El Campo Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in El Campo

Jordan Machacek
Matagorda, Texas
Reported: 9 months ago

A lot of bigger trout wading have been showing up in East Bay. Along with some bigger schools of reds out on the flats making for easy sight casting. Spring fish is right around the corner and by the looks of it it's going to be a great season.

Jordan Machacek Matagorda, Texas Reported: 9 months ago

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Joe Guerra
Richmond, Texas
Reported: 1 year ago

Birds are working with some nice speckled trout being caught using live shrimp or plastic, water temp holding in the uper 80's, and morning tides are extremely high so fishing on top of reefs and structures.

Joe Guerra Richmond, Texas Reported: 1 year ago

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Heath Borchert
Matagorda, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Trout bite has definitely turned back on!! 17 1/4" - 23" on as half day trip. A lot of misses or we'd had time to redfish for a while

Heath Borchert Matagorda, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Trout bite has definitely turned back on!! 17 1/4" - 23" on as half day trip. A lot of misses or we'd had time to redfish for a while

Speckled Trout Fishing in Matagorda, Texas

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Heath Borchert
Matagorda, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

These girls had just a little fun this morning. With the winds shifting more south east the fishing is getting a little better an easier

Heath Borchert Matagorda, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

These girls had just a little fun this morning. With the winds shifting more south east the fishing is getting a little better an easier

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Heath Borchert
Matagorda, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing has still been a lil tough with high pressure and high winds but the last 2 days have started picking back up. These boys had never caught a redfish but we managed a few with the best being 27 1/2

Heath Borchert Matagorda, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

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Heath Borchert
Matagorda, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Good times! The redfish bite is coming back and this lil girl ended with a 29 1/2” and a 26”, her first reds ever!

Heath Borchert Matagorda, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Good times! The redfish bite is coming back and this lil girl ended with a 29 1/2” and a 26”, her first reds ever!

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Heath Borchert
Matagorda, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing was a lil slow Thursday with high pressure on us but Friday was filled with big pulls from solid trout and drum

Heath Borchert Matagorda, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing was a lil slow Thursday with high pressure on us but Friday was filled with big pulls from solid trout and drum

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Stan Sloan
Richmond, Texas
Reported: 2 years ago

This giant redfish decided to mix it up with us while drifting and catching mostly Specs.

Stan Sloan Richmond, Texas Reported: 2 years ago

This giant redfish decided to mix it up with us while drifting and catching mostly Specs.

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Great hunt! The guide had everything we needed and didn’t need any help to get things set up, everyone was on time and communicative and we had a great time, we will be going out hunting with these guys again!
Dallas P. | November 9, 2025

Trip: Garwood TX Duck Hunts
★★★★★
Amazing experience! Jeff was beyond great! My kids and I will definitely book with him again.
Marisa M. | July 6, 2025

Trip: Matagorda E/W Bay Half Day
★★★★★
Great time. Would go again
Michael R. | June 30, 2025

Trip: Half-Day Trip (Matagorda TX)
★★★★★
We enjoyed the trip with Jeff and crew. His communication was on point and the trip was of the highest quality. Thank s Captain Jeff!!
Stefan C. | June 3, 2025

Trip: Matagorda E/W Bay Half Day
★★★★★
Highly recommend Ron. Great captain, very knowledgeable. Took the time to work with me on my casting. I had a great day fishing!
Leslie B. | April 12, 2025

Trip: Matagorda Bay Fly Fishing
★★★★★
Capt. Jeff put us on some fish!! Took us to a few places that each produced. I’d definitely go fishing with Jeff in the future.
Saul M. | October 28, 2024

Trip: Matagorda E/W Bay Half Day
★★★★★
We had a great time!! Our captain was great!! We will absolutely do this again!!
Linda B. | October 13, 2024

Trip: Half-Day Trip (Matagorda TX)
★★★★★
Joe was extremely knowledgeable about spots to hit. Even when other captains weren’t catching anything, he found a way to get us to spots where we, not only caught 3 large redfish, but quite a bit of other fish. The tour was extremely enjoyable and a lot of fun. I would highly recommend Joe. A Great a time!!
Marche W. | August 28, 2024

Trip: Half Day Trip - Bay
★★★★★
Captain Ron was very pleasant and worked hard to put us on fish. Unfortunately, the fish were hard to come by today. Tough weather conditions made for a challenging day. I would like to go out with him again.
Tom W. | March 31, 2024

Trip: Matagorda Bay Fly Fishing
★★★★★
Terry was by far the best guide we’ve had in Matagorda! It’s obvious he knows the bay & where the fish are, in addition to being very personable and attentive to our team. A++++
Julia B. | October 8, 2023

Trip: Full Day Fishing - 25’ Dargle

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