Bolivar: GOOD. 67 degrees. Oversized redfish being caught using shrimp under a popping cork. Speckled trout and redfish are being caught by the shipwreck. Reported by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Trinity Bay: GOOD. 67 degrees. A mixed bag of sheepshead, black drum and redfish are being caught in 4-7 feet of water. Speckled trout are good, being caught by those anglers throwing live shrimp and soft plastics. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: FAIR. 67 degrees. High winds will limit an angler’s success. Birds working over schools of speckled trout and redfish at times. Protected marsh shorelines holding a few trout and redfish. Best bait is soft plastic lures. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Galveston Bay: GOOD. 67 degrees. Plenty of sheepshead around structures such as pier pilings, oyster reefs, and rocks. Live shrimp is the best bait. Speckled trout and redfish being caught on the shorelines around Eagle Point and April Fool Point. In the jetties fishing is the same song and dance. Bull reds being caught on the bottom using fresh dead shad and crabs. A few oversized black drum are mixed in. Anglers throwing live shrimp against the rocks are catching slot reds and sheepshead. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 67 degrees. Speckled trout, sand trout, with a few redfish mixed in are good drifting in open water around Green’s Cut and deeper shell reefs. Soft plastics and live shrimp under popping corks are working well. Fish in the dirty streaks of water. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Texas City: GOOD. 67 degrees. Rough winds had the water choppy this past week, but the fishing was good if you could get out during the breaks. Flounder are good in the shallows of the harbor on live mullet or shrimp, and near Sea Wolf and the Dike using shrimp under a popping cork. Trout and redfish are good in Moses Lake, and Dollar Reef Point following the birds using shrimp under a popping cork, or plum chartreuse or pearl jigs. Reported by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Freeport: GOOD. 68 degrees. Fishing has improved after the cold front. Follow the birds and they will guide you like Rudolph to the fish. Redfish and trout are being caught using live shrimp under a popping cork.
East Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 69 degrees. The cold front slowed the fishing, but it should resume the same trend as the weather warms back up. Fish under birds, drifting and wading all working. The bay is holding shrimp and they continue to migrate out of the marshes. Gulf and sand trout are scattered. The Colorado River continues to be good for redfish and trout. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 69 degrees. The cold front slowed the fishing, but it should resume the same trend as the weather warms back up. Redfish are good in the lakes and reefs using cut mullet. Jetties are holding good sheepshead. The Colorado River continues to produce trout and redfish. Success with live or plastic baits. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
