THE PRESENCE OF HURRICANE Delta shouldn’t have much of an impact on fishing on the Texas side of the Gulf Coast. That’s great news for those who loved fishing in west Galveston Bay, where water temps are in the mid-70s and filled with bull reds in deeper waters.Texas City anglers will love that the shoreline and levee are both hot spots.
Sabine Lake: Overall conditions: GOOD. 74-76 degrees. Water clarity; Stained. The shrimp are starting to move to the main lake areas from the marshes, and the redfish and speckled trout will be close behind. Soft plastics and jigs are best for the fall. Flounder will be along the shoreline and in the bayous and are good on mud minnows.
Bolivar: GOOD. 78-80 Degrees. Unchanged. Rollover Bay is a wonderful, consistent spot for bay or wade fishing. Flounder are found in the mudflats. Redfish are in the grassy banks. Speckled trout are in the reefs. Shrimp under a popping cork is best for most species.
Trinity Bay: GOOD. 77-78 degrees. Speckled trout continue to be under the birds, and redfish are good on shrimp around the grass flats. Flounder activity is increasing around the rocks. Soft plastics and shrimp under a popping cork are working well. The north and northwest shoreline is a great area year-round due to the generating station. The cooling canal flows into the north side.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 75-76 degrees. The best time for redfish is now! The Bull Red Run has been incredibly busy with fish. The north and south jetties and beachfront have been great for speckled trout and redfish on fresh bait. Small speckled trout are under the birds. Sheepshead are producing along the rocks and piers on shrimp.
West Galveston Bay: VERY GOOD. 75-76 degrees. Bull reds along the jetties are great on fresh shad along the bottom in 20-30 feet of water. The shell reefs around the ICW and San Luis Pass are great for speckled trout and redfish on shrimp under a cork. Flounder are good in back marshes.
Texas City: GOOD. 77 degrees. Bull reds are picking up in numbers around the dike and are the best fresh cut mullet. Redfish and speckled trout are still excellent along the shoreline and levee on shrimp under a popping cork or soft plastics. Flounder are good on minnow around the rocks. Black drum are good on blue crab around deep structure or vegetation. Sheepshead are good around the rocks on mullet.
Freeport: GOOD. 78 degrees. Redfish are very plentiful right now over the oyster reefs and around the jetties, and the best chance of catching them is throwing right in the rocks. Speckled trout are good around San Luis Pass on shrimp, MirrOlures, and soft plastics. Redfish, black drum, and sheepshead are good on live shrimp under popping cork around the reefs. Flounder are good along the drains on mullet.
East Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 77 degrees. Wading the mid-bay reefs for redfish is great using live shrimp or croaker. Speckled trout are great around Brown Cedar Flats using the same baits. Trout and Black drum are great using Bass Assassins around vegetation or deep structure.
West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 77 degrees. Unchanged. Large schools of redfish are plentiful along the north shoreline or around Crab Lake on live shrimp or mullet. Speckled trout have been great on soft plastics in the grass flats.
Port O’Connor: GOOD. 79 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are great on topwaters on croaker and live shrimp in 4-7 feet. Black drum are good on crab around deep water and around vegetation. Concentrate on flats that are close to deep water, throw topwaters in the morning. The flounder is good on live mullet around the rocks.
