Sabine Lake
GOOD. 87 degrees. Jetties are good for speckled trout, redfish, sheepshead and drum on the rock piles with live shrimp under a popping cork. Trout and redfish are biting in the ICW and Sabine Channel bullheads, rock piles glo chartreuse plastics. Redfish are good on lake points and bayous. Look for the bird action on outgoing tides in the morning. Neches River holding speckled trout in 14-25 feet of water using �¾ ounce jighead glo chartreuse tail, jigging silver or gold spoons. Redfish are in the river in 12-15 feet of water with live shrimp under a popping cork, or live mullet on a Carolina rig. North Levy is on fire for trout with topwaters early, switching to live shrimp under a popping cork and crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
Bolivar
GOOD. 80 degrees. The surf is holding lots of black drum, pompano, sharks and redfish biting live or fresh dead shrimp. The North Jetty Gulf side holding limits of sheepshead and trout against Rocks look near the end on popping cork with shrimp. The wreck has good numbers of trout on free-line shrimp or croaker close to rocks. Channel side holding some nice trout close and big redfish on the bottom. Shark on the end of the jetty towards the gulf side. Report provided by Captain Raymond Wheatley, Tail Spotter Guide Service LLC.
Trinity Bay
SLOW. 88 degrees. Better numbers of speckled trout showing up in the mid bay gas wells. Soft plastics, shrimp, and croakers have been effective. Good numbers of black drum over hard shells or against rock piles. Some big sheepshead and redfish from the same area. Best bite on live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
East Galveston Bay
FAIR. 88 degrees. Scattered catches of speckled trout being caught on open bay reefs with live shrimp, croakers, and soft plastic lures. Waders fishing early and late in the day picking up a few solid trout and some redfish. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter. Surface water temps 87 degrees, water clarity varies, west of Stingaree cove being the cleanest looking water. Winds have been out of the Southwest most of the week, switching more to the South on Saturday, in the 6-12 mph range. This week fishing over oyster reefs in 6-8 feet of water produced some excellent catching for our valued fishing clients, including speckled sea trout, sand trout, redfish and black drum. Shrimp imitation lures under popping corks have still been the ticket for us, and white ice has worked well with �¼ ounce jig heads, with most of the fish being caught in the upper portion of the water column. Birds are still working in the bay, as fish are feeding on shrimp, so if you can find them the action is fast, but short lived in most cases. This week our artificial trips have produced better fish and more numbers as well vs throwing live shrimp. Please remember to drink plenty of water and bring plenty of sunscreen, as we have ventured into the time of year when it gets extremely hot on the water and it is critical you stay hydrated and do not get overheated or sunburned. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Services, LLC.
Galveston Bay
FAIR. 88 degrees. Scattered catches of speckled trout throughout the middle of the bay. Fishing structure is key, either gas wells, rocks, or shell reefs. Best bite on live croakers or shrimp. Excellent numbers of black drum, along with a few redfish, along any type of structure, pilings or rocks. Best bite on live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
West Galveston Bay
GOOD. 89 degrees. Better numbers of trout showing on the deeper reefs. Waders are catching good numbers of trout, along with the occasional redfish, Best bite has been on live croakers, followed by live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Houston
FAIR. Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.03 feet above pool. Summer fishing patterns are here like the heat. Catfish are good on cut bait and on baited holes. Crappie are fair on submerged structures with jigs tipped with minnows. Bass are fair with an early morning topwater bite, transitioning to deeper structure with crankbaits and Texas or Carolina rigged worms.
Texas City
FAIR. 86 degrees. Offshore fishing has been good for red snapper, a few large mangroves, but little to report on the kingfish. Galveston jetties producing good numbers of speckled trout, slot redfish, black drum and sheepshead on live shrimp. Plenty of big sharks and a few bull reds being caught off freshly dead shad. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
Freeport
FAIR. 85 degrees. The fishing has been staying steady in the bays with trout a redfish along the south shorelines using live shrimp under popping corks. Wade fishing the south shorelines throwing down south lures and topwaters early in the day has been good for trout, and throwing croakers with chatter weights for redfish. Harbor has been good with trout, redfish, flounder, mangrove snapper, and sheephead with live shrimp. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.
East Matagorda Bay
SLOW. 80 degrees. Wade fishing with croaker, or drifting reefs with artificials under a cork for redfish and trout. Wait for the southeast winds for the bite to kick up. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
West Matagorda Bay
SLOW. 80 degrees. Wade fishing with croaker and live shrimp, or drifting reefs with artificials under a cork for redfish and trout. Wait for the southeast winds for the bite to kick up. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
Port O’Connor
GOOD. 80 degrees. Trout are good outside of jetties on croaker early in the morning. Oversized redfish are good at the ends of the jetties on Spanish sardines. Slot redfish are spotty in the middle of the jetties on Spanish sardines. Black drum dead and live shrimp in the middle of the jetties. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty’s Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.
Rockport
GREAT. 85 degrees. Redfish are great in 2-4 feet of water on grass flats and wind blown shorelines on cut bait and soft plastics. Trout are great in 4-6 feet of water on natural colored soft plastics and live shrimp under a popping cork. Drum are good in 4 feet of water on dead shrimp and gulp. Report provided by Captain Damian Hubbs, Top Gun Outfitters.
Port Aransas
GOOD. 85 degrees. Bull redfish are good at the ends of the jetties in 35 feet of water using cut mullet. Jack crevalle and kingfish are in the same area on cut mullet and silver spoons. Report by Captain Doug Stanford, Pirates of the Bay Fishing Charters.
Corpus Christi
GOOD. 85 degrees. Trout are good on the wells with free lined shrimp and live croaker. Ingleside rocks near the power plant holding mangrove snapper on freelined shrimp. The San Jose Island and Mustang Island surf is still good for redfish and trout for wade angles. Report by Captain Doug Stanford, Pirates of the Bay Fishing Charters.
Baffin Bay
SLOW. 90 degrees. Fishing has been great, with conditions still remaining hot and windy. Wind can be tough when it comes to navigating Baffin and make it appear like chocolate milk but don’t let it fool you, it creates oxygen in the water and helps promote activity amongst the fish. Deep grass beds, sand pockets and guts that run parallel to the shoreline where there is a temperature drop in the water are the best producing areas for this time of year. The water temperature in Baffin Bay right now is at 90.5 degrees, making the fish are seeking shelter from the scorching sun, off colored water with scattered grass is their preferred structure, as they tend to nestle in the grass around sand pockets waiting for baitfish to present itself for a quick and easy snack. Lures with reflective bases, such as mirrolures, spoons, swim baits and top waters have been working well. Redfish and trout can be caught in waist deep water where there are grass beds and sand pockets. Traffic has drastically increased on Baffin with it being the week before 4th of July, therefore continue to stay safe and courteous of others while out fishing, stay hydrated and as always Tight lines! Report by Captain Reanna DeLaCruz, Captain Reanna’s Baffin Bay Adventures. Redfish and trout are good on the west drop-off using live croaker and soft plastics. Find the bait fish and you will find the box fish. Report by Gilbert Barrera, Baffin Bay Hunting and Fishing.
Port Mansfield
GOOD. 91 degrees. Fishing remains slow for those shallow water anglers. Better fish are being caught drifting in 4-5 feet of water. Best baits have been KWigglers Ball Tail juniors rigged on 1/4 or 3/16 ounce jig heads. There are still a few good shallow fish, but you need to get them early. Mansfield Knockers for about the first hour or so have been great. Once it warms up you have to switch to plastics.Report by Captain Wayne Davis, Hook Down Charters.
South Padre
SLOW. 86 degrees. The winds have subsided and the water clarity has improved. Trout are good with limits on gas well flats, Holly Beach, and near drum boat. Redfish are mixed with trout on gas well flats. With the lighter wind trout should be along the edge of the intracoastal and the shacks. Stay safe out there. Report by Captain Lou Austin, Austin Fishing South Padre.
Port Isabel
SLOW. 86 degrees. The winds have subsided and the water clarity has improved. Trout are good with limits on gas well flats, Holly Beach, and near drum boat. Redfish are mixed with trout on gas well flats. With the lighter wind trout should be along the edge of the intracoastal and the shacks. Stay safe out there. Report by Captain Lou Austin, Austin Fishing South Padre.
Source: TPW