Bolivar: GOOD. 77 degrees. As fall weather approaches, look for redfish in big schools near marshes, structures, jetties and rock barriers. Look for trout on deeper reefs. One month left for flounder season and they are definitely here, a good flounder pounder color is Nuclear Chicken. The small jetty by the ferry is holding some flounder on mullet or a popping cork with shrimp. The big jetty is still holding trout and redfish down by the sunken ship popping cork with live shrimp. Crystal Beach holding small shark on cut bait or live. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Trinity Bay: SLOW. 77 degrees. Birds working over schools of small trout and sand trout in Jack’s Pocket. Bays north of the Fred Hartman Bridge producing decent catches of redfish, a few speckled trout and black drum. Best bite is on live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 78 degrees. Scattered birds working open bay, but mostly sand trout and small speckled trout under them biting on soft plastics. Shorelines producing redfish and flounder biting on live natural bait or soft plastics, especially Gulps for the flounder. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. As fall weather approaches, look for redfish in big schools near marshes, structures, jetties and rock barriers. Look for trout on deeper reefs. One month left for flounder season and they are definitely here, a good flounder pounder color is Nuclear Chicken. Yates to Big Pasture Bayou drain, and Marsh Point to Rollover, holding some redfish, trout, and flounder drifting popping cork with live shrimp against the grass line. South shore holding redfish on artificial or popping cork with shrimp. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Galveston Bay: GOOD. 77 degrees. Winds have limited catches in the open bay. Protected shorelines producing redfish, black drum, and flounder. Best bite has been on live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. As fall weather approaches, look for redfish in big schools near marshes, structures, jetties and rock barriers. Look for trout on deeper reefs. One month left for flounder season and they are definitely here, a good flounder pounder color is Nuclear Chicken. The Bull Redfish run is on. Redfish at both ends of the harbor on cut mullet, sand trout, or crab. There are a trout being caught at the causeway. Hannah’s Reef still holding trout and redfish drifting artificial, popping cork with shrimp, chatter weight and croaker. Swan Lake holding redfish on artificial. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 79 degrees. Speckled trout bite has slowed, but catches of redfish are good, along with some black drum. Giggers are doing well at night on the flounder. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. As fall weather approaches, look for redfish in big schools near marshes, structures, jetties and rock barriers. Look for trout on deeper reefs. One month left for flounder season and they are definitely here, a good flounder pounder color is Nuclear Chicken. Trout and redfish holding on the reefs drifting between Carancahua Reef to Confederate Reef on artificials, or popping cork with live shrimp. Greens Lake still holding redfish and flounder up against the grass line early on popping cork with artificial or live. SLP bridge holding oversized redfish with a few slots. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Texas City: GOOD. 77 degrees. Bull redfish, and a few big black drum being caught off the dike and the Galveston jetties. A few flounder are being caught in the Galveston harbor. Tarpon fishing remains good when conditions allow off the Galveston beachfront. Strong cold front next week may stop the bite. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. As fall weather approaches, look for redfish in big schools near marshes, structures, jetties and rock barriers. Look for trout on deeper reefs. One month left for flounder season and they are definitely here, a good flounder pounder color is Nuclear Chicken. The dike is seeing redfish on Carolina rigged cut mullet, sand trout, shad, or crab at the end. Rock barriers just south of the dike holding trout, redfish, and flounder under pop in cork with shrimp, or Carolina rig mullet. Flounder starting to hold around the 3-mile to 5-mile mark on the dike artificial tip with mullet or Carolina rig mullet. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Freeport: GOOD. 78 degrees. Fishing has slowed with the full moon. Flounder bite has turned on in the river, pass, and cuts leading into bays. Jigging is producing the best bite. Redfish and trout are good in Bastrop, Christmas and Chocolate Bays drifting with shrimp or lures. Redfish are good in the back lakes. River and the cuts leading into the bay are full of big croaker, sand trout, drum and sheepshead on the fall spawn run biting on live or dead shrimp. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.
East Matagorda Bay: SLOW. 81 degrees. The high water temperatures are not normal for this time of year slowing the shrimp migration, and the bite.Trout are slow due to the weather and increase in the water temperature, but wade fishing will produce a few bites. Redfish are good in the bay and river along the shorelines. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
West Matagorda Bay: FAIR. 81 degrees. The high water temperatures are not normal for this time of year slowing the shrimp migration, and the bite.Trout are slow due to the weather and increase in the water temperature, but wade fishing will produce a few bites. Redfish are good in the bay and river along the shorelines. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
Port O’Connor: GOOD. 80 degrees. Fishing patterns are the same. Look for the trout action to pick up in November. Slot redfish are very good in the jetties on Spanish sardines and dead shrimp. Bull redfish are good at the back of jetties on dead shrimp and Spanish sardines. Oversized black drum are good on dead shrimp at the end of jetties. Slot drums are good where the jetties widen. Spade fish are biting on squid outside of the south jetty. Sharks and tarpon continue to bite live bait. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty’s Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.
