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Around Matagorda Bay Weekly
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| Note from the Webmaster |
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Hi, Guys! The next two weeks' newsletters will be abbreviated versions. I will be out of pocket in the hospital having knee replacement surgery, so bear with me. Light winds will probably blow out of the north through most of the weekend and become pretty gusty on Sunday or Monday. Fishing at the jetties and surf should be great for bull reds right now. They should be biting real good if you use croaker or Spanish sardines for bait. You may be able to bring home some trout from the jetties, too, if you use live shrimp for bait. Look for the birds to be working in East Matagorda Bay, and drift under them where you find them. The protected shorelines should be good for wadefishing using artificials or live shrimp. Mid-bay reefs may also prove productive. And don't forget - you can always fish for flounder in the passes and cuts leading out of the bays. Once again, the protected shorelines in West Matagorda Bay should be productive. Try along the north shoreline, Shell Island, Twin Island, Crab Lake (if the tide's good) and Oyster Lake. Trout and reds should be fair in these areas. Activity is increasing a little up the Colorado river right now. Night fishing is producing some trout under the lights - use a glow/chartreuse soft plastic. What baits do we like this week? Anything with a chartreuse tail sounds like a winner - pumpkinseed, pepper, plum...or give red shad a try - it'll be a good color for you, too. Live bait? Try shrimp freelined or under a popping cork, croaker, etc. 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
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| This Week's Fishing Reports | ||||||||
| Wednesday 10/09/02 There were some trout caught over in West Matagorda Bay on the south shoreline on the east end of the bay by wadefishermen using soft plastics. In East Matagorda Bay there were some trout and reds caught on soft plastics down on the south shoreline by wadefishermen and by drifting over shell reefs using artificials. The bad weather kept most fishermen at home, though. Tuesday 10/08/02 East Matagorda Bay produced a few trout and reds by drifting over scattered shell on the south side of the bay using soft plastics - Bass Assassins/Norton Sand Eels in fire tiger, plum/chartreuse, and red shad colors. There were also trout and reds caught at Oyster Lake on live shrimp under a popping cork and red shad Bass Assassins. Monday 10/07/02 A slow day of fishing around Matagorda Bay....all our reports came from East Matagorda Bay. Wadefishing along the south shoreline produced a few trout and reds using artificials like Bass Assassins. There were some spotty catches of reds, gafftop, and whiting in the Colorado River around the pontoon bridge and on toward the beach. We heard that over the weekend someone hooked a little tarpon at the jetties but didn't land it. Thanks to Martin Pena for the fishing report - his fishing party caught three reds at the mouth of the Colorado River on Saturday morning - 39", 41" and a 42". Wow! Great catch! Next time send pictures!!! The law about keeping over-sized redfish is as follows: During a license year, one red drum over the stated maximum length limit may be retained when affixed with a properly executed Red Drum Tag and one red drum over the stated maximum length limit may be retained when affixed with a properly executed Bonus Red Drum Tag. Any fish retained under authority of a Red Drum Tag or a Bonus Red Drum Tag shall be counted in addition to the daily bag and possession limit. Sunday 10/06/02 Fishing was slower today than yesterday. East Matagorda Bay had some catches of trout and reds by drifting over scattered shell and wadefishing along the south shoreline. There were also limits of flounder gigged last night along the south shoreline of the bay. There were also some reds caught over in West Matagorda Bay down in the Green's Bayou area. Saturday 10/05/02 Good day of fishing in most places! There were some reds and flounder caught along the Intracoastal Waterway. At the jetties at the beach there were some nice bull reds brought in using cut bait (mullet). Over in West Matagorda Bay there were trout and redfish caught by wadefishermen along the north shoreline around Shell Island early in the day. Drifting in Oyster Lake produced some nice reds on artificials. There were also some limits of trout caught on the south shoreline of West Bay by wadefishermen. In East Matagorda Bay there was a fair amount of trout caught by drift fishermen and wade fishermen using the usual combination of artificials and live shrimp. The boats that went offshore came back in with some nice catches of red snapper. We also had a report of some trout being caught up the river under lights at night. Friday 10/04/02 Most of the fishing done today was done over in East Matagorda Bay, but even so, it was pretty slow. There were scattered reports of trout being caught by drifting over scattered shell and wadefishing along the south shoreline. Most fish were caught on the west end of the bay on a combination of topwaters, soft plastics and live shrimp under a popping cork. At the jetties there were some nice-sized reds caught on dead shrimp and cut bait. Thursday 10/03/02 There didn't seem to be a lot of fishermen out today, but those who went to East Matagorda Bay did fairly well. Drifting over the deeper reefs down on the west end, drifting under the birds along the north shoreline, and wadefishing along the north shoreline all proved to be good spots to be in. Baits of choice were Norton Sand Eels in tequila gold color, Skitterwalkers in black w/ orange belly, and other soft plastics and topwaters. Wednesday 10/02/02 East Matagorda Bay produced limits of trout and redfish and some flounder. The hot spots were wading along the south shoreline and drifting over scattered shell reefs on the west end of the bay. Baits used were Norton Sand Eels, topwaters in a chartreuse or bone color, and some live shrimp under a popping cork. Surf is too rough to be producing much. |
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| Kingfisher's Tip of the Week | ||||||||
If you want to be the fishermen who catches the most redfish in the bay, just lower a bait bucket with crushed crab, shrimp and fish over the side of your boat into the water. You'll be pulling 'em in faster than anyone else around you. Beginner TipIf you're gonna do some surf fishing, you'll need a rod holder. All you need to make one is a 4 foot length of 1 3/4 PVC from Lowe's. With a hacksaw, cut one end on a 30-45 degree angle and the other end square. Clean the rough edges by scraping them with a razor knife. Drive the angled end into the sand, and put your rod handle into the other end. |
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