Bolivar: GOOD. 60 degrees. This week should be a great week to fish the Galveston Bay Area. Weather should be decent and light winds with two tide days changing back and forth from two to three tides means the fish will only be active a few hours in the morning and late afternoons. Check the forecast before you head out or call ahead to your favorite bait shop. Anglers are catching plenty of redfish and trout in the surf, jetty, bay-side canals and east bay using finger mullet and mud minnows. There are a few flounder, speckled trout and sand trout being caught with croakers and crabs along the jetty, but it has been hit-or-miss. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
Trinity Bay: GOOD. 60 degrees. Trout fishing is excellent on the north side of the complex, from the locks to Long Island Bayou, Reds Bayou, the northern complex, and the east shoreline. Using a fluke in sparkle chartreuse on a quarter-ounce jig head, and soft plastic with a cork body. There is a small morning topwater bite. Redfish are shallow, and still schooling in back lakes. Catch them on imitation soft plastics in Texas roach color or under popping corks with live or imitation shrimp, adjusting leader length to water depth. Drum and sheepshead are on rocks and pilings with popping corks with live shrimp. Flounder are around pilings with current and at mouths of drains. Catch them on paddle tails or live shrimp. Always wear your kill switch and stay safe! Merry Christmas! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing. Foggy conditions have plagued the coast this week. Certain areas visibility was less than 100 feet. Decent trout bite along the edge of rocks lining the ship channel in Scotts Bay and Tabbs Bay. Live shrimp and soft plastics accounting for catches. Those drifting the same are with live shrimp boxing speckled trout, black drum, sheepshead, and the occasional slot size redfish. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 62 degrees. Surface water temperature 62 degrees. The water clarity is excellent now for East Galveston Bay. The trout bite has remained steady, catching good numbers and some oversize fish as well on our artificials. The ticket has been fishing very slowly on the bottom of deep shell with 1/4 ounce jig heads with soft plastics in rollover moon color. The redfish bite has been on fire around grass lines and in the shallow water areas with active bait. Use Imitation shrimp lures and soft plastics under popping corks, with a 1-foot leader to secure the most bites when targeting redfish. As in previous weeks, when there is not active bait in the area move on rather quickly if you are not getting any bites. Do mot let the less-than-ideal weather keep you off the water, as this time of year brings some of the best fishing conditions for larger fish, with fewer fishers on the water, so get out and make it happen with your family and friends. We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Service, LLC. This week should be a great week to fish the Galveston Bay Area. Weather should be decent and light winds with two tide days changing back and forth from two to three tides means the fish will only be active a few hours in the morning and late afternoons. Check the forecast before you head out or call ahead to your favorite bait shop. The trout bite has turned on over here. Plenty of redfish and flounder have also been everywhere. You can still find most of your redfish working the last shrimp we have left or use artificial Report by Captain Jack Blume.
Galveston Bay: GOOD. 63 degrees. Foggy conditions have plagued the coast this week. Certain areas visibility was less than 100 feet. Still some flounder being caught, but not in any big numbers in the Galveston Harbour. Very few trout and redfish are being caught out near Eagle Point. Schools of bull redfish are in the middle of the bay under birds. Best on soft plastics. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 55 degrees. Foggy conditions have plagued the coast this week. Certain areas visibility was less than 100 feet. Trout bite has been good over shell in 4 feet of water on soft plastics. Fish holding in off colored streaks. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Houston: GOOD. Water clear; 59 degrees; 0.02 feet above pool. With warming temperatures and reduced flow from Lake Conroe, fishing conditions are strong, as water clarity continues to improve in Luce Bayou, the East Fork, and the West Fork with visibility around 6-8 inches, while the south end is clearer at 1-1.5 feet. Largemouth bass are biting well on Texas-rigged worms and green Rage Craws around points, drop-offs, and cypress knees, and squarebill crankbaits in pilchard patterns diving 3-5 feet are producing along riprap. Catfish are active near the train tracks and in the West Fork on fresh shad kept on ice, while crappie are making a solid return with good limits coming from brush piles in 8-12 feet of water in Luce Bayou and the East Fork on hand-tied jigs or minnows. White bass action remains strong on the south end by trolling a 25-foot diver with a 3-foot leader and #12 Pet Spoon at 2.6-2.9 miles per hour in about 14 feet of water, with slabs and crankbaits also working near the West Fork. Always wear your kill switch and be safe! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
Texas City: GOOD. 60 degrees. This week should be a great week to fish the Galveston Bay Area. Weather should be decent and light winds with two tide days changing back and forth from two to three tides means the fish will only be active a few hours in the morning and late afternoons. Check the forecast before you head out or call ahead to your favorite bait shop. Anglers are catching some big bull redfish, black drum, speckled trout, decent keeper flounder with a lot of small males still prevalent. A few whiting have started to be caught and sheepshead and puppy drum are showing up. Live shrimp and finger mullet have been the best baits. The dredge boat is pumping from the Channel to the north beach side of the dike.
Freeport: FAIR. 61 degrees. Birds are leading the way to speckled trout, sand trout and redfish in Bastrop Bay, Christmas Bay, and Chocolate Bay. Drifting deep deep oyster reefs and mud flats with mullet has been the ticket. Throwing 1/4-⅜ ounce jigheads with soft plastics, live shrimp or imitation shrimp on popping cork has been good. Redfish, trout, sheepshead, and drum are good in Freeport Harbor, Brazos River, San Bernard River, Chocolate Bayou, and Oyster Creek with 1/4 or ⅜ ounce jig with soft plastics, free-lining shrimp, or throwing live shrimp on popping cork. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.
