7 of us met at the Matagorda Harbor, County Road 213, Matagorda, TX 77457, and were on the water by 0815, in three boats. Making our way across the bay was fairly easy. There was very little wind and only a light chop. Once we got the boats anchored and got into the water, the goal was … Continue reading Report: Convict Corralling, 2024-02-10
John and Scott fished hard on Wednesday with just a few fish coming to hand. I joined them on Thursday, with a launch time of 0630. There was enough light to navigate safely, and we were at our first fishing spot before sunrise. A north wind made the water slightly off color, but still it … Continue reading Report: Hot weather wading at Aransas Pass, 2023-08
Four anglers participated in this event - to stalk the elusive Prison Permit, aka Sheepshead, in East Matagorda Bay. The two boats left the Matagorda Harbor Marina a bit after 8am and motored up the intercostal waterway to the cut that led into E Matagorda Bay. From there the boats went to the barrier island … Continue reading Report: Prison Permit Roundup, 2023
Q and I took a road trip with a few ideas in mind: Find a place to launch a kayak in support of https://texasflyfishers.org/2023/01/13/prison-permit-roundup-2023/ Run down the beach and see if we can a place to launch kayaks to fish the SW corner of East Matagorda Bay Get as close as we could to our marked honey hole by travelling down the beach Identify any costs that outsiders, such as us, would not normally know about. Here is what we learned: