WITH SPORTS SLOWLY BEING GROUND to a halt due to COVID-19, the best thing to do is fish. The area is filled with good opportunities, so why not go out and enjoy the outdoors?
Trinity Bay: GOOD. 59 degrees. Wade fishing the shoreline with artificial bait or drifting over the shell reefs off the boat are the best ways to catch redfish or speckled trout here. Flounder are very good on minnow around rocks. The nearby plant’s cooling canal flows into the north side of Trinity Bay. The warm water flows over a spillway and into a small lake, which in turn spills into the bay. These conditions bring the best redfish action of the year during the colder months.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 63-64 degrees. March can be one of the best months for wade fishing in the bay. Flounder are good on live shrimp or minnow. Redfish and trout can be found around the shallow grass flats and are good on shrimp. Catfish are good on cut bait. Sheepshead are good at the jetties on shrimp. Moses Lake floodgate closure effective until April 20th.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 63-64 degrees. Sheepshead are good on shrimp by the rocks. Black drum are good around structure on blue crab. Flounder are good on live shrimp or minnow. Catfish are good on cut shad. Redfish and trout can be found along the shoreline and are best with live shrimp. Moses Lake Floodgate closure is effective until April 20th. March can be one of the best months for wade fishing in the bay.
Texas City: GOOD. 63 degrees. Redfish are good over the flats on live shrimp. Flounder are good on live shrimp or minnow around the jetties. Speckled trout are fair to good along the shoreline on shrimp. Black drum are very good on blue crab. Sheepshead are good around the dike.
Freeport: FAIR. 64-65 degrees. Unchanged water clarity is good. Water temperatures are on the rise, and fishing has been great in the back lakes and marshes. Black drum are good on a gold spoon this time of year, slow bouncing off the bottom. Redfish will be found along the flats and are best on shrimp. Speckled trout are good on shrimp. Sheepshead are migrating to the jetties and bays to spawn and best on shrimp. The flounder are good around the bridge on mullet.
East Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 63-64 degrees. Trout are good in shallow water over mud on shrimp when you can find it around town. Black drum have been good on crab. Redfish are good on soft plastics around the reefs.
West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 63-64 degrees. Wading and drifting have both been successful fishing methods. Black drum are good on blue crab or shrimp. Speckled trout are good along the shoreline on shrimp. Redfish are good on live shrimp or soft plastics. Flounder are good on shrimp around the rocks.
Port O’Connor: GOOD. 66 degrees. Trout and redfish are good on shrimp. Mud and grass pockets are the best spots to work using corks or topwaters. They are chasing bait and focusing on the worms. Black drum are good on blue crab or shrimp. Flounder are good around the jetties on shrimp or minnow. Sheepshead are very good near the jetty on live shrimp or mullet.
