Bolivar: GOOD. 66 degrees. Bolivar holding redfish along the grass in the shoreline of the ICW. Jetties are holding trout biting on shrimp under popping cork in 7-9 feet of water. Redfish and black drum are at the jetties biting on cut mullet, crab, and Carolina rigged popping cork and live shrimp just off the bottom. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Trinity Bay: GOOD. 69 degrees. The east shoreline of Trinity bay is producing scattered catches of speckled trout. Waders are finding a few fish in waist deep water, on artificial lures. Scott, Burnett, and Tabbs have been slow for speckled trout. Anglers are still catching black drum and the occasional redfish on live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 68 degrees. Wade fishing is producing a few speckled trout and reds along protected shorelines, using artificial lures. Anglers able to drift the open bay reefs are catching better numbers of speckled trout, on live shrimp and soft plastics. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Galveston Bay: GOOD. 71 degrees. Eagle Point shorelines have seen a flurry of speckled trout catches, dependent upon the winds. Black drum and sheepshead being caught around structures. Most of the anglers are throwing live shrimp, either fished on the bottom or under popping corks. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 69 degrees. Catches of black drum, and sheepshead have dominated the action. A few trout are being caught. Best bite on live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Texas City: GOOD. 67 degrees. Sheepshead bite is steady, on the outside of the Galveston North Jetty, using live shrimp. Black drum catches are still fair, for those anglers using live halved crab fished along the North Jetty. Keeper and slot redfish catches are improving on the North Jetty. Best bait is fresh dead shad. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Texas City trout and redfish are good around the rocks south of the dike. Trout are hitting soft plastics around the reefs in 5-7 feet of water. Flounder and redfish are up in the marsh in Dickinson Bay. April Fool Reef holding trout biting on artificials. Drum are biting near the Kemah bridge using shrimp on the bottom. Clear Lake holding some speckled trout and redfish around the rocks. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Freeport: FAIR. 66 degrees. Sheepshead with a few redfish mixed in are good at the jetties free lining live shrimp. The harbor is holding good numbers of trout, redfish, and sheepshead caught by free lining live shrimp. Drum and bull reds are good at the pass and mouths of rivers using big live mullet fished from the bottom. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.
East Matagorda Bay: FAIR. 66 degrees. Fishing is improving as spring approaches. Wade and drift fishing for redfish is good. Drum are good. Trout are slow due to fluctuating weather, but when there are several days between fronts the bite is good on live shrimp, gulp under a cork, topwaters, and artificials. Many small flounder are in the bay. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
West Matagorda Bay: GOOD. 66 degrees. Fishing is improving as spring approaches. Wade fishing for redfish is good. Drums are good. Trout are slow due to fluctuating weather, but when there are several days between fronts the bite is good on live shrimp, gulp under a cork, topwaters, and artificials. Many small flounders are in the bay. . Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
Port O’Connor: GOOD. 66 degrees. Trout are good on live shrimp and artificials, with quite a few catches of oversized trout. Sheepshead are good on live and dead shrimp. Oversized redfish are good on sardines. Oversized and slot black drum are good on dead shrimp. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty’s Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.
