8 Mile/ Sportsmans Road

[TastyBurp]

I hear about people wading and launching yaks from here but I don't have a clue where these roads are. Any info or map links would be appreciated.

[Draggin Yak]

Click on directions/location on right hand column.

http://www.sportsmanrd.blogspot.com/

[Milkjug]

Hey now, don't go talking about my top secret spot in the open like that. Kidding, I'm guessing your new to the area?

You go N. on 8 mile, then hang a L. shortly before it dead ends into the bay.

A post I made a while back...
http://www.fishwestend.com/forum/sho...Sportsman-s-Rd.

[Curmudgeon]

Milkjug, Thanks for the info! I wasn't around when you posted it the first time. I've never fished Sportsman's road before.

[slyell]

I launched from there this past saturday and saw a bunch of waders there.. pretty cool location.

[TastyBurp]

Hey now, don't go talking about my top secret spot in the open like that. Kidding, I'm guessing your new to the area?

You go N. on 8 mile, then hang a L. shortly before it dead ends into the bay.

A post I made a while back...
http://www.fishwestend.com/forum/sho...Sportsman-s-Rd.

Thanks for the info. I am pretty new to wading and kayaking west bay. As for parking, does everyone just line up behnd one-another out there?

[Curmudgeon]

Great question! I'd like opinions on that too.
From the looks of the gmaps, it looks like people park at the end or on the south side of the road away from the houses. Is that it?

[fishingRED]

103rd street u can walk in and wade the reef in front.. Airway Ln u can walk in and wade towards offats.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=29.27311,-94.880183&spn=0.014057,0.035963&t=h&z=16

[dbarham]

103rd street u can walk in and wade the reef in front.. Airway Ln u can walk in and wade towards offats.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=2...35963&t=h&z=16

great info! thanks

[fishingRED]

Here goes a place that gets missed alot....crash basi. u can bank fish here. This is a red fish I caught here in January last year. I caught two that day, and some trout. If u look at the map I posted U can see a it in travel air rd

[Oleander Kayaker]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]10838[/ATTACH] Here goes a place that gets missed alot....crash basi. u can bank fish here. This is a red fish I caught here in January last year. I caught two that day, and some trout. If u look at the map I posted U can see a it in travel air rd

Good info! Thanks for posting info on the crashboat basin. I haven't even thought to try there.

[fishingRED]

Crash Basin is real real deep. One time I tried wading it, and walking about 4ft from the the grasline, boom down under I went. LOL!!!! After that I dont wade this area, Luckily I was OK!!!! I just cast from land, there is alot of rocks underneath when reeling in so be fast. Here goes another picture. U can get a good see of the area. This was the other redfish of the day

[MarkoChavs]

Great shots!!

So back to sportsman road ...um, is it okay to just go and park in front of peoples houses like that??? I mean, that would totally make me mad

[Race1Mopar]

Great spot, Sportsman road, you should be able to find lots of fish but be warned... that's "sting ray city!"

fishingRED, caught a few flatties over there a couple weeks ago.

[sfef84]

Last summer my buddy got bumped by a bull shark there in the gut, between the two "islands"