Around Matagorda Bay Weekly Newsletter and Fishing Report

February 7, 2002 ...where fishing meets the net

Fishing has been really slow because of the weather, of course. This weekend is promising to be in the mid 60's during the day, so maybe the fishing will be better.

Try using light color or fire tiger slow-sinking corkies and fish at the ends of the reefs where the mud meets the reef -- the trout should be wallowed down in that mud. Remember that they're sluggish this time of year!

Hope you have lots of luck --

Till next time,
Webmaster
http://www.matagorda-bay.com

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Weekly Fishing Report
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2/06/02
There were a few trout caught by wadefishing in East Matagorda Bay. Water temperature is still around 52 degrees and fishing is slow. The weekend is looking better. The Troutmasters Tournament is in Matagorda this weekend.

2/05/02
It's a bad week for fishing -- the weather is still bad and we haven't found anyone who went out fishing. Looks like the weekend is going to be good weather for fishing, though.

2/04/02 & 2/03/02
Unable to obtain fishing report because of the weather.

2/02/02
No fish caught in East Matagorda Bay -- very few people went out because of the cold. Down at the pier on the beach a few sheepshead and drum were caught.

2/01/02
Cold and rainy today - no fishing report.

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.