Fishing near Sargent Texas
East Matagorda Bay at Sargent Wintertime Trout and Red fish.
Sargent fishing picks up in Winter. When the North Wind comes down from Canada those willing to go have some close encounters with the “Giant Size”. Huge Trout and Redfish are caught. Usually in winter some people hunt for Ducks or Geese around Sargent in the San Bernard Wildlife Preserve and the Big Boggy Wildlife preserve. If you're inclined to get out of your Duck Blind and get into your fishing Boat. East Matagorda Bay remains to this day the home off some of the largest Winter "gator" trout...
The New Sargent Boat Parade
Saturday Night on Caney Creek
The Boat Parade a colorful success every year. Enjoy the Event this weekend from the shores of Caney Creek. The Boat Parade has become an annual Sargent Event and very successful.
The East Matagorda Bay Oyster is making a comeback. But unfortunately this season's opening has been delayed The commercial Oyster Beds are located about 10 miles south of Sargent and fan out from Live Oak Bay and Dressing point. This is that time of the year when one of my favorite foods is ready to harvest around Sargent Texas. These incredible morsels are some of the best tasting Oyster in the United States. This year the state of Texas Health Department has delayed the opening of the Sargent Oyster season because of massive rains before the November 2015 opening day. but look for the opening...
In the Fall the North East Winds can disorient bait fish and shrimp when they pass though near Sargent. Cool Fronts bring this kind of wind. This is a good thing. Bait can "stack up" in different parts of the bay. This attracts big fish. Look for birds check out south shore line and work the drift map This weekend look for drifts off South Shore. The Surf off Mitchell cut still producing fish and bait. So all around Sargent tides Winds and plenty of fish. Look for some flounder starting to run with this new cool front. Remember to count to 10 before setting your hook when you have flounder....
Sargent Texas is surrounded by some incredible wildlife refuges. This insures incredible bird watching, hunting and fishing recreation around Sargent into the future.
These preserves include the San Bernard Wildlife Refuge to our east. Big Boggy to our west which included Dresser Point or Bird Island. It is a major rookery for Pelicans and other seabirds. As you head north of Sargent along Cayney Creek to the east run into Dance Bayou Forested Track which is one of the last great intact Bottomland Southern Forest left in the United States. Yes we are extremely lucky because many bottomlands...
This Annual Tournament is a general fund raiser and contributes toward the Sargent Scholarship Fund awarded to local Seniors attending Van Vleck ISD.
12th Annual October Fish Fishing Tournament
coming Saturday, October 3d, 2015
Presented by the Sargent Area Chamber of Commerce
Early registration locations:
The Blue Gecko
Senior Woods Liquors
Watch Tides this week. I would fish the surf around the Sargent Cliffs on the Beach. Trout also are good on live shrimp over shell in East Matagorda bay all week. The Redfish run is starting to heat up around Mitchells cut too. Reds are really starting to run. Croaker are hot now too. If you never caught a two or three pound croaker this could be your time of the year to do it.
The Croaker run is going at full speed and they are huge. The kids really love catching them. I do too.
Click photo for Redfish Strategies
Remember There is no reason to keep huge Bull Redfish or Trout....
Sargent Beach Green water
Green water to the Beach
The beach water has become clear and Green at Sargent Beach.
This makes for spectacular fishing. Trout, Croaker, Sharks and Redfish are being caught. You can use throw net and catch shrimp in the Surf too.
Enjoy Fishing on the Beach.
Texas BBQ "Happy Labor Day"
Matagorda county and Camelot Forest Subdivision are really happy that they have new Bridge. These are some photos that were submitted by Gary, Don and John as they fished for nice Kitty Cats above and below the bridge. The bridge helps access to Camelot Forest. The old Bridge was made of Wood and this new one is Cement.
Sargent Maps and History
Way back in 1963 the Army Corp of Engineers decided to cut a channel into the Gulf of Mexico at Sargent. This cut became known as McCabes Cut. As you can see from this 1944 photograph from the Texas Land office there was already an oxbow lake that is just like Old Dead Caney Creek.
McCabes cut was originaly 40 feet wide and 4 feet deep and over the years grew like a monster. The Cut in 1988 was 300 feet wide and 30 feet deep. By this time Barges and Boats were being sucked out into the Gulf when the tide was right. It was like a giant vacuum cleaner sucking...
