Bolivar: GOOD. 61 Degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are found in the surf on shrimp. Black drum are good along dropoffs and around structure or vegetation. Flounder are good near rocks on croaker. Sheepshead are slow.
Trinity Bay: GOOD. 59-60 degrees. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp under a popping cork. Redfish are fair in the marsh on mullet, soft plastics, or topwaters and are found along the north shoreline. The flounder bite is fair on mullet.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 59 degrees. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp or soft plastics. Redfish are good in the marsh on live mullet, soft plastics, and shrimp Sheepshead are very good on live shrimp.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 59 degrees. Redfish and black drum are good near the coves along the south shorelines. Flounder are good on live shrimp. Speckled trout are excellent on shrimp under popping cork in the deeper water.
Texas City: FAIR TO GOOD. 59 degrees. Redfish and flounder are good and are found around the marsh on shrimp and fresh cut mullet. Black drum are good around the bayou on croaker or crab. Speckled Trout are good under the birds over shell or in the marsh on mullet or shrimp.
Freeport: GOOD. 61-62 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good in the bay on mullet or shrimp. Black Drum are fair on blue crab around the reefs. Flounder are best along the drains on mullet or minnow. Fish from the boat with live natural baits and artificial baits. For wade fishing and night time flounder gigging, use artificials.
East Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 62-63 degrees. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp under a popping cork and soft plastics around the reefs. Redfish are very good near the south shoreline on live mullet or soft plastics in the shallow water where it’s warm. Flounder are good on shrimp. Black drum are good on crab or croaker near vegetation.
West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 62-63 degrees. This side of the bay is best for wading since there is a firm bottom and remains the best method for catching fish here. Speckled trout is good on live shrimp or cut mullet along the flats or shoreline. Redfish are good in the marshy areas on croaker. The flounder bite is good around the rocks on mullet.
Port O’Connor: GOOD. 63 degrees. Speckled trout can be found along the dropoffs and around the flats on shrimp or croaker. Redfish are good in back bays on shrimp. Flounder are good on croaker or mullet in the shallow grass flats.
