Bolivar: FAIR. 70 degrees. Calm to slightly breezy winds from the south mostly and 2-tide days changing back to 2-3 tides means the fish will be active multiple hours morning, noon and nights! Check the daily forecast or call your favorite bait shop for updates. Water temperatures are still hanging in the 70s in the bay and gulf. Anglers are catching plenty of redfish and trout almost everywhere using finger mullet, and mud minnows. There are a few speckled trout being caught along with sand trout, croakers and crabs caught along the jetty. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
Trinity Bay: GOOD. 70 degrees. Northwest region of the bay, in Tabbs, Scott, and Burnett, are producing decent numbers of speckled trout on live shrimp. Few redfish are being caught along with black drum and starting to see better numbers of sheepshead. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. A recent cold front with an east wind pushed a few shrimp out but didn’t trigger a full dump; however, white shrimp have moved from the grass into the main back-lake areas, and another strong northwesterly front should bring the next big push. Redfish are feeding along the grass lines early, then moving to deeper water by midday to chase those shrimp. Trout remain in transition, shifting between the wells and open bay as temperatures fluctuate, with good bites coming off shell reefs, bayou bottlenecks, and spoils using Wac Attack’s Wacky Fluke or live shrimp under a Redemption Outdoor Gear popping cork. Drum and sheepshead are steady around shell islands and riprap, hitting live shrimp under a popping cork with a three-foot leader. Always wear your kill switch and be safe! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 72 degrees. Surface water temperature is 72 degrees. The water clarity has been good for East Galveston Bay. Target areas with active bait, so if you do not see bait or signs of life do not spend a lot of time in the area. Catches of slot redfish in the shallows with imitation shrimp lures and paddle tails under popping corks, with a 12-18 inch leader to trigger the most bites, weightless soft plastics, and flukes. The most productive areas have been in 1-2 feet of water in and around grass lines with indentations, drains, and points. Some keeper trout can be caught in and around drains in 2-5 feet of water on tails with 1/8 ounce heads. The sand trout bite has been on fire on the reefs as well as numerous bull redfish being caught out on the reefs. Birds are still working in the bay, so if you like chasing birds now is your time to hit the water. The impending front should cool things off a little and move the fish around a little more, so anticipate searching for fish this week. The crowds have thinned out, so now is the time to schedule your fall / winter fishing trips and get out enjoy all the upper Texas Coast has to offer. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Service, LLC.
Galveston Bay: FAIR. 62 degrees. The first real cold front of this season swept the coast on Sunday. The temperature on Monday was noticeably cooler, if not downright cold. This will change the pattern of the fish some, but not too drastically because of the warming trend later in the week. Look for speckled trout and redfish in the northern reaches of Galveston Bay. There were good catches of fish in the wells, prior to this front and would expect fish to still be there afterward. Shoreline action near Eagle Point has been good for speckled trout and still should hold once the winds die off. Shrimp, soft plastics, and hard baits have all been producing speckled trout over shell. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
West Galveston Bay: FAIR. 62 degrees. The first real cold front of this season swept the coast on Sunday. The temperature on Monday was noticeably cooler, if not downright cold. This will change the pattern of the fish some, but not too drastically because of the warming trend later in the week. Look for speckled trout and redfish in the northern reaches of Galveston Bay. There were good catches of fish in the wells, prior to this front and would expect fish to still be there afterward. Shoreline action near Eagle Point has been good for speckled trout and still should hold once the winds die off. Shrimp, soft plastics, and hard baits have all been producing speckled trout over shell. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Houston: GOOD. Water clear; 77 degrees; 0.31 feet above pool. Largemouth bass are active around docks and shallow cover, especially early in the morning near riprap, brush, and shallow dock ends, hitting well on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Texas-rigged worms before moving slightly deeper later in the day. White bass are biting in the early morning, evening, and midday on humps along the south end of the lake, with trolling a diver and #12 Pet Spoon proving effective. Crappie are holding tight to structure in the East Fork and Lucious Bayou, biting live minnows and hand-tied jigs in silver, chartreuse, or darker colors when the water muddies. Catfish are steady on jug lines around the railroad tracks using fresh-caught shad, with the best action in the thermocline zone around 8-10 feet deep. Always wear your kill switch and be safe! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
Texas City: GREAT. 70 degrees. Calm to slightly breezy winds from the south mostly and 2-tide days changing back to 2-3 tides means the fish will be active multiple hours morning, noon and nights! Check the daily forecast or call your favorite bait shop for updates. Anglers are catching plenty of speckled trout, redfish, and sand trout every day with some croakers. Mangrove snapper and pompano have been sporadic but amazingly still around. Wade fishing along the levee and mosquito island from the dike has been productive with the south winds and the right pocket on days with north winds. Live shrimp and finger mullet have been the best baits. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
Freeport: FAIR. 79 degrees. Birds are leading the way to speckled trout, sand trout and redfish in Bastrop Bay, Christmas Bay, and Chocolate Bay. Drifting where you find mullet has been good for trout and redfish, or throwing gulp shrimp or live shrimp under a popping cork. Freeport Harbor and Brazos River has been good for redfish, trout, sheephead, drum, or mangrove snapper using mullet and live shrimp. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.
