Our weekly guide to action at favored angling spots FISHING FORECAST

Being crabby can pay off well as bait for area fishers
SLIGHTLY warmer weather offers anglers an opportunity to hit the area’s fishing
spots this week. Trout is running strong in Galveston, while Moses Lake is hot with
redfish. Crabs are serving as some of the best bait, while shrimp are offering some
fishers considerable success.
BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on slow-sinking plugs. Black
drum and redfish are fair at Rollover Pass on shrimp.
Trinity Bay: Trout are fair to good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on the
east shoreline on Corkies and MirrOlures. Redfish are good at the spillway on crabs
and mullet.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair while drifting deep mud and shell on plastics.
Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp.
West Galveston Bay: Trout are fair over deep shell and mud on plastics. Sheepshead,
redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Trout are
good for waders in the afternoon on Slammin’ Chicken Bass Assassins.
Texas City: Redfish are fair in Moses Lake on shrimp and crabs. Pier anglers have
taken sand trout and sheepshead on fresh shrimp.
FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are fair on live shrimp on the reefs. Redfish
are fair to good at San Luis pass on cracked blue crabs. Redfish are fair to good at
the mouths of drains on Gulps and shrimp.
EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on Gulps over humps and scattered
shell. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal and at the mouths
of drains on Gulps and jigs tipped with shrimp.
West Matagorda Bay: Redfish are fair to good on the south shoreline in the guts and
bayous on soft plastics and Gulps. Trout are fair in the guts on the incoming tide.