Bolivar: GOOD. Water temperatures are hanging in the 80s. Water levels are slow-moving back and forth with a moderate amount of sargassum washing in on the surf. People are still catching plenty of redfish, gafftop, and black drum everywhere. There’s plenty of keeper speckled trout being caught along with sand trout, sheepshead, and crabs caught along the jetty. The bigger stingrays and sharks are definitely in full swing, and a few close to state records have been landed this past month. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
Trinity Bay: GOOD. 87 degrees. Good trout bite on shell reefs with live natural baits and artificial lures. Better numbers of slot redfish showing up and some big bull redfish have been schooling in open water. Good numbers of drum along the ship channel on live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. Surface water temperature 86-88 degrees. Locating more trout and redfish in the intracoastal relating to structure, as well as over the shell on the South Shoreline using tails with 1/8 ounce heads in darker colors. Taking the ride to the jetties for better water and solid trout bite on artificials including MirrOdines, Rattle Traps, and soft body swimbaits. Using 1/8 ounce heads in light colors on shallow ends and 1/4 ounce in deeper water. Clients enjoying success using Fish Smack Popping corks with 1-2 foot leaders above shrimp imitation lures, Glacier White Tails by WacAttack and shrimp color Rat tails by Deadly Dudley. Topwater bite is excellent on early morning and late afternoon trips with bone being a favorite color. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Service. Excellent numbers of speckled trout over deep shell and structure outside of Eagle Point on live shrimp and soft plastics. Black drum bite strong with live shrimp fished against structure or over hard bottom. A few sheepshead and redfish were also being taken. Water clarity is really good. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Galveston Bay: GOOD. Surface water temperature 86-88 degrees. Excellent numbers of speckled trout over deep shell and structure outside of Eagle Point on live shrimp and soft plastics. Black drum bite strong with live shrimp fished against structure or over hard bottom. A few sheepshead and redfish were also being taken. Water clarity is really good. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. Surface water temperature 86-88 degrees. Excellent numbers of speckled trout over deep shell and structure outside of Eagle Point on live shrimp and soft plastics. Black drum bite strong with live shrimp fished against structure or over hard bottom. A few sheepshead and redfish were also being taken. Water clarity is really good. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Houston: GOOD. Water Clear; 84 degrees; 0.20 feet above pool. Crappie are hitting hard in the East Fork and Luces Bayou, stacked in the thermocline and feeding on minnows and hand-tied jigs. White bass are grouping up well on the south end near the dam, with trolling pet spoons and divers producing, along with vertical jigging. Largemouth bass in a true summer pattern, holding to deeper drop-offs and boat docks. Catfish are decent around the railroad bridge, biting fresh-caught shad fished on the bottom. Water clarity is great south of 1960, but runoff has dirtied the East Fork and Luces Bayou. Be safe and always wear your kill switch. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
Texas City: GOOD. Water temperatures are warm, and the salty water is on the southside. Anglers can plenty of speckled trout, redfish, and black drum every day with some sand trout, gafftop, flounder, and croakers. The sheepshead are around structures and piers. Wade fishing along the levee and mosquito island from the dike has been productive from the beginning to the end. Live shrimp and finger mullet have been the best baits. Selling out of live baits in the mid-mornings and restocking before noon with the summer in full swing. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
