AS SEPTEMBER rolls into October, the weather will remain friendly for area fishermen,
who will have an abundance of trout and redfish. Those seeking larger
trout can head toward east Galveston Bay, while a trip to Port O’Connor will net
anglers their share of bull redfish.
BOLIVAR: Trout are fair along the south shoreline on topwaters. Trout, black
drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass.
TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair to good under birds on soft plastics. Redfish are fair
in the marsh on mullet and crabs. Trout are good over deep shell on soft plastics.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout and large Gulf trout are good for drifters working
deep shell on plastics and fresh shrimp. Redfish are good in the marsh and out
the mouths of drains on the falling tide. Trout are good for waders on Top Dogs.
WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good around the pass on MirrOlures and
Corkies. Sand trout are fair to good in the surf and around San Luis Pass on live
shrimp. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and
crabs.
TEXAS CITY: Redfish are fair to good in Moses Lake on crabs and shrimp. Gulf
trout are good in the channel on fresh shrimp. Bull redfish are good off the end of
the dike on crabs and mullet.
FREEPORT: Redfish are fair to good on the reefs in Christmas Bay and Bastrop
Bay on shrimp. Bull redfish are fair to good around Surfside and at the Quintana
jetty on crabs, shrimp and mullet.
EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are good for drifters on live shrimp and DOA
Shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Trout are fair on the shorelines on small
topwaters and dark plastics. Flounder are fair on the shorelines on Gulps.
WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair on sand and grass humps on soft plastics
and topwaters. Redfish and black drum are fair on live shrimp in Oyster Lake,
Crab Lake and at Shell Island. Redfish are good while wading the south shoreline
on live bait.
PORT O’CONNOR: Redfish are good in the back lakes on shrimp and mullet. Bull
redfish are good at the jetty on crabs, mullet and shad. Trout are fair on plastics
around shell in San Antonio Bay.
