Bolivar: GOOD. 86 Degrees. Speckled trout have been fair near the north jetty on the southern end of the peninsula as well as in less than 6 feet of water on live shrimp. Redfish have been good along the shoreline and are best caught 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. 85 degrees. Fishing under the birds, working structure and wading the flats are the best methods to fish for both redfish and speckled trout here. The most popular wading areas are along the northwestern and eastern sides of the bay. Flounder are highest in numbers around the rocks and would recommend using mullet or mud minnows.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 85 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are still high in numbers along the shorelines and near the jetties. Sheepshead are good and will be found primarily around rocks on mullet.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 85 degrees. Deep water 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 all the way up to lower Trinity Bay is going to be a good pattern for the speckled trout. Most well pads offer an artificial reef complete with an oyster shell base and areas for trout to hide from sharks and dolphins. Use soft plastics like Bass Assassins, Norton Sand Eels or topwaters for that midday bite. Red fish are schooled up and roaming the open bays
Texas City: GOOD. 83 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. 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 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.
East Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 85 degrees. Wading the grass beds is best on this side for speckled trout. 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. Speckled Trout often use these guts to move from deeper water into the flats or from the flats to deeper water. Start in the morning tossing Topwaters. If that doesn’t work, switch to soft plastics.
West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 85 degrees. 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 speckled trout on topwaters and soft plastics. Black drum are fair on blue crab around vegetation or structure. Redfish are good on live bait and will be gravitating towards structures. Flounder are good on shrimp around the rocks.
Port O’Connor: GOOD. 85 degrees. Speckled trout have been over mid-bay structures. Back Lakes are solid with redfish. Wade fishermen have had some great trips taking solid speckled Trout numbers and redfish near the shoreline as well.
