Bolivar: GOOD. 68 degrees. Full moon this week and the fishing should be excellent. Gafftop are abundant, redfish of every size, small speckled trout 15-17 inches, and black drum are everywhere. Bolivar beachfront surf is producing redfish, black drum, gafftop, various sharks and stingray, especially near sunken boat. People are using live shrimp under a popping cork, dead, shrimp, and squid.
Trinity Bay: FAIR. 73 degrees. East shoreline best bet for speckled trout, wading over shallow shell. Tabbs Bay still producing decent numbers of trout, when conditions are right. bay north of the Fred Hartman bridge good for black drum, the occasional redfish, and fair for trout. Best bite on live shrimp. Winds have been a factor. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Trout are scattered in the flats with scattered oysters being caught on live shrimp under a popping cork and WACky shad XL in the showtime color. Redfish are really gathering around the both of marsh cuts and back in the marshes being caught on live shrimp under a popping cork. Drum and sheepshead are being caught around rocks and structure free lining shrimp with a split shot. Be aware of the winds. Make a plan. Wear your kill switch and be safe! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 76 degrees. Winds and a push of freshwater have the back of the bay off colored. Those fishing the shorelines from around Elmgrove Point finding a few trout, black drum, and the occasional redfish, using live shrimp or soft plastics. Open bay reef fishing is limited due to high winds. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Surface water temperature 74 degrees. Water clarity is good for the majority of East Galveston Bay. Surface water temperature 78 degrees. Water clarity is good for the majority of East Galveston Bay, especially on the South shoreline, with stained water East of Marsh Point. This week we fished shell beds in the 2-3 feet depth range and found good numbers of trout, a few redfish, and flounder. As in previous weeks, if you catch a fish, power pole down and fan cast the entire area, as we have been picking up several fish in close proximity. If you get into an area and do not see bait activity, make a few casts, and move on, as our experience has been, if you find good amounts of bait the fish are close by. This week we have thrown various size jig heads, depending upon the wind with Wac Attack straight tails in Rollover Moon, as well as marker 54 Glide Shrimp, and the new 1/8 oz. Shrimplets, under a 1-2 foot leader and a Fish Smack Popping Cork. If you fish late afternoons, the bull redfish are chasing bait going down the South shoreline right before dark and will stretch your line if you are looking to battle one for a while. This week the early morning and late evening bite were both strong for us on our charters, and the Topwater bite was stellar. We did not see as much active bait this week, as in previous weeks, but when we found bait we caught fish. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Services, LLC.
Galveston Bay: SLOW. 70 degrees. Protected shorelines fair for speckled and black drum. Open bay fishing was put on hold due to high winds. Spoil Islands are good for black drum and a few speckled trout with the best action on live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 74 degrees. Waders finding some nice speckled trout using live croakers. Open bay fishing is producing scattered catches of trout and black drum. Good number of black drum, a few trout and sheepshead, coming from the causeway bridge. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Houston: GOOD. Water stained; 66 degrees; 0.67 feet below pool. Crappie are spread out in 8-14 feet of water. White bass are showing up in numbers to the main lake being caught on small swimbaits. Largemouth bass are starting to be consistent on docks and rip rap along with structure being caught in spinner baits and plastic worms. Catfish are plentiful with this shad down around bulkheads early in the morning. Gar are still plentiful in the creeks on rattle traps. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
Texas City: FAIR. 72 degrees. Wind has played a factor in the catches. Rocks near Swan Lake producing scattered catches of speckled trout, black drum, and flounder on live shrimp. Jetty action is still good for keeper drum and sheepshead. A few trout and slot size redfish too, all on live shrimp. Some big sharks are being caught on heavy tackle. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Freeport: SLOW. 74 degrees. Fishing is steady for trout, redfish, sheepshead, drum, and flounder around the San Luis Pass. Bastrop Bay, Christmas Bay, Chocolate Bay and the west end of Galveston Bay have been good on trout, gafftop, redfish and drum using shrimp under a popping cork. The Freeport Harbor has been steady with sheepshead, drum and redfish free lining shrimp with a split shot. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.
East Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 75 degrees. Typical April fishing with the bite improving now that winds are blowing out of the south, and there is a good stretch of weather in the forecast. Drift in the morning with shrimp under a popping cork, then wade in the afternoon for catches of trout and redfish. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 75 degrees. Typical April fishing with the bite improving now that winds are blowing out of the south, and there is a good stretch of weather in the forecast. Drift in the morning with shrimp under a popping cork, then wade in the afternoon for catches of trout and redfish. Redfish catches continue in shallow water on cut mullet. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
