WEATHER WILL CAUSE some issues with anglers during the weekend but should clear up in time for the start of the week. Trout will run throughout the area, yet this is also a good time to pursue sheepshead at either east Galveston Bay or in Freeport, while outgoing tide near Port O’Connor is producing solid results. As always, keep the live shrimp handy but make sure the topwaters are stocked if heading toward Matagorda Bay.
Bolivar: Trout are good on the south shoreline on Bass Assassins and Down South Lures. Trout, sand trout, whiting and croakers are fair to good at Rollover Pass on live bait.
Trinity Bay: Trout are fair around the wells on soft plastics and live shrimp. Redfish are good on the surface in the middle of the day.
East Galveston Bay: Trout are good for drifters working deep shell on limetreuse and plum Gamblers, Down South Lures and Bass Assassins. Trout are good on live bait around the Ship Channel and on shell in 8–12 feet of water.
West Galveston Bay: Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Trout and redfish are fair to good at the mouth of bayous on the outgoing tide on live shrimp.
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 on shrimp.
Freeport: Trout are good at San Luis Pass and the jetties on shrimp 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 fair to good for drifters on live shrimp over mid–bay reefs. Redfish are good while wading the shorelines with small topwaters.
West Matagorda Bay: Trout are fair on sand and grass on soft plastics and topwaters. Redfish are good in the back reaches of the bay on mud and shell on live shrimp.
Port O’Connor: Trout and redfish are fair on topwaters and live bait over sand, grass and shell near the pass and jetty. Trout and redfish are fair at the mouths of the back lakes on the outgoing tide.
