Fishing Forecast

IT’S GOING TO FEEL like spring for area anglers, including the rain that is expected on
Saturday. Temps will still feel comfortable, though, as trout will be running throughout
the area. Redfish are running in Trinity Bay, while making the ride to Freeport could
produce black drum.
Bolivar: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on soft plastics and plugs. Black
drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. Trout are good at the pass on live shrimp.
Trinity Bay: Trout are fair on the north shoreline on shrimp. Redfish are good in the
marsh.
East Galveston Bay: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on Top Dogs and
She Pups on the incoming tide. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the
Intracoastal on fresh shrimp.
West Galveston Bay: Trout are fair to good on Bass Assassins, Gamblers and Norton
Sand Shad in the afternoon while wading the south shoreline. 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 and mullet. 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 fair on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay. Black drum and
redfish are fair to good at the jetties on cracked blue crabs.
East Matagorda Bay: Trout are good over deep shell on the east and west ends of the
bay. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet.
Flounder are fair for waders on the south shoreline.
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. Sheepshead and black drum are fair to
good on shrimp on reefs.
Port O’Connor: Trout and redfish are good on topwaters over sand and grass in
waist–deep water in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the
back lakes with live shrimp. Redfish are good at the jetty on crabs and mullet.