Bolivar: GOOD. 51 degrees. Sheepshead are good around docks, rocks and bulkheads using live shrimp. Look for slicks and birds between Yates and Hanna’s for trout on soft plastics. Jetties are holding trout in 7-10 feet of water on live shrimp and soft plastics. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Trinity Bay: GOOD. 62 degrees. Burnett Bay and San Jacinto Bay, and Sylvan Beach, good for Sheepshead, keeper black drum, few redfish, and fair catches of speckled trout. Best bite is on live shrimp fished underneath popping corks. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 56 degrees. Speckled trout up to 2 pounds and plenty of redfish being caught, while fishing marsh drains and bayous. Live shrimp and lures working equally well. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Galveston Bay: GOOD. 60 degrees. A few bull reds bring caught in deeper water, near Red Bluff Point and Sylvan Beach. Reported by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 57 degrees. Best fishing is over deeper shell, in the mud streaks, although the bite is slow. Dark colored lures working best. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Texas City: GOOD. 58 degrees. The Dike is holding black drum on cut bait and crab. Dollar Point holding some speckled trout on twitch baits. Mosquito Island holding some speckled trout on soft plastics. Look for slicks between April Fool Point and Dollar Point. Redfish and trout in Moses Bay under birds. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC. Galveston North and South Jetty holding a mixed bag of black drum, redfish, and sheepshead. Best action is in the afternoon, on the incoming tide. Live crab as bait for black drum. Live shrimp for redfish and sheepshead. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Freeport: FAIR. 59 degrees. Fishing is slower despite an abundance of bait fish and the water is slightly off color. Trout are good drifting the bay with down south lures with 1/4 ounce jig head in 3-4 feet of water. Alligator Cut holding sheepshead and drum. Flounder are there but all smaller sized. Report by Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.
East Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 57 degrees. The bay is clear and ready to be fished. Trout are good on live shrimp. Redfish are good on cut mullet and live shrimp. The water in the Colorado River and Diversion Canal has a good green stain and the fishing is good. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 57 degrees. The bay is clear and ready to be fished. Trout are good on live shrimp. Redfish are good on cut mullet and live shrimp. The water in the Colorado River and Diversion Canal has a good green stain and the fishing is good. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
Port O’Connor: GOOD. 53 degrees. Water is still muddy, but clearing each day. Expect the trout bite to return when the water clears using live shrimp. Sheephead are good using live shrimp. Redfish are good on Spanish sardines. Black drum are slow with a very light bite using dead shrimp. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty’s Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.
Rockport: FAIR. 56 degrees. Fishing is looking similar as we head into the first weekend of March. Redfish are good in 2-4 feet of water on gulp, spoons, and paddle tails. Trout are fair in 4-8 feet of water on suspension baits. Drum are good in 2-4 feet of water on dead shrimp. Sheepshead are good in 5-10 feet of water on live shrimp near structure. Report by Damian Hubbs, Mathis Bait Co.
