REGARDLESS OF WHERE you fish, make sure you’re wearing a mask. The forecast is good across the area, so be smart and protect yourself and other anglers while enjoying the hot yet solid fishing conditions.
Trinity Bay: GOOD. 86-87 degrees. Unchanged. Look for the birds; the fish will typically be under them. Fishing the flats remains to be the best method to fish for both redfish and speckled trout. The northwestern and eastern sides of the bay are still solid. Flounder are fair around rocks using mullet or minnow.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 86-88 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout great along the shorelines, jetties, and areas with reefs. Soft plastics in chartreuse/red are working well. Catfish are good on shad. Sheepshead are good and will be found primarily around rocks on minnow.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 86-88 degrees. The reefs and other structures located around the ship channel will be good areas to find speckled trout. Soft plastics like Bass Assassins, Norton Sand Eels produce extremely well. Topwaters can be great for midday use. Redfish are schooled up and roaming the open bays. The best combo is deep water and structure.
Texas City: GOOD. 85-87 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are best along the shoreline on shrimp or soft plastics, also keep your eye out for birds since the fish are typically under the birds. Flounder are fair on live bait around the jetties and wherever you can find rocks. Black drum are fair on blue crab around vegetation. Sheepshead are fair around the dike on mullet or minnows.
Freeport: GOOD. 84-85 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 fair on mullet or minnow. Flounder are also good around the rocks on mullet. Black drum are fair using crankbait- look for them around grass.
East Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 83 degrees. Redfish and flounder are good at Three Mile Reef on Bass Assassins©️. Flounder has been caught along the shoreline and around the rocks on minnow. Look for trout and redfish where the reef drops off into deeper water. Bait activity is where the fish will be.
West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 83 degrees. 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 above grass. Redfish and trout are good on live bait and will be around reefs. Flounder are good on shrimp around the rocks.
Port O’Connor: GOOD. 82-84 degrees. Speckled trout are good over the mid-bay structure and also by wading the shorelines. ICW, the south shoreline by Mitchell’s Cut, and the fishing pier is great for redfish, trout, and flounder. Redfish have also been solid in the back lakes.
