2/29 East Matty

Post Reply
partyman
Posts: 108
Joined: Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:12 am
Location: katy
Contact:

2/29 East Matty

Post by partyman »

We decided that today was the day to give E Matty a try. Golfpro and I headed out and with a little guidance (thanks TxSpeck) we arrived at Rawlings about 10am.
Being that we were new to the area we decided our best bet would be live shrimp as bait. We put into the canal and immedietly saw bait EVERYWHERE! We proceded out of the canal and headed left up to a nice cut. We fished there for about 30 minutes with no action then went separate ways.
I went back south to the other shore and did a slow drift all the way across to a nice point where I decided to anchor. I immedietly got attention 2 hardheads :evil: I pulled anchor and drifted another couple hundred yards and anchored again. This time I catch a rat red (popping cork) then a 10" puppy drum (bottom). After that and several locations later I still don't have a keeper anything. I met back up with Golfpro and we headed in about 4pm.
All in all it was a great day with a beautiful new location to explore and learn.

Temp 75
Partly Cloudy
East Wind 10+
Nice water with 18" visability
live shrimp popping cork and bottom
shores, banks, canals, open water, ... Anywhere we thought might hold fish.

Ended up with:
4 Hardheads
2 Dink Trout
1 Rat Red
1 Puppy Drum

I Will keep at this til I figure it out or die trying

Rusty
User avatar
txspeck
TKF 1000 Club
TKF 1000 Club
Posts: 1639
Joined: Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:18 am
Location: Richmond

Re: 2/29 East Matty

Post by txspeck »

keep going you will get the hang of it!
User avatar
saltykat
TKF 2000 club
TKF 2000 club
Posts: 2561
Joined: Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:20 am
Location: On the road again

Re: 2/29 East Matty

Post by saltykat »

Hardheads damn :evil: waters getting warm
robbymott
Posts: 53
Joined: Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:35 am

Re: 2/29 East Matty

Post by robbymott »

Hey Partyman, we were out there yesterday too. Only my second trip there and first time for my buddy.

We launched at first light at zoomed (fished on my Surfango yaks) towards Hog Island on the South shoreline. At the first stop, my buddy landed a nice 20" trout on a topwater. There was a lot of bait activity and it looked really fishy.........but that would be the only fish in this area.

Then we headed across the bay to the North shore and fished the shell and reef closer to where we launched.

I landed a fat 19" trout and a 15" flounder.........my buddy landed a big fat 19.5" flounder.......one of the nicest I have seen.

Total of 2 trout and 2 flounder

Was nice to be on the water!!

Robby
partyman
Posts: 108
Joined: Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:12 am
Location: katy
Contact:

Re: 2/29 East Matty

Post by partyman »

Any critique or suggestions?
Attachments
East matty 2.29.jpg
User avatar
Matyyaker
TKF 1000 Club
TKF 1000 Club
Posts: 1835
Joined: Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:27 pm
Location: rosenberg

Re: 2/29 East Matty

Post by Matyyaker »

Maybe proceed a little farther down the north shore line ,but with the winds who knows. Seems the fish are in deeper water off the reefs. Hang in there it will get better. Work has had me tied up all winter, but its getting close . Lots of options you just have to wait for them to play out . Good Luck.
hipshot
TKF 2000 club
TKF 2000 club
Posts: 2109
Joined: Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:48 pm
Location: New Caney ............... OK Trident 13, Dagger Cayman, OK Torque, Soloskiff

Re: 2/29 East Matty

Post by hipshot »

Did anybody get a read on the water temperatures?
User avatar
SlimeyLimey
TKF 1000 Club
TKF 1000 Club
Posts: 1282
Joined: Sat May 03, 2008 9:10 am
Location: Austin, Texas!...........Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught.

Re: 2/29 East Matty

Post by SlimeyLimey »

partyman wrote:Any critique or suggestions?
Get out there into the deep stuff!

We fished there this weekend...seven of us...for three days....TOUGH!
partyman
Posts: 108
Joined: Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:12 am
Location: katy
Contact:

Re: 2/29 East Matty

Post by partyman »

where is the "deep stuff"? Rwemeber I am in a kayak, no pedal drive!!!
odi putsle
Posts: 11
Joined: Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:13 pm

Re: 2/29 East Matty

Post by odi putsle »

Robby, i was wondering who flew by us on those KILLER kayaks, (1 blue, 1 orange) this was the first time i ever saw a 4 foot rooster tail behind a kayak, AWESOME and those kayaks looked to be SUPER FAST. :clap: 2 thumbs up.
partyman
Posts: 108
Joined: Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:12 am
Location: katy
Contact:

Re: 2/29 East Matty

Post by partyman »

odi putsle wrote:Robby, i was wondering who flew by us on those KILLER kayaks, (1 blue, 1 orange) this was the first time i ever saw a 4 foot rooster tail behind a kayak, AWESOME and those kayaks looked to be SUPER FAST. :clap: 2 thumbs up.

Ditto
User avatar
CARS
Posts: 636
Joined: Mon Dec 27, 2010 9:01 pm
Location: Pearland,Tx Adm. of FB offshore kayak fishing team

Re: 2/29 East Matty

Post by CARS »

Its always a good day you get to hit the water
Post Reply