Bolivar: GOOD. 65 degrees. As colder weather and Thanksgiving approaches the weather looks good through weekend with only a little wind. Now with the fishing, look for drop-offs. Fish will come to the surface as the surface water temperature heats up. Rocks hold the heat in, so twitch bait in drop-offs and around rocks. The Sloughs through goat island holding fish under birds. The deeper reefs. The jetty holding sheepshead on live shrimp. Yates sloughs holding redfish on grass lines. Thru Sievers cut holding trout and redfish under birds. Happy Thanksgiving everyone from the family here at Tail Spotter Guide Service.
Trinity Bay: SLOW. 57 degrees. Good catches of speckled trout, redfish, and black drum from the upper northwest corner of Trinity Bay and bays north of the Fred Hartman bridge. Both live shrimp and soft plastics account for the action. Anglers fishing Jack’s Pocket area of Trinity catching good speckled trout and redfish at times. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 55 degrees. Open bay waters are too rough to fish until the wind subsides. Bayous and marsh lakes are good for redfish. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Now with the fishing, look for drop-offs. Fish will come to the surface as the surface water temperature heats up. Rocks hold the heat in, so twitch bait in drop-offs and around rocks. The Sloughs through goat island holding fish under birds. The deeper reefs behind Hanna’s holding fish look for fish under birds. Look for action in wind break areas. North shore of smith’s point holding black drum on shrimp. Happy Thanksgiving everyone from the family here at Tail Spotter Guide Service.Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Galveston Bay: GOOD. 51 degrees. Protected waters of Moses lake and Dickinson bayou good for speckled trout and redfish at times. Some “bird fishing” in both areas. Live shrimp and soft plastics working best. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. As colder weather and Thanksgiving approaches the weather looks good through the weekend with only a little wind. Now with the fishing, look for drop-offs. Fish will come to the surface as the surface water temperature heats up. Rocks hold the heat in, so twitch bait in drop-offs and around rocks. The railway bridge by causeway holding some drum and oversized reds on crab or mullet. Bull Redfish are in the channel on both jetties. On surf sides are holding sheepshead and trout on shrimp under popping cork or free line near the rocks. Redfish in harbor at both ends pelican island bridge still holding redfish. Happy Thanksgiving everyone from the family here at Tail Spotter Guide Service. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 56 degrees. Chocolate Bayou is best for speckled trout and redfish on soft plastics and live shrimp. A few redfish and speckled trout in the back of Greens Lake on soft plastics and live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. As colder weather and Thanksgiving approaches the weather looks good through the weekend with only a little wind. Now with the fishing, look for drop-offs. Fish will come to the surface as the surface water temperature heats up. Rocks hold the heat in, so twitch bait in drop-offs and around rocks. Carancahua and Green’s lakes holding redfish and black drum on shrimp at the grass lines and off the drop offs. ICW holding fish in calmer water. Some redfish and trout inside on soft plastic. Watch the tides. South of cold pass waders still getting trout and redfish in deeper waters. Jones bay holding a few fish early on soft plastic. Happy Thanksgiving everyone from the family here at Tail Spotter Guide Service.Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Texas City: GOOD. 54 degrees. Bull redfish being caught by anglers fishing near the end of the dike on the channel side. Finger mullet, cut bait, and crab are the best baits. Catches of bull red from the Pelican Island bridge to Seawolf park and the Galveston jetties when conditions allow. Flounder being caught and released in the Galveston channel. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. As colder weather and Thanksgiving approaches the weather looks good through the weekend with only a little wind. Now with the fishing, look for drop-offs. Fish will come to the surface as the surface water temperature heats up., Rocks hold the heat in, so twitch bait in drop-offs and around rocks. The rock barriers between Swan Lake to the dike holding redfish and trout on artificial. Texas roach, purple/chartreuse are hot colors. The dike is holding trout early at the end close to the rocks. Also holding bull redfish between midway to the end on crab or cut day. Happy Thanksgiving everyone from the family here at Tail Spotter Guide Service. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Freeport: GOOD. 52 degrees. The Brazos and The Bernard Rivers have been fishing awesome for drum, sheepshead, redfish and trout throwing live shrimp off the bottom. Bastrop, Christmas and Chocolate Bays are good for redfish, trout and drum fishing under the birds throwing live shrimp or gulp under a popping cork. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.
East Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 65 degrees. If the wind cooperates this Thanksgiving drift fishing should improve. The Colorado river is good for trout with a few oversized redfish on artificials or live shrimp. Wade fishing is good with artificials in the bay. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 65 degrees. Tides are high in West Matagorda bay and slot redfish are good. Wade fishing for trout is good. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
Port O’Connor: SLOW. 65 degrees. The water is muddy but clarity should improve along with the bite the Thanksgiving weekend. Sheepshead are good on dead shrimp. Mainly catches of oversized redfish with a few slot fish at the ends of the jetties on spanish sardines, or dead shrimp. Hardhead catfish are grouped up for the spawn. Trout are slow. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty’s Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.
