FISHING FORECAST

IT WILL REMAIN cool this weekend but area anglers should brace for another plunge in the temperatures entering the early portion of next week. A front scheduled to arrive late Monday will result in temps in the 30s and 40s on Tuesday. Still, trout are running well in most areas, with black drum playing well in Texas City and redfish in both east and west Matagorda Bay. 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: Redfish are fair at the spillway on shrimp. Catfish are good in the marsh. EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on Soft– Dines, MirrOlures and topwaters. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters working shell on live shrimp. Trout are fair in the mud and shell on topwaters and Corkies in the afternoon. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. TEXAS CITY: Black drum are good in the channel on crabs. Sand trout and whiting are good from the piers on fresh shrimp. FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Black drum are good at the jetties on cracked blue crabs. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters on soft plastics over humps and scattered shell. 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 and at Shell Island on shrimp and crabs. Trout are fair on shell and grass on soft plastics. PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are good on Corkies over soft mud in waist–deep water in San Antonio Bay. Redfish are fair for drifters working the mouths of lakes on falling tide.