Fishing Forecast

IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW, the forecast calls for rain, especially on Saturday. Those
who are willing to withstand the wet stuff can find trout throughout the area along with
redfish running in Texas City and Trinity Bay. Live bait will be effective across the board.
This is also a great time to use FindAFishingBuddy.com in order to find a partner to
make it through the weather.
Bolivar: Trout are fair on the south shoreline on topwaters and soft plastics. Trout, sand
trout and croakers are fair to good at Rollover Pass on live bait.
Trinity Bay: Trout are fair for drifters working deep shell pads on Gamblers, Lil’ Johns
and Bass Assassins. Trout, redfish and croaker are fair at the spillway on live bait.
East Galveston Bay: Trout are fair for drifters working deep shell on limetreuse, glow
and plum Gamblers, Lil’ Johns and Bass Assassins. Redfish are fair while drifting the
marsh.
West Galveston Bay: Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are fair at the jetty on
shrimp and crabs. Trout and redfish are fair to good at the mouth of bayous on the
outgoing tide on live shrimp.
Texas City: Trout are fair to good on the reefs and in the channel on live shrimp and
croakers. Redfish and sand trout are fair to good in Moses Lake on shrimp. Trout are
fair to good at Dollar Reef on live bait.
Freeport: Trout are fair at San Luis Pass on shrimp, MirrOlures and soft plastics. Trout,
redfish, sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas
Bay and Chocolate Bay.
East Matagorda Bay: Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over mid–bay reefs on
live shrimp. Redfish are fair in the middle of the bay on live shrimp near slicks when the
wind allows.
West Matagorda Bay: Trout are fair on sand and grass on soft plastics and topwaters.
Redfish are fair in the back reaches of the bay on mud and shell on live shrimp.
Port O’Connor: Trout and redfish are fair on topwaters and live bait over sand, grass
and shell near Pass Cavallo. Trout and redfish are fair at the mouths of the back lakes
on the outgoing tide.