TEMPS ARE SEASONAL THIS WEEKEND, making it a good time to fish before rain returns to the forecast on Monday and Tuesday. Water temps remain cool, which means flounder, sheepshead and redfish are running solid throughout the area. Overall, the area projects for good fishing although there is not an area that receives the VERY GOOD outlook this week.
Trinity Bay: GOOD. 59-61 degrees. Speckled trout are good on fresh shrimp or mullet around the flats and oyster beds. Redfish are good in the marsh on live mullet and shrimp and are found along the shoreline. The spillway is also a great location due to the warmer water created by the power plant. Flounder is fair on live shrimp or mullet under a cork.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 57-58 degrees. Flounder are good on live shrimp. Redfish and Black drum are good in the channels and drop-offs on soft plastics or live mullet. Speckled trout are good near Oyster Bayou. Catfish are good on cut bait. Sheepshead are good on shrimp near the jetties. In between the east and west are great wade fishing spots for trout called Offatts Bayou, the colder it is, the better for this spot.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 57-58 degrees. Sheepshead are good on shrimp near the jetties. Redfish and black drum are excellent near the south shoreline coves. Flounder are good on live shrimp. Speckled trout are good on mullet or shrimp in the deeper holes. Catfish are good on cut bait.
Texas City: GOOD. 59-60 degrees. Redfish are good over shell reefs and wells on shrimp. Flounder are good on live shrimp or minnow. Sea wolf are great lately on the flood gates in Moses Lake. Speckled trout are good along the shoreline on mullet or glow corkies at night. Black drum is fair on whole shad.
Freeport: GOOD. 61-62 degrees. Water clarity is excellent. Black drum is good on blue crab or shrimp. Redfish will be found in shallow mudflats and are good on shrimp. Speckled trout bite is good on mullet. Sheepshead are fair on shrimp and located around the jetties. Flounder are good around the bridge on mullet. Bull reds are fair at the mouth of the Brazos river on fresh cut mullet.
East Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 62 degrees. Speckled trout and reds are good on live shrimp around the mid-bay reefs. The bigger trout are found on this side of the bay. Redfish are also very good near the south shoreline on live mullet, soft plastics or shrimp under popping cork. Flounder are good on shrimp and will be found around rock piles. Black Drum are fair on crab.
West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 62 degrees. Black drum is fair on blue crab or soft plastics. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp along the flats around mullet. Redfish are good on live mullet and soft plastics. Flounder are good on live shrimp around Mad Island.
Port O’Connor: GOOD. 64-65 degrees. Black drum is fair on blue crab, shrimp or soft plastics. Trout are good on Carolina rigged finger mullet near the mid-bay reefs. Redfish are good on live shrimp around the mid-bay reefs. Flounder are good at the end of the jetties on minnows. Sheepshead are also good near the jetty on live shrimp.
