Black drum in Sargent and East Matagorda Bay Wow Sargent is warm . Is the Black drum run on in Sargent?  The water Temperature at the Sargent Swing Bridge hit 70 on January 20th.. That is one of the triggers for the Winter Spring Black drum run.    Usually the winter Temps of the water near Sargent Texas 50’s this time of the year. Maybe the spring time spawning of the Back drum is upon us already?     The black drum is really fun to catch this time of the year. Unlike their cousin the Red Drum Black drum spawn in the Early Spring on the Gulf Coast. Red Drum  Redfish...

Greatest Winter Trout Bay on Texas Coast   2019  East Matagorda Bay Maps in and around Sargent give up some Big Wintertime Trout and Redfish. When the North Wind comes down from Canada those willing go to Sargent have some close encounters with the “Giant Size” EMBay Huge Trout and Redfish. Many people during  winter hunt for Ducks or Geese around Sargent in the San Bernard Wildlife Refuge and the Big Boggy Wildlife Refuge. Look at Daily SARGENT BEACH REPORTS If you're inclined to get out of your Duck Blind and get into your fishing Boat. East...

The Heroes  and Heroines of Sargent. These articles will be about people Heroes and Heroines that make a difference and improve our East Matagorda Bay and our Greater Sargent Ecosystem. Roy Tipps strode into the Meeting and many of the people attending were drinking beer. He approached the front table where the committee was sitting and dumped some Shrimp and live crabs on the Table.“This is our Bay Gentleman”.  Then he produced and bucket of Dredge Mud. He dumped the mud on top of the Shrimp and Crabs. “This is what they are doing to our Bay”. As he dumped the mud the Rowdy crowd...

Downey's Caney Creek Club  Sargent's Subdivision Downey's Caney Creek Club is the closest subdivision to the riches of East Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico in the Sargent Area. The subdivision includes and extensive Canal infrastructure and an abundance of tidal fishing opportunities on Canals,  Inter-coastal Fishing and Caney Creek near East Matagorda Bay.  Drive time by boat from your dock on your waterfront property to the Gulf and Bay by water is shortest distance of any subdivision on the mainland.  This is the advantage of owning in this particular Sargent subdivision.  The...

New Sargent Bridge plans. Recently I came across a posted photo of the New Sargent Bridge. It is a "Corkscrew shaped Bridge" on 457 in Sargent Texas,the one that will replace our current Sargent Floating Swing Bridge.  It is supposed to  limit the Environmental impact with the new design.  When you look at it's footprint on the map it is very compact. It does not take up large Area and Surface. This will allow it to only cover approximately up to 7 acres. Double Click on plans. This view is looking from North to South. The State of Texas want to limit the impact of the Bridge on the "Greater...