THE HEAT IS AMONG US, but the wet stuff also wants its share of the spotlight, as the forecast will call for scattered showers and storms over the next week. In between raindrops, the hot spot is west Galveston Bay, especially onshore. It’s also productive offshore, where kingfish and dolphin are running strong. Shrimp is a solid bait, but crabs have been effective.
Bolivar: Trout are good on the outgoing tide at Rollover Pass on soft plastics and mullet. Redfish are good in the marsh with higher tides.
Trinity Bay: Trout are fair on live bait on the north shoreline reefs. Redfish are good around the spillway on shrimp.
East Galveston Bay: Trout are good on the south shoreline on topwaters and soft plastics. Trout are fair to good on the shell adjacent to the channel on live bait. Trout are good on live bait over deep shell.
West Galveston Bay: Trout are good for waders on Super Spooks and MirrOlure Soft Dines. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Offshore is good for kingfish, ling and dolphin.
Texas City: Trout are fair to good on the reefs and in the channel on live shrimp and croakers. Redfish and sand trout are fair to good in Moses Lake and Dickinson Bayou on shrimp.
Freeport: Trout are good at San Luis Pass on shrimp, topwaters and soft plastics. Trout, redfish, sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay.
East Matagorda Bay: Trout are good for drifters on live shrimp over mid–bay reefs and shell and mud humps. Trout and redfish are good on Brown Cedar Flats on live mullet and topwaters.
West Matagorda Bay: Trout are fair over sand and grass humps on soft plastics and topwaters. Redfish and black drum are fair to good at Shell Island on live shrimp.
Port O’Connor: Trout and redfish are good at the jetty on live bait. Trout and redfish are fair to good on topwaters and live bait over sand, grass and shell in San Antonio Bay. ROCKPORT: Trout are good on She Pups over sand and grass.
