed under “New Toy” section of the website http://www.etoepfer.texfly.com/ . Another snook was caught by SonOfDaMan awhile back proving beyond a doubt that the Nueces is a nursery for the species. And before I get any feedback NO we did not fillet it and eat it or use it for bait.

I am currently collecting pictures of unique vehicles here on the Riviera and that will be part of an upcoming report if my stay in Victoria is extended.

DaughterOfDaMan will create a blog with the “Vintage Redneck Riviera Reports” and that should be coming out soon. Until then the new stuff can still be viewed at http://redneckrivierareport.blogspot.com/

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8-11-08

SonOfDaMan has captures one of the strangest spiders I have ever seen. Of course the Redneck Riviera is probably the only place the spider has probably ever been spotted. WhoDaMan was given off Sunday and headed back to the Riviera to help build the trailer to hall the Redneck Riviera Shuttle Craft or RRSC for short. This aquatic craft will be used to pillage, plunder and generally terrorize wildlife on the upper Nueces Bay as well as the Lugna Madre later this summer, fall and winter for years to come. A video link will be placed on http://www.etoepfer.texfly/ soon but for now all video's can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/user/EToepferTexfly

The blog will be up dated for archiving purposes. http://redneckrivierareport.blogspot.com/

That is all for now...only 1 month left before I will be finished in Victoria and back on the Riviera again...Come on down and get some fish cuz when I get back there wont be as many after I get back as there are now.

Hurricane Dolly Update

When WhoDaMan returned from work yesterday he was surprised to see Pike Electric Company trucks in the parking lot. They had driven non-stop from North Carolina to Victoria and were waiting for the storm to break before heading to the valley to help restore power.

There was row after row of truck that filled the parking lots of 2 motels.

They even had 4-wheelers in the back of their 4 wheel drive super duties.

WhoDaMan express appreciation to the crew and bought a round of brews to show some appreciation from folks on the Redneck Riviera.

Another use was found for duct tape during the rain that we had. It makes a good weather proof covering for the broken foot of our safety lady.

There will be more reports later as they happen of course.

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WhoDaMan now has the latest high definition chip for the GPS sonar combo and will be venturing to the inland lakes in order to balance my bodies PH from consuming so much saltwater fish over the years. Stay tune for some exciting freshwater action. Come on down when you get a chance while there are plenty of them biting.

This is WhoDaMan signing off.

7-18-08

Well finally getting some time to update the status of the Redneck Riviera. Took a well deserved brake to pillage and plunder the natural resources of Mexico over the 4th of July.

I was told I look a lot like Hemingway....to bad he didn't have sunglasses.

Currents were still not favorable for marlin but had 2 sailfish and 75 lbs. of Dorado fillets.

SonOfDaMan packing out fish fillets. There was no room in the ice chest for the lizard...next time...heck of a strike on the bait not to catch it.

This is an FYI yall…if you fill up a 48 quart ice chest with fillets you will be over the weight limit for the airlines. Check out the fish tacos Allison made with some of the fish.

SonOfDaMan did his part catching the largest dolphin of his harvesting life. He also picked up the tap on his own boat one day…that helped WhoDaMan go out for an extra day.

I also had the largest stringer of Dorado of my extensive harvesting career.

Nourishment was high on the agenda to keep up the strength for fishing.

Days between fishing left some time for relaxing and taking in the views


Sunsets were a good as you would want and helped settle the belly.



I couldn't believe how big trees had gotten since the last time I was there.


Here in Victoria WhoDaMan recommends Taco Loco’s Magnum Breakfast Burrito…this will keep you going I promise.


It consists of 3 eggs, sausage, bacon, potato, chorizo and cheese…YUM.

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WhoDaMan now has the latest high definition chip for the GPS sonar combo and will be venturing to the inland lakes in order to balance my bodies PH from consuming so much saltwater fish over the years. Stay tune for some exciting freshwater action. Come on down when you get a chance while there are plenty of them biting.

This is WhoDaMan signing off.