Fishing Forecast

THE FindAFishingBuddy.com forecast will have rain on Saturday morning before
clearing out to become a good weekend to pull out the boat, hit the lakes and make a
new friend in the process. Early May offers an abundance of trout throughout the area,
while Freeport and Texas City are good spots for redfish. As for bait, make sure the
shrimp is live, as it is the most effective this weekend.
Bolivar: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on Litl’ Johns and Down South
Lures. Black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass.
Trinity Bay: Trout are good for drifters working slicks on MirrOlures, Down South Lures
and Gamblers. Trout are fair to good on deep shell on Gulps and live bait.
East Galveston Bay: Trout are good on the south shoreline on Bass Assassins,
MirrOlures and topwaters. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the
Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. Trout are good on live bait around the wells.
West Galveston Bay: Trout are fair to good on live shrimp on reefs. Sheepshead,
redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Trout are beginning to
show in the surf and at the jetty when the wind allows
Texas City: Trout are fair to good on Dollar Reef on live shrimp and croakers. 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. Trout and redfish
are good at the jetties on live shrimp and finger mullet.
East Matagorda Bay: Trout are good for drifters on live shrimp over humps and
scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and
mullet. Trout are good for waders on topwaters.
West Matagorda Bay: Redfish are fair to good on the edge of Oyster Lake on shrimp
and crabs. Trout are fair on shell and grass on soft plastics. Black drum is fair to good at
Shell Island and Cut Off Flats on shrimp.
Port O’Connor: Trout and redfish are good on topwaters over sand and grass in the
guts in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes
with live shrimp. Trout are fair at the jetty on shrimp.