REEL ‘EM IN Our weekly guide to action at favored angling spots FISHING FORECAST

Bang the (black) drum slowly on the water
THE START OF THE week is a great time for fishing, especially on east Galveston
Bay where trout and black drum are running abundantly. Black drum are also found
in solid numbers in Texas City. As for bait, crabs and live bait are working effectively.
BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on soft plastics and plugs.
Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass.
TRINITY BAY: Catfish are good around Long Island Bayou and shrimp. Redfish are
fair to good around the spillway on live bait.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good on the south shoreline on MirrOlures and
Corkies. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh
shrimp. Black drum are fair to good in the Ship Channel on crabs.
WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters working shell on live
shrimp and Gulps. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on
shrimp and crabs. Redfish are good in the back lakes on shrimp and Gulps.
TEXAS CITY: Black drum are good in are channel on crabs. Trout are fair on the
reefs on live shrimp on the incoming tide.
FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in
Christmas Bay and Bastrop Bay. Black drum and redfish are good at the jetties on
cracked blue crabs.
EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair to good while drifting deep shell with plastics
and live shrimp. Redfish are fair for drifters in the back lakes on live shrimp. Redfish
are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet.
WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to good on the edge of Oyster Lake on
shrimp and crabs. Black drum and redfish are fair to good at the jetty on crabs. Trout
are fair to good for waders on Down South Lures over sand and grass.