Bolivar: GOOD. 65 degrees. As cold fronts roll through the bite will slow before holding steady. The surf is holding numbers of black drum, shark, and some big redfish on cut bait or live bait on the bottom. The gulf side of the North Jetty is holding limits of trout, redfish, sheepshead with an occasional bull redfish against the rocks with live shrimp with popping cork. The cuts leading in the bay from ICW holding redfish against shorelines by the rocks. Lots of black drum around Goat Island. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Trinity Bay: GOOD. 69 degrees. Northern end of Trinity Bay continues to be good for speckled trout. You will have to cull through some small fish, but still some decent pockets of keeper sized specs. Shoreline wader catching better sized trout. Burnett, Scott, and Tabbs Bay are good for speckled trout and redfish. Best bite on live shrimp, but soft plastics are working, Scattered birds working in the bays. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: FAIR. 68 degrees. Waders are finding fair numbers of speckled trout and redfish along the shorelines, especially near bayou drains. Birds are working in the open bay. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter. We were able to fish near and off the shore reefs this week for very good catches of trout, redfish, and a few black drum on our artificial lure trips in 5-6 feet. Once we find the active fish, they are normally only on a small section of the reef. We also targeted wind protected mud flats with scattered shell around pinch points with current and nervous bait, with great success in 2.5-3 feet of water. Shrimp imitation lures with Fish Smack popping corks, with 14-18 inch leaders have still been producing the most bites for our anglers, resulting in great success on our chartered trips. On our live bait trips, live shrimp have produced consistently, and provided plenty of line tugging action for our fishing clients, fished under a popping cork and 24 inch leaders producing the most consistent bites. Looking forward to fishing after the first cold front as conditions continue to improve. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Services, LLC.
Galveston Bay: FAIR. 68 degrees. Rock groins producing scattered catches of black drum, redfish, and speckled trout. Schools of bull redfish are roaming open water, look for diving birds. Kemah/Seabrook shoreline fair for speckled trout and slot redfish. Plenty of bull redfish showing just off the shorelines in deeper water. Best baits soft plastic and live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. The surf is red hot on fire from East Beach all the way to Surfside for speckled trout, redfish and an occasional shark on live bait. Sheepshead on popping cork with live shrimp, or on the bottom with live shrimp at the wells. The A-1 gas wells off the ship channel near Brothel Island are holding some nice trout with a chatterweight and croaker. Redfish at rocks by Brothel Island on popping cork with shrimp or gulp shrimp. The speckled trout are on shrimp and artificials. The South Jetty is holding some big redfish with a few nice slots, and sharks on the end. Gulf side of the jetties is on fire for speckled trout, sheepshead and redfish close to rocks on a popping cork with live bait free-lined shrimp, or Carolina rigged float with shrimp, or chatter weight and croaker. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 68 degrees. Redfish action has been good in the back lakes. Speckled trout being caught under diving birds in open bay. Chocolate Bayou producing fair numbers of trout and redfish. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. West Bay’s South Shore holding a lot of speckled trout and redfish for wade angler and those drift fishing around the coves and grass lines from Waterman’s to Bay Harbor using a chatterweight 12 inch fluorocarbon leader 3/0 k hook. Both sides of Bird Island holding fish Bird Island flats still holding good numbers of speckled trout, and good numbers of redfish for wade anglers. North shorelines between Carancahua Reef and Confederate Reef holding good trout and redfish with an occasional flounder drifting. The off pole A to D poles with a chatterweight, croaker or popping cork with shrimp. The rocks at the opening of Chocolate Bayou, holding some nice fish on both sides. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Houston: FAIR. Water slightly stained; 65 degrees; 0.01 feet above pool. Catfish are good on live or cut bait.Bass are good on wacky worms in 5-10 feet of water. Crappie are fair on submerged structures with minnows or crappie jigs.
Texas City: FAIR. 70 degrees. Those fishing from the dike are finding better numbers of bull redfish and large black drum with crabs and mullet being the bait of choice. Galveston jetties producing good numbers of bull redfish. Those throwing live shrimp tight to the rocks are finding fair numbers of sheepshead, black drum, and slot redfish. Speckled trout catches are scattered. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. The rock shoals in front of Swan Lake producing some speckled trout under popping cork with shrimp. Trout in the guts between the shoals. The shoreline across from the right side of the dike behind the barges holding nice trout and flounder with artificial or live bait. Mosquito Island holding trout with an occasional redfish on artificial bone color working the best. Moses Lake is holding some redfish near the gun range, and rocks in front of the deep hole passed the three islands. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
