Matagorda Island – 6/17 – 6/20/2021 The attendance at this years outing to Matagorda Island was down significantly from the normal full roster due to a few likely suspects – Rescheduled from the original mid-May time, Father’s Day weekend, warm temperatures, potential for mosquito clouds due to all the fresh water recently, etc. The result is that 4 kayaks made the journey – The 2 Kens transported with Van while B & B came out on Bruce’s boat. Ken and Ken arrived before 9AM to the docks...

Launched early around 4AM to try the lights I hit the 1st canal and worked my way to back Caught a few dink trout Caught a large croaker Saw a massive gar that I couldn't get to bite anything Not much bait in lights YakRunabout (Ken) worked the outer 2 canals with about the same results. I went to meet the Pack group around 5:30 while Ken headed to TT bayou. Met a few new folks and a few familiar members as well. We headed on over to TT bayou around 6 as the sun was rising. ...

Any great fishing trip report will include some references to numbers, size and species. Its obvious, on this 2019 Panther Point Trip, the fish cooperated. As we worked the area, experimented with new locales, tied on different lures – fish were were brought to the kayak. For some it was catch and release. There is only so much room in the cooler. This destination is the “Big One” for many of us. Yes, it takes some effort to get there and the weather has to cooperate. Our shuttle boss Capt V...

Was it the 14th or 15th time that I've led this trip I'm losing track. But as usual, it was a most enjoyable weekend, even though the fish were somewhat few and far between. The brisk north wind on Thursday made for a very flat surf, and though Frank and I gave it our best efforts, there were no fish taken. That night, the six of us who arrived early, dined at the Stingeree Marina restaurant for excellent meals. Although fairly high winds had been predicted for Friday, they never material...

As I was planning the trip to Ft. Anahuac I saw the there was a cold front moving in on Friday the day before the trip. As the trip leader I knew Ft. Anahuac was not the place to be right after a cold front with high winds because there would any cover from a north wind. So I moved the trip to Sunday. On Sunday the weather was prefect, cool with light winds and patchy clouds, but the fishing reports were all over the place. The water was too fresh from the rains and the north wind blowing the...