WATER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED to be somewhat mild but the overall fishing forecast for the upcoming week looks good. West Galveston Bay looks exceptional for redfish while big flounders have been reeled in throughout the Texas City area.
Trinity Bay: Good. 64 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on live shrimp under popping cork and soft plastics. Redfish are great in the marsh on live mullet, soft plastics and topwater and will be found along the north and northwest shoreline. The flounder bite is good on live mullet.
East Galveston Bay: Good. 63 degrees. The flounder bite is along the ICW spoils and drains. Redfish good along the north shoreline by the wildlife refuge on soft plastics. Speckled trout are excellent near the island in 4 feet of water, expect to limit out. Catfish are slow.
West Galveston Bay: Very good. 63 degrees. Jones Lake is good for redfish – drift live shrimp under popping corks and soft plastics. Flounder is good around San Luis pass on live shrimp. Speckled trout are excellent on shrimp, soft plastics and topwaters, expect to limit! Catfish are slow due to migratory patterns.
Texas City: GOOD. Redfish are good on soft plastics and can be found off the rocks. Flounder are excellent on live shrimp or minnow around Seawolf. Some catches in this area have been just shy of 8 pounds! Speckled trout are good along the levee and Mosquito Island. Black drum is good on blue crab or shrimp.
Freeport: GOOD. 67 degrees. Redfish and Speckled trout bite good around the surfside jetty. Flounder good along ICW drains and marsh using live mullet. Bull reds good at mouth of Brazos river on live bait.
East Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 67 degrees. Speckled trout are excellent on live shrimp under popping cork and soft plastics, mainly in the flats. Redfish are very good on chunking plastics or live shrimp. Flounder are excellent on soft plastics like down south, red, or white in color.
West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 67 degrees. Speckled trout are excellent on live shrimp under popping cork and soft plastics. Redfish are very good in the marsh on live mullet, soft plastics and topwater. The flounder bite is excellent on down south plastic in red or white color.
Port O’Connor: GOOD. 65 degrees. Trout are excellent on a combination of live or fresh baits such as shrimp or crab in the shallow sand bars. Redfish are very good in back bays on live shrimp. Bull reds have slowed down. Tarpon are very good on mullet or pinfish. Flounder are good on minnows or mullet and croakers in vegetation. Sheepshead are very good near the jetty on live shrimp.
