LOCATION: Galveston Trinity Bay
HOTSPOT: Jack’s Pocket
GPS: N 29 45.766, W 94 47.642
(29.7628, -94.7940)
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Soft Plastic Bass Assassins
CONTACT: Capt. Ralph Frazier
281-337-0321
ralph2fish@aol.com
www.fraziersguideservice.com
TIPS: Wading: “Fish all the little pockets; look for drains. Look for guts no matter how shallow the water may be.” Capt. Frazier
LOCATION: East Matagorda Bay
HOTSPOT: Raymond Shoal
GPS: N 28 40.449, W 95 53.898
(28.6742, -95.8983)
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Paddle tail soft plastic in chartreuse or pink on a 3/8 oz. jig head
CONTACT: Capt. Tommy Countz
281-450-4037
tcountz@sbcglobal.net
www.MatagordaFishing.com
TIPS: “The fish aren’t going to be in crystal clear water. Off colored water is where you will find fish. Look for streaking water … clear/dirty.” Capt. Countz
LOCATION: Galveston Trinity Bay
HOTSPOT: The North Flats
GPS: N 29 42.146, W 94 51.242
(29.7024, -94.8540)
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Soft Plastic Bass Assassins
CONTACT: Capt. Ralph Frazier
281-337-0321
ralph2fish@aol.com
www.fraziersguideservice.com
TIPS: “Where I fish is going to depend on whether or not we have had a lot of rain. If we have had a lot of rain, I will be in West Bay. If we don’t, I will probably be in Trinity. Once the bay salts up, it should be wide open (fishing).” Capt. Frazier
LOCATION: Galveston Trinity Bay
HOTSPOT: Jack’s Pocket
GPS: N 29 44.077, W 94 45.852
(29.7346, -94.7642)
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Soft Plastic Bass Assassins
CONTACT: Capt. Ralph Frazier
281-337-0321
ralph2fish@aol.com
www.fraziersguideservice.com
TIPS: Guts: “What most people don’t realize, the shallow water heats up faster than the deep water. The fish will get up in the shallow water guts and wait long enough to get maybe only one chance of a mullet slowly swimming by.” Capt. Frazier
LOCATION: Galveston West Bay
HOTSPOT: North Shoreline
GPS: N 29 14.315, W 95 0.677
(29.2386, -95.0113)
SPECIES: Redfish and Trout
BEST BAITS: Corky Fat Boys and Bass Assassin Soft Plastics
CONTACT: Capt. Ralph Frazier
281-337-0321
ralph2fish@aol.com
www.fraziersguideservice.com
TIPS: “If I’m wading, I will mostly throw the soft plastics and Gulp, using an 1/8- or 1/16-ounce jig head. I’m not a big believer that color makes a difference.” Capt. Frazier is more a believer in presentation and the reaction bite.
LOCATION: Matagorda
HOTSPOT: Colorado River
GPS: N 28 40.542, W 95 58.08
(28.6757, -95.9680)
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Paddle tail soft plastic in chartreuse or pink on a 3/8 oz. jig head
CONTACT: Capt. Tommy Countz
281-450-4037
tcountz@sbcglobal.net
www.MatagordaFishing.com
TIPS: “The first places we are looking to fish is the Colorado River; when the water temperatures become cold, the fish seek out deeper water in the river providing there isn’t a lot of fresh water flowing down from up north.” Capt. Countz
LOCATION: Sabine Lake
HOTSPOT: East Pass
GPS: N 29 59.027, W 93 46.562
(29.9838, -93.7760)
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Provoker Soft Plastic with a 1/4 oz. jig head
CONTACT: Capt. Bill Watkins
409-673-9211
4097862018@sbcglobal.net
www.fishsabinelake.com
TIPS: If the lake is not flushed clear from heavy rains, Capt. Watkins fishes the upper reaches of Sabine Lake. “Color of the lure is not as important as the action that is imparted to the bait.”
LOCATION: West Matagorda Bay
HOTSPOT: Cottons Bayou
GPS: N 28 30.552, W 96 12.453
(28.5092, -96.2076)
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Corky Fat Boys
CONTACT: Capt. Tommy Countz
281-450-4037
tcountz@sbcglobal.net
www.MatagordaFishing.com
TIPS: “Hot pink Fat Boys, worked slow have always been good. Chartreuse has always been good.” Capt. Countz
LOCATION: West Matagorda Bay
HOTSPOT: Greens Bayou
GPS: N 28 29.738, W 96 13.565
(28.4956, -96.2261)
SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Soft Plastics in Black Magic with a chartreuse tail
CONTACT: Capt. Tommy Countz
281-450-4037
tcountz@sbcglobal.net
www.MatagordaFishing.com
TIPS: “Wade the south shoreline. I like to go after a Norther has blown through. The tides are the lowest. I fish the drains as the fish are moving out of the back areas into deeper water.” Capt. Countz
LOCATION: West Matagorda Bay
HOTSPOT: Middle Ground
GPS: N 28 30.692, W 96 13.611
(28.5115, -96.2269)
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Corky Fat Boys
CONTACT: Capt. Tommy Countz
281-450-4037
tcountz@sbcglobal.net
www.MatagordaFishing.com
TIPS: “In front of the drains are some big guts which are normally four feet deep, but on a low winter tide, the gut may be only two feet deep. The gut is warmer for the fish to settle into.” Capt. Countz
LOCATION: Copano Bay
HOTSPOT: Outer Lap Reef
GPS: N 28 7.502, W 97 4.737
(28.1250, -97.0790)
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Live shrimp under a popping cork if live bait is available
CONTACT: Capt. Troy Butler
361-534-2913
madfish017@gmail.com
TIPS: “Working the oyster reefs in Copano is where the action will be.” Capt. Butler
LOCATION: Copano Bay
HOTSPOT: Lone Tree Reef
GPS: N 28 4.474, W 97 6.832
(28.0746, -97.1139)
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: One Knocker Spook topwater or soft plastics
CONTACT: Capt. Troy Butler
361-534-2913
madfish017@gmail.com
TIPS: “Work a lot of soft plastics off the edges of the reefs,” said Capt. Butler. He likes the 3jd soft plastic that has the inverted paddle tail.
LOCATION: Copano Bay
HOTSPOT: Swan Lake/Port Bay
GPS: N 28 1.711, W 97 8.632
(28.0285, -97.1439)
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: One Knocker Spook or soft plastics
CONTACT: Capt. Troy Butler
361-534-2913
madfish017@gmail.com
TIPS: “3jd has a thicker plastic and beautiful flake colors. I caught 25 slot trout on one before I had to change out the lure.” Capt. Butler
LOCATION: Redfish Bay
HOTSPOT: Upper Estes Flats
GPS: N 27 57.058, W 97 5.331
(27.9510, -97.0889)
SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Live shrimp under a popping cork if live bait is available
CONTACT: Capt. Troy Butler
361-534-2913
madfish017@gmail.com
TIPS: “Mud and grass flats…water temperatures are going to be low and the fish want to sunbathe.” Capt. Butler
LOCATION: Redfish Bay
HOTSPOT: Estes Flats
GPS: N 27 55.245, W 97 05.928
(27.920745, -97.098795)
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: One Knocker Spook or soft plastics
CONTACT: Capt. Troy Butler
361-534-2913
madfish017@gmail.com
TIPS: “Up tight in the grass is where you will find the redfish.” Capt. Butler
LOCATION: Upper Laguna Madre
HOTSPOT: King Ranch Shoreline
GPS: N 27 29.134, W 97 21.108
(27.4856, -97.3518)
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Soft Plastics in either chartreuse or pink
CONTACT: Capt. Tommy Countz
281-450-4037
tcountz@sbcglobal.net
www.MatagordaFishing.com
TIPS: “A lot of times we find some really good fish on the shoreline of King Ranch, lot of big trout working some of the grass beds.” Capt. Countz
LOCATION: Baffin Bay
HOTSPOT: Rocks at 4
GPS: N 27 16.599, W 97 25.003
(27.2767, -97.4167)
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Soft Plastics
CONTACT: Capt. Tommy Countz
281-450-4037
tcountz@sbcglobal.net
www.MatagordaFishing.com
TIPS: Capt. Countz fishes the north shoreline of Baffin Bay when a Norther blows through. “You have protected shoreline and the grass keeps the water pretty much filtered, doesn’t get to looking like chocolate milk.”
LOCATION: Baffin Bay
HOTSPOT: Tide Gauge Bar
GPS: N 27 18.248, W 97 27.593
(27.3041, -97.4599)
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Corky Fat Boys
CONTACT: Capt. Tommy Countz
281-450-4037
tcountz@sbcglobal.net
www.MatagordaFishing.com
TIPS: “Fishing the Bar is like fishing the surf…walk along and throw out to deep water. Keep moving until you catch some fish.” Capt. Countz
LOCATION: Baffin Bay
HOTSPOT: Kleberg Point Rocks
GPS: N 27 16.371, W 97 36.636
(27.2729, -97.6106)
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Borboleta LeLe
CONTACT: Capt. Tommy Countz
281-450-4037
tcountz@sbcglobal.net
www.MatagordaFishing.com
TIPS: “The LeLe (a bait from Brazil) is the perfect bait for grassy areas that are about waist deep. It won’t get down on the bottom and hang grass.” Capt. Countz
LOCATION: Port Mansfield
HOTSPOT: Yarborough Flats
GPS: N 27 12.532, W 97 24.414
(27.2089, -97.4069)
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: LeLe’s and Soft Plastics
CONTACT: Capt. Tommy Countz
281-450-4037
tcountz@sbcglobal.net
www.MatagordaFishing.com
TIPS: “We’ll make long drifts if we are fishing from the boat. If I’m wading, I’ll be throwing baits like he Corky. Be ready for a big fish.” Capt. Countz.
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