THE NEVER-ENDING CHANGING weather means warmer temperatures this weekend before rain returns on Tuesday in front of a cool blast that will make anglers bundle up. Most areas remain good, but the action is somewhat fair in Freeport.
Trinity Bay: GOOD. 61 degrees. Wade fishing the shoreline with artificial bait or drifting over the shell reefs are the best ways to catch redfish or trout this time of year. Flounder are best on minnows.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 56 degrees. Flounder are excellent on live shrimp. Redfish and trout are found around the oyster filled mudflats- use corkys or soft plastics on a light jig. Catfish are fair on cut bait. Sheepshead are good near the jetties on shrimp or around Offats Bayou.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 56 degrees. Sheepshead are good on shrimp near the jetties. Black drum is good around the south shoreline coves. Flounder are good on live shrimp. Catfish are fair on cut bait. Redfish and trout can be found around the oyster filled mudflats- use corkys or soft plastics on a light jig.
Texas City: GOOD. 57 degrees. Redfish are good over shell reefs and wells on shrimp. Flounder are fair on live shrimp or minnow. Sea wolf is worth checking out at the flood gates in Moses Lake. Speckled trout are good along the shoreline on mullet. Black drum is fair on crankbaits.
Freeport: FAIR. 61 degrees. Water clarity is excellent. Very low tides this past week. Black drum is fair on blue crab or shrimp. Redfish will be found along the flats on shrimp. Speckled trout are also good on shrimp. Sheepshead are good on shrimp and will be migrating to the bays and jetties to spawn. Flounder are fair around the bridge on mullet.
West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 61-62 degrees. Black drum is fair to good on soft plastics and crankbait. Speckled trout are good on the south shoreline in the bayous on the incoming tide on shrimp. Redfish are good on live mullet and soft plastics. Flounder are fair to good on live shrimp around the rocks.
Port O’Connor: GOOD. 58-60 degrees. Trout and redfish are good on shrimp or croakers. Tie on a bottom rig when fishing the rocks. Black drum are fair on blue crab or shrimp. Flounder are good around the jetties on jigs or minnow. Sheepshead are also good near the jetty on live shrimp.
