GET YOUR FISHING in on Saturday if you intend to do so without interference from Mother Nature. The late-week run of springlike temperatures comes to an end on Sunday, as the next week is slated to be dampened with rain and cooler temperatures. Trout is almost everywhere, but redfish can be had at west Galveston Bay and the jetties of Freeport.
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 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 mullet. Trout are fair to good for waders on Down South Lures over sand and grass.
Port O’Connor: Trout and redfish are fair on soft plastics over soft mud. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp.
