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#41 ·
TexasWineGuy said:
WT,

There are no roads to get to the mouth of this. Some private roads are somewhat close, but - private. To get to this place on foot you'd have to hoof it a long way, through some harsh swamp. You'd probably sink up to your waist trying. Need a small boat or kayak.

TWG
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Thank you. I have no boat, so am always looking for new places to try.
 
#42 ·
In the picture you'll see Grassy Point designated by the letters GP. Across the bay you'll see what has been the best way to enter the Bayou and south of the bayou you'll see a red line that shows where the shell reef is located.


There is no differentiation between the two as there is no Pelican Bayou in Palacios.


And yes that's the bridge that I'm talking about.


TH
 

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#43 ·
I'll add that the fun thing about East Tres Palacios Bay is that you can explore the shore on both sides of the bay up to the mouth of the river and find reefs and places that hold fish.


For a live bait fisherman, reds, drum, flounder, trout can all be caught easily with shrimp under a popping cork.


Have fun there. The east shoreline is a haven when the wind is up and West Matagorda is angry.


TH
 
#47 ·
Grassy Point

They have a launch at Grassy Point. Get your bait and go from there. East Bay Launch is free don't know if Scooter charges to launch. He also rents kayak's there. That entire shoreline going south from Pilkington Bayou holds fish and has several reefs that are good for some action. My favorite is fence post reef or some called it twin sisters and is marked with two tiny pvc pipes. Anchor on either side depending on the wind and be patient. Lots of little drum but every now and then a big red or nice trout will sneak in. Heading south we used to fish the Red Topped House and Little Redfish Lake, all used to be open for oystering but is closed now. Bowers pump station is a good spot, scattered oysters all along there. I chased bird schools on that shoreline just be ready for gaftop's and skipjacks but trout will be with them also. you can burn some live bait up messing with birds. I destroyed a brand new reel with a double worm jig I hooked two big slimy gaftop's on at once chasing birds. Academy junk reel. There used to be a guy here that fished every minute he wasn't working and he would just go straight out from the pavilion and just drift. Always caught fish.
 
#48 ·
Wado said:
They have a launch at Grassy Point. Get your bait and go from there. East Bay Launch is free don't know if Scooter charges to launch. He also rents kayak's there. That entire shoreline going south from Pilkington Bayou holds fish and has several reefs that are good for some action. My favorite is fence post reef or some called it twin sisters and is marked with two tiny pvc pipes. Anchor on either side depending on the wind and be patient. Lots of little drum but every now and then a big red or nice trout will sneak in. Heading south we used to fish the Red Topped House and Little Redfish Lake, all used to be open for oystering but is closed now. Bowers pump station is a good spot, scattered oysters all along there. I chased bird schools on that shoreline just be ready for gaftop's and skipjacks but trout will be with them also. you can burn some live bait up messing with birds. I destroyed a brand new reel with a double worm jig I hooked two big slimy gaftop's on at once chasing birds. Academy junk reel. There used to be a guy here that fished every minute he wasn't working and he would just go straight out from the pavilion and just drift. Always caught fish.
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Thank you!

Little Redfish lake?

TWG
 
#49 ·
Just follow the shoreline south from that bayou we're talking about and you will see it. I guess it's about half way between there and **** Island Bay past the pump inlets at Bowers. Used to be a house with a red roof there, heck the house may still be there I can't remember. It's very shallow in the lake itself. I used to dredge oysters outside that lake when that part of Tres Palacios Bay was open. Someone dumped tons of red bricks there and made a heck of a reef. Sure was hard on my prop when I ran aground. There is a big gray camp house further down that used to have a big reef just past it out in front of a drainage pipe. I have seen people fishing that spot. Plenty of spots to fish but the water stays murked up most of the time.
 
#50 ·
Wado said:
Just follow the shoreline south from that bayou we're talking about and you will see it. I guess it's about half way between there and **** Island Bay past the pump inlets at Bowers. Used to be a house with a red roof there, heck the house may still be there I can't remember. It's very shallow in the lake itself. I used to dredge oysters outside that lake when that part of Tres Palacios Bay was open. Someone dumped tons of red bricks there and made a heck of a reef. Sure was hard on my prop when I ran aground. There is a big gray camp house further down that used to have a big reef just past it out in front of a drainage pipe. I have seen people fishing that spot. Plenty of spots to fish but the water stays murked up most of the time.
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Found it on Google Satellite. Thanks.

TWG
 
#53 ·
Is there any guides that run out of Tres Palacios that know the area well ? I have a 21 Nautic Star Shallow Bay boat and I want to try this area. I have fished Galveston Bay for years so experienced fisherman just never been to Tres P.

Thanks, Ranchdog58
 
#56 ·
Fished with Aaron yesterday with my wife. He is incredibly patient with folks like her who don’t fish much, trying to learn, etc. We caught and released limits of slot reds. Kept a couple for the table and a nice flounder. I fish clients and friends with him often. Check his Facebook page Palacios Guide Service. He’s a high school coach so school days often won’t work for his schedule. Super guy
 
#57 ·
Fished Palacios twice in the last week. We fished Friday the 13th in the afternoon, then on this last fishing trip fished Thursday the 19th in the afternoon, and Friday the 20th in the morning.



We have never fished it before and did alright, caught keepers of almost all species including mangroves, but excluding tripletails.



The water was pretty clear both weekends and we did good near the grass in morning and evening. We also came across a kayaker who was slaying them in turtle bay, and we saw a boat fight a fish for 30 minutes in the middle of the bay. We did not see what it was, even though i wanted to boat over and ask, I assume shark or Jack Crevelle though.
 
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