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Around Matagorda Bay Weekly
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| Note from the Webmaster |
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Hi, Guys! Welcome to all you new subscribers -- I hope this newsletter brightens up your week and makes you yearn for our beautiful bays. And to the Buzeks - an alligator crossed the road in front of me on Highway 60 this evening. 8-) We heard that Tropical Storm Fay damaged the Freeport fishing jetty enough to make it close down. Looks like we may have enough winds to make the bays a little choppy this weekend...Friday should start out with southwest winds and switch around that night to north winds which will continue all weekend. And it goes without saying - there's always the threat of a "Matagorda" storm coming up! Bring your sunscreen, though, because it looks like the sun will be shining. Surf fishing should be productive for trout and reds during the next week using live shrimp and artificials - soft plastics and topwaters. At the fishing pier and jetties you can expect to catch sand trout, redfish, maybe some specks, or even spanish mackerel if you use live bait. In East Matagorda Bay the mid-bay reefs should be good for trout. Watch for the birds to be working and drift underneath them if you can find them. Fishing the cuts like Old Gulf Cut and Boggy Cut and the spots along the north shoreline should prove productive for trout, reds, and maybe some flounder. The west end of East Bay will be worth a shot, too. Some spots to try over around West Matagorda Bay - Mad Island Reef, Old River Reefs, Shell Island Reef, Twin Island Reefs. and spots along the northeast shoreline. Oyster Lake should be hot for reds and trout using topwaters or live shrimp under a popping cork. Coon Island might be worth trying using live shrimp or Corkies. What baits do we like this week? Chartreuse - and live shrimp. Also, try glow and pumpkinseed/chartreuse soft plastics like Bass Assassins, Texas Trout Killers, Nortons, etc. Give red/white hogies a try, too. And in the meantime - come on down and wet a hook! Enjoy our bays! 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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| This Week's Fishing Reports | ||||||||
| Wednesday 09/18/02 East Matagorda Bay was fair to good for catching trout under the birds using topwaters like She-Dogs. Some wadefishermen were able to catch a few, but the wind picked upsome today and put a damper on the fishing. There were also a few trout and reds caught in the Green's Bayou area using artificials like Norton Sand Eels, etc. Tuesday 09/17/02 If the rains ever stop, fishing might get right! There were quite a few people out fishing today in between showers. There were some trout and reds brought in from East Matagorda Bay, caught on live shrimp over scattered shell and in the cuts again. If you come fishing, be sure to bring mosquito repellent! 8-) Monday 09/16/02 East Matagorda Bay produced trout - drifting over scattered shell using artificials and live shrimp under a popping cork. The cuts leading into East Matagorda Bay- Old Gulf Cut and Boggy Cut - were good for flounder and redfish using live shrimp under a popping cork. Sunday 09/15/02 No fishing report today - weather was bad. Saturday 09/14/02 Another great day for trout and reds in East Matagorda Bay for those who fished under the birds or drifted over scattered shell! Along the south shoreline wadefishing was real good, too. Some of the trout caught in East Matagorda Bay today were in the range of 26-27 inches. There were some nice specks caught off the jetties today using live shrimp. Oyster Lake is real good for redfish now - drifting using live shrimp and topwaters. Thursday 09/12/02 Another great day in East Matagorda Bay - all over! Lots of trout were being caught by drifting under the birds, wading on the south shoreline, or just drifting over scattered shell reefs. Live shrimp under a popping cork and soft plastics were the baits of choice. There were also trout and reds being caught at the fishing pier at the beach usings live and dead shrimp or cut bait. It's time for you to come fishing! Wednesday 09/11/02 Wow - East Matagorda Bay is heating up! Fishing under the
birds is great - lots of limits of trout using limetreuse Bass Assassins
and jalopeno Norton Sand Eels. Over in Oyster Lake there were redfish
being caught on redfish-colored Skitter Walkers and trout being
caught on black She-Dogs with a chartreuse head. Good Day! |
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| Kingfisher's Tip of the Week | ||||||||
Trout have very soft mouths, and the hook will tear out of it easily. So, you don't want to set your drag too tight - just tight enough to drive the hook home, but light enough that the trout can pull out line when it runs. Let it run! Wait until it stops, then lift the rod to pull the fish to you. And, be sure to keep tension on the line as you reel down to take up slack. Beginner TipA flounder's bite feels like you've snagged your line on a bit of trash. The flounder doesn't jerk on the line because it's already inhaled the bait. So, you need to set the hook when you feel any resistance. |
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