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. 87 degrees. Speckled trout fishing is only fair along the ship channel shell humps on soft plastic lures. Upper west shoreline of the bay holding some black drum, the occasional redfish and speckled trout for those anglers fishing near the bottom with live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Green light guys and gals. Trout are showing up on the rigs deep on the pads being caught on live shrimp and artificial using the wacky Showtime wacky shad X. Redfish and drum are on rocky banks, and on reefs early being caught on live shrimp under a popping cork and swimbaits. Sheepshead are deep on rocks Freeling shrimp. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
East Galveston Bay: GOOD. 89 degrees. West winds hampering effort in the bay. Bolivar surf has been good for speckled trout. A few catches of redfish and black drum in the intracoastal canal. 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 86 degrees. Not so sound like a broken record, however; the water clarity remains pretty much the same for the majority of East Galveston Bay, with 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 locating more trout, redfish, and black drum, in the intracoastal relating to structure, and a few fish over shellon the South Shoreline on tails with 1/8 ounce heads, with darker colors performing the best in the areas with stained water. 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 on artificials. We are utilizing MirrOdines, Rattle Traps, ¼ ounce soft body swimbaits, and Tails with 1/8 ounce heads in light colors on the shallower ends and ¼ ounce when we are fishing in deeper water. Our clients are still enjoying solid success using Fish Smack Popping corks with a 1-2 feet leader above shrimp imitation lures, and Glacier White Tails by WacAttack and shrimp color Rat tails by Deadly Dudley. The Topwater bite has still been excellent 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. 89 degrees. Speckled trout bite is slow due to the low tides and off-colored water from the freshwater runoff. Best action has been on black drum, sheepshead, and redfish on live shrimp under popping corks. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
West Galveston Bay: GOOD. 89 degrees. Good catches of speckled trout are still being taken around the causeway bridge and rocks near Texas City. Those in west Galveston bay doing very well on speckled trout and redfish. the best baits have been live croaker followed by shrimp under popping corks. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Houston: GOOD. Water stained; 95 degrees; 0.28 feet above pool. Lake Houston water temperature reached 100 degrees and the lake is clearing quickly. Largemouth bass have spread out on structure being caught on worms and jigs later in the evening on docks. Crappie are being caught in 8-14 feet of water on hand tied jigs hanging tight to structure. White bass have been elusive lately, but they are starting to school in the deep water on the south side. It will not be long before fish show up thick in the evenings and become plentiful in the creek. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
Texas City: GOOD. 87 degrees. The Texas City Dike has reopened to anglers. Catches off the Galveston jetties include shark, black drum, speckled trout and the occasional redfish. Offshore fishing has been good for red snapper, vermilion snapper, some dorado, a few kings and the occasional ling. 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. 87 degrees. Fishing has been steady for trout, redfish flounder around the San Luis Pass. Bastrop Bay, Christmas Bay, Chocolate Bay and the west end of Galveston Bay. Wade fishing has been good in the guts at the pass and in West Galveston Bay with croaker and shrimp. Trout and redfish with a few flounder mixed in. The Freeport Harbor is steady for catches of sheepshead, drum, redfish and mangrove snapper free lining shrimp with a split shot. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.
East Matagorda Bay: FAIR. 84 degrees. Calmer weather and the surf is good for fishing. Trout and redfish are good in the surf and jetties with live shrimp under a popping cork, or wade fishing with croaker. Fewer catches of drum. Flounder gigging is excellent. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
West Matagorda Bay: FAIR. 84 degrees. Calmer weather and the surf is good for fishing. Trout and redfish are good in the surf and jetties with live shrimp under a popping cork, or wade fishing with croaker. Fewer catches of drum. Flounder gigging is excellent. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
