Bolivar: GOOD. 87 Degrees. Bull red drum are good using cut or live finger mullet. Sand trout and speckled trout are good using live or dead shrimp. Flounder are being caught on live finger mullet, live mud minnows, or artificials. Redfish are being caught on whiting croaker gafftop and hard heads. Multiple reports of bull sharks, blacktip sharks, and lemon sharks caught on the beach using stingray and cut bait. Be safe this holiday weekend.
Trinity Bay: GOOD. 86 degrees. High tides from the hurricanes have the fishing off. Fishing remains in the summer pattern, but is shaping up. Channel area fishing is good for speckled trout on live shrimp or croaker. Schools of oversized redfish from 5-miles past the channel to Bird Island. The northwestern and eastern sides of the bay are still solid. Be safe this holiday weekend.
East Galveston Bay: FAIR. 87 degrees. High tides from the hurricanes have the fishing off. Redfish and speckled trout are still along the shorelines and near the jetties using live shrimp or croaker. You can also find them in the deep water around structures like reefs. Sheepshead are good and will be found primarily around rocks on minnow. Be safe this holiday weekend.
West Galveston Bay: FAIR. 87 degrees. High tides from the hurricanes have the fishing off. Fishing continues to be consistent. San Luis Pass is proving to be a sure fire spot with a variety of fish. Wade fishing in the west and closer to the pass has seen success. Redfish and trout are good using shrimp on popping corks, croaker bottom rigs. Be safe this holiday weekend.
Texas City: GOOD. 87 degrees. High tides from the hurricanes have the fishing off. Fishing has been good with early morning bites and the summer patterns continue to be consistent. Redfish and speckled trout are good using any kind of live bait. Be safe this holiday weekend.
Freeport: GOOD. 85 degrees. Fishing conditions remain in the summer patterns. Amberjacks are good on live baits. Kingfish are great on ribbon fish. Mahi mahi are good trolling. Cobia fishing are good as well. Be safe this holiday weekend.
East Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 85 degrees. Light east and southeast have cleared up water creating ideal fishing conditions for the bay. Fishing the west side of East Matagorda Bay is best. Drifting and wade fishing alike will bring success for trout and redfish on live shrimp under a popping cork or croaker. Redfish are piling up in schools on the shoreline and open water. Fishing is also good in the reefs. Be safe this holiday weekend.
West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 85 degrees. Light east and southeast have cleared up water creating ideal fishing conditions for the bay. Drifting and wade fishing alike will bring success for trout and redfish on live shrimp under a popping cork or croaker. Redfish are piling up in schools on the shoreline and open water. Fishing is also good in the reefs. Be safe this holiday weekend.
Port O’Connor: GOOD. 85 degrees. Fishing is excellent in the Matagorda Jetties. Trout are being caught on large shrimp and croaker 20-30 feet of water. Redfish are being caught on dead sardines and dead shrimp. Black tip sharks and bonnet sharks are biting anything you cast. Tarpon have been rolling at the end of the jetties. Be safe this holiday weekend.
Rockport: FAIR. 85 degrees. Trout are fair catching an early morning bite using croaker in the Lydia Ann Channel. The redfish are biting on cut mullet and cut ladyfish around L reef. Speckled Trout are good on shrimp under a popping cork fishing along the shoreline or around structures. Flounder have been good on minnows around the piers. Black drum are fair above the grass on crab. Be safe this holiday weekend.
