RAIN IS IN THE forecast during the weekend, yet it won’t be enough to keep area anglers away. West Galveston Bay will be busy, as sheepshead and black drum have popped up onshore while sharks (yes, sharks) can be found offshore. Live bait will be in demand, although plastics and croakers have been effective on east Galveston Bay.
Bolivar: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on soft plastics and plugs. Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover 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 fair 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 fair on the channel reefs on croakers. Sand trout are fair on fresh shrimp off the piers.
Freeport: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs.
East Matagorda Bay: Trout are fair to good for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair along the north shoreline while wading with croakers.
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 and croakers. Trout are good in the surf.
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. Trout are good in the surf.
