The View from Matagorda

The View: January 2024

It is a new year. A new block of vacation days…Another full month of duck season yet to go…365 days...

The View: December 2023

I want to begin by applauding TPWD for stepping up to further conserve our trout fishery. Coastal Fisheries Division will...

The View: November 2023

We all need something to hope for this fall after a severe drought and the hottest summertime temperatures I can...

The View: October 2023

I write the same thing just about every October. How I am so excited to live in Matagorda in October....

The View: September 2023

Grab a rod, grab a shotgun - grab both – this is what we do in September. Grab a new...

The View: August 2023

I’ll state the obvious – it is hot! Always has been, always will be. It’s Texas and we love it....

The View: July 2023

By now you are probably sweating profusely in the July heat. I love it – summer in Texas. Yeah, the...

The View: June 2023

I say it every year, but June is my favorite month of the year in Matagorda. Sure, October and November...

The View: May 2023

The joy that sunshine and warm temperatures bring to our local fishery puts a smile on everybody’s face. May begins...

The View: April 2023

Spring just puts a smile on my face. The possibilities of a great year of fishing normally begins with a...

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