Bolivar: GOOD. 72 degrees. Many reports of bull redfish, redfish, and jackfish. Most catches are coming with live finger mullet, fresh cut bait, or squid.
Trinity Bay: GOOD. 77 degrees. Burnett Bay and Scott Bay are good for speckled trout, redfish, and sheepshead. Live shrimp is the best bait. Exxon A-lease is still producing nice black drum and sand trout on live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: FAIR. 71 degrees. Birds are working, pointing the direction to lots of undersized speckled trout, with a few keepers mixed in. Redfish are holding along the shorelines and marsh. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Galveston Bay: GOOD. 71 degrees. Moses Lake is holding some keeper trout and redfish. Fish are biting on both live shrimp and soft plastics. Bull Reds are still biting on the moving tide in the jetties. Keeper redfish, black drum are against the docks in the Galveston Harbor. Live shrimp best bait.Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 71 degrees. West Galveston Bay: Keeper reds being landed by those drifting the reefs. A few trout are also in the same area, but most of them are undersized. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Texas City: GOOD. 72 degrees. The fishing report remains the same for those Texas slams, flounder, speckled trout, slot redfish, fish in the bay using artificials, and live shrimp.
Freeport: GOOD. 73 degrees. The flounder are moving after the recent cold front. Redfish are schooling and feeding up like crazy. Reports of redfish anywhere from 26-32 inches. Chase the bird action to find schools of fish. Catch fish on gulp shrimp under a popping cork.
East Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 74 degrees. The fishing improves after each cold front rolls through. Wade fishing is proving the best. Redfish are fair, with sporadic catches. Gulf, sand, and speckled trout are good under the birds using artificials or gulp under a popping cork. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 74 degrees. The fishing improves after each cold front rolls through. Wade fishing is proving the best. Redfish are fair, with sporadic catches. Gulf, sand, and speckled trout are good under the birds using artificials or gulp under a popping cork. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
Port O’Connor: GOOD. 74 degrees. Fishing is good in Port O’Connor. Trout are good, with catches up to 24 inches on live shrimp and artificial voodoo shrimp. Bull reds are biting on Spanish sardines. Black drum are good on dead shrimp. Keeper sheepshead are biting on dead shrimp and live shrimp. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty’s Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.
