MOST OF THE RAIN WILL BE gone by Saturday evening, but the cold front that
led to widespread storms also results in cooler temperatures for anglers. Texas
City is a great spot for redfish, while trout is strong throughout the area. As for
effective bait, shrimp and mullet are working well, although topwaters have been
good for fishermen in the Port O’Connor area.
BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on slow–sinking plugs.
Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass.
TRINITY BAY: Water is beginning to clear in some areas. Redfish are good at
the spillway on crabs and mullet. Trout are good while drifting deep bayous in
the marsh.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good on the north shoreline on Corkies
and MirrOlures. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal
on fresh shrimp.
WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good for waders on the mud and shell on
MirrOlures and Corkies. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the
jetty on shrimp and crabs.
TEXAS CITY: Redfish are good in Moses Lake on fresh shrimp. Black drum,
sheepshead and redfish are fair on the edge of the channel and on shell in
shrimp.
FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good 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 plastics 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. Trout are fair on shell on soft plastics and finger mullet.
PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on Corkies over soft mud in waist–
deep water in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the
back lakes with live shrimp and topwaters. Redfish are good at the mouths of
drains
