Fishing Forecast

NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO, make sure you are part of #MaskUpTexas. The water temps are approaching 90 degrees in west Galveston Bay, with other hot spots are in the low-to-mid 80s. Redfish are running solid throughout the area, along with speckled trout in Texas City and Freeport. 

Trinity Bay: GOOD. 84-85 degrees. Fishing under the birds, working structure, and wading the flats are the best methods to fish for both redfish and speckled trout. The northwestern and eastern sides of the bay are still producing good numbers. Flounder are good around rocks using mullet or minnow.

East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 84-85 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are still high in numbers along the shorelines and near the jetties. Catfish are fair on cut bait. Sheepshead are good and will be found primarily around rocks on mullet.

West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 85-87 degrees. Deepwater, along with structure, is the key element. The many well pads, oyster reefs and other structures located around the ship channel will be good areas to find speckled trout. Fishing the many gas wells and reefs extending from the lower ship channel to the lower Trinity Bay will be a good pattern for trout fishermen. Most well pads offer an artificial reef complete with an oyster shell base and areas for specks to hide from sharks and dolphins. I prefer to start out fishing deep in the morning. Use soft plastics like Bass Assassins, Norton Sand Eels, and others to produce exceptionally well and don’t discount using topwaters for that midday bite. Redfish are schooled up and roaming the open bays

Texas City: GOOD. 86-87 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are best along the shoreline on live bait or soft plastics. Flounder are good on live bait around the jetties and wherever there are rocks. Black drum are fair on blue crab around vegetation. Sheepshead are good around the dike on mullet or minnows.

Freeport: GOOD. 83 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout will be found in the back bay around shell and marsh and are good on shrimp. Sheepshead will be found around the oyster reefs and rocks and are good on live bait. Flounder are good around the rocks on mullet. Black drum are fair on blue crab, slow bouncing off the bottom around vegetation. Spanish mackerel is good near the north jetty

East Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 83 degrees. Wading the grass beds is best. Look for bait activity as a clue as to where the fish will be. There’s a lot of guts running through these beds that are deeper with slightly cooler water. Trout often use these guts to move from deeper water into the flats or from the flats to deeper water. I usually start in the morning, tossing topwaters. If that doesn’t work, switch to soft plastics.

West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 83 degrees. Unchanged. Wading remains to be the best method to beat the heat. Sand and grass shorelines along this side of the bay have held scattered catches of trout on topwaters and soft plastics. Black drum are fair on blue crab around vegetation or structure. Redfish and trout are good on live bait and will be gravitating towards structure. Flounder are good on shrimp around the rocks.

Port O’Connor: GOOD. 83-84 degrees. Stable winds are providing excellent fishing opportunities with strong numbers of speckled trout over the mid-bay structure. Back Lakes airboat fishing for solid Redfish has also been excellent. Wade fishermen have had some great trips taking substantial Trout numbers and redfish near the shoreline as well.