Saturday
11/30/02 |
East Matagorda Bay was real
productive again today. There were limits of trout caught by
working the birds this morning -- this afternoon the birds played
out but drifting over scattered shell in midbay was just as
productive. Bull reds are being caught in the surf and trout
are being caught in the river around River Bend Restaurant.
Over in West Matagorda Bay there were some really good catches
of redfish down in the Green's Bayou area along the south shoreline.
Another good day of fishing! |
Friday
11/29/02 |
Lots of trout and redfish were
brought in from East Matagorda Bay today - most were caught
by drifting under the birds using artificials and live bait.
Lots of fishermen were able to limit out on fish. There were
lots of black drum caught in the river and at the jetty. I had
one report of some nice reds coming out of West Matagorda Bay,
but I didn't find out the location fished. |
Thursday
11/28/02 |
Happy Thanksgiving - no fishing
report today because of turkey dinners. |
Wednesday
11/27/02 |
No fishing report today because
of the weather. |
Tuesday
11/26/02 |
I could only find one person
who went out fishing this morning - Pluggin' Charlie Paradoski.
He caught 5 trout in East Matagorda Bay before the weather got
bad and came in by 9:30 a.m. Weather has turned bad. |
Monday
11/25/02 |
Drift-fishing out in East Matagorda
Bay over the deeper reefs like Kilbride Reef, Raymond Landing
Shoal, and Long Reef produced limits of trout. Wadefishing today
was not really productive in most spots. The Colorado River
still isn't "right" - trash still in river, water
is off color, still fresh, and no bait working. |
Sunday
11/24/02 |
At the jetties at Matagorda
Beach fishermen were still catching reds, croaker, and sheephead.
Down the beach a few reds were being caught. Over in East Matagorda
Bay there were some trout caught by working the birds and by
drifting over scattered shell. |
Saturday
11/23/02 |
At the jetty on Matagorda Beach
there were redfish, croaker, flounder, and sheephead being caught.
Fresh dead shrimp was used for bait for all but the redfish
-- they were biting on cut bait. Down the beach reds and bull
reds were being caught in the surf. Flounder were caught in
the cuts leading into East Matagorda Bay and near the Matagorda
Locks. In East Matagorda Bay the best spots were wading and
drifting over scattered shell - trout and reds were caught on
live shrimp under a popping cork or artificials such as soft
plastics (Bass Assassins, Norton Sand Eels, etc.) A pretty good
day of fishing! |
Friday
11/22/02 |
There were some trout and reds
caught in the protected areas of the south shoreline of West
Matagorda Bay down near Green's Bayou by wadefishermen. Over
in East Matagorda Bay there were trout caught by wadefishermen
along the north shoreline an by drifting over the deeper shell
out in the middle of the bay. A few flounder were caught in
the cuts leading into East Matagorda Bay, and there are a few
nice trout being caught by the bridge in Matagorda at night. |
Thursday
11/21/02 |
Fishing was good early this
morning in East Matagorda Bay but slowed down as the day went
on. This morning, though, drifting over the deeper shell reefs
in mid bay was productive for trout, as well as wading along
the north shoreline. Soft plastics seemed to work well as did
live shrimp. |
Wednesday
11/20/02 |
In East Matagorda Bay there
was a fair amount of nice, big trout caught by wadefishermen
and by drifting over scattered shell along the north shoreline.
There was a report of some trout being caught over in West Matagorda
Bay along the north shoreline near Shell Island and Twin Island.
All fish were caught on live shrimp or Bass Assassins. |
Tuesday
11/19/02 |
Limits of trout and redfish
were brought in from East Matagorda Bay today by working the
birds, drifting over scattered shell, and wadefishiing along
the north shoreline -- using live and artificial baits. It was
just a good day of fishing! So, come on down! |
Monday
11/18/02 |
East Matagorda Bay had some
reds and trout caught by drifting and wading along the south
shoreline using artificials and live shrimp under a popping
cork. High south winds hampered fishing for most of the day,
though. |
Sunday
11/17/02 |
Boy, was it cold early this
morning out in the bay!!! It warmed up quickly, though, and
fishing turned out to be pretty good. There were some nice stringers
of trout caught under the birds in East Matagorda Bay today,
using soft plastics and live shrimp under a popping cork. Wadefishing
over the deeper reefs produced nice stringers of trout, also.
|
Saturday
11/16/02 |
It's been very windy down here
today - few people went out fishing. There were a few trout
caught over in East Matagorda Bay along the north shoreline
and a few flounder caught in the cuts going into the bay. |
Friday
11/15/02 |
East Matagorda Bay produced
trout caught by working the birds on the north shoreline - winds
were 15-20 miles per hour. Fishing the cuts produced some flounder
using live/dead shrimp. Some reds are being caught in Intracoastal
Canal at the pontoon bridge in Matagorda, too. |
Thursday
11/14/02 |
We only got a report for East
Matagorda Bay today. The south shoreline was fair for trout
for wadefishermen using Bass Assassins and topwaters such as
She Dogs. There were some trout caught by fishing under the
birds, too. |
Wednesday
11/13/02 |
Nice stringers of trout were
caught in East Matagorda Bay today by wadefishermen along the
north shoreline using Bass Assassins, and working the birds
also produced some nice trout. Over in West Matagorda Bay there
were nice trout caught by wadefishermen down around the Green's
Bayou area on the south shoreline using soft plastics such as
Norton Sand Eels. |
Tuesday
11/12/02 |
Pretty slow today...there were
some catches of trout by wadefishermen along the north shoreline
on the west end of East Matagorda Bay using Bass Assassins,
and there were some trout caught by drifting under the birds.
Other than that, not much to report. |
Monday
11/11/02 |
Another slow day of fishing
down here. There were a few trout caught along the north shoreline
of East Matagorda Bay down on the west end of the bay, and
we had reports of some trout and reds being caught over in
West Bay.
There is a FISHING TOURNAMENT
on Wednesday, November 13 being put on by Wharton County Sheriff
Association. It is open to anyone. Regristration can occur
up until 6:00 a.m. on the day of the tournament. Thanks to
John Gully for letting us know about it. Anytime you have
fishing news or tournament news you would like included in
the daily fishing report or in the weekly newsletter, just
send it to me - I'll be glad to put it in! |
Sunday
11/10/02 |
Fishing slowed down today because
of the wind. There were a few trout caught over in East Matagorda
Bay on the south and west sides. The surf was too rough so no
report from there. |
Saturday
11/09/02 |
Bull reds were caught
at the jetty and in the surf using cut bait. In East Matagorda
Bay stringers of trout were caught by working the birds and
drifting over scattered shell using live shrimp and artificials.
The west end of the bay proved to be a good spot to fish. |
Friday
11/08/02 |
Well, I think
the Colorado River locks are still closed to pleasure boat
traffic. At the jetty on Matagorda Beach, there were bull
reds being caught on cut bait, trout being caught on live
shrimp, and whiting being caught on dead/live shrimp. Fishing
was about the same in East Matagorda Bay today as it was yesterday
-- just not quite so good. There were still trout to be caught
by drifting over scattered shell in midbay and working the
birds on the west end. |
Thursday
11/07/02 |
A real good day for fishing
down here in Matagorda! Over in East Matagorda Bay everyone
came home with a nice stringer of trout. Drifting over scattered
shell and working the birds on the west end of the bay using
soft plastics or live shrimp under a popping cork was very productive. |
Wednesday
11/06/02 |
Fair day of fishing in East
Matagorda Bay today - wadefishing, drifting over scattered shell,
and working the birds - north shoreline and west end of the
bay. There were some nice stringers of trout caught there using
artificials such as Bass Assassins and other soft plastics.
The locks were closed today and should be closed tomorrow, so
you will probably be unable to get to West Matagorda Bay from
Matagorda. |
Tuesday
11/05/02 |
We had a few reports of trout
being caught in East Matagorda Bay by working the birds using
soft plastics for bait. However, few people went out fishing
today. Tomorrow looks to be a better day of fishing. |
Monday
11/04/02 |
Wet, windy, and waterlogged!
- No fishing report. |
Sunday
11/03/02 |
East Matagorda Bay - a few fishermen
went out today and reported catching trout by drifting under
the birds and over scattered shell in midbay - using artificials
such as Bass Assassins and Norton Sand Eels. There were also
some nice bull redfish caught in the surf about 10 miles down
from the pier - using live mullet and cut bait. |
Saturday
11/02/02 |
Bad weather kept all but the
die-hard fishermen at the dock today. Rain fell most of the
day. However, those who did make it out into East Matagorda
Bay were able to catch a few trout down near Bird Island by
wading and drifting that area. |
Friday
11/01/02 |
Windy, windy, and more windy!
Fishing was poor today because of the high winds in the bays.
The fishermen who went out, though, caught a few trout and some
reds and flounder down on the east end of East Matagorda Bay
drifting over scattered shell and wadefishing around Bird Island. |
