Sargent Waterfowl Zone Hunt Starts The Sargent Permit Zone is open November 3, 2018. Note Section Hunt area 9 and 10 are not avalable. If you did not win entrance Permits in the raffle that was held a few weeks ago. Sometimes you can get on the hunt by calling the morning of the hunt and get on list for people who do not show up. You will have to have your application already on file. Call (979) 964-3210.  Of course other parts of the San Bernard are open to hunting. But the Sargent Hunt Section is groomed and set up for easier access.  Hunt Map  Ducks quacking in Sargent Texas which has experience...

The San Bernard so  Close to Sargent Texas The 24 Annual Migrations Celebration will explode into action on  Saturday April 21 and  Sunday April  22. The festival is a family friendly event that is open to the public and showcases some of the incredible attributes of the San Bernard Federal Wildlife Refuge. It is a fun way to enjoy the Refuge and it's attributes. The San Bernard Federal Wildlife Refuge to the  East of Sargent and the Big Boggy to our West Anchor the Greater Sargent Ecosystem.  Within this Ecosystem contain some of the Last Wild Prairie on the Texas mid Coast.  Vast...

Oyster Reefs around Sargent in East Matagorda Bay Cold Weather means Oysters and fishing under  the Lights on the Canals of Sargent and Caney Creek. This is that time of the year for the East Matagorda Bay Oyster reefs. Time to make some Gumbo and enjoy it. Winter is the best time to harvest the reefs around Sargent Texas.  These incredible East Matagorda Bay Oyster's are some of the best tasting in the United States.  Plump, fat, briny and just the right background salt-sweet that make them so prized.  For the last few year they have been heavily harvested throughout our Bay System....

New Sargent Bridge plans. Recently I came across a posted photo of the New Sargent Bridge. It is a "Corkscrew shaped Bridge" on 457 in Sargent Texas,the one that will replace our current Sargent Floating Swing Bridge.  It is supposed to  limit the Environmental impact with the new design.  When you look at it's footprint on the map it is very compact. It does not take up large Area and Surface. This will allow it to only cover approximately up to 7 acres. Double Click on plans. This view is looking from North to South. The State of Texas want to limit the impact of the Bridge on the "Greater...

Dollar General to open a new store in Sargent Texas. Sometime in March Sargent will have a brand spanking new retail store.  For people who live in Sargent  this will be a welcome addition to the two Country Stores that have served Sargent for years now. Sargent Country Store (Texaco) has served Sargent and they do an outstanding  job. Many times they stock very "Hard to get" Hardware for local jobs that we can't find in stores in Houston. It is a fabulous store.  They are also very friendly and dependable and  open like clockwork daily and provide Check Cashing and ATM services.   They...

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...

Sargent News Fishing Report East Matagorda Bay Fall 2014 Sarent news and fall fishing report for Novemeber 2014. Redfish and flounder action really heating up around Mitchell's cut and East Matagorda Bay.  This Sargent News report says come now! The fishing great. The first week in November has brought three cool  fronts acros East Matagorda Bay which have lowered the water temperature. Bring you fishing pole and get in on the action.  For Trout use Popping Cork. Croaker dead shrimp. Redfish live mullet. Fishing with the Family is really easy this year because Croaker, Texas Flounder and Redfish...

Sargent BBQ cookoff this weekend. Many contestants compete at the Fire Station.

We had showers again last week and seems like the drought is just about over in different parts of the ecosystem. It seems like since Hurricane Ike it has been really dry in the Sargent area. Now showers and rain flush out the creeks and rivers that empty into the Bay. The Croaker are running larger and there are incredible amounts of juvenile red fish that are being caught along the coast. This is good for the bay. The mixing of the Saltwater with the fresh water coming across the grassy meadows and deep bottom land forest. Water is the key to life. Oysters will be larger this year after...

Wind Conditions Catching  more fish East Matagorda Bay. Wind Conditions can really affect the way we catch more fish around Sargent, Texas. Because of the shallow water conditions and the proximity to the Gulf of Mexico it is important to have some wind fishing strategies.