Bolivar: EXCELLENT. 85 degrees. Fishing is excellent and patterns are holding steady. Numbers of redfish, croakers, sand trout, sheepshead, black drum, speckled trout, and crabs caught along the jetty with plenty of stingrays and sharks. The surf is producing redfish and black drum, gafftop, lots of stingrays, and bigger sharks along the whole peninsula with high activity towards Gilchrist or High Island. Finger mullet and croaker have been popular baits. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
Trinity Bay: SLOW. 84 degrees. Water clarity again being affected by freshwater runoff. Western portion of the bay is best for mixed boxes of speckled trout, black drum and redfish. Live shrimp and croakers working best. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Surprisingly good fishing despite the recent water runoff from Trinity River and the San Jacinto River. The wells seem to be the place to be fishing 5-8 feet of water using live shrimp on the bottom and WACky Shad XL in the root beer color rigged up with an 1/8 ounce jig head fishing the pads off the wells. Trout are scooped up on the rocks and boat docks on the East side of Trinity Bay. Drum and sheepshead are plentiful in the rocks by the ship channel being caught in live shrimp. Always wear your kill switch while underway on your vessel and pay attention to the weather prior to going out. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 84 degrees. Bolivar surf has been the place for speckled trout. Marshes and adjacent reefs fair for speckled trout and redfish, along with some black drum. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Plenty of various sized speckled trout, black drum, sheepshead, and redfish caught on live shrimp, croakers, and top water lures. Alligator gar are abundant. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp. Surface water temperature dropped down to 79 degrees due to rains throughout the past week. Once again, the water clarity is still agitated in the majority of East Galveston Bay. There is clearer and saltier water as you get closer to the western portion of the Bay, with a distinct line as you venture closer over towards Galveston. We are finding a few trout, redfish, and black drum, in the intracoastal around structure, and a few fish over structure on the South Shoreline on tails with 1/8 ounce heads, with darker colors performing the best. The Mid Bay reefs did not produce for us this week. As in previous weeks, when the weather cooperates, and we can dodge the storms and lightning, we are once again burning a good deal of fuel and time taking the ride over to the jetties to find better looking water and a solid trout bite. We are utilizing MirrOlure suspending hard baits, rattle traps, soft body swimbaits, and tails with 1/8 ounce heads in light colors. Excellent success using Fish Smack Popping corks with a 1-to-2-foot leader above shrimp imitation lures, and Salt and Pepper Tails by WacAttack and shrimp color Rat tails by Deadly Dudley. The Topwater bite has still been good when utilized on our early morning and late afternoon trips, so if you like throwing walking baits, now is a great time to get on the water and make it happen, and the color does not seem to be that critical, with bone being one of our favorite colors we have the most confidence in. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Service, LLC.
Galveston Bay: SLOW. 85 degrees. West shoreline holding good numbers of speckled trout early on live shrimp and soft plastics fished near old pier pilings. Gas wells have been hot for speckled trout, but water is a bit off colored from all the recent rains. Best bite on live shrimp. Spoil islands producing mixed catches of black drum and sheepshead Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 86 degrees. Good catches of speckled trout from the railroad bridge on live shrimp. Those the deeper reefs in west Galveston bay finding good numbers of trout on live croaker. Marsh anglers are catching good numbers of redfish on live shrimp and artificial baits. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Houston: GOOD. Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.44 feet above pool. Water clarity muddy due to influx of water and rain. Largemouth bass as with other species have spread out, but can be caught on structure with worms and grubs. Crappie are plentiful if you can find them in the eddy and areas protected by current holding tight to structure being caught in 10-14 feet of water on small hand tied jigs. White bass are finicky but starting to slowly show up in the evenings being caught in the WACky kicking shad by WAC Attack Lures. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
Texas City: GOOD. 84 degrees. The Texas City Dike is still closed as repairs are underway. Lower Galveston bay producing good catches of speckled trout and some redfish near rocks by Texas City. Jetties still good for trout, black drum, and sheepshead on live shrimp. Few bull redfish being caught and some big sharks still on the outside of the rocks. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. The Dike should be open this weekend. People have been fishing along the levee and Moses Lake tidal gate. And I have thrown a couple shrimp and topwaters at the boat dock with great results. Anglers are still catching plenty of speckled trout, redfish, and flounder everyday with some occasional black drum, sheepshead, sand trout, and gafftop. Live shrimp and finger mullet have been the best baits. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
Freeport: GOOD. 84 degrees. Lots of fresh water in the bays so fishing has been moderate on trout and redfish fishing the Bastrop Bay, Christmas Bay and Chocolate Bay complex. The surf has still been good early in the morning throwing lures and using croaker for trout and few redfish. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.
East Matagorda Bay: FAIR. 84 degrees. The freshwater has pushed the redfish into the bay. Trout and redfish are good drifting live shrimp under a popping cork, or croaker. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
West Matagorda Bay: FAIR. 84 degrees. The freshwater has pushed the redfish into the bay. Redfish are good on bay reefs with live shrimp under a popping cork, or croaker. Wade fish the shorelines for trout, or drift Half Moon Reef for trout and a few catches of drum. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
