Bolivar: GOOD. 43 degrees. Speckle trout and slot redfish are good on the beachside of Bolivar Jetty when the sun warms the water using popping cork with live shrimp. Moses lake still holding trout and redfish on soft plastic when weather permits.
Trinity Bay: GOOD. 56 degrees. Exxon A-lease is good for sheepshead on live shrimp. The occasional redfish from the same area, speckled trout and black drum. Shorelines both East and West have been decent for speckled trout, for anglers drifting with soft plastics and live shrimp. Burnett, Scott, Tabbs Bay are holding lots of speckled trout biting on live shrimp and soft plastics. Sheepshead are plentiful, with the occasional redfish. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 60 degrees. Waders are having the best luck on nice sized speckled trout and slot reds using artificials. Bull reds are also being caught in the same area. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Galveston Bay: GOOD. 59 degrees. Increased number of sheepshead being landed by anglers using live shrimp, thrown tight to the rocks. Few bull reds being and increasing numbers of large black drum. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 59 degrees. Anglers drifting the open bay with soft plastics are having limited success, due to the windy conditions. Those fishing in protected waters are faring well. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Texas City: GOOD. 60 degrees. Slot redfish and trout are good around Mosquito Inland on mirror dine lures and soft plastics. The afternoon bite is good when it warms up. Sheepshead are good around the sunken ship in Seawolf Park. Report by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Freeport: GOOD. 63 degrees. The winter patterns have started with low tides keeping the fish in deeper water. Limits of trout with a few redfish using down south lures three-eighth ounce jig heads. Sheepshead are good on oyster and mud. Flounder are good on lures. Report by Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.
East Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 64 degrees.
West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 64 degrees.
Port O’Connor: GOOD. 65 degrees. Large sheepshead are good on live shrimp. Trout are good on blue moon and voodoo root beer shrimp artificals. Redfish are good on Spanish sardines and live shrimp. Few drum on dead shrimp. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty’s Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.
