Matagorda Bay

[Wolfdog91]

So has anyone ever fished this place ? One of my favorite places to just cruise though , never se anyone out here fishing though . It's connected with the Gulf so figured there has to be something in here worth going after
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[Good Cheer]

I worked at the South Texas nuclear plant for a while in the 80's.
Would leave out from work and head to Matagorda for surf fishing.
It was hit or miss but I loved it. You never knew what you'd hook into.

[Winger Ed.]

I went down there for a few days not too many years ago. It was great.
The state has a few fishing piers with lights a little ways back from the beach & surf where the river comes into it
and the shrimp boats go back & forth.

[Mk42gunner]

Closest I have came to Matagorda bay is reading the Louis Lamour book.

Robert

[danmat]

There's East and West Matty bays, West is the largest you were in.
Fished east since I was young, its closest to me. Good fishing in both, most fish the back shorelines marshes except in fall when fish are schooling.

[birdshot]

I love fishing Matagorda island. Beach combing also. I have seen wild hogs on the beach, I can only imagine what they would taste like. I have been warned to watch out for rattlers on the island but have never seen one. I have caught a bunch of trout and reds over the years going back to the sixties. First trip was as a boy scout camping trip. The Navy used to drop flash bombs on the island so it always looked like a storm was coming. I remember A4s flying so low you could almost read the pilots name tag. I kick myself for not buying a couple of beach lots in Port O'Conner before the developers discovered the town.

[HWooldridge]

Lots of trout and reds in the bay. Generally great fishing but depends on the seasons and whether the red tide is around.

[SSGOldfart]

you might try blue crabs on the west side of the bay:drinks: