Water Body Records for Matagorda Bay
Updated June 5, 2023
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This page ranks weight records caught by rod & reel, fly rod and bow fishing. All-Tackle rankings are displayed on a separate page.
All-Ages
Rod & Reel
| Species |
Weight |
Length |
Date |
Angler |
Bait or Lure |
| Bass, Striped |
3.19 |
20.12 |
Jul 8, 1989 |
Robert Koch Jr. |
|
| Bonnethead |
19.20 |
47.00 |
Aug 17, 2020 |
Blake Hodson |
Live Shrimp |
| Catfish, Gafftopsail |
3.11 |
22.00 |
Jun 14, 2006 |
Benjamin Fougere |
live mullet |
| Catfish, Hardhead |
1.88 |
17.00 |
May 3, 2014 |
Michael Chandler |
Shrimp |
| Croaker, Atlantic |
3.60 |
19.75 |
Dec 10, 2010 |
William Ferro |
|
| Drum, Black |
50.26 |
|
Apr 4, 2021 |
Jace Ratliff |
Crab |
| Drum, Red |
41.50 |
46.50 |
Aug 14, 2019 |
Candace Kern |
Fly Rod, rust toad fly |
| Flounder, Southern |
11.75 |
28.25 |
Jun 14, 2003 |
Donnie Macha |
Norton sand eel |
| Grunt, Barred |
1.16 |
12.24 |
Jun 18, 1998 |
Gary McCauley |
|
| Hake, Spotted |
0.94 |
15.00 |
Jul 14, 1994 |
Gary Kaiser |
|
| Herring, Skipjack |
1.25 |
15.00 |
Jan 4, 2002 |
Kenneth Mozisek |
artificial lure |
| Jack, Crevalle |
29.50 |
42.00 |
Oct 9, 2005 |
Nathan Gathright |
live mullet |
| Ladyfish |
3.10 |
24.63 |
Jul 18, 2018 |
Mark Robinson |
live croaker |
| Menhaden, Gulf |
0.90 |
10.75 |
Jul 12, 1995 |
Jacob Coffey |
|
| Pigfish |
1.00 |
9.50 |
Jun 14, 2004 |
Caleb Ormand |
cut squid |
| Puffer, Smooth |
4.30 |
22.13 |
Sep 10, 1994 |
Brian Gerlich |
|
| Seatrout, Sand |
3.50 |
19.41 |
Dec 17, 1995 |
Guy McAllister |
|
| Seatrout, Spotted |
10.90 |
31.00 |
Jan 20, 1999 |
Mark Idoux |
|
| Shark, Blacktip |
68.00 |
68.00 |
Jun 23, 2013 |
Jonathan Heaton |
cut ladyfish |
| Sheepshead |
6.94 |
21.25 |
Jul 30, 2015 |
Chris Glynn |
shrimp |
| Snapper, Gray |
1.25 |
12.75 |
Jul 8, 2005 |
Kendall Camp |
cut bait |
| Stingray, Southern |
41.38 |
82.50 |
Jun 22, 2013 |
Michael Bickel |
cut ladyfish |
| Toadfish, Gulf |
0.94 |
11.38 |
Jun 17, 2004 |
Caleb Ormand |
cut squid |
| Tripletail |
33.50 |
34.00 |
Jun 29, 1984 |
Edie Pruitt |
|
Fly Fishing
| Species |
Weight |
Length |
Date |
Angler |
Bait or Lure |
| Drum, Black |
29.75 |
38.50 |
Mar 8, 2006 |
Stan Nabozny |
crab fly |
| Drum, Red |
41.50 |
46.50 |
Aug 14, 2019 |
Candace Kern |
rust toad fly |
| Jack, Crevalle |
28.56 |
39.75 |
Apr 25, 2008 |
Douglas Simpson |
Horbey ribbon fish fly |
| Ladyfish |
2.20 |
21.14 |
Sep 1, 2019 |
Reave P. Maddox |
clouser |
| Seatrout, Spotted |
5.88 |
26.75 |
Nov 17, 2008 |
Richard Pevey |
gold/red spoonfly |
Junior Angler
Rod & Reel
| Species |
Weight |
Length |
Date |
Angler |
Bait or Lure |
| Bonnethead |
19.20 |
47.00 |
Aug 17, 2020 |
Blake Hodson |
Live Shrimp |
| Catfish, Gafftopsail |
3.11 |
22.00 |
Jun 14, 2006 |
Benjamin Fougere |
live mullet |
| Catfish, Hardhead |
1.25 |
15.00 |
Jul 2, 2012 |
Joseph Johnson |
mullet |
| Drum, Black |
42.50 |
40.00 |
Mar 4, 2006 |
Kendall Camp |
blue crab |
| Drum, Red |
26.20 |
43.00 |
Oct 15, 2022 |
Wade Couch |
Crab |
| Jack, Crevalle |
29.50 |
42.00 |
Oct 9, 2005 |
Nathan Gathright |
live mullet |
| Ladyfish |
2.50 |
22.38 |
Jul 7, 2005 |
Hunter Camp |
cut bait |
| Pigfish |
1.00 |
9.50 |
Jun 14, 2004 |
Caleb Ormand |
cut squid |
| Seatrout, Spotted |
9.00 |
30.00 |
Apr 30, 2005 |
Matthew Johnson |
live shrimp |
| Shark, Blacktip |
25.75 |
47.00 |
Jun 17, 2004 |
Caleb Ormand |
live mullet |
| Snapper, Gray |
1.25 |
12.75 |
Jul 8, 2005 |
Kendall Camp |
cut bait |
| Toadfish, Gulf |
0.94 |
11.38 |
Jun 17, 2004 |
Caleb Ormand |
cut squid |
| Tripletail |
7.50 |
22.00 |
Jul 25, 2005 |
Max Freytag |
shrimp |
All Ages
Rod & Reel
| Species |
Length |
Date |
Angler |
Bait or Lure |
| Catfish, Gafftopsail |
22.00 |
Oct 22, 2010 |
Jay Hakala |
Berkley Gulp |
| Drum, Red |
46.50 |
Aug 14, 2019 |
Candace Kern |
Fly Rod, rust toad fly |
| Flounder, Southern |
17.50 |
Aug 8, 2009 |
Larry Bolton |
spinner Bait |
| Gar, Alligator |
91.00 |
Sep 16, 2015 |
Paul Block |
mullet |
| Jack, Crevalle |
44.50 |
Mar 5, 2019 |
Chance Bolten |
artificial DOA shrimp |
| Seatrout, Spotted |
20.00 |
Sep 24, 2018 |
Robert Wasileski |
|
| Sheepshead |
23.00 |
Mar 4, 2012 |
Kimberly Wofford |
live shrimp |
Fly Fishing
| Species |
Length |
Date |
Angler |
Bait or Lure |
| Drum, Red |
46.50 |
Aug 14, 2019 |
Candace Kern |
rust toad fly |
| Jack, Crevalle |
42.00 |
May 28, 2020 |
Charlie McDaniel |
silver mullet pattern |