Thread: A Different Kind of Fish - Matagorda Bay

In Texas for a quick family visit and went bay fishing. Haven't done it in a long time. We had great day!

All of us caught a limit of speckled trout and we had 1 flounder and one red fish we released. After our limit of trout we caught 6 more keepers but throwing back. We also caught about 15-20 shorts but by shorts they were all close; between 13 an 14.5, keepers are 15"

All artificial baits which was a blast, most use live shrimp. Great day, great weather and great fishing.

Nice catches

sweeet, looks like a lot of good times right there.

Awesome job and good catches.

Great place for quality trout. Usually lots of eating size reds
One of the first places I fished inshore saltwater.
Nice catch.


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That looks like a lot of fun was had!

One of my I want to do that things. Looks like some good fun. Do they taste any better than regular trout? Do not really care for rainbows or brown trout.

Originally Posted by ripnlips

One of my I want to do that things. Looks like some good fun. Do they taste any better than regular trout? Do not really care for rainbows or brown trout.

I haven't had any in a while but remember them being good. I flew so no easy way to get them home. Our Houston crew has had crappie and tell me a lot like that but still said crappie was better.

Originally Posted by ripnlips

One of my I want to do that things. Looks like some good fun. Do they taste any better than regular trout? Do not really care for rainbows or brown trout.

Nothing like freshwater trout. No bones in the filet, very meaty fish. The skin is very thin and can be tricky to filet. Personally find them best deep fried. The taste is similar to crappie but a little firmer.


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Originally Posted by GreenLine

Nothing like freshwater trout. No bones in the filet, very meaty fish. The skin is very thin and can be tricky to filet. Personally find them best deep fried. The taste is similar to crappie but a little firmer.

No issue if you like trout but I think fresh water trout taste terrible and nothing like crappie. I have relatives that trout fish just to our south a lot and try to give them to me already cleaned and ready to go and I always say no thanks.

Speckled trout is a whole different thing.

Red fish on the other hand which look like a much better looking carp I've tasted and are pretty good. The guys I fished with don't really care for them. If they do keep any they will only keep the smallest keepers and will not eat the bigger ones. Fun as heck to catch they fight like our nasty carp but maybe even stronger. Pain to clean though due to tough bones.