Capt. Charlie Paradoski's
Matagorda Bay Fishing Report

Call 713-725-2401 or 281-343-0221


Feb. 2, 2012....Took the Matula Bros. from West Columbia. Fish finally ate, we messed them up. Had quality fish to 27 inches. Very foggy conditions but wind was East @ 10 to 12mph. We caught fish on Topwaters, MirrorLures, & paddle Tail Bass Assassins. Had to go out by G.P.S. & came in @ 11am with G.P.S. Overall very good day!


Feb. 1, 2012....Took Frank Crapito & Ray Marshall. Very foggy, had to run by G.P.S. dead calm conditions. Turned trolling motor on & moved around. Rained on us a lot, came in at 1:30pm, still had a good day.

 

Jan. 31, 2012.....Took retired game warden Audie Nelson & Dr. Frank Runnels. Caught these fish early, got rained on good. The wind went dead calm. Could not drift, water clearing.....came in about 1pm.

 

Jan. 30, 2012....Took Hannah Hayes and her boyfriend. Caught this mess of fish drifting East Matagorda bay with cork's & lead heads. Water was clearing with East North East winds to 12mph. Temp was upper 50's to low 60's. Took a party fishing the day before & waded all day for just a couple of fish, the bay was off color. Fish had not fed good since prior Monday.

 

Jan. 23, 2012....Had Dave Cooney & party from Austin. Caught these fish early with frontal passage before high pressure set in. They had a good time. All fish caught on Opening Night Bass Assassins & Plum Chan Chatneus.

 

Jan. 22, 2012.....Took Ron Blumrick & customers. Caught 25 quality Trout 23 to 26 inches. Wind south at 12mph. Big fish ate because of the approaching front. All fish caught on Bass Assassin's just used different colors.

 

Jan. 21, 2012....Me & Capt. Tommy Alexander took these 6 Canadians on Saturday morning. We caught this mess of fish. Boats where everywhere. They had a good time and said they would be back.

 

Jan. 20, 2012.....Took the Nick Hartz party. They wanted to wade fish. Caught 4 Trout & a Flounder making 2 wade's. Went drifting & messed them up. Quality Trout to 5lbs & 2 Reds & a flounder. Released about 15 more good Trout. All caught on Opening Night Bass Assassin's. Wind SE @ 10mph. Best guided trip they had ever been on.

 

Jan. 19, 2012.......Stan Gargill party. Had to deal with no wind. Used trolling motor & caught this mess of fish on Paddle Tail Bass Assassin's & mirrolures.

 

Jan. 16, 2012.....Took Terry Wattie & his brother in law Dale Kostelicky visiting from North Dakota. They caught a lot of fish, first drift we box 10 Trout 20 to 25 inches & released 15 Trout about 16 to 16 1/2 inches. Finished our drifts with quality Trout & one 24 inch Red. Fish have not feed good since last Wensday; all fish were caught on Opening Night Bass Assassin's & 808 Mirrorlures. We fished the West end of East Matagorda bay. Wind SE at 15 mph, clear skies.

Jan 11, 2012....Capt. Charlie Paradoski & customer Mark Volk with Wensday's catch from East Matagorda Bay. All fish caught drifting w/ Bass Assassin's, wind West @ 10 to 20mph. Had lots of bites but fish kept coming off.

 

Jan. 6, 2012.....Took Ron Johnson, James Carver & James Banks. Caught this mess of fish on Morning Glory Bass Assasssin's, Paddle tails. Had light winds after morning showers. Stayed cloudy all day and we fished till noon.


Jan. 5, 2012.....Took Frank Runnels & Simon Carne. Light east winds & sunshine by noon. Must have caught 50 by noon. Had quality Trout to 5lbs on both Mirrolures & Bass Assassins. Best color Opening night.

 

Dec. 30, 2011.....Near limits of Trout with this group. We had very little wind to drift & fog was an issue. Had quality Trout to 6 Lbs on Chicken on a Chain Bass Assassin's.

 

Dec. 29, 2011.....Took the Wesley family. We caught this mess of fish & they had to come in at 11am. Had just enough wind to Drift, west wind. Lots of boats on the water.

 

 

Dec. 28, 2011....These gentleman came from San Antonio to fish half a day. They picked the right day & guide. We caught 30 good Trout & 3 Reds. They showed up at 8:15am & i had them back at the dock by noon.
They caught their first Trout & Red Fish. I think they will be back!

 

Dec. 21, 2011......These customers from Missouri caught their first Trout & Red fish. Wind NE 12 to 15mph. Temperature around 60 degrees, we lost more than we caught, fish kept coming off.

 

Dec. 16, 2011.....Took Richard Britske, Bob Bruce & Bob Eudaley. Front hit at Day Break. Wind North at 20mph. Only boat drifting in the Bay. Caught 20 good Trout , 7 Big Red's & a Flounder. Also released another 30 Trout & Red's too small. Temperature 60 degrees & falling. Cloudy & Drizzly most of the day.

 

Dec. 15, 2011.....Took Ron Blumrick, Barry Williams & his future son in law Austin. Bigger Trout ate. 30 Trout 3 1/2 to 8Lb's, 4 Reds. All fish caught on Bass Assassins. But colors Salt & Pepper & Space Guppy worked the best. No wind early fish started feeding at noon. Finished at 2pm. Best fish Barry & Austin had even caught. Clear skies.

 

Dec. 14, 2011....Took Jack Wallace, Randy Drake, James Banks & Roy Kreitz. 40 Trout 6 Reds & 2 Flounder. Through by 12:30pm. All caught on Bass Assassin's.
Wind SE at 14mph. First day the wind had switched to SE.
They had a great day. Clear to partly cloudy skies.

 

December 8, 2011.....Took the Grant Harpole party. Caught about 40 Red Fish & a handful of good Trout. Weather was cold. Water temp had dropped to 47 degrees in East Bay. Skies clear to partly cloudy... temperatures in the 50's. Fish were caught in intercoastal on a Reef. Customers were happy!

 

Dec. 1, 2011......Took Frank Runnels, Herman Davis & John Reeves. Caught a good mess of fish, wind blew East to 10-15mph. All caught drifting with Bass Assassin's.



Nov. 30, 2011.....Took Randy Drake, Jack Wallace, James Carver & James Banks. We messed them up! 40 Trout 2 1/2 to 5lbs, 12 Reds (released 30 more) & 25 Sand Trout. They have enough Filet's for Wives, Girlfriends & Mother in Laws.


Nov. 25, 2011.....Took Ron Blumrick, Chris Buxton & Bob Donaldson. We had a mess of fish, wind was East at 12 to 14mph, clear to partly cloudy skies. All Fish caught on Bass Assassin's. Lots of Boats on the water.


Nov. 24, 2011....Took Dr. Simon Carne & his daughter fishing on Thanksgiving morning. They had a good day, wind was East at 12mph, clear skies. All fish were caught on Bass Assassin's Drifting Shell. Best colors were Space Guppy & Chicken on a Chain.


Nov 22, 2011.....Long time customers Richard Brietzke, Bob Eudaley & Bob Bruce. Wind was E to SE at 15mph. Trout 20 to 24 inches, no Red fish, water clear. All caught on Bass Assassin's Space Guppy & Opening Night.

 

Nov 15, 2011...Had Stan Cargill, Roy Kreitz & A.C., regular customers. Made a wade & caught 6 Trout lost several other all good Trout. Roy lost one 27 to 28 inch Trout. Went drifting caught 11 more good Trout & 2 Reds. Wind East at 15mph weather threatening. Went in at noon. A.C. took the picture.

 

Nov 14, 2011.....Took Milton Shoppe, John Reeves & Dayrle Engleree. Had 30 good Trout & 6 Reds. All drifting with Bass Assassins, space guppy was the best color. SE wind 10 to 15mph. Scattered showers.


Nov 13, 2011...Took this party from Sugar Land, we messed them up. 40 Trout, 10 Reds, 1 Large Drum, 15 Sand Trout & released about 40 smaller Reds. Used Bass Assassin's, Colors Space Guppy, Chicken on a Chain & Hot Chicken. Wind light South to SE.



Nov 12, 2011....Took the Ron Blumrick party. Wind shifted to SE at 15mph. Had limits of Trout & 6 Reds. All on Bass Assassin's.


Nov. 11, 2011....Took this group from Centerville. Had high pressure system sitting over us. Caught 18 Trout, 4 Reds & 1 Flounder. Light wind caught all on Bass Assassins.

 

 

Nov. 10, 2011.....Took the Ron Wyatt party. Wind NE gusting to 25mph. Kept 9 large Reds released more plus 15 Trout, they had a Great day! We used Bass Assassin's.

 

Nov. 5, 2011....Wind Was East @ 10mph shifting to SE. Caught Trout & couple of Reds on Top Waters early. Fish did not start feeding till 11:30am. Had a Great Day, caught limits of good Trout & released plenty more, Limits of Reds, one 3 1/2lb Flounder & had 6 more on!

 

 

Nov. 4, 2011.....Took Richard LeBeck & his Boss who drove down from Oklahoma for two days of fishing. Wind was NE to E at 15 to 20 MPH. First Day we caught Limits of Trout, Reds, & Flounder. We used Topwaters, Lead Heads & Rattlin Corks.

 

 

Nov. 1, 2011.....Took Herman Davis, Bob EuDaly & Daryle Englestan. Caught half of our fish on Top Waters & the rest with Rattlin Corks. They had a good time.

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For Your Next Matagorda Bay Fishing Trip,
Reservations or Information, Contact:

Capt. Charlie Paradoski
1223 Green Knoll Drive
Sugar Land, TX 77479

Call 713-725-2401 or 281-343-0221

Email charliepguideservice@gmail.com


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