Friday
05/31/02
|
Offshore was great
again today with catches of the same kinds
of fish as earlier this week - lots of
them! In East Matagorda Bay trout and
some reds were caught along the south
shoreline by wadefishermen. In West Matagorda
Bay we had reports of trout and reds caught
along its south shoreline, too. Bait used
was either live shrimp or croaker or artificials
of some type - pumpkinseed or plum were
good choices. The surf was hot for trout
again today - they were striking on live
bait such as shrimp, croaker, and menhaden.
There appears
to be plenty of live bait available for
those of you venturing out into the bays.
Rawlings Bait Camp has a great supply
of live shrimp and offshore baits, although
they were low on croaker this evening.
Skipper Osborne of Skipper's Bait and
Tackle at Matagorda Harbor has plenty
live shrimp and croaker and the offshore
bait, too.
We have noticed
that the mosquitoes are large enough to
be suitable substitutes for bait if you
are unable to find live shrimp locally.
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Thursday
05/30/02
|
Offshore
produced a goldmine today - lots of red snapper,
ling, kingfish, dorado, dolphin, amberjack,
and shark. It was pretty slow in both bays.
There were some trout and reds caught along
the south shorelines of both bays using artificials.
There were nice trout and some reds caught
in the surf today on menhaden, croaker and
live shrimp. Skipper's Bait and Tackle at
Matagorda Harbor has plenty of live shrimp
and croaker available. |
Wednesday
05/29/02
|
East Matagorda
Bay produced several 6 lb. trout today
along the south shoreline using Bass Assassins
and topwaters while wadefishing. Other
catches included flounder, trout and redfish.
West Matagorda Bay produced a lot of small
trout (big enough to be legal) along the
south shoreline near Green's Bayou. There
were also some nice trout and redfish
caught at the mouth of the Colorado River
on live shrimp - not at the jetties, though.
There were a few bull reds caught off
the fishing pier at the beach. I was unable
to get photos of the Colorado River today
because of the weather. However, a new
report is being posted today.
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Tuesday
05/28/02
|
I
guess this past weekend was SO good for fishing
that everyone stayed home today and rested.
I really had a hard time tracking down any
reports. There were a few reports of trout
being caught over in West Matagorda Bay along
the south shoreline by some wade fishermen
using artificials. There was another report
of a few reds caught tight against the shoreline
using a gold Mirrolure. The pier at the beach
produced a few bull reds on cut bait. All
in all, a slow day of fishing, but more or
less productive for those who ventured out. |
Monday
05/27/02
|
Another
good day of fishing here at Matagorda! Offshore
was really good - lots of catches of red snapper,
dorado, and ling. Both East and West Matagorda
Bays were productive along the south shorelines
for trout and some redfish for both wade and
drift fishermen. There was no report available
for the fishing pier at the beach. |
Sunday
05/26/02
|
Wow!
Really a good day fishing everywhere! Offshore
there were limits of red snapper being caught,
as well as catches of grouper, dorado, kingfish
and ling. There was an 8+ lb. speckled trout
brought out of East Matagorda Bay today along
with other catches of trout - these were caught
on live bait. Some redfish were caught in
Crab Lake. Lots of trout and undersized reds
were caught along the south shoreline of West
Matagorda bay using live shrimp under a popping
cork. Not much to report from the fishing
pier at the beach - the water was muddy and
non-productive. |
Saturday
05/25/02
|
At
the fishing pier at the beach, fishing wasn't
good today. West Matagorda Bay had a good
day of fishing, though. Lots of trout and
a few reds were caught around Shell Island
and Mad Island Slough by drift fishermen using
live and artificials. The south shoreline
of West Bay also produced limits of trout.
Offshore there were limits of red snapper
and dorado being caught at the rigs. |
Friday
05/24/02
|
The
wind caused problems again today - not much
to report. There were some catches of trout
along the south shoreline of West Matagorda
Bay, and that's about it. One guide fishing
that area, however, did come in with 8 trout,
2 reds, and 5 flounder. Tomorrow the wind
should not blow as hard... |
Thursday
05/23/02
|
Slim
pickings today! Scattered catches of trout
were brought in from the south shoreline of
West Matagorda Bay -- down near Green's Bayou.
Most were caught on artificials such as Bass
Assassins in pumpkinseed-type colors. We did
see one large redfish come in on a nice stringer
of trout from the Green's Bayou area. But,
for the most part, the catches were not that
good. |
Wednesday
05/22/02
|
In
West Matagorda Bay wadefishing along the south
shoreline in the Green's Bayou area was pretty
good - mostly trout and a few flounder brought
in from there -- using soft plastics for bait.
The jetty was producing some fish - whiting,
drum and a few sand trout. |
Tuesday
05/21/02
|
Along
the south shoreline of East Matagorda Bay,
several people were able to catch flounder
using Flounder Pounders for bait. There were
also lots of small reds caught in the same
area. Around the Locks area there were some
nice flounder caught today. In West Matagorda
Bay the north shoreline produced a couple
of limits of nice trout caught on live shrimp,
and drifting in the bay produced a few trout,
too. Down at the beach on the pier there were
whiting, drum and trout being caught on live
shrimp. The wind is really blowing out of
the southeast again this evening. |
Monday
05/20/02
|
There
were scattered reports of trout, redfish and
sheepheads being caught in both bays today
- some of our reports came from fishermen
who fished the north shorelines of the bays.
There are still some reports of drum and sheephead
being caught at the pier. |
Sunday
05/19/02
|
The
catch in East Matagorda Bay was very scattered
today - here a fish, there a fish... Trout
were being caught in the surf, though, on
live shrimp and artificials. At the pier,
reds, drum and sheephead were being caught
on cut bait again. The north shoreline in
West Matagorda Bay produced some nice trout
and reds on live bait. |
Saturday
05/18/02
|
Although
the day started off cloudy and windy, it cleared
up this afternoon and the wind dropped off.
There were scattered catches in both bays
- but nothing consisten. There were reports
of trout being caught in the surf today using
live shrimp and artificials. Had a good day
at the pier - using cut bait produced reds
and some large black drum. |
Friday
05/17/02
|
At
last we got some rain...unfortunately, fishing
was pretty much out of the question, so there's
no report available tonight. |
Thursday
05/16/02
|
It
was a slow day for fishing down here. There
were a few reports of trout and reds being
caught over in West Matagorda Bay, but there
weren't many fishermen out. |
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Wednesday
05/15/02
|
There
was a fair amount of action over in West Matagorda
Bay today. Drifting in the middle of the bay
produced a few limits of trout when using
live shrimp as bait. There were also some
trout caught along the south shoreline using
rootbeer/chartreuse Sand Eels. There were
some nice catches of trout along the south
shoreline at the east end of the bay, too.
Drifting in Oyster Lake produced some reds,
trout, flounder and sheephead, but they were
mostly undersized. |
Tuesday
05/14/02
|
The
wind is still keeping the fishermen out of
the bays. However, we had one report of a
fishing guide and his party bringing in some
redfish, flounder, and sheephead which they
caught on live shrimp. |
Monday
05/13/02
|
No
fishing report available today because of
the wind and weather. |
Sunday
05/12/02
|
Another
bad day of fishing - there were a few reds
brought in from West Matagorda Bay - wind
is still keeping the fishermen "at bay"...! |
Saturday
05/11/02
|
Fishing
was pretty bad today - slim pickings...I didn't
see any of the fishing guides going out, and
there were only a few other fishermen out
in the wind -- and very few fish were caught. |
Friday
05/10/02
|
The
Greens Bayou area is still the area to be
in, but the wind is keeping most of the fishermen
at home. Those who are brave enough to venture
out and wade using soft plastics have been
able to bring home fair stringers of trout
with a few flounder and reds mixed in. The
wind was still really bad today, though. No
report from the fishing pier. |
Thursday
05/09/02
|
West
Matagorda Bay produced nice stringers of trout
for wadefishermen on Norton Sand Eels in a
rootbeer/chartreuse combination. |
Wednesday
05/08/02
|
In
West Matagorda Bay all the fishing action
has been down around Greens Bayou on the south
shoreline east of the jetties. There were
a few trout caught there today, along with
some redfish, black drum, and whiting. The
wind is still terrible down here, making the
water in the bays off-color. |
Tuesday
05/07/02
|
Not
many fishermen went out today because of the
wind. Those who did venture out, though, caught
some nice trout in the Greens Bayou area using
Norton Sand Eels in rootbeer/chartreuse color.
|
Monday
05/06/02
|
Only
a few fishermen went out today and reported
a few catches of trout and redfish in West
Matagorda Bay. The wind still has the water
torn up in the bays. |
Sunday
05/05/02
|
A
few trout and black drum were caught in West
Matagorda Bay, as well as some gafftop and
whiting in the Colorado River down near Rawlings
Bait Camp. Other than that, it was a poor
day fishing. |
Saturday
05/04/02
|
Fishing
was good everywhere today - a nice day for
a fishing tournament! Some nice catches of
trout were caught by drift fishermen in the
middle of the bay and by wadefishermen around
Brown Cedar Flats. In West Matagorda Bay the
south shoreline from Cullens to Greens Bayou
there wre trout, redfish and some flounder
caught. All fish were caught on live shrimp,
Bass Assassins, Corkies, and other topwaters.
It was too rough to do any good at the pier
on Matagorda Beach. |
Friday
05/03/02
|
In
West Matagorda Bay wadefishermen were bringing
in limits on trout - caught using bone-colored
topwaters, pink Corkies, fire tiger Bass Assassins
and Norton Sand Eels. Whiting and some gafftop
were being caught off the fishing pier at
the beach in Matagorda. All in all, a good
day of fishing! |
Thursday
05/02/02
|
In
West Matagorda Bay a lot of trout were caught
along the south shoreline by wadefishermen
using bone-colored topwaters and chartreuse/white
Corkies around the Greens Bayou area. A few
reds were brought in from West Matagorda Bay
also. Some nice big whiting were caught at
the pier down at Matagorda Beach. And check
out that 43-inch redfish on our home page
- it was caught at the Port O'Connor jetties
this week! |
Wednesday
05/01/02
|
In
West Matagorda Bay a few trout and redfish
were caught along the south shoreline by wadefishermen
from Greens Bayou to Pass Cavallo using soft
plastics. The wind is still tearing everything
up. |
