The View from Matagorda

The View: August 2025

Many days in August we pray for wind. Sure, it's hot, but if you leave the dock a little earlier...

The View: July 2025

It has been a great summer thus far. Optimism for our fishery continues to run high, validated by our catches...

The View: June 2025

June is probably my all-time favorite month to fish. Everyone is so excited to be on the water and smiles...

The View: May 2025

Matagorda anglers are always trying to get in the middle of East Matagorda Bay in five feet of water because...

The View: April 2025

Winter fishing in the Matagorda Bays was great this year. The first quarter of 2025 especially gave up many days...

The View: March 2025

Punxsutawney Phil says winter will run through March. I don’t buy it. I saw the first green buds on branches...

The View: February 2025

February is that month to catch my breath after a long duck season and do all those refurbish jobs at...

The View: January 2025

A pre-frontal day spent on a patch of scattered shell and mud in January can be epic with a gingerly...

The View: December 2024

December is one of those months many anglers forget about. I guess there are too many ducks to shoot, bucks...

The View: November 2024

Very few locales in Texas, or in this world, offers consistent duck hunting in the morning and bay fishing in...

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