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Hope all you fishermen out there have a nice Christmas, and I hope Santa fills your stocking with lots of nice things from Bass Pro or Cabelas...
If you have time, check out my fishing database -- it's on the fishing page. You'll find the link near the bottom on the right. I have all of East Matagorda Bay in it now, and am currently working on West Matagorda Bay. I am also working on incorporating a fishing forecaster into the database, too. So, keep checking it. Right now I don't have all the maps online yet -- that will be up and running soon, though.
Well, good luck this week -- seems like fishermen aren't going out because of the weather. But the birds are holding up nicely, and trout are still being caught under them -- some days better than others. So, you can bring a stringer of fish home if you don't mind a little chilly weather.
Till next time,
Webmaster
http://www.matagorda-bay.com
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WEEKLY FISHING REPORT
12/20/01
Few people went fishing today -- and it was mostly hit and miss for those who
went. Your best bet is to try drifting over scattered shell or under birds using
pumpkinseed/chartreuse or red/white Bass Assassins or some similar soft plastic
bait.
12/19/01
Not a good fishing day today. A few boats went out -- and some came home with
only a few trout, and some came home empty-handed. The wind was really blowing
hard today.
12/18/01
In East Matagorda Bay nice stringers of trout and redfish were caught by fishermen
who drifted under the birds and over the reefs - they were using artificials
such as rootbeer and pumpkinseed Bass Assassins.Fishing was much better in the
early afternoon than in the morning. One fisherman said he fished "all
over the bay" and caught fish. So it looks like any spot will work as well
as another. It looks like the wind will be out of the north tomorrow -- so the
west end of the bay looks good, as well as drifting in the usual spots.
12/17/01
Fishing must have been good somewhere today....but not in Matagorda. The sun
was shining and the weather was nice, but the wind was blowing a gale! I only
saw two boats out today, but noneIt of the "old salts" went.
12/16/01
So, how many of you die-hard fishermen went out today? Not many! But you should
have. The fishing was a little slow this morning, but it picked up quite a bit
this afternoon. Those who went were able to catch nice stringers of trout and
some redfish in East Matagorda Bay by drifting under the birds and over scattered
shell reefs like 3 Beacon Reef and similar reefs in the west half of East Bay.
The wind should pick up tonight and come around from the northwest at 15-20
mph tonight, making tomorrow a breezy day.
12/15/01
East Bay was so-so today -- south shoreline was the best bet for the day --
catching some trout and redfish drifting and wadefishing. On the pier people
were catching whiting, and in the surf they were catching black drum. The wind
got pretty bad after lunch, though, so fishing went downhill.
12/14/01
Fishing is great in East Matagorda Bay right now and should continue for the
next couple days if the weather holds. Fishermen today easily caught limits
of trout and redfish by drifting over scattered shell and working the birds
on the west end of the bay. Fish are still liking the soft plastics such as
Bass Assassins and Norton Sand Eels in pumpkinseed and rootbeer. Bull reds were
being caught in the surf today. Whiting and sheepshead were being caught at
the jetties. Early morning and late afternoon seems to be the best times.
12/13/01
Only one fisherman that I know of -- Capt. Charlie Paradoski -- went out fishing
today! He went to East Matagorda Bay and drifted along the south shoreline using
soft plastics like pumpkinseed color and LIMITED OUT ON TROUT AND REDS! But
that's not unusual -- Charlie ALWAYS gets his fish!
12/12/01
No fishermen out today.