| 1/31/02
|
There were a few trout caught
in East Matagorda Bay along the south shoreline -- but the weather
turned nasty and kept people from going out. |
1/30/02 |
In East Matagorda Bay a fair amount
of trout were caught by drifting over scattered shell on the
west end using soft plastics. Wind was exceptionally high, the
bay was "tore up" and kept people from going out in
the bays. |
| 1/29/02
|
In West Matagorda Bay there were
trout and redfish caught on the south shoreline by wadefishermen
using soft plastics. Flounder and a few trout were caught in
the Diversion Channel using artificial bait. A few trout are
still being caught in East Matagorda Bay . Surf fishermen caught
a fair amount of whiting on the beach. |
| 1/28/02
|
In East Matagorda Bay fishermen
were limiting out on trout -- drifting over scattered shell
on the west end of the bay using soft plastics. It was real
foggy on the bay all day, so there weren't a lot of fishermen
out. |
| 1/27/02
|
In East Matagorda Bay some trout
were caught along the south shoreline by wadefishing, using
soft plastics for bait. In the Diversion Channel, redfish were
caught on crabs and shrimp. At the fishing pier on the beach
a few black drum were caught. Offshore fishermen reported nice
catches of red snapper, ling and redfish -- these were being
caught at the first rigs offshore. |
| 1/26/02
|
Fishing was a little better today.
In East Matagorda Bay there were some trout caught by drifting
over scattered shell on the west end of the bay using Corkies.
We had a report of redfish being caught on cut-up crab in the
Diversion Channel. At the pier on the beach fishermen were catching
black drum on dead shrimp. |
| 1/25/02
|
It was a slow day today. Very
few people went out. There were a few reports of trout being
caught along the north shoreline in East Matagorda Bay. We also
heard of a few whiting caught down at the pier on the beach.
We should be coming up on a good weekend, though, with good
fishing around midday. |
| 1/24/02
|
Fishing today was nonexistent.
With the rain and the norther blowing, no one went out. When
the weather is decent, so is the fishing -- or so it seems. |
| 1/23/02 |
There were limits of trout caught
by drifting the shell and using plastic in East Matagorda Bay.
In West Matagorda Bay, lots of reds were caught on the south
shoreline using live shrimp. |
| 1/22/02
|
There were a few reports of trout
being caught in East Matagorda Bay today -- nothing to brag
about, though. |
| 1/21/02
|
No fishing report again because
of the weather. |
| 1/20/02
|
In East Matagorda Bay some
trout and reds were caught along the south shoreline wadefishing
using soft plastics for bait. At the fishing pier on the beach,
plenty of bull reds are being caught on live finger mullet and
live shrimp. At the bridge in Matagorda, nice-sized redfish
were being caught using the same thing for bait. There were
also a few flounder and trout caught in the river near River
Bend Tavern. |
| 1/19/02
|
This morning started out really
cloudy and a little foggy, but the wind picked up early and
blew hard for most of the day. The day was sunny and pretty,
even though the wind kept the fishermen at home. Late this evening
the wind died down and quit blowing. No fishing reports were
available for the day. |
| 1/18/02
|
The bays stayed fogged in today,
so no one went out fishing. However, there were a few sheephead
caught off the pier at the jetties. |
| 1/17/02
|
Wadefishing in East Matagorda
Bay along the south shoreline was productive for trout and reds
today on soft plastic artificial baits. At the jetties, sand
trout, whiting, sheephead, and some bullreds were being caught
on dead shrimp and cut mullet. |
| 1/16/02
|
Both bays - East and West - were
producing nice redfish today. Fishermen were using cut mullet,
finger mullet, and dead shrimp as bait. No one reported catching
any trout in either bay. |
| 1/15/02 |
The only place that was doing
any good was West Matagorda Bay. People limited out on reds
using mostly plastic Norton sandeel. Others were caught on live
mullet and live shrimp. The weather was fair. |
| 1/14/02 |
Guide Mike Mosely and crew went
out in East Matagorda Bay and didn't have any luck. Other than
that, there were no reports from East Bay. Tommy Kountz went
out into West Matagorda Bay and limited out on reds using top
water lures. The wind began blowing from the northeast at about
8 a.m. and continued for the rest of the day. |
| 1/13/02 |
A fair amount of reds were caught
today in East Matagorda Bay. They were caught on mainly dead
shrimp and live mullet. Offshore fishing was great. They were
catching drum. There were no reports from West Bay today. The
wind was blowing from the north this morning, but later in the
day it switched and began coming in from the southeast. |
| 1/12/02 |
The fishing today was similar
to yesterday but a little bit better. A fair amount of reds
were brought in today, and a few more trout showed up. They
were caught on the same bait as yesterday- trout on plastic
lures and reds on live mullet. The weather looks like its going
to be fair fishing tomorrow, also. |
| 1/11/02 |
Some red were caught today and
a few trout. The trout were caught off artificials and reds
were caught of live mullet. |
| 1/10/02 |
Some nice stringers of trout
were caught in East Matagorda Bay by drifting out in the middle
of the bay. Whiting were caught at the beach off the pier. |
| 1/9/02
|
At last! A real fishing report!
A few people went out today and came in with limits of trout
and reds - caught in West Matagorda Bay. Near the mouth of the
Colorado River, there were trout and whiting being caught. At
the pier on Matagorda Beach there were a few redfish caught. |
| 1/8/02
|
Fishing is still bad. Yesterday
was a good day to fish -- the weather warmed up and the wind
wasn't bad, but no one went fishing...so, no report. |
| 1/7/02
|
Evidently the weather is still
too cold for the fishermen to venture out -- only two boats
went out today, and neither one was seen coming in with fish. |
| 1/6/02
|
Things may be starting to improve
-- Old Gulf Cut and Boggy Cut in East Matagorda Bay was producing
redfish today -- live finger mullet was being used for bait. |
| 1/5/02
|
Wet and windy - and no fishermen
went out today! |
| 1/4/02
|
Fishing seems to be picking up
a little. Today started off really cold warmed up quickly. There
weren't a lot of fishermen out fishing, but we had reports of
redfish being caught in the Diversion Channel and in West Matagorda
Bay. There were no reports from East Matagorda Bay. Bull reds
are again being caught off the pier at the beach. |
| 1/3/02
|
Unable to obtain fishing report
today because of the weather, but I did hear of a few trout
being caught in the Diversion Channel. |
| 1/2/02
|
It looks like the cold weather is still keeping the fishermen
at home- I only saw two boats go out today, and they were
oystermen. So, it looks like no fishing report until the weather
warms a little. |
| 1/1/02
|
Fishing reports over the holidays
have been few and far between. The holidays have slowed everything
down, and the weather has been windy and cold. So there have
been few boats going out fishing -- and no reports from those
that do. Hopefully, things will get back to normal -- and so
will the fishing reports. |
