Stewards of the Wild is pleased to invite you to join the Houston Chapter for its 3rd Annual Fishing Tournament in Matagorda, Texas on Saturday, June 22.
The chapter is chartering inshore guide boats to target redfish and trout for the tournament. Each guide boat will fit a team of 3 fishermen. Those who wish to use their own boat and fish without a guide are free to do so as well. Tickets cover your guide boat, bait and the pre- and post-tournament festivities. For those who purchase a Team ticket, please provide each team members contact and shirt size information at checkout.
The winning boat will be the team with the heaviest combined stringer of two (2) redfish and two (2) trout. Awards will also be given to the individual who catches the redfish with the most spots and the individual who catches the heaviest trout or redfish on each boat's provided special fishing pole.
Schedule of Events:
Saturday - Fishing tournament from sunrise to 12PM, followed by post-tournament festivities and awards at Wayne's Bait Camp.
Tournament Rules:
1. All participants must be current members of SOTW and have a valid Texas fishing license.
2. The use of registered fishing guides is allowed but they may not enter fish they catch, only fish caught by SOTW members can be entered. If fishing with a guide provided by SOTW-Houston, you must meet the guide at the Matagorda Harbor by 6:45AM CST on June 22nd. If you are not at the Matagorda Harbor by 6:45AM CST and have not made the guide aware you will be late, the guide will be free to leave without you.
3. Maximum of three SOTW members per boat.
4. All fish must be weighted or in line to be weighed at Wayne’s Bait Camp by 12:30PM CST on June 22nd, 2024.
5. Only fish caught on June 22, 2024 between sunrise (6:27AM CST) and 12:00PM CST may be entered.
6. Boats must depart from the Matagorda Harbor.
7. Anglers may only fish Texas State waters.
8. Methods of capture are limited to all types of rod and reel fishing.
9. Any legal bait can be used.
10. All types of vessels and wading is allowed.
11. Any tournament participant not following TPWD rules and regulations will be disqualified.
12. The winning boat of the team competition will be determined by the total weight of Two (2) redfish within the Texas slot and two (2) trout within the Texas slot.
13. The weighmaster will have final say on the eligibility of any fish brought in to weigh.
14. No pale, gilled, gutted, or mutilated fish will be weighted, a trimmed tail is considered mutilation.
15. In the event of a tie of weight:
1. The first tie breaker will be total length of all four (4) fish according to TPWD standards
2. The second tie breaker will be which team turned in their fish first
Recommended lodging:
Matagorda Saltgrass Lodge - www.saltgrasslodge.com
Shell Motel - (979) 216-8471
This is a members only event, so join or renew today by visiting https://www.tpwf.org/sotw/houston/.
