Bolivar: GOOD. 78 degrees. This week will be windy and cloudy with lots of sun this weekend for great fishing! The tides and water levels will be changing from two tide days to three and four. This should produce awesome fishing activity with the weather changes expected. Another week of big 25 inch plus trout running in the surf. Chances of using your trout tag are high. Water levels are back and forth per normal with a lot of sargassum washing in. Redfish can be caught everywhere. There are more keeper speckled trout being caught along with sand trout, black drum, sheepshead and crabs caught along the jetty. The flounder are here for the spring but mostly 16-20 inch fish. The bigger stingrays and sharks are here and the real action is starting. We saw plenty of sharks while shrimping in the gulf. The surf is producing numbers of redfish and huge black drum, huge speckled trout and a lot of sharks along the whole peninsula with more activity towards Gilchrist and High Island. Anglers are using cut mullet, big menhaden or shad, and stingray chunks for bait this past week with awesome results. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
Trinity Bay: FAIR. 76 degrees. Discharge in liberty is 18,000 CFS and with recent rains north by Dallas, there goes the neighborhood again as values showed a decline last week but we be on the rise again. With the hard south, southeast winds this time of year fresh water is now being blown into Baytown from the Trinity lowering the parts per unit significantly. Good water is in the ship channel by the blue atoll. The west shoreline by Eagle point is holding good fish and believe it or not, smith point has some good looking salt water. Remember, fishing structure is your best bet. Reefs seem to be ok but shell sandbars have been producing well on the ambush side with the current flowing around using Redemption Outdoor gear popping corks and live shrimp. Additionally, grass shorelines with bait present are where it is at for redfish but takes patience as you must stick with it. We have been catching good redfish in this scenario using WAC Attacks WACky Shad XL in the sparkle chartreuse color married with a redfish magic spinner bait to mimic button shad by and in grass. Flounder are being caught well with lures and live shrimp on rocks as well. Always be prepared and wear your kill switch, it could save your families lives. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 83 degrees. Memorial weekend catches were good. Galveston jetties produced catches of bull redfish, sharks, keeper black drum, and slot redfish, mixed with some speckled trout. In Galveston Bay, we had a good bite on speckled trout, black drum, sheepshead, and the occasional slot redfish. Best on live shrimp fished under popping corks along some type of structure. Federal red snapper season opens Sunday, June 1, so hopefully the wind and seas will cooperate. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. This week will be windy and cloudy with lots of sun this weekend for great fishing! The tides and water levels will be changing from two tide days to three and four. This should produce awesome fishing activity with the weather changes expected. The only change has been the heat. Fishing remains great by boat and wading around oyster beds. Still catching a lot of speckled trout everywhere, sheepshead and bull redfish with some gafftops under a popping with live shrimp and soft plastics. Report by Captain Jack Blume, North Jetty Bait Camp. The water clarity is average for East Galveston Bay, with better clarity west of Yates. The redfish bite was excellent around drains and in the very shallow water areas back in the marsh. We are still using Imitation shrimp lures and tails under popping corks, with a 1-foot leader to trigger bites, as well as Deadly Dudley Rat Tails, and WacAttack Flukes, in light colors with 1/4 ounce jig heads. Jerkbaits and swimbaits are still triggering some bites as well, if you like throwing those style baits. The last few days on the flats we have enjoyed most of our success on the Popping Cork with artificial catching the best trout, and most numbers. We have been catching some nice flounder on our early morning trips on high tides up in the flooded grass. The reef action has started to pick up, when the conditions allow it, so keep that in mind as well. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Service, LLC.
Galveston Bay: FAIR. 80 degrees. Memorial weekend catches were good. Galveston jetties produced catches of bull redfish, sharks, keeper black drum, and slot redfish, mixed with some speckled trout. In Galveston Bay, we had a good bite on speckled trout, black drum, sheepshead, and the occasional slot redfish. Best on live shrimp fished under popping corks along some type of structure. Federal red snapper season opens Sunday, June 1, so hopefully the wind and seas will cooperate. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 80 degrees. Memorial weekend catches were good. Galveston jetties produced catches of bull redfish, sharks, keeper black drum, and slot redfish, mixed with some speckled trout. In Galveston Bay, we had a good bite on speckled trout, black drum, sheepshead, and the occasional slot redfish. Best on live shrimp fished under popping corks along some type of structure. Federal red snapper season opens Sunday, June 1, so hopefully the wind and seas will cooperate. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Houston: GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.33 feet above pool. Discharge at the 59 bridge is 2630 CFS. Water is starting to clear up nicely making for a decent largemouth bite in the shallows. Grubs and worms rigged Texas rigged seem to do the trick. Drop-offs in cypress trees are a great place to start then venture shallow to structure and shaded banks. Crappie are picking up quite a bit in Luces Bayou, tight to structure being enticed with minnows and hand tied jigs in 6-10 feet of water. Catfish are fantastic still in bulk heads eating fresh caught shad both under a slip cork and bottom fishing. Always wear your kill switch and be prepared. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
Texas City: GOOD. 75 degrees. This week will be windy and cloudy with lots of sun this weekend for great fishing! The tides and water levels will be changing from two tide days to three and four. This should produce awesome fishing activity with the weather changes expected. Water temperatures are just right. Anglers are catching speckled trout, redfish, and black drum with some occasional sand trout, gafftop, and 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. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
