Around Matagorda Bay

Weekly Newsletter
and
Fishing Report
January 17, 2002
...where fishing meets the net
Well, there was no newsletter last week. We went to Springfield, MO to see the big Bass Pro shop there. If you haven't been, you need to go! It's fantastic! We stayed at Big Cedar Lodge, which is owned by Bass Pro Shops, and it was really something to remember!

Anyway, fishing hasn't been good for the last week, but it seems to be picking up now. The guides are starting to go out again and people are bringing in decent catches. So, plan to go fishing this weekend!

See you next week,
Webmaster
webmaster@matagorda-bay.com
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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.