Bolivar: GOOD. 60 degrees. The March winds have arrived and it is going to be a wild week for fishing in and around Galveston bay between the winds and scattered rains. The forecast shows some beautiful weather days that should help clear up the water and produce some feeding frenzy trips.
Trinity Bay: FAIR. 67 degrees. Speckled trout showing along the east shoreline and the northwest corner of the bay. Action further up the ship channel for a few trout, good numbers of black drum and some slot redfish. New regulations for trout went into effect this week; three fish daily bag limit per angler, a minimum size of 15 inches and a maximum size limit of 20 inches, one oversized trout greater than 30 inches allowed as part of daily bag limit. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. The water clarity is stained with better tidal movement when north wind breaks. Takes about 14 hours and a good incoming tide for clarity to be restored if the wind cooperates and lays down. Look for clearer water to hold more fish. Redfish are on rocks in 2-4 feet of water being caught under a popping cork with live shrimp. Drum are mixed in with the reeds being caught the same way. Trout are on protected shorelines just out of the current where they can ambush easily and starting to group a bit under birds being caught on WAC Attack people passion and popping cork with live shrimp. Flounder are starting to show back up being caught on WAC assassins pearly white with procure smeared on it. Please pay attention to weather forecasts and be prepared at all times. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 68 degrees. Wade anglers are catching trout and few redfish along the south shoreline. Scattered catches of trout and black drum on the reefs. Best on live shrimp and soft plastics. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Surface water temperature 69.5 degrees. Water clarity is normal for East Galveston Bay. We are still finding trout, redfish, black drum, and a few flounder in the marsh and bayou areas, around deeper cuts and bends, as this past week the wind has made it impossible to fish our early Spring areas that we prefer on the main bay system, with any consistency. We have struggled finding good quantities of nervous bait, and therefore the bites for us this week were tougher to come by than in previous weeks. This week in the wind we have thrown ¼ ounce jig heads with Wac Attack tails in Rollover Moon, as well as marker 54 Glide Shrimp, under a 3 foot leader and a Fish Smack Popping Cork. Spring is finally here, and fishing will continue to heat up as the water warms into the 70s and the fronts blowing through become less prevalent. As always, the best time to fish is when you can get out on the water and make it happen, so stay safe out there. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Services, LLC. Fishing patterns are holding steady for the Easter Weekend. Yates Bayou drain is holding redfish against grass line on popping cork and shrimp. Hanna’s Reef is great early in the day with twitching artificials or a popping cork with shrimp. Look for birds and slicks. small slicks could be just getting started. Watermelon smell in the air don’t pass on them. Look for bait moving. Pepper Grove Cove to Moody’s Pass holding fish. Smith Point to Moody National Wildlife. Redfish look for schools and birds. New regulations for trout went into effect this week; three fish daily bag limit per angler, a minimum size of 15 inches and a maximum size limit of 20 inches, one oversized trout greater than 30 inches allowed as part of daily bag limit. Report by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service.
Galveston Bay: SLOW. 68 degrees. Spoil Islands holding black drum, sheepshead, and a few trout. Shoreline action is spotty. Wind has been the biggest factor. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Fishing patterns are holding steady for the Easter Weekend. The South Jetty is holding trout, sheepshead and redfish near the rocks on free-lined shrimp, or Carolina rigged float with live shrimp or soft plastic. SWP Holding Redfish from Pier and from Rocks. Sheepshead are in front of the concrete Seawall. The drains out of Swan Lake Campbell Slough holding sheepshead with an occasional Redfish. New regulations for trout went into effect this week; three fish daily bag limit per angler, a minimum size of 15 inches and a maximum size limit of 20 inches, one oversized trout greater than 30 inches allowed as part of daily bag limit. Report by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service.
West Galveston Bay: FAIR. 70 degrees. Better numbers of trout showing along shorelines. Redfish, black drum, and a few trout are being caught on structure. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Fishing patterns are holding steady for the Easter Weekend. Greens Lake holding redfish against grass lines and by sandy shores early. ICW holding fish through greens cut and Carancahua cut holding trout and redfish with the amount of wind wind we are getting. Mecom Reef will have fish on it early up by rocks with artificial or live bait free-line or under cork. You’ll need to find protected waters with bait moving around as the winds pick up. New regulations for trout went into effect this week; three fish daily bag limit per angler, a minimum size of 15 inches and a maximum size limit of 20 inches, one oversized trout greater than 30 inches allowed as part of daily bag limit. Report by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service.
Houston: GOOD. Water stained; 58 degrees; 0.15 feet above pool. Stained with current. After the recent rains and winds the lake is stained. White bass are in full spawn and should fully return to the main lake in a week or two. In order to find them now you will need to get off the beaten path in a cove or back lake area throwing jigs on the bottom. Crappie are starting to transition to structure in 8-14 feet of water, and will be on bulkheads and in the shallows when the shad spawn begins. Crappie can be caught with hand tied jigs and plastics. Largemouth are being caught early in the morning and later in the evening in the backwaters of the lake on plastics and starting to blow up a bit in frogs. Catfish are abundant in the creeks and main lake being caught in shad and cut bait. Gar are thick in the creeks. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
Texas City: FAIR. 68 degrees. Oversized drum catches remain steady off the Texas City Dike and the Galveston jetties. Keeper drum, redfish, sheepshead and a few speckled trout are being caught in decent numbers. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Fishing patterns are holding steady for the Easter Weekend. The Dike is holding bull redfish along the rocks with scattered catches of drum and flounder. Dickinson Bayou holding some redfish and drum on popping cork and shrimp or soft plastics. The rock shoals south of the dike holding fish on popping cork with live shrimp. Miller Point is holding a few trout and the occasional redfish. Look for slicks and birds this time of year. The smaller the slick, the fresher it could be. New regulations for trout went into effect this week; three fish daily bag limit per angler, a minimum size of 15 inches and a maximum size limit of 20 inches, one oversized trout greater than 30 inches allowed as part of daily bag limit. Report by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service.
Freeport: SLOW. 70 degrees. Sheepshead are at the jetties and pass on live and dead shrimp. Redfish have been good in the bays with shrimp under a popping cork. Trout have been good with paddle tails and shrimp with a popping cork in the bays. Flounder are showing up at the pass and bays using mullet and live shrimp with a split shot and dragging them on the bottom. Jack crevalle are showing up at the pass and mouth of the river with bull redfish. New regulations for trout went into effect this week; three fish daily bag limit per angler, a minimum size of 15 inches and a maximum size limit of 20 inches, one oversized trout greater than 30 inches allowed as part of daily bag limit. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.
