Fishing Report North Sabine to Port OConnor Gulf Coast
Fishing conditions vary by area with trout fair to good under birds and shad pods on soft plastics from North Sabine through East Matagorda Bay. Redfish and flounder show strength in marshes and channels, while sand trout and black drum appear around shells, jetties, and inlets from Bolivar to Port O’Connor.
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North Sabine
South Sabine
Channel
Bolivar
Rollover Pass
Trinity Bay
Red’s Bayou
East Galveston Bay
West Galveston Bay
Texas City
Freeport
Matagorda Bay
West Matagorda Bay
Port O’connor
San Antonio Bay
Rainy Recharges Texas Wetlands Boosts Fishing and Deer Patterns
Local anglers report bay systems across Texas benefited from 3-5 inches of rain lifting drought parched ground, boosting water bodies and goose habitat in Wharton and Matagorda counties. Deer sightings remain low as greened pastures reduce feeder use. fishermen praise steady trout and redfish catches in East Matagorda Bay, with big students of fish and fewer days with rain. Duck season aims to reopen December 10 as scarce water concentrates flocks and boosts mallards along the coast. Wildlife managers face diesel costs to pump evaporating ponds.
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South Texas
Senderos
James Plaag
Silver King Adventures
Plaag
Galveston Bay
Texas
Charlie Paradoski
Matagorda Bay
Bink Grimes
High Plains Mallard Management Unit Hunting Report
The latest cold front boosted goose movement in the High Plains with hunters near Dumas Spearman Etter and Amarillo reporting better decoying action. Canada geese and a few snow geese have been harvested from corn and plowed fields while mallards and specklebellies increased as water remains scarce and playas stay dry across the Panhandle. Prospect for ducks remains solid though water is a premium as drought persists in the North Zone weeks after the first duck split ended.
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High Plains
Panhandle
Texas
Lake O’the Pines
Sam Rayburn
Lake Fork
Toledo Bend
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Fishing Report
Pat
San Anto
Brownsville
Abilene
Sunny
EL At
Ratne RC Em
Matagorda
Wharton County
Russell Hicks
Baytown Sun
Hunting Report
Travis Jaggers
Houston
Travis
Fairmont Parkway
Pasadena
Epegg
Equal Housing
Bank
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