FISHING FORECAST

ANGLERS WILL hit the water on Christmas Day, as the desire to use fresh rods and boats courtesy of Santa will bring out the little boy/girl in each. The weather will be mild, although there will be a slight chance of rain. Trout are abundant throughout the area, but redfish are also making the last full week of 2018 a tempting time. BOLIVAR: Sand trout are fair to good in the ICW on shrimp. Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. TRINITY BAY: Redfish are fair to good in the bayous for waders tossing plastics. Redfish are good at the spillway on crabs and mullet. EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair over deep mud and structures on MirrOlures. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair for waders in 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 fair to good in Moses Lake on mullet and shrimp. Sheepshead is good around the rocks on shrimp. FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Redfish are good in Cold Pass and San Luis pass on cracked blue crabs. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on soft plastics over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair on the south shoreline in the guts and bayous. Sheepshead is fair around piers and rocks on shrimp. PORT O’CONNOR: Redfish are fair on Corkies over soft mud and drop–offs near reefs on plastics. Redfish are fair at the mouths of drains on soft plastics and gold spoons.