REEL ‘EM IN – Our Weekly guide to action at favored angling spots

THE WEATHER WILL BE SUPER throughout the weekend, especially on Sunday, where the forecast will be sunny with temps in the low-to-mid 70s. That’s a winning formula for anglers, with Texas City, Freeport and Port O’Connor among the hotspots. If you head to Freeport, pack your sardines, which are of mass appeal to bull redfish.
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: Redfish are fair around the spillway on shrimp. The upper end of the bay remains fresh.
East Galveston Bay: Trout are good on the south shoreline on Soft–Dines, MirrOlures and soft plastics. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp.
West Galveston Bay: Trout are fair to good for drifters working shell on soft plastics. Trout, sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and croakers.
Texas City: Redfish are fair to good in Moses Lake on shrimp. Trout and black drum are good on the reefs on live shrimp.
Freeport: Trout are fair at San Luis Pass on live bait. Sand trout, trout, redfish and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay and at the jetties. Bull redfish are good just off the beach on sardines.
East Matagorda Bay: Trout are fair to good over deep shell on Gulps, Bass Assassins and Down South Lures. Redfish are fair to good at the mouth of Boggy on crabs and mullet. Redfish are fair over deep shell on shrimp.
West Matagorda Bay: Redfish are fair to good on the edge of Oyster Lake on shrimp and crabs. Black drum and redfish are fair to good at the jetty on crabs.
Port O’Connor: Trout and redfish are fair on soft plastics over sand and grass near Grass Island. Trout, black drum and redfish are good at the jetty on mullet.