Bolivar: GOOD. 62 degrees. Bolivar Jetties are holding some good drum, redfish, speckled trout and sheepshead using shrimp under a popping cork on the beach side. East Beach jetty holding bull redfish on the channel side and around the end of the jetty. Speckled, trout, and sheepshead up against the rocks with live shrimp and a popping cork, or free-line live shrimp by the rocks. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Trinity Bay: GOOD. 65 degrees. Burnett Bay and Scott Bay are still producing scattered catches of keeper speckled trout. A few oversized drum have been landed, along with some keeper redfish. Best bite on live shrimp fished under popping corks. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 63 degrees. Those anglers wading the shorelines are catching speckled trout and a few redfish. Various artificial lures, soft plastics, and swim type plugs, are working the best. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Galveston Bay: GOOD. 62 degrees. Action has slowed since the passage of the last front. Tides are returning to near normal levels, as well as the water temperature. A few sheepshead, the occasional bull red, even some flounder have been caught, mostly on live shrimp. Winds have been a problem as of late, for this area. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 64 degrees. A mix of trout with the occasional redfish for those anglers fishing over structure, such as oyster shell. Soft plastics and live shrimp fished underneath popping corks is best. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Texas City: GOOD. 62 degrees. Steady action on oversized black drum and a few bull reds at the Galveston North and South Jetties. Best bait is live halved crab followed by fresh dead shad. Sheepshead catches are excellent for those anglers throwing live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Freeport: FAIR. 62 degrees. Sheepshead are good on live shrimp. Redfish are good out in the surf on live shrimp and mullet. Trout are good in the bay drifting shell and mud throwing down south lures. Flounder are showing back up in the bay with nice size catches on live shrimp and mullet. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.
East Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 62 degrees. Fishing is up and down with the weather. Trout are slow, with the best bite in the afternoons with artificials. Redfish and black drum are good with live shrimp under a popping cork. Few reports of flounder, with mostly undersized catches. The river and diversionary canal are beautiful, but fishing is slow. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 62 degrees. Fishing is up and down with the weather. Trout are slow, with the best bite in the afternoons with artificials. Redfish and black drum are good with live shrimp under a popping cork. Few reports of flounder, with mostly undersized catches. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.Port O’Connor: GOOD. 63 degrees. Winds are keeping the water dirty and slowing the bite. Trout are slow with few catches using live shrimp and Vudu shrimp. Sheepshead are excellent on live and dead shrimp. Oversized redfish are good and slot redfish are fair using sardines, shrimp, and RatLTraps. Oversized and slot black drum are good on dead shrimp. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty’s Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.
