Bolivar: GOOD. 70 degrees. This week will be cloudy and raining sporadically with some dry times sprinkled in between the winds for great fishing. Check the daily forecast or call your favorite bait shop. The tides and water levels are alternating between two and four tide days Thursday and Friday that should produce some high fishing activity with the weather changes. Big trout in the surf are still running! Water levels are back and forth per usual with a little sargassum washing in. Anglers are almost guaranteed to catch redfish everywhere. There’s more nice speckled trout being caught along with sand trout, black drum, sheepshead and crabs caught along the jetty. The flounder are still sporadic. The stingrays and sharks are starting to show up more and it shouldn’t be long before the real action begins. The surf is producing numbers of redfish and huge black drum, huge speckled trout and a lot of smaller bonnet-head sharks, spinner sharks, and sand sharks along the whole peninsula with more activity towards Gilchris and High Island. People are using all kinds of different things for bait this past week with varying results, either limiting out or not catching much. Check your weather app for barometer changes. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
Trinity Bay: FAIR. 76 degrees. Current flow is 12,300 CFS and has increased since April 21 at 5,000 CFS. Looks like there will be a fall again which should make for some decent fishing if we can hold a southeast wind for a bit. Trout and redfish are decent in shallow reefs close to cuts and drop offs. Flounder are showing up next to grass lines eating WAC Attack’s Shad XL in the sparkling chartreuse color, get yours at wacattacklures.com. Drum and sheepshead are prevalent on rock groins using live shrimp under a Retention Outdoor Gear popping cork. Be safe and always wear your kill switch! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 77 degrees. Wind has been the largest factor for anglers this week. Those wading protected bay shorelines have done well catching good numbers of speckled trout on soft plastic lures and live croakers. Jetty action is holding up despite the winds for catches of keeper size black drum, and sheepshead on live shrimp. A few slot redfish in the mix and some speckled trout. Bull redfish action has been decent. Open bay fishing has been tough due to rough water. Anglers fishing from boats in protected areas catching some redfish, drum, and a few trout. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Surface water temperature 76 degrees. Water clarity is good for the majority of East Galveston Bay, especially on the South shoreline, with stained water East of Marsh point. Good numbers of trout, a few redfish, and flounder can be caught off shell beds in the 2-3 feet. 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. This week we have thrown various size jig heads, depending upon the wind with Wac Attack straight tails in Rollover Moon, and Rat Tails by Deadly Dudley, as well as shrimp imitation lures under a 1-2 foot leader and a Fish Smack Popping Cork. Bull redfish are chasing bait down the south shoreline before sunrise and right before dark. This fish 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, and the topwater bite was still very good. We did not see as much active bait this week, as in previous weeks, but when we found bait we caught fish. Until next time. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Service, LLC.
Galveston Bay: FAIR. 77 degrees. Wind has been the largest factor for anglers this week. Those wading protected bay shorelines have done well catching good numbers of speckled trout on soft plastic lures and live croakers. Jetty action is holding up despite the winds for catches of keeper size black drum, and sheepshead on live shrimp. A few slot redfish in the mix and some speckled trout. Bull redfish action has been decent. Open bay fishing has been tough due to rough water. Anglers fishing from boats in protected areas catching some redfish, drum, and a few trout. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
West Galveston Bay: FAIR. 77 degrees. Wind has been the largest factor for anglers this week. Those wading protected bay shorelines have done well catching good numbers of speckled trout on soft plastic lures and live croakers. Jetty action is holding up despite the winds for catches of keeper size black drum, and sheepshead on live shrimp. A few slot redfish in the mix and some speckled trout. Bull redfish action has been decent. Open bay fishing has been tough due to rough water. Anglers fishing from boats in protected areas catching some redfish, drum, and a few trout. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Houston: GOOD. Water stained; 70 degrees; 0.30 feet above pool. Recent rains have drawn down some muddy water but there aren’t areas in the back lakes with great visibility. Largemouth bass will be snapping in these areas eating frogs, lipless crankbaits and grubs Texas rigged. White bass are decent up river still if you can find eddies and slack water. Catfish bite is literally on fire on the bulk heads using fresh caught shad. Be safe and always wear your kill switch! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
Texas City: GOOD. 75 degrees. This week will be cloudy and raining sporadically with some dry times sprinkled in between the winds for great fishing. Check the daily forecast or call your favorite bait shop. The tides and water levels are alternating between two and four tide days Thursday and Friday that should produce some high fishing activity with the weather changes. Water temperatures are just right. Anglers are catching speckled trout, redfish, and black drum every day with some occasional sand trout, gafftop, and big croakers. The sheepshead are around structures and piers. Wade fishing along the levee or anywhere from the dike has been productive from the beginning to the end still. Live shrimp and finger mullet have been the best baits unless you want to use crab to try and catch one of the massive black drum or bull redfish. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
