Our weekly guide to action at favored angling spots FISHING FORECAST

COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL: the fishing will be joyant on Christmas
COOLER weather on Christmas Day shouldn’t deter anglers, especially those who
just can’t wait to give their Christmas presents a try on the waters. Trout is abundant
throughout the area, but Freeport and west Galveston Bay has a lot to offer when it
comes to seeking a variety of fish.
BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on slow–sinking plugs.
Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass.
TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair to good while drifting shell in 3–5 feet of water on soft
plastics. Trout are fair to good in the marsh. Redfish are good at the spillway on
crabs and mullet. Tides are below normal.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal
on fresh shrimp. Trout are good over the deep reefs on plastics when the
wind allows.
WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good for waders working the mud and
shell in the afternoon on MirrOlures and Corkies. Sheepshead, redfish and black
drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.
TEXAS CITY: Redfish and sand trout are fair to good in the holes in Moses Lake on
fresh shrimp. Trout, black drum and flounder are fair to good on Gulps and shrimp
on the edges of the channel.
FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are fair to good on live shrimp on the
reefs. Redfish are fair to good at San Luis pass on cracked blue crabs.
East Matagorda Bay: Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered
shell. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and
mullet.
WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are good in the Colorado River on glow and red
shad Bass Assassins, Norton Bull Minnows and Down South Lures. Redfish are fair
to good on the south shoreline in the guts and bayous.
PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on Corkies over soft mud in waist–
deep water in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working reefs
on live shrimp. Redfish are good at the mouths of drains.