Our weekly guide to action at favored angling spots
HOT AND CLOUDY is a recurring theme, yet one that will sound good for most anglers. With temps pushing into the 90s at the start of the week, the best spots for trout will be, well, everywhere, while Freeport’s Christmas Bay will be filled with sheepshead. Live shrimp will be a favorable bait along with crabs and mullets, especially at east Matagorda Bay.
Bolivar: Trout are good on the south shoreline on Bass Assassins, Gamblers and Down South Lures. Black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass.
Trinity Bay: Trout are fair to good on the wells on Lil’ Johns and Bass Assassins. Redfish are fair to good in the marsh on shrimp.
East Galveston Bay: Trout are good for drifters working deep shell on limetreuse and plum plastics. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. Trout are good on the Ship Channel on croakers and soft plastics.
West Galveston Bay: Trout are fair to good for drifters on live bait over reefs. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Offshore is good for tarpon, red snapper, kingfish, shark and ling.
Texas City: Trout are fair to good on the reefs on live shrimp and croakers. Trout are good on the edge of the Ship Channel on croakers and shrimp.
Freeport: Trout are good at San Luis Pass on shrimp and MirrOlures. Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay. Trout, Spanish mackerel and sand trout are good at the jetties.
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.
West Matagorda Bay: Trout are fair on sand and grass humps on soft plastics and topwaters. Redfish are fair on topwaters and live shrimp on the south shoreline. Trout are good in the surf.
Port O’Connor: Trout and redfish are fair on topwaters and live bait over sand, grass and shell in San Antonio Bay. Trout are fair to good in the surf and at the jetty on croakers and topwaters.
