RAIN ON SATURDAY and Sunday will slow some anglers down, but the forecast will be clear and mild going into next week. Water temps remain pretty cool, especially in Trinity Bay, Texas City and both east and west Matagorda Bays, each of which project to very good fishing conditions.
Trinity Bay: VERY GOOD. 59-61 degrees. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp and soft plastics around the flats and oyster beds. Redfish are good in the marsh on live mullet, soft plastics, and shrimp. They can also be found along the shoreline. Flounder are good on live shrimp or mullet suspended below a cork.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 58-60 degrees. Flounder are good on live shrimp. Redfish and Black drum are good in the channels and drop-offs on soft plastics or live mullet. Speckled trout are good near Oyster Bayou. Catfish are good on cut bait. Sheepshead are good on shrimp- they are hungry and ready to spawn, and best spots to catch are near the jetties
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 58-60 degrees. Sheepshead are good on shrimp- they are hungry and ready to spawn, and best spots to catch are near the jetties. Redfish and Black drum are good near the south shoreline coves. Flounder are good on live shrimp. Speckled trout are excellent on fat boys and soft-dines in the deeper holes. Catfish are good on cut bait.
Texas City: VERY GOOD. 60-61 degrees. Redfish are good over shell reefs and wells on shrimp. Flounder are good on live shrimp or minnow. Speckled trout are good along the shoreline on artificial baits. Very early hours of the morning and late afternoon will be the best fishing times. Black drum is good on whole shad.
Freeport: GOOD. 65-66 degrees. Water clarity is excellent. Black drum is very good on live mullet. Redfish will be found in shallow mudflats and are good on soft plastics or natural baits or shrimp. Speckled trout bite is very good on mullet or pinfish. Sheepshead are good on shrimp and found around the jetties. Flounder are good around the San Luis Pass bridge and are good on mullet Bull reds are fair at the mouth of the Brazos river on cut menhaden baits.
East Matagorda Bay: VERY GOOD. 67 degrees. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp around the north shore reefs- the bigger trout will be found on this side of the bay. Redfish are very good near the south shoreline on live mullet, soft plastics and topwater in the shallow water. Flounder are good on shrimp and will be found around rock piles. Black drum is fair on soft plastics or blue crab.
West Matagorda Bay: VERY GOOD. 67 degrees. Black drum is fair on blue crab or soft plastics. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp along the flats around mullet. Redfish are good on live mullet and soft plastics. Flounder are good on live shrimp around Mad Island.
Port O’Connor: GOOD. 64-65 degrees. Black drum is good on blue crab, shrimp or soft plastics. Trout are good on a combination of live or fresh baits such as shrimp or crab in the shallow sand bars or at the dropoffs of the ICW. Be on the lookout for single big trout late in the morning near potholes and dropoffs. If the wind isn’t blowing, hit the potholes from as far away as you can reach. Redfish are excellent on live shrimp. Flounder are good at the end of the jetties on minnow. Sheepshead are good near the jetty on live shrimp.
