Bolivar: GOOD. 82 degrees. The fishing is Excellent! There are plenty of redfish, croakers along with sand trout, sheepshead, black drum, speckled trout, and crabs caught along the jetty with plenty of stingrays and sharks. Pompano and the occasional jack crevalle are still running. The surf is producing redfish and black drum, gafftop, lots of stingrays, and bigger sharks along the whole peninsula with high activity towards Gilchrist and High Island mainly. The sea weed remains sporadic in spots per normal. People are using all kinds of different things for bait this past week with awesome results. We are selling out of live bait on most days at the North Jetty Bait Camp with plenty in stock so call ahead to your favorite bait shop. Finger mullet has been a popular alternative. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
Trinity Bay: SLOW. 87 degrees. Upper ship channel spoil islands holding a decent number of redfish, black drum, and sheepshead. Some speckled trout were also being caught. Live shrimp has worked best. Northwest corner of the bay, along the piers and shell reefs holding good numbers of trout. Anglers throwing soft plastic and shrimp are doing the best. Gas wells in the open water holding a few fish too. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Trinity Bay. After Hurricane Beryl the water clarity is good in the bay. Redfish are bouncing back biting live shrimp on a popping cork or free lining live shrimp. Hit the spillway, but be there early to get a good spot in the back corner. Aliese Wells are good for trout, but you need to be deep on the shell pad for the reef. Set up to cast in the mud, then drag the shrimp on the pad under the well. Sheepshead and drum are good with dead or live shrimp off the bottom of rocks in the main channel heavily with the tide. Good luck, watch the weather and wind and always wear your kill switch! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 88 degrees. Calm conditions have allowed anglers to drift open bay reefs and catch speckled trout on live shrimp under popping corks and on soft plastics. Waders find better fish in Bolivar surf. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Plenty of various sized speckled trout, black drum, sheepshead, and redfish caught on live shrimp, croakers, and top water lures. Alligator gar abundant. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
Galveston Bay: SLOW. 90 degrees. Good numbers of speckled trout early along the shorelines on live shrimp, croakers, and soft plastics. Black drum and sheepshead good on live shrimp fished on the bottom over deep shells and along the spoil islands. A few decent catches of speckled trout from gas wells in the open bay. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 89 degrees. Lower Galveston bay is good for speckled trout, redfish, and a few black drum along the rocks near Texas City. Live shrimp has been best. Boater drifting west Galveston bay with live croaker picking up decent trout over deep shell. Those wading with croakers finding good trout and redfish, near deep guts along the shoreline. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Houston: GOOD. Water normal stained; 92 degrees; 0.37 feet above pool. Largemouth bass have really bounced back on stumps and riprap early and later in the day. Fish are good in deep shade biting on dark worms and grubs. Use long lipped crankbaits in the morning, or swimbaits on an even retrieve in the water column they are in. Crappie are slowly getting hungry on structure in the main channels eating small jigs in 8–14 feet of water. White bass are good during the day on humps on the south end either vertical jigging Duck tracker slabs with Texan teasers, or trolling in 12-16 feet of water with small spoons. Catfish are plentiful jug lining with an 8 foot leader using fresh caught shad. Gar are plentiful in the creeks hitting red rattle traps. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
Texas City: GOOD. 87 degrees. The Texas City Dike is closed for Hurricane Beryl damage. Galveston jetties have been good for speckled trout, a few slot redfish, black drum, and sheepshead on live shrimp. The surf has been on fire for speckled trout. Near catches of large sharks have been on the increase since the storms passing. Snapper fishing still good some 60 miles offshore of Galveston. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. The Dike remains closed for clean-up and repairs. People are fishing along the levee towards Moses Lake tidal gate. Anglers are still catching plenty of speckled trout, redfish, and flounder every day with some occasional black drum, sheepshead, sand trout, and gafftop. Live shrimp and finger mullet have been the best baits. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
Freeport: GOOD. 88 degrees. Fishing been good in the surf on trout and redfish in the morning on topwaters and down south lures. Bastrop Bay, Chocolate Bay, Christmas Bay have been steady among birds with trout and redfish. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.
East Matagorda Bay: SLOW. 84 degrees. Conditions on the bay are looking good after Hurricane Beryl, and bait camps are holding bait. Southwest winds slow the bite, but we are on the upswing to a full moon so fishing will be good. Lots of trout in the system with many catches of oversized trout. Drum are good drifting the reefs on the west end of the bay. Redfish bite is better in the afternoon than in the morning. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
West Matagorda Bay: SLOW. 84 degrees. Conditions on the bay are looking good after Hurricane Beryl, and bait camps are holding bait. Southwest winds slow the bite, but we are on the upswing to a full moon so fishing will be good. Lots of trout in the system with many catches of oversized trout. Catches of drum are good drifting the reefs. Redfish bite is better in the afternoon than in the morning. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
