Bolivar: GOOD. 77 Degrees. Speckled trout have been good near the bridge as well as along the surf and have been biting on topwaters. Redfish have been in the pass and are good on shrimp or soft plastics. Black drum are good around vegetation or structure on crab or shrimp. Flounder are fair around the rocks on shrimp.
Trinity Bay: GOOD. 77 degrees. Speckled trout are over hard sandy bottoms with scattered shell and are good on live baits. Fishing the birds, working structure and wading the flats are the best methods to fish for redfish and speckled trout. The best place to wade is along the northwestern and eastern sides of the bay. Flounder are good on minnow around the rocks.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 77 degrees. Speckled trout have been caught around the reefs on top waters or shrimp. Redfish will be found in the surf and around the jetties and are best on shrimp. Sheepshead are fair and will be found primarily around rocks on shrimp.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 77 degrees. Redfish and Speckled trout will be found over hard, sandy bottom with scattered shell or in the shallow water along the shoreline and are best using shrimp or topwaters. Sheepshead are fair and will be found primarily around the rocks on shrimp.
Texas City: GOOD. 79 degrees. Redfish are good over the flats on live shrimp. Speckled trout are good along the shoreline using shrimp. Black drum are good on blue crab in the channels or around vegetation. Flounder are good on live bait around the jetties and wherever there are rocks.
Freeport: GOOD. 78 degrees. Black drum are good using blue crab, slow bouncing off the bottom around vegetation or structure . Redfish will be found along the flats or shoreline and are best on shrimp. Speckled trout are good on shrimp around the granite rock reefs. Sheepshead will be found around the oyster reefs and are good on live bait. Flounder are good around the rocks with mullet.
East Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 78 degrees. Speckled Trout are largely going to be found in channels around grass flats. Redfish are good on soft plastics or topwaters in the morning around the reefs and shorelines. Black drum have been fair on blue crab around structure or vegetation.
West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 78 degrees. Speckled Trout and Redfish will be where the bottom is mud and shell mix and using shrimp or topwaters. Black drum are good on shrimp in the channels. Flounder are good on shrimp around the rocks.
Port O’Connor: GOOD. 77-78 degrees. The Brown shrimp and croaker continue to move into the ship channel around San Luis pass, and the speckled trout and redfish will be close by. Black drum are fair on blue crab or shrimp. Flounder are good around the jetties on shrimp or minnow. Sheepshead are fair near the rocks on live shrimp.
