BLACKS REEF AREA
which includes Little Pasture Cove and Marsh Point Flats on the East Bay side of Boliver Peninsula
April 19, 2008

According to Authors Chuck Scates and Phil H. Shook in Flyfishing the Texas Coast, Galveston guide Chris Phillips calls the Blacks Reef area, a shoreline that includes Little Pasture Cove and Marsh Point Flats on the East Bay side of the Boliver Penninsula near Rollover Pass, one of the best East Bay spots for taking large trout.

Prime fishing destinations in the Blacks Reef area include Big Pasture Bayou, Sun Oil Lakes and Rollover Pass’s East Bay shoreline. A short run across the Intracoastal Waterway also provides access to prime wade fishing along the East Bay shoreline of Rollover Pass.

The plan is for us to meet at and launch from Lauderdale Public Boat Ramp near Rollover Pass. See the map below for the location of Lauderdale Public Boat Ramp.

Jim Richards, click here to email, phone: 713-854-0517

We will meet at Lauderdale Public Boat at 7:00 a.m and start fishing ASAP at our preferred locations.  

If you want to go, contact the trip leader (or sign up at a monthly meeting) and provide: name, email address and phone number (preferably cell phone). or Register for a PACK login account and then use the Auto Enroll link above to automatically have your name added to the list below.

Via IH 10 from Bellaire:
1. Take IH 10 toward Beaumont
2. Take the TX-73 exit- EXIT 828- toward TX-124 / WINNIE / PORT ARTHUR
3. Take the ramp toward TX-124 A / WINNIE
4. Stay STRAIGHT to go onto TX-73 E.
5. Turn RIGHT onto GULFWAY DR / TX-124 S. Continue to follow TX-124 S
6. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto TX-87 S
7. Pass through Gilchrist and over Rollover Pass to Yacht Basin Road/Turn Right on Yacht Basin Road
8. Drive down Yacht Basin Road toward East Bay ending at Lloyd K. Lauderdale Public Boat Ramp which is on the left.

Via IH 45 from Houston:
1. Take I-45 toward Galveston
2. I-45 S becomes TX-87 N.
3. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto 2ND ST / FERRY RD / TX-87 N. Continue to follow TX-87 N
4. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto FERRY RD / TX-87.
5. Stay STRAIGHT to go onto BOLIVAR FREE FERRY (Check ferry schedule / fares).
6. Keep LEFT at the fork to continue on BOLIVAR FREE FERRY (Check ferry schedule / fares).
7. BOLIVAR FREE FERRY becomes TX-87
8. Stay on TX-87, pass through Caplen to Yacht Basin Road
9. Turn Left on Yacht Basin Road. (If you get to Rollover Pass you missed the turn
10. Drive toward East Bay to Lloyd K. Lauderdale Public Boat Ramp which will be on the left

See Standard PACK List for items to consider for any PACK outing

Important items:
VHF Radio for communication and emergency contact
First Aid Kit

 Recommended guidelines for participates:

• Make sure trip leader or an officer has your emergency contact
• Notify the trip leader if you have any potential concerns
• If inexperienced, then buddy up. Make sure the trip leader knows your experience level
• Communicate with the trip leader, if you are unsure of your skill level required
• Member dues are current
• Guests are invited to particpate
• Have performed deep water entries
• Cary a first aid kit
• Have a life jacket
• Have a VHF radio
• Inform the trip leader of your float plan if planning to fish alone or longer then the designated times.
• Sign in and sign out at the launch site. Inform the trip leader if you will be launching in a different place.

Recommended for Trip Leaders:

• Insures proper authorizations
• Secure sites
• Prepare emergency preparedness plan
• Keep abreast of weather conditions that might effect the trip
• Point out any potential area hazards
• Maintain a head count
• Have available a first aid kit
• Have a VHF radio

Expenses/Fees:

 None

(We prefer for you to create a login account on this website so that you can have your name added to the auto register list below. If you don't have a registered login account on this website we can list your name here; please contact the trip leader to request your name to manually added. If you have a login account then use the enroll feature at the top of this page to become part of the auto enroll list below)

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