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Around Matagorda Bay Weekly
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| Note from the Webmaster |
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Hi, Guys! This will be a week of winds steadily out of the north or northeast, with a chance of rain nearly every day. It looks like the best weather for fishing will be the last half of the weekend. Look for protected shorelines and areas to fish. With the weather starting to get bad this week, I decided to include this picture of John B. Geddie, one of our subscribers, spending the day enjoying Matagorda Bay. It's one of those "wish you were here" pictures, I think - thanks for sending it, John! There will be good areas to try in East Matagorda Bay Fishing down the river to the jetties and pier will be productive if you use fresh dead shrimp - you'll be able to take home some whiting, sheepshead, and drum - with an occasional redfish. If the weather allows offshore fishing, you should be able to bring in some nice catches of red snapper from around the oil platforms. West Matagorda Bay offers good fishing when the winds are from the north/northeast. The north shoreline can be good for wading and Coon Island is a hot spot when you're looking for protected areas to fish. The Green's Bayou on the south shoreline has been very productive in the last few weeks, so it is well worth a shot - try wading for reds in that area. And don't forget the Diversion Channel, you can catch lots of reds - small and keeper - by drifting the channel. What baits do we like this week? Soft plastics such as Bass Assassins in fire tiger or red shad, Corkies, Mirrolures in a gold color, and live shrimp where you can find it. And in the meantime - come on down and wet a hook! Enjoy our bays ... and be safe and courteous on the water! Good Luck! See ya next week,
P.S. I crave feedback, ideas for improvements, and fishing reports and pictures! Help me out. |
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| Wednesday 2/5/03 |
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| Kingfisher's Tip of the Week | ||||||||
Drift fishing - The current or tide will carry your boat in the best direction which is towards fish - fish face into the current to get water through their gills and to look for food. Fish face up current when the tide is falling and down when it is rising - their food comes from that direction. Use a sharp hook - To check your hook for sharpness, draw the point across your thumbnail at a 45 degree angle. If the hook digs in easily, it's sharp enough to fish with. "I'm ashamed of the way we live," a young wife said to her lazy husband who refused to find a job and instead just fished all the time. "My father pays our rent. My mother buys all of our food. My sister buys our clothes. My aunt bought us a car. I'm just so ashamed." The husband glared over at her as he thumbed through the Bass Pro catalog, "You should be ashamed," he agreed. "Those two worthless brothers of yours never give us a cent." |
this
week. Until the weather starts warming up the bay waters, you should
be able to find trout by drifting over the scattered shell down
on the west end of the bay. The south shoreline down around Brown
Cedar Flats can be productive - especially if you don't mind wading
in mud to find some nice-sized trout. Remember to use one of the
slow sinker baits - they can drive a trout to strike even when they
aren't hungry!