Bolivar: EXCELLENT. 85 degrees. People are catching plenty of fish everywhere! Redfish are feeding in the surf and jetty. Lots of speckled trout, redfish, croakers, sand trout, sheepshead, black drum, speckled trout, and crabs caught along the jetty plus plenty of stingrays and sharks. Did I mention redfish? The surf is producing limits of speckled trout, lots of bull redfish and black drum, gafftop, lots of stingrays, and bigger sharks along the whole peninsula with high activity towards Gilchrist or High Island mainly. People are using all kinds of different things for bait with awesome results. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
Trinity Bay: SLOW. 89 degrees. West shoreline holding good numbers of redfish on live shrimp. Trout bite is good on soft plastic and croakers along the ship channel spoil banks. Spoil islands holding good numbers of black drum, redfish and sheepshead on live shrimp under popping corks. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Trout are on rock lines around the ship channels early being caught in popping corks with live shrimp. Redfish are on flats around structures being caught in popping corks with live shrimp both shell reefs and lay downs. The trick is to set up close to a channel with moving water. Drum and sheepshead are also in these areas. Good luck and remember, always wear your kill switch. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 90 degrees. Fair numbers of trout being caught over shell reefs. Few redfish and black drums along the south shoreline near bayou drains. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Water conditions are changing back and forth daily with good tides. Plenty of various sized speckled trout, black drum, sheepshead, and lots of reds caught on live shrimp, croakers, and top water lures. Alligator gar are abundant. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp. Surface water temperature 86 degrees. The water clarity remains pretty much the same for the majority of East Galveston Bay, with clearer saltier water as you get over by the Yacht Basin, and especially as you venture closer over towards Galveston. We are locating more trout, redfish, and black drum, in the intracoastal relating to structure, and a few fish over shell on the South Shoreline on tails with 1/8 ounce heads, with darker colors performing the best in the areas with stained water. We are catching a few fish in the marsh, but it has not been that consistent for keepers. We are still burning a good deal of fuel and time taking the ride over to the jetties to find better looking water and a solid trout bite on artificials. We are utilizing MirrOdines, rattle traps, ¼ ounce soft body swimbaits, and tails with 1/8 ounce heads in light colors on the shallower ends and ¼ ounce when we are fishing in deeper water. Our clients are still enjoying solid success using Fish Smack Popping corks with a 1-2 foot leader above shrimp imitation lures, and Glacier White Tails by WacAttack and shrimp color Rat tails by Deadly Dudley. The Topwater bite has still been excellent when utilized on our early morning and late afternoon trips, so if you like throwing walking baits, now is a great time to get on the water and make it happen, and the color does not seem to be that critical, with bone being one of our favorite colors we have the most confidence in. The crowds are starting to slack up some, so now is the perfect time to get out on the water and make it happen. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Service, LLC.
Galveston Bay: SLOW. 90 degrees. Better numbers of speckled trout showing up along deep shell on the shorelines and spoil islands along the ship channel best bite on live shrimp. Plenty of black drum and sheepshead over any type of structure. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 90 degrees. Good catches of speckled trout and redfish on live croaker followed by shrimp. The causeway bridge and nearby rocks are good for trout on live shrimp under popping corks. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Houston: GOOD. Water stained; 95 degrees; 0.07 feet above pool. White bass are starting to move on the south end being caught on small swimbaits. It will not be long before trolling will be hot. Largemouth bass are feeding heavily in the twilight hours right now being caught on swim baits, worms and grubs around structure. Crappie are abundant around structures being caught on hand tied jigs in 8-14 feet of water in the rivers. Gar are in abundance in the creeks. Good luck and remember, always wear your kill switch. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
Texas City: GOOD. 89 degrees. Galveston beachfront has been good for speckled trout and Spanish mackerel. Galveston jetties are producing speckled trout and the occasional redfish on live shrimp. Red snapper catches offshore remain solid. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Anglers are catching plenty of speckled trout, more redfish, and a few 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. 87 degrees. Christmas Bay, Chocolate Bay, Bastrop Bay in the upper West Galveston Bay have been good drifting and throwing shrimp under a popping cork for catches of trout, redfish, drum, and few flounder mixed in. San Luis Pass and the beachfront are good early in the morning for trout and redfish throwing topwaters, plastics, live croaker and shrimp on a popping cork. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures
