DON’T LET THE up-and-down weather (it’s Texas, right?) bother you if you have plans to go fishing. Rain will be in the forecast but temps will bounce between the low 60s and mid 70s entering the week. As usual, trout is strong throughout the area, but west Matagorda Bay and Trinity Bay are good places for those fond of redfish. Fresh and live shrimp are good sources of bait.
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 along the grass line on Gulps and gold spoons. Trout are fair on the upper end of the bay.
East Galveston Bay: Trout are good on the south shoreline on Bass Assassins and Down South Lures. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp.
West Galveston Bay: Trout are good for waders tossing soft plastics on the incoming tide in the afternoon. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.
Texas City: Trout are fair to good on the reefs on live shrimp. Redfish are fair in Moses Lake on mullet and shrimp.
Freeport: Trout are fair to good at San Luis Pass on shrimp. Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay and in the harbor.
East Matagorda Bay: Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp, Bass Assassins, Down South Lures and DOA Shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on the Intracoastal reefs on crabs and live shrimp.
West Matagorda Bay: Redfish are fair to good in Oyster Lake on shrimp and crabs. Trout are fair on shell and grass on soft plastics. Black drum and redfish are fair to good at the jetty on crabs.
Port O’Connor: Trout and redfish are good on Gulps over sand and grass in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp.
