Sabine Lake: GOOD. 81 degrees. ICW holding limits of speckled trout with some redfish mixed in 4-15 feet of water with a glo chartreuse 1/16 ounce jig head. 4-14 feet of water red shad deep pulling up off drop-offs. Texaco island and the Sabine Channel trout limits in 15-25 feet of water red shad �¼ ounce jig. North and South Levy nice redfish and trout on topwater early in the morning, then switching to 5 inch plastics, silver rattletraps, and crankbaits. Sabine Jetties have a good early morning topwater bite for redfish and trout flipping slowly into the rocks with a 5 inch glo chartreuse plastic as the sun rises. Neches river holding redfish on the flats, points and buoys with live shrimp under popping corks and 1/16 ounce plastics in morning glory chartreuse. Bull redfish are also in the river biting on gold and silver spoons 15-25 feet of water. Trout are good in 15-35 feet by the oil rigs using ⅜ ounce jigheads in LSU. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
Bolivar: GOOD. 82 degrees. Small sharks are in the second gut of the surf. The jetty is holding trout up against the rocks early and late on popping cork and live shrimp, croaker or free-lining live bait. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Trinity Bay: SLOW. 88 degrees. Upper spoil banks holding speckled trout, best bite is on live croaker. Gas wells in the middle of the bay holding speckled trout. Some fish have been caught on shallow water reefs, speckled trout, reds, and black drum. by angler throwing live shrimp. Further up in the northwest corner bays, the redfish bite has been good. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 89 degrees. The Reefs are holding trout on popping cork and shrimp, or free-lining croaker under the slicks. Grass line around Goat Island holding redfish by the drains. Big gafftop catfish on the bottom at the wells, hold the bait steady or the whiskers will get you. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC. Better catches of speckled trout over mid bay reefs such as Hannas and Deep reef. Angler dredging croakers and having the best luck on keeper size fish. Soft plastic lures and live shrimp are working in the same area, but fish are smaller. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Galveston Bay: GOOD. 89 degrees. Campbell’s reef, and the two man made rock shoals are holding trout and redfish biting on shrimp and croaker. The South Jetty holding lots of trout on popping cork with shrimp or free-lining croaker. The surf is on fire early and late, with a monster trout close to 33 inches caught on live shrimp around 61st Pier. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC. Redfish bite is better along rock groins lining the channel. Live shrimp is best. Gas wells producing scattered keeper trout on live shrimp, better fish being caught on live croaker. Shorelines catches have been slow. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 90 degrees. Angler dredging live croaker over deeper shell, are faring well on speckled trout. Waders still catching trout, but more reds are being caught now, with live croaker. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Texas City: GOOD. 88 degrees. Anglers are still catching red snapper out of Galveston over wrecks and rocks. Kingfish bite is better, and their dolphins showing up on bunched up weed lines. Galveston jetties producing better numbers of keeper speckled trout, along with some slot redfish, pompano and sheepshead too. Bull redfish bite is fair, and sharks are behind the nearshore shrimp boats. Speckled trout catches are picking up in the surf on the west end of Galveston. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Moses Lake holding trout and redfish in Dollar Bay under the birds and restless bait. Trout are on fire near Millers Point and the gas wells between Dollar Point to Eagle Point are holding trout on soft plastics. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Freeport: GOOD. 85 degrees. The fishing has been good on the north shore line for redfish with live shrimp under a popping cork. Chocolate has been good for trout and redfish throwing croakers and live shrimp. Drifting the bays bastrop and Christmas Bay in the upper west bay throwing down south lures and lil John’s using 1/4 ounce jig heads. Topwater action has been good early in the morning. The pass has been good throwing mullet for flounder in the drains. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.
East Matagorda Bay: FAIR. 86 degrees. Wading or drifting depending on the direction of the wind. Flounder gigging at night is good for limits. Redfish and trout are good drifting with cut mullet, live shrimp under a popping cork, and artificial vudu shrimp under a popping cork. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
West Matagorda Bay: FAIR. 86 degrees. Wading or drifting depending on the direction of the wind. Flounder gigging at night is good for limits. Redfish are slow, with good size catches, in the river as it offers an area protected from the wind. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
Port O’Connor: GOOD. 90 degrees. Kingfish are good on ribbon fish between the jetties. Speckled trout are good with large shrimp and croakers outside of the jetties. Redfish are slow on sardines at the end of the jetties. Jack crevalle are good between Bird Island and the jetties using croaker. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty’s Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.
Rockport: GREAT. 86 degrees. Redfish are good in 2-6 feet of water on live mullet and menhaden in sand pockets. Small paddle tails and gold spoons have been working well for lure fishermen. Trout are good in 2-6 feet with croaker the earlier the better. Start in knee deep water as the sun comes up, move to deeper water as the heat increases. Lure fishermen have been finding good success at night throwing topwaters. Drum are good in 2-6 feet of water on dead shrimp. Waders are finding good success on trout and redfish in the early morning on live bait and plastics. Report provided by Damian Hubbs, Mathis Bait Co.
Port Aransas: GOOD. 86 degrees. Redfish are good in Redfish Bay near Dagger Island on cut ladyfish and mullet. Report by Captain Doug Stanford, Pirates of the Bay Fishing Charters.
