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	Matagorda Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Matagorda Bay is a large bay on the Texas coast, located between Calhoun and Matagorda counties.
		The bay is separated from the gulf by Matagorda Peninsula.
		Tres Palacios Bay extends northeast to the mouth of the Tres Palacios River, and connects to the city of Palacios.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Matagorda_Bay (137 words)

	AllRefer.com - Matagorda Bay (Oceans And Continents) - Encyclopedia
		Matagorda Island is a sandbar farther south at the entrance of San Antonio Bay.
		On the shore of Matagorda Bay is the site of the former town of Matagorda, which was settled in 1825 and served as a port for Stephen F. Austin's colony.
		Matagorda is known principally for fishing and oyster gathering.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/Matagord.html (218 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: MATAGORDA COUNTY
		Matagorda County (G-24) is in the Coastal Prairie region of Texas, bounded on the north by Wharton County, on the east by Brazoria County and the Gulf of Mexico, on the west by Calhoun and Jackson counties, and on the south by the Gulf of Mexico and Tres Palacios, Matagorda, and East Matagorda bays.
		In 1982, 80 percent of Matagorda County was in farms and ranches, and of this, 28 percent was cultivated.
		Bay City was founded in 1894, and because of its location near the center of the county it replaced Matagorda as the county seat.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/MM/hcm5.html (5039 words)

	Matagorda County, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Matagorda County is a county located in the state of Texas.
		Matagorda county is named for the canebrakes which once grew along the coast (Matagorda is a Spanish word meaning "thick bush").
		The total area is 30.87% water, which includes Matagorda Bay.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Matagorda_County,_Texas (405 words)

	Matagorda Bay. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
		Matagorda Bay (ma-tuh-GOR-duh), inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, SE Texas, separated from Gulf by a long sand spit, Matagorda Peninsula; 30 mi/48 km long and 3 mi/4.8 km–12 mi/19 km wide.
		Lavaca Bay in NW arm of Matagorda Bay, East Matagorda Bay, inlet of Gulf of Mexico, extends 20 mi/32 km NE, from neck of land separating it from Matagorda Bay (SW); separated from gulf by E extension of Matagorda Peninsula.
		At E end of Matagorda Bay is the site of the village of Matagorda, which was settled in 1825 and served as a port for Stephen F. Austin’s colony.
	www.bartleby.com /69/52/M04252.html (199 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: MATAGORDA BAY
		Matagorda Bay (at 28°38' N, 96°15' W) is a major bay on the Texas coast protected from the tides and storms of the Gulf of Mexico by the Matagorda Peninsula.
		At the north end of the bay an isthmus formed by Egret Island and the extended banks of the Colorado River connect the mainland to Matagorda Peninsula and separate Matagorda Bay from East Matagorda Bay.
		Matagorda Bay has gone by the name Espíritu Santo and later by the name Costa y Bahía de San Bernardo, both of which seem to have designated the general area.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/MM/rbm28.html (399 words)

	Bay City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It is the county seat of Matagorda County, one of the oldest counties in Texas.
		Bay City is approximately 80 miles southwest of Houston off the intersection of Highways 60 and 35.
		Matagorda County Industrial Foundation, in cooperation with the Bay City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, work together with other city committees to bring industry to the county.
	www.man-net.org /info/baycity.html (331 words)

	The Bay City Tribune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Matagorda County is a prime spot for recreational fishing year round.
		Known for speckled trout, redfish and flounder, the coastline of Matagorda County stretches for over 50 miles from Sargent in the east to the Port O'Connor jetties in the west with the town of Matagorda in between.
		Fisherman in Matagorda hook approximately 42 percent of the gafftop caught in the state.
	www.baycitytribune.com /story.lasso?wcd=4064 (820 words)

	Matagorda Bay -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Matagorda Bay is a large bay on the (The second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico) Texas coast, located between (additional info and facts about Calhoun) Calhoun and (additional info and facts about Matagorda) Matagorda counties.
		Lavaca Bay extends westward to the mouth of the Lavaca River, and is home to the city of (additional info and facts about Port Lavaca) Port Lavaca.
		Tres Palacios Bay extends northeast to the mouth of the Tres Palacios River, and connects to the city of (additional info and facts about Palacios) Palacios.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/matagorda_bay.htm (142 words)

	Matagorda County in this week's county spotlight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Bay City is the largest city and the county's seat of government.
		In 1829, the town of Matagorda was founded after Stephen F. Austin convinced the Mexican government that a military post was needed to protect incoming settlers.
		F, Bay City - houses many of the artifacts from La Salle's ship La Belle that sank in Matagorda Bay in 1685 and was discovered in 1996.
	www.countryworldnews.com /Editorial/SCTX/2004/sc1209spotlight.htm (1065 words)

	Marine Forecast : Weather Underground
		North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
		Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield, extending from 20 to 60 nm
		Bays and waterways from Corpus Christi to Baffin Bay
	www.wunderground.com /MAR/GM/330.html (640 words)

	Surf-Masters Saltwater Fishing - boat dock at matagorda bay?
		Matagorda harbor is probably your best bet for both.
		The harbor is at the left hand side as you drive into matagorda itself.
		The road that goes into Matagorda is SH 60.
	www.surf-masters.com /msforum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4075 (152 words)

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		Essentially, most of Matagorda Bay, excluding Lavaca Bay and the western edge of Matagorda Bay proper, is included in the exemption area requested by TPWD.
		The intent of this action is to relieve the economic hardship on Matagorda Bay shrimpers while ensuring adequate protection of threatened and endangered sea turtles.
		Matagorda Bay shrimpers were generally using TEDs with a narrow bar spacing to eliminate these jellyfish.
	www.eswr.com /n10259a.txt (2010 words)

	TWDB Hydrodynamic Modeling for Oil Spill
		Tides are the slowly changing rise and fall of the ocean and bay levels in response to interactions between the sun, moon, and earth.
		Data from the station at Pleasure Pier is used for Galveston and Matagorda Bays, the Bob Hall Pier station for Corpus Christi Bay, and the Sabine Pass station for Sabine Lake.
		Inflows to the Matagorda Bay model which are based on daily-updated data include the Colorado, Lavaca, Guadalupe and Tres Palacios Rivers, and the Garcitas and Placedo Creeks.
	hyper20.twdb.state.tx.us /data/bays_estuaries/bhydpage.html (1020 words)

	LCRA: Feature Story: Fact sheet: Matagorda Bay Nature Park
		The Matagorda Bay Nature Park is public property that LCRA has committed to keep undeveloped, with the exception of limited recreation, education and ecotourism facilities.
		LCRA purchased the 1,600 acres at Matagorda to help protect and preserve this ecological gem and to provide facilities for people, especially children, to enjoy and learn about the important role that bays and estuaries play in the environment.
		The Matagorda Bay Nature Park is one of several facilities that LCRA has developed near and along the Colorado River for the purposes of education, recreation and preservation.
	www.lcra.org /featurestory/2003/2003_2_20_matagorda_factsheet.html (1464 words)

	Matagorda Bay - Fishing, Birding, Nature, Beach, History, and Home Life
		The Matagorda Bay area holds many wonders for anyone with a love for nature and her many gifts.
		Fishing in East and West Matagorda Bays always promises the thrill of a good fight -- and a good catch.
		For people interested in history, Matagorda is "the place where Texas history began" and our history is rich with stories of our fight for Texas Independence, Indian fighting, and the Civil War.
	www.matagorda-bay.com (270 words)

	GulfBase - Matagorda Bay
		Matagorda Bay is located on the Texas Coast at approximately 28.5 N and 96.5 W and is the third largest Texas estuarine system (1,013.68 square km).
		Matagorda Bay is separated from the Gulf of Mexico by the Matagorda Peninsula, and water exchange occurs through 5 principal tidal inlets (south to north): Pass Cavallo, Matagorda Ship Channel, Greens Bayou, the Colorado River Delta Complex and Brown Cedar Cut.
		Matagorda Bay, Texas: its hydrography, ecology, and fishery resources.
	www.gulfbase.org /bay/view.php?bid=matagorda (434 words)

	Weather Marine Forecast (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Bay waters choppy decreasing to slightly choppy in the afternoon.
		Bay waters slightly choppy decreasing to smooth late in the afternoon.
		Bay waters slightly choppy decreasing to smooth after midnight.
	www.wunderground.com /auto/kvii/MAR/GM/330.html (253 words)

	The Victoria Advocate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		BAY CITY - A new vote tabulation machine recently purchased by Matagorda County to replace an often broken tabulator, failed Tuesday night, preventing votes from the state Constitutional amendment election from being counted.
		Tallying the Matagorda County residents' votes on nine constitutional amendments on the ballot Tuesday will be easier for County Clerk Gail Denn and her staff with a newly installed vote tabulation machine.
		The son of a Matagorda County sheriff's deputy was killed in a one-car accident on U.S. Highway 59 early Friday morning, Oct. 28.
	www.thevictoriaadvocate.com /county_by_county/matagorda (2487 words)

	TPWD: Matagorda Island State Park & Wildlife Management Area
		History: Matagorda Island State Park and Wildlife Management Area, in Calhoun County, is separated from the mainland by San Antonio and Espiritu Santo bays and is one of the barrier islands that borders the Gulf to protect the mainland from the great tides and strong wave action of the open ocean.
		Matagorda Island did not exist until about 5000 years ago, but it is rich in history.
		The island marshes are important nursery areas for shrimp, oyster, blue crab, and many species of sportfish, such as red drum, spotted sea trout, tarpon, shark, mackerel, and southern flounder.
	www.tpwd.state.tx.us /park/matagisl (907 words)

	Matagorda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Located on Matagorda Bay at the mouth of the Colorado River, the town of Matagorda lies near the site where French explorer LaSalle landed with some 200 colonists in February of 1685.
		The present town of Matagorda was founded in the late 1820's following Stephen Austin's grant to build a town at the mouth of the Colorado River.
		Matagorda became an important port until a destructive storm in 1894 resulted in the county seat to be moved to Bay City.
	lsjunction.com /places/matagord.htm (105 words)

	Freshwater inflows; Matagorda Bay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Matagorda Bay system is the second largest estuary on the Texas Gulf Coast covering approximately 352 square miles.
		Freshwater inflows are vital to the continued health of the natural ecosystems in and around the Matagorda Bay system.
		The salinity conditions in upper Lavaca Bay and the eastern end of Matagorda Bay were found to be largely dependent on the freshwater inflows from the Lavaca and Colorado Rivers, respectively.
	www.tpwd.state.tx.us /landwater/water/conservation/coastal/freshwater/matagorda (858 words)

	Talasek's Guide Service and Charters - Matagorda Bay Fishing Charters
		Captain Mark was born and raised in the Matagorda area & has been fishing here since he was 6 years old.
		His father is also a full-time Matagorda fishing guide and brother operates a local Matagorda Bait Camp.
		He would like to share some of his knowledge of the Matagorda Bay system with you on your next trip.
	talasekguideservice.com (349 words)

	Full Stringer Lodge Report - Matagorda Bay Texas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Sunday, limits of trout were caught in West Matagorda Bay in the afternoon throwing Pink and Chartreuse Skitterwalks.
		Matagorda was expected to experience severe flooding and horrible wind damage.
		Overall, the bite was slow in West Matagorda Bay and East Matagorda Bay produced many undersized trout and redfish on gold spoons and Jalapeno Norton Sand-Eel Jrs.
	wadefishing.net /FSLreport.htm (9532 words)

	GORP - Fly Fishing the Texas Coast - East Matagorda Bay to the Upper Laguna Madre Part 2
		The rich middle coast fisheries and bird life are nurtured by five major estuariesvital nurseries for shrimp, crabs, and finfish that are the food source for prolific gamefish populations.
		Matagorda Island is approximately 38 miles long and is bounded on the north by Pass Cavallo and on the south by Cedar Bayou.
		San Jose Island is bounded on the north by Cedar Bayou and on the south by Aransas Pass, a deepwater channel jettied in 1887 that tankers and freighters use as an entryway to reach the port of Corpus Christi.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/publishers/pruett/txcoast/chpt5_2.htm (706 words)

	Capt Bill
		atagorda Bay on the upper Texas Gulf Coast offers some of the finest Speckled Trout and Red fishing in the United States.
		is 21 foot '96 model Carolina Skiff is perfectly suited for fishing the flats in the bay and the Colorado River where the fish spend much of the winter.
		Matagorda is about a 2 hour drive south of Houston, Texas where the closest major airport is located.
	www.texs.com /capt_bill (118 words)

	Matagorda Vacation Rentals - #46 Beach Front Drive Rental at Matagorda Beach - Matagorda Texas Vacation Rentals
		Matagorda has excellent fishing and great fresh seafood to cook or take home.
		Matagorda is one of the top bird watching areas in the nation!
		The two closest places to eat out are Waterfront Restaurant in Matagorda, a restaurant only, with a large, good menu of seafood as well as other types of food and River Bend Tavern, on the Colorado River south of the intracoastal canal, with a good, varied menu.
	www.matagordatexas.com /rent46 (586 words)

	Texas Department of Health (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		That area of West Matagorda Bay northeast of a line from the mainland southeasterly to Shellfish Marker A located near the mainland, to Shellfish Marker B located near the end of Shell Island Reef, to the Tide Gauge located near the Matagorda Peninsula, and continuing to the Matagorda Peninsula.
		All of Boggy Bayou and that area of Matagorda Bay 500 yards offshore from the northern tip of Boggy Bayou parallel to the shoreline around Port O'Connor to the Intracoastal Waterway.
		The conditionally approved area of Carancahua Bay is that area of Carancahua Bay offshore of the restricted lines described above and inside of a line from Schicke Point west-soutwest to the unamed point on the west side of CarancahuaPass.
	www.tdh.state.tx.us /bfds/ssd/mat.html (632 words)

	Matagorda Texas Fishing - fishng guides for the Matagorda, Fishing Charters - Bay fishing and guides
		The Matagorda Bay Complex is famous for outstanding fishing.
		His goal is to insure that his clients experience exciting Matagorda Bay fishing, catching Trout, Redfish, and Flounder.
		The Matagorda Bay Complex is a great fishing destination and has a reputation for being the home of some of the finest trophy trout and redfish on the Texas Gulf Coast.
	www.saltwateraddiction.com (354 words)

	Talasek's Guide Service and Charters - Matagorda Bay Fishing Charters
		I took Jim Curin to east bay tuesday where we caught 20 specs, a red and a flounder throwing the old "trusty" bugjuice TTK II plastic.
		We took a short trip to west bay where the floundering was tough.
		Sunday morning we were back up heading to west bay for some wading.
	www.talasekguideservice.com /report.htm (464 words)

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