THE WATER IS GOOD for anglers this weekend and into the new week. Water temps remain pretty cool in the mid-to-upper 60s, but flounder and redfish are running well throughout the area.
Trinity Bay: Good. 63 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on live shrimp under popping cork and soft plastics in deeper water. Redfish are good in the marsh on live mullet, soft plastics, and dead shrimp and are found along the north and northwest shoreline. The flounder bite is good on live mullet around the bayou.
East Galveston Bay: Good. 63 degrees. The flounder bite is still excellent along the ICW spoils and drains. Redfish are hitting along the north shoreline by the wildlife refuge on soft plastics. Speckled trout are excellent near the island in 4 feet of water. Catfish are slow.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 63 degrees. Jones Lake is good for redfish drifting live shrimp under popping cork and soft plastics. Flounder are good around San Luis pass on live shrimp. Speckled trout are loving shrimp, soft plastics and topwaters. Catfish are still slow due to migratory patterns.
Texas City: GOOD. 62 degrees. Redfish are good on soft plastics and are found off the rocks. Flounder is excellent on live shrimp or minnow. Speckled trout good along the levee on shrimp. Black drum is good on blue crab or shrimp.
Freeport: GOOD. 65 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are biting around the surfside jetty. Flounder are excellent along the marsh using live mullet. Bull reds good at mouth of Brazos river on live bait.
East Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 66 degrees. Unchanged. Speckled trout are excellent on live shrimp under popping corks and soft plastics. Redfish are excellent in the marsh on live mullet, soft plastics and topwater. The flounder bite is excellent on down south plastic in red or white color.
West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 66 degrees. Unchanged. Speckled trout are excellent on live shrimp under popping cork and soft plastics. Redfish are very good in the marsh on live mullet, soft plastics and topwater. The flounder bite is excellent on down south plastic in red or white color.
Port O’Connor: GOOD. 64 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on a combination of live or fresh baits such as shrimp or crab in the shallow sand bars. Redfish are very good in back bays on live shrimp. Bull reds have slowed down. Flounder are good on minnows or mullet and croakers in vegetation. Sheepshead are very good near the jetty on live shrimp. Black drum is good on live shrimp or slow-moving bucktail.
