The View from Matagorda

The View: February 2013

If February 2013 is anything like February 2012, there will be some impressive catches of speckled trout in East Matagorda...

The View: January 2013

You typically do not get scarlet earlobes and numb extremities in what I call good fishing weather. Nevertheless, if you...

The View: December 2012

If December is anything like fishing we experienced in October and November, I really don't know what to expect. I...

The View: November 2012

There is nothing like the chill of red ear lobes as you motor down the ICW to East Matagorda Bay....

The View: October 2012

All Matagorda captains have been saying it since the spring, "it is going to be a good fall." Why? We...

The View: September 2012

It's good to be back. I am honored to be chosen to fill these pages with the how, what, when...

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