Bolivar: GOOD. 77 degrees. Crystal Beach holding some small shark on squid, shrimp, or cut bait. Rollover Bay holding redfish and a few flounder around the marsh leading to the cut, or what was once the pass. Bolivar jetty still holding trout and redfish on both sides of the rocks up close on popping cork with shrimp or artificials. Redfish are in the drains in the Goat Island, and under the light in the ICW. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Trinity Bay: SLOW. 76 degrees. Great catches of redfish from the upper northwest portion of the bay. Rocks lining Atkinson Island holding redfish and black drum biting best on live shrimp. Plenty of birds working the northern end of the bay, best on soft plastics. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 76 degrees. Redfish action is good in the marsh and along the shorelines, both north and south depending upon the wind. Scattered birds working over schools of small trout. Anglers looking for flounder should concentrate their effort on bayou drains along the south shoreline. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Seiver’s Cut to Elm Lake, and Marsh Point to Yates is holding redfish and flounder on shrimp under a popping cork and artificials. Hanna’s to Lil Hanna’s still holding some trout drifting while bouncing artificials or shrimp under a popping cork.
Galveston Bay: GOOD. 74 degrees. Good catches of redfish from various locations. Rock lined shorelines are the best bet but some catches reported along grass lined shorelines. Best bite is on live shrimp. Plenty of black drum in the gas wells and rock groins. A few flounder are being caught along the San Leon shorelines. Speckled trout bite is slow. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Redfish and flounder are holding throughout the Galveston shipyard, and at Pelican Bridge. Redfish from SWP to concrete ship on cut bait fished on the bottom. Galveston jetties holding trout and redfish at the end on both sides. The surf is clear, so popping cork and shrimp should be the ticket.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 80 degrees. Flounder are on the move. Good catches along the shorelines and back lakes. Open bay water fishing is only fair. Water is off-colored due to the early morning northeast winds. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. The reefs between North and South Deer Island is holding fish drifting artificial or shrimp under a popping cork. Mecums Reef to Confederate Reef holding good numbers of trout, redfish and flounder drifting with live or artificial bait, and small chatterweight with live bait. You have to bounce off the bottom, or you won’t get a bite. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Texas City: GOOD. 77 degrees. Bull redfish are being caught at night under lights on the channel side of the dike. Best bait has been cut mullet and sand trout. Bull redfish are plentiful at the Galveston jetties on cut mullet and sand trout. Plenty of slot redfish and black drum on shrimp thrown tight to the rocks. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Redfish are in Dollar Bay and at the end of the Dike on Carolina rigged cut mullet, trout, shad, or crab. Moses Lake holding flounder and trout near the gate on popping cork or free line live. Campbell’s Reef holding trout and redfish biting a chatterweight with croaker, and drifting with artificials or popping cork with live shrimp. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Freeport: GOOD. 78 degrees. Fishing patterns are holding steady. Redfish are good on mullet and shrimp. Trout continue to bite on croaker. Drum are biting on dead and live shrimp. Bull redfish are good on mullet and croakers. Surf and river have been good, Chocolate Bay and Bastrop Bay are holding good redfish and trout drifting in 3 feet of water with shrimp under a cork, or throwing Down South Lures with 1/4 ounce jig head. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.
East Matagorda Bay: SLOW. 81 degrees. Cold fronts will improve wade fishing, while slowing fishing from the boat. Redfish are great at the jetties using live shrimp with a popping cork, or wade fishing. Speckled trout are slow with wade fishing producing the best bites. Some sand trout showing up in the east end of the bay. Flounder gigging at night is fantastic. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
West Matagorda Bay: FAIR. 81 degrees. Cold fronts will improve wade fishing, while slowing fishing from the boat. Redfish are great at the jetties using live shrimp with a popping cork, or wade fishing. Speckled trout are slow with wade fishing producing the best bites. Flounder gigging at night is fantastic. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
Port O’Connor: GOOD. 80 degrees. Slot redfish are very good in the jetties on Spanish sardines and dead shrimp. Bull redfish are good at the back of jetties on dead shrimp and Spanish sardines. Oversized black drum are good on dead shrimp at the end of jetties. Slot drums are good where the jetties widen. Spade fish are biting on squid outside of the south jetty. No trout action. Sharks and tarpon continue to bite live bait. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty’s Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.
