Our weekly guide to action at favored angling spots FISHING FORECAST

Trout is out and ready to have fun for Spring Break
SPRING BREAK opens with pleasant temperatures for area fishermen with trout (as
always) running strong. Black drum are showing up in abundance in Galveston Bay
and Texas City while Matagorda Bay is a good sight for redfish. As for bait, crabs are
effective through much of the area along with mullet in Matagorda Bay.
BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on soft plastics and plugs.
Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass.
TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair to good over scattered shell on Gulps and live shrimp.
Catfish are good in the marsh on shrimp. Freshwater is heading down the Trinity
River from rains to the north.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good on the south shoreline on Corkies, MirrOlures
and soft plastics. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal
on fresh shrimp. Black drum are fair to good in the Ship Channel on crabs.
WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters working shell on live
shrimp. Trout are fair in the mud and shell on Corkies in the afternoon while wading.
Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.
TEXAS CITY: Black drum are good in the channel on crabs. Sand trout and whiting
are good from the piers on fresh shrimp.
FREEPORT: Bull redfish are good on the beachfront on sardines. Sand trout and
sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Black drum are good at the jetties
on cracked blue crabs.
EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters on live shrimp over
humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on the shell on the edge of the
Intracoastal on crabs and mullet. Redfish are fair in the middle of the bay on Gulps.
WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair over sand and grass on soft plastics. Redfish
are good while wading guts on gold spoons. Redfish are fair to good on the edge
of Oyster Lake on shrimp. Black drum are fair to good at the jetty on crabs.