Reefs extend well out into the bay. Boat traffic and angler activity are generally light around this remote refuge. There are 12 miles of graveled roads inside the refuge. Maps are available at the entrance, and signs direct visitors to the two boat launches and fishing areas. There is also walk-in wadefishing access to East Bay along Oyster Bayou Road.
Fishing is permitted only in designated areas along East Bay bayous and shorelines.
Visitors are asked to register when entering the refuge, but there is no admission fee. He recommends wadefishing during the fall months, when big schools of reds are known to patrol the shorelines. One good approach is to wade out in front of a stand of large cedar trees and work back along the shoreline. Near Frozen Point is a reef that can hold numbers of fish at this time of year. Anahuac's hard sand bottoms and sheltered shorelines make it an attractive wadefishing destination also during the winter.