REEL ‘EM IN Our weekly guide to action at favored angling spots FISHING FORECAST

TROPICAL STORM BARRY’S near-miss of the Texas coastline meant anglers would be able to hit the water. While some effects hit Texas, the concerns were enough to keep this week’s forecast from hitting the newswires until early Friday afternoon when forecasters were able to safely get the state out of danger. Still, The Post Newspaper sends its thoughts and prayers to our friends on the Louisiana coast. BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on soft plastics and plugs. Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. Croakers are good on dead shrimp in the channel and around the pass. TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters working shell pads and deep reefs on Gamblers, Lil Johns and Bass Assassins. Redfish and trout are fair to good at the spillway on shrimp. EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good on the south shoreline on topwaters and soft plastics. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. Trout are good on mid–bay reefs on plastics and croakers. WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters working shell on live shrimp. Trout, sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp. Tarpon are showing on the beachfront. Kingfish, ling, red snapper and sharks are good offshore. TEXAS CITY: Trout are good on the channel on croakers. Sand trout are fair on fresh shrimp off the piers. Redfish are fair on mullet in the channel. FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Trout and sand trout are good at the jetties on shrimp and DOA Shrimp. Kingfish, red snapper and ling are good offshore. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good in the middle of the bay around slicks and live shrimp. Flounder are fair in the cuts on Gulps. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to good on the edge of Oyster Lake on shrimp and crabs. Trout are fair on sand and grass on soft plastics. Black drum are fair on the reefs. PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are good on topwaters over soft mud in waist–deep water in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair at the mouths of bayous on the outgoing tide. Trout and bull redfish are good at the jetty on shrimp.