The View from Matagorda

The View: May 2022

Spring winds and tides dictate how we fish for trout in May. Matagorda anglers are always trying to get in...

The View: April 2022

Time heals. That is what is happening in Matagorda. We are about a year on the better side of last...

The View: March 2022

Sweaters or short-sleeves, waders or wading wet, March has been known to present that dilemma. Shell or mud, sand or...

The View: February 2022

It has been about a year now since the devastating Freeze of February 2021; and, we have just come through...

The View: January 2022

Unless a cold clipper comes barreling down from the north, Matagorda anglers can expect more mild temperatures and solid catches...

The View: December 2021

Our fall season has been a good one. A bay loaded with shrimp has proved prosperous for good catches. We...

The View: November 2021

It’s hard to beat Matagorda in November if you love to hunt and fish. Very few places in this world...

The View: October 2021

If you ask anyone who regularly fishes Matagorda, they will tell you their favorite month to fish is October. Can’t...

The View: September 2021

Light north winds in late summer means two things – the surf is flat and hunting season is upon us....

The View: August 2021

It’s an August morning and the flags are hanging limp at the bait camp; you are already sweating as you...

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