Redfish are in the mix — wait; this bay does not refresh itself. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

Where

• Port O'Connor jetties

  pass jetty · public structure · deep

  6.4

  NOAA 8773701. High wind: hide on the protected side. Big drum on crab.

  • — pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • — Water is hot — deeper guts, passes, and shade hold oxygen and fish.
  structureskiffspinfly

• Matagorda Ship Channel

  pass jetty · public structure · deep

  6.4

  USGS GNIS 1381067. The west-side pass. Jetty granite and ship-channel current.

  USGS GNIS 1381067

  • — pass jetty on a high slack tide is a secondary match.
  • — Water is hot — deeper guts, passes, and shade hold oxygen and fish.
  structureskiffspinfly

• East Matagorda mid-bay reefs

  oyster reef · public structure · mid

  6.1

  ICW does the exchanging. Winter trout slide to mid-bay shell when the tide is low.

  • — oyster reef on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  skiffwadeflyspin

• TX - Army Hole, Matagorda Island WMA

  grass flat · saved map · mid

  6.1

  Boat-in designated campsite; TPWD LPU permit. Expedition base. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

  • — grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  skiffkayakwadeflyspin

• TX - Pringle Lake (boat-in via POC)

  grass flat · saved map · skinny

  6.1

  Storied clear sight-casting backlake. The one guide-trip splurge. · flats · GULF ATLAS! - FISH

  • — grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  skiffkayakwadeflyspin

• Pringle Lake / Matagorda Island backlakes

  grass flat · saved map · skinny

  6.1

  Storied clear-water sight-casting backlake. Gin-clear, grass bottom, reds pushing wakes. Boat/towed-kayak via Port O'Connor. THE one guide-trip splurge. · 4 - FLATS ZONES - NO WADE REQUIRED (green) · Texas coast — corridors, jetties, flats

  • — grass flat on a high slack tide is a workable match.
  skiffkayakwadeflyspin