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Shellbank Reef
Mid-bay oysterCopano Bay
GPS
N 28°6.884' W 97°9.166'
28.114733, -97.152767
On satellite, Copano oyster reads as pale tan / gray banks against dark water. Confirm the crown and the drop-off before you idle in. Unmarked shell is everywhere in Mission.
Nearest public ramp
Bayside Public Ramp
4.9 miles · West-side launch. Short run to Forty Acre, Bayside Reefs, 3 Foot Reef, Boomerang, Shellbank.
Ramp cardHow to fish it
Concentrate on the shallow cuts through the reef at its southeast end. That is the lane on this mid-bay bank.
West-central Copano oyster reef. Southeast cuts are the published sweet spot.
Late spring to late fall.
Prop hazard. Idle the last 100 yards. Pole or Power-Pole on the edge — do not plane over the crown. Haynie Cat 23 floats it; the gearcase will not.
Nearby mid-bay oyster
Boomerang Reef1.6 miCopano Reef2.2 miCopano Bay Reef2.2 miSpecies: trout
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