THE FIRST WEEKEND OF October brings great fishing in the Texas City area, while west Galveston Bay is strong. The cooler weather entering next week will make for better conditions for anglers looking to take advantage of a rise in bull red and flounder.
Trinity Bay: Fair. Salinity Levels trying to rebound. Lots of small speckled trout activity under birds using soft plastic or live shrimp. Bigger fish coming on topwater plugs. Redfish good on live shrimp and live mullet.
East Galveston Bay: Fair. Salinity levels trying to rebound. Speckled trout on live shrimp and soft plastics. Redfish on live shrimp & live mullet, very good in and at the mouths of the marsh on and outgoing tide on top water. Flounder activity increasing.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. Trout and reds remain good on both shell and around the marsh on croakers and live shrimp, soft plastic and topwater plugs early in the morning or late evening along oyster reefs. Redfish good on live shrimp, live mullet, and soft plastic around drains and oyster reefs. Flounder activity increasing and good around the marsh openings on soft plastics. Good Bull Red activity along San Luis Pass.
Texas City: VERY GOOD. 83 degrees. Excellent bull red catches along the Texas City Dike. Cut mullet, fresh shad, and cracked crab fished along the bottom. Flounder action fair along the levee. Trout are good on flats adjacent to the channel
Freeport: VERY GOOD. 84 DEGREES. Redfish are excellent in Cold Pass, Bastrop Bay and Christmas Bay. Speckled trout are good along ICW. Brazos River is still fresh, but bull red activity is good at the mouth of Brazos.
East Matagorda Bay: GOOD. Trout are fair on live shrimp in shallow water. Redfish are good on live shrimp and soft plastic. Spotted seatrout are good with topwater. Red drum is good on live shrimp. Snapper are good on live shrimp.
West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. Conditions have been good with a new moon. Trout are fair on soft plastics. Redfish are showing continued success on live shrimp. Cobia are decent on eel or pinfish.
Port O’Connor: GOOD. Trout are fair on topwaters in 3–8 feet. Redfish are good on live shrimp. Spanish mackerel are very good on sardines or cut bait. Mahi mahi are good on squid or live cigar minnow, tuna is good on squid, tarpon are very good on mullet or pinfish, flounder are good on live bait.
