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Texas Saltwater Fishing Report

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Texas Saltwater Fishing Report

NORTH SABINE

Winds have hurt open water drifting. Redfish are good under rafts of shad on topwaters. Redfish are fair to good at the mouths of bayous draining from the marsh.

SOUTH SABINE

Trout are fair to good at the jetty on live bait and topwaters. Trout are good while drifting scattered shell on plastics.

BOLIVAR

Trout are good on the south shoreline on Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Trout, sand trout and croakers are fair to good at Rollover Pass on live bait.

TRINITY BAY

Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Trout, redfish and croaker are good at the spillway on live bait. Redfish have been schooling on the surface around midday when the wind allows.

EAST GALVESTON BAY

Trout are good for drifters working deep shell on limetreuse and plum plastics. Trout are good on live bait around the Ship Channel.

WEST GALVESTON BAY

Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Trout and redfish are fair to good at the mouth of bayous on the outgoing tide on live shrimp.

TEXAS CITY

Trout are fair to good on the reefs and in the channel on live shrimp and croakers. Redfish and sand trout are fair to good in Moses Lake on shrimp. Trout are fair to good at Dollar Reef on live bait.

FREEPORT

Trout are good at San Luis Pass on shrimp, MirrOlures and soft plastics. Trout, redfish, sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay and Chocolate Bay. The jetties have been good for redfish and croakers on fresh shrimp.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY

Trout are good for drifters on live shrimp over mid-bay reefs, when the wind allows. Redfish are good in the middle of the bay on live shrimp near slicks.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY

Trout are fair on sand and grass on soft plastics and topwaters. Live-baiters have taken better catches. Redfish are good in the back reaches of the bay on mud and shell on live shrimp.

PORT O'CONNOR

Trout and redfish are good on topwaters and live bait over sand, grass and shell near Pass Cavallo. Trout and redfish are fair at the mouths of the back lakes on the outgoing tide. Offshore is good for red snapper and kingfish.

ROCKPORT

Trout are fair in the guts and channels on free-lined shrimp. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp. Redfish are fair to good in the guts with the low tides.

PORT ARANSAS

Trout, redfish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp and croakers. Offshore is good for red snapper, kingfish and ling.

CORPUS CHRISTI

Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on Gulps and live shrimp. Trout are fair to good on topwaters on sand and grass near the Packery Channel.