Long Reef is a shallow oyster reef in East Matagorda Bay. The drop-offs around the reef can be good for trout and redfish from late spring to early fall.
A history of fishing reports for the mid bay reefs of East Matagorda Bay. Maybe you can find a seasonal pattern or a bait or technique that has worked in the past. Nov-12-08 • Trout are good while drifting mid-bay reefs on roach Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Aug-27-08 • Trout are good for waders working the mid-bay reefs on topwaters and soft plastics. Aug-20-08 • Trout are good for waders working the mid-bay reefs on topwaters and soft plastics. Aug-13-08 • Trout are good for waders working the mid-bay reefs , but stiff winds have hampered that program lately. Aug-06-08 • Trout are good for waders working the mid-bay reefs. Apr-16-08 • Trout are fair to good for drifters working mid-bay reefs. Mar-12-08 • Trout are fair to good on the mid-bay reefs when the wind allows. Oct-24-07 • Trout are fair to good for waders working mid-bay reefs on 10W-40, roach and glow Bass Assassins, Trout Killers, Sand Eels, Hogies and topwaters. Oct-17-07 • Trout are fair to good for waders working mid-bay reefs on 10W-40, roach and glow Bass Assassins, Trout Killers, Sand Eels, Hogies and topwaters. Jul-11-07 • Trout are fair to good on mid-bay reefs on topwaters and black plastics. Jun-27-07 • Trout are fair to good on the reefs in the middle of the bay on topwaters and live shrimp. Jun-20-07 • Trout are fair to good on the reefs in the middle of the bay on topwaters and live shrimp. Jun-13-07 • Trout are good on live shrimp over mid-bay reefs. Mar-14-07 • Trout are fair to good on the mid-bay reefs when the wind allows. Nov-30-06 • Redfish are good while drifting the mid-bay reefs on plastics and live shrimp. Aug-23-06 • Trout are good on live shrimp, topwaters and Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels over mid-bay reefs. Jul-26-06 • Trout are good on live shrimp, topwaters and Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels over mid-bay reefs. Jul-12-06 • Trout are good on live shrimp, topwaters and Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels over mid-bay reefs. Jun-21-06 • Trout are fair to good on the reefs in the middle of the bay on topwaters and live shrimp. Jun-14-06 • Trout and redfish are fair to good around Kain Cove and in the middle of the bay on black/chartreuse Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and Trout Killers. Jun-07-06 • Trout and redfish are fair to good around Kain Cove and in the middle of the bay on black/chartreuse Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and Trout Killers. Mar-15-06 • Trout and redfish are fair to good over mid-bay reefs on red shad, fire tiger and glow/chartreuse Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and Trout Killers. Mar-08-06 • Trout are fair to good on the mid-bay reefs when the wind allows. Nov-30-05 • Redfish are good while drifting the mid-bay reefs on plastics and live shrimp. Nov-09-05 • Trout are good for waders on mid bay reefs on topwaters,Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and Trout Killers. Sep-14-05 • Trout are good on the mid-bay reefs on She Dogs, Trout Killers, Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and live shrimp. Sep-07-05 • Trout are good on the mid-bay reefs on black or red shad Bass Assassins, Trout Killers, Sand Eels and topwaters. Jul-13-05 • Trout are fair to good on mid-bay reefs on topwaters and morning glory Sand Eels, Bass Assassins and Trout Killers. Jun-29-05 • Trout are fair to good on live shrimp and DOA Shrimp over mid-bay reefs. Jun-15-05 • Trout are fair to good on live shrimp and DOA Shrimp over mid-bay reefs. Jun-08-05 • Trout are good on live shrimp over mid-bay reefs , when the wind allows. Mar-29-05 • Redfish are fair on the shorelines and on mid bay reefs on spoons andred shad and glow/chartreuse Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Norton Sand Eels. Flounder are good on the shorelines for giggers. Mar-16-05 • Trout are fair to good on the mid-bay reefs when the wind allows. Feb-09-05 • Trout are fair to good while drifting mid bay reefs on glow/chartreuse and plum Bass Assassins, Sand Eels, Trout Killers and Hogies. Dec-15-04 • Redfish are good while drifting the mid-bay reefs on plastics and live shrimp. Dec-01-04 • Redfish are good while drifting the mid-bay reefs on plastics and live shrimp. Sep-08-04 • Trout are good on the mid-bay reefs on black or red shad Bass Assassins, Trout Killers, Sand Eels and topwaters. Aug-11-04 • Trout are fair to good on She Dogs and electric chicken and plum Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels on mid-bay reefs. Jul-14-04 • Trout are fair to good on mid-bay reefs on topwaters and black plastics. Jul-07-04 • Trout and redfish are fair to good around Kain Cove and in the middle of the bay on black/chartreuse Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and Trout Killers. Jun-23-04 • Trout are fair to good on live shrimp over mid-bay reefs. Jun-16-04 • Trout are fair to good on live shrimp over mid-bay reefs. Jun-09-04 • Trout are fair to good on live shrimp over mid-bay reefs. Dec-03-03 • Redfish are good while drifting the mid-bay reefs on plastics and live shrimp. Nov-05-03 • Trout are good for waders on mid bay reefs on topwaters,Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and Trout Killers. Oct-22-03 • Trout are fair to good for waders working mid-bay reefs on pepper/chartreuse, fire tiger and glow Bass Assassins, Trout Killers, Sand Eels, Hogie's and pearl/chartreuse She Dogs. Sep-17-03 • Trout are good on the mid-bay reefs on glow She Dogs, Trout Killers, Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and live shrimp. Sep-03-03 • Trout are fair to good on mid-bay reefs on black and plum Bass Assassins, Trout Killers, Sand Eels and gold spoons. Aug-06-03 • Trout are good on live shrimp, topwaters and Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels over mid-bay reefs. Jul-30-03 • Trout are good on live shrimp, topwaters and Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels over mid-bay reefs. Jul-16-03 • Trout are fair to good on mid-bay reefs on topwaters and black plastics. Jul-09-03 • Trout are good on live shrimp, topwaters and Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels over mid-bay reefs. Jun-18-03 • Trout are good on live shrimp, topwaters and Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels over mid-bay reefs. Jun-11-03 • Trout are good on live shrimp over mid-bay reefs. Mar-19-03 • Trout and redfish are fair to good over mid-bay reefs on red shad, fire tiger and glow/chartreuse Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and Trout Killers. Feb-19-03 • Trout are fair to good while drifting mid-bay reefs on red shad and glow/chartreuse Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Feb-12-03 • Trout are fair to good while drifting mid bay reefs on glow/chartreuse and plum Bass Assassins, Sand Eels, Trout Killers and Hogie's. Jan-08-03 • Trout are fair to good while drifting scattered shell in the middle of the bay on plum, bone, glow and black Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Oct-09-02 • Trout are fair to good on the mid-bay reefs on boneand chartreuse Top Dogs and Super Spooks. Sep-18-02 • Trout are good on the mid-bay reefs on She Dogs, Trout Killer 2's, Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and live shrimp. Aug-14-02 • Trout are fair to good on She Dogs and electric chicken and plum Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels on mid-bay reefs. Jul-24-02 • Trout are fair to good on the reefs in the middle of the bay on topwaters and live shrimp. Jul-17-02 • Trout are fair to good on mid-bay reefs on SheDogs and Super Spooks. Jun-19-02 • Trout are good on live shrimp over mid-bay reefs and on Top Dogs and Super Spooks on the shorelines early and late. Jun-12-02 • Trout are fair to good while wading the reefs in the middle of the bay on red shad Bass Assassins and pumpkinseed Trout Killers. Jun-05-02 • Trout are fair to good while wading the reefs in the middle of the bay on red shad Bass Assassins and pumpkinseed Trout Killers. Feb-13-02 • Trout are fair to good while drifting mid bay reefs on glow/chartreuse and plum Bass Assassins, Sand Eels, Red Killers and Hogie's. Dec-05-01 • Redfish are good while drifting the mid-bay reefs on plastics and live shrimp. Nov-14-01 • Trout are good while drifting deep shell in the middle of the bay on glow and pumpkinseed jigs. Oct-24-01 • Trout are fair to good for waders working mid-bay reefs on pepper/chartreuse, fire tiger and glow Bass Assassins, Trout Killers, Sand Eels, Hogie's and pearl/chartreuse She Dogs. Jun-13-01 • Trout are good on live shrimp over mid-bay reefs and on Top Dogs and Super Spooks on the shorelines.
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