Texas Fishing Reports
BASTROP: Water clear. Black bass are good on watermelon Finesse worms and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on live minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on hot dogs and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch.
BELTON: Water murky; 79 degrees; 1.93 high. Black bass are good but small on white spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on white Riversides and Sassy Shad at night under lights. White bass are good on white Riversides and silver/green Sassy Shad at night under lights. Crappie are good on minnows in 10 12 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on summer sausage, hot dogs, and Owens sausage. Yellow catfish are slow.
BROWNWOOD: Water clear to stained; 75 degrees; 1.07 low. Black bass to 9 pounds are fair on buzzbaits, June bug worms, frogs, Persuader crankbaits, and redbug and watermelon red Grande Bass 4 Trickster worms on 3/16oz. jigs along docks, around rocks, and over brush piles in 8 15 feet. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on Lil Fishies and crankbaits off lighted docks at night. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish to 5 pounds are fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers over baited holes in 12 15 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
BUCHANAN: Water clear; 79 degrees; 2.45 low. Black bass are good on Bleeding Shad Rat-L-Traps, white buzzbaits and spinnerbaits, and 3 shad Flukes in larger creeks and Applehead. Striped bass are good on plastic swim baits, Red Fins, and drifting or free lining live bait along the river and creek channels. White bass are fair on Tiny Traps and Spoiler Shads along main lake points. Crappie are good on pink/white and chartreuse Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on liver, minnows, and dip bait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on live shad.
CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 80 degrees; 0.08 high. Black bass are fair to good on white spinnerbaits, shad flukes, and pumpkin Whacky Sticks in standing Timber and stickups and secondary points in 5 - 10 feet. Striped bass are fair jigging Pirk Minnows in open water over humps. White bass are fair jigging Pirk Minnows along main lake points. Smallmouth bass to 4 pounds are good on red JDC curl tail grubs, smoke tubes, and 1/8oz. pumpkin Curb's jigs in 9 - 20 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and crappie jigs upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines baited with live perch.
COLEMAN: Water clear; 77 degrees. Black bass are good on chartreuse crankbaits and watermelon red soft plastic worms. Hybrid striper are good on live minnows. Crappie are fair on live minnows and blue tube jigs over brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLORADO RIVER: (At Colorado Bend State Park) Water murky. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows near the boat ramp. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on liver and shrimp in deep holes.
FAYETTE: Water clear; 83 degrees. Black bass are fair on watermelon gold, watermelon red, and chartreuse pepper Carolina rigged soft plastics along outside edges of grass in 6 8 feet. Red ear perch are good on worms in 4 10 feet. Channel and blue catfish are slow.
GRANBURY: Water clear; 0.63 low. Black bass are good on chartreuse spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and soft plastics off points. Striped bass are fair on live minnows. White bass are fair on minnows and pet spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver.
GRANGER: Water murky; 75 degrees; 1.55 high. Black bass are fair on white spinnerbaits in shallow areas. White bass are very good on slab spoons. Crappie are good on chartreuse tube jigs in 10 15 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on shad and prepared baits. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch.
LBJ: Water stained; 78 degrees; 0.15 low. Black bass are very good on plastic swim baits, Curb's buzzbaits, and watermelon red Whacky Sticks along seawalls and lay downs on creek points. Striped bass are good on Creme 2 Spoiler Shads and Lil Fishies at night. White bass are fair to good on Lil Fishies at night. Crappie are fair on Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles in clear water. Channel catfish are fair to good on minnows and worms. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait.
NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 81 degrees; 0.42 low. Black bass are good on minnows. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut shad and dough bait. Yellow catfish are slow.
PROCTOR: Water clear; 73 degrees; 0.21 high. Black bass are good on black and purple soft plastic worms. Striped bass are good on silver/blue Rat-L-Traps. White bass are good on cut shad. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and shad. Yellow catfish are good on live bait.
SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 0.38 low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
STILLHOUSE: Water clear; 82 degrees; 0.21 high. Black bass to 9 pounds are excellent on minnows, and on watermelon seed and shad colored soft plastic worms. White bass are slow. Crappie are very good on minnows. Lake record 2.25 pound crappie caught 10-22-07. Channel and blue catfish are good on hot dogs and cut perch. Yellow catfish are slow.
TRAVIS: Water clear; 80 degrees; 0.46 low. Black bass to 5 pounds are excellent on spinnerbaits, Super Flukes, and red shad worms in 4 28 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on chrome jigging spoons and smoke grubs in 1 30 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs in 10 20 feet. Channel and blue catfish to 7 are good on nightcrawlers and bloodbait in 25 35 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG: Water clear; 70 degrees. Black bass are good on black/purple soft plastic worms. Hybrid striper are good but small on cut shad and silver/blue Rat-L-Traps. White bass are good on cut shad and silver/blue Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and tube jigs in 12 15 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on bait shrimp and live bait. Yellow catfish are good on goldfish.
WHITNEY: Water murky; 4.34 low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse spinnerbaits and crankbaits, and on watermelon topwaters early and late. Striped bass are fair on live minnows. White bass are good on minnows and hellbenders. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are fair on frozen shrimp, stinkbait, and minnows.
ATHENS: Water fairly clear, 68-74 degrees; 0.02 low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and medium running crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. Catfish are good on prepared baits nightcrawlers (use Worm-Glo). Bream are good on bits of nightcrawlers in 4-6 feet.
BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 68-73 degrees; 0.28' low. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigged Baby Brush Hogs, jigs and drop shot rigs fished around pads and off points. White bass are fair to good on Rooster Tails and Humdingers. Catfish are good on prepared bait and chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers.
BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained; 67-73 degrees; 1.64' low. Black bass are good on spinner- and buzzbaits early, midday switching to crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. Catfish are fair on chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers. Bream are fair on crickets and red wigglers.
CADDO: Water stained; 68-73 degrees; 0.03' low. Black bass are good on Lake Fork Ring Frys, jigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in the river bends. Catfish are good on limblines with hot dogs and on rod and reel with nightcrawlers.
CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 68-72 degrees; 0.53 low. Black bass are good on jigs with trailers, spinnerbaits and drop shot rigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair to good on live baits and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on prepared bait and chartreuse nightcrawlers (use Worm-Glo).
COOPER: Water lightly stained; 67-72 degrees; 0.66' high. No report fishing reports available.
FAIRFIELD: Water fairly clear; 74-86 degrees. Black bass are good on weightless soft plastics fished along shoreline cover and crankbaits off points. Crappie are fair on jigs over brush. Redfish are fair on Rat-L-Traps and live bait.
FORK: Water fairly clear; 68-72 degrees; 0.03' high. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, later switching to Carolina rigs, drop shot rigs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are good on live minnows and jigs around structure. Catfish are good on prepared baits and chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers.
GRAPEVINE: Water fairly clear; 67-72 degrees; 0.51 high. Black bass are excellent on weightless Sassy Shad, Texas rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared baits and chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers.
JOE POOL: Water off color; 68-71 degrees; 1.18' low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, later switching to drop shot rigged finesse baits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and Humdingers. Catfish are fair to good on cut and prepared baits.
LAKE O' THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 67-72 degrees; 0.86' high. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, midday switching to spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and shaky head rigged finesse baits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers and prepared baits.
LAVON: Water lightly stained; 68-72 degrees; 1.72 low. Black bass are fair to good on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and medium diving crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and prepared baits.
LEWISVILLE: Water off color; 67-72 degrees; 0.27' high. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs, drop shot rigs and Bandit 200 crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are good on Humdingers and slabs. Hybrid striper are fair to good on slabs. Catfish are good on chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers.
MARTIN CREEK: 2.26 low. No report available.
MONTICELLO: 0.41 low. No report available.
PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 67-71 degrees; 0.02' low. Black bass are fair to good on Rat-L-Traps, spinnerbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in the marinas and over brush piles. Hybrid striper are slow to fair on live shad. White bass are fair to good on Humdingers. Catfish are fair to good on chartreuse nightcrawlers (use Worm-Glo) and cheese bait.
RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 68-72 degrees; 0.13 high. Black bass are good early on topwaters, later switching to Texas rigs, drop shot rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on 2oz. slabs and live shad. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 67-72 degrees; 0.7' high. Black bass are good on 1/4oz. chrome blue Super Spots and 7 Yum worms, with larger fish on Lake Fork Magic Shad. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are excellent on C.C. Jigging Spoons and slabs in 24-36 feet. Catfish are good on live and prepared bait.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water off color; 68-71 degrees; 0.51 low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, midday switching to shallow running crankbaits, Carolina rigs and Rat-L-Traps. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on large slabs and live shad. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on prepared baits, cut shad and nightcrawlers.
TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 67-71 degrees; 1.05 low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits, jigs and Texas rigs in 2-7 feet. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cheese bait. White bass are fair on Humdingers and slabs. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair on live shad and slabs.
TEXOMA: Water fairly clear; 67-72 degrees; 0.61' low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, midday switching to Texas rigs, Carolina rigs and medium to deep diving crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs around bridges and over brush piles. Striped bass are fair to good on slabs and topwaters (follow the schools and boat parties
as well as the birds). Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and chartreuse nightcrawlers (use Worm-Glo).
WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 68-72 degrees; 1.41 low. Black bass are fair to good on medium diving crankbaits, Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in the crappie house and over brush piles. Channel catfish are fair to good on worms, liver and cheese bait. White bass are slow to fair on slabs. Bream are fair on worms.
WRIGHT PATMAN: Water off color; 68-71 degrees; 1.53' high. Black bass are good on topwaters early, midday switching to medium diving crankbaits, Texas rigs and T=Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on prepared baits and chartreuse (use Worm-Glo) nightcrawlers.
CONROE: Water clear; 0.67 low. Black bass are very good on watermelon red and watermelon gold soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and topwaters in 10 20 feet. Striped bass are fair on live minnows and green striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and blue/white tube jigs. Catfish are fair on stinkbait, frozen shrimp, and nightcrawlers.
GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Black bass are good on chartreuse blue soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are very good on stinkbait, frozen shrimp, and live bait.
HOUSTON COUNTY: Water clear; 71 degrees; 0.03 low. Black bass are good on Tiny Torpedoes and June bug red worms near at drop offs near brush piles. Crappie are good on live minnows in creek channels near brush piles. Bream are good on live worms off piers and over grass beds. Channel and blue catfish are good off piers and on trotlines baited with shad and bream.
LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 78 degrees; 0.53 high. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on pet spoons, slabs, and hellbenders. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad and cut bait. Yellow catfish are slow.
SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 76 degrees; 4.42 low. Black bass are good on topwaters, soft plastic worms, and spinnerbaits early. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are good on punchbait.
STEINHAGEN: 1.67 high. No report available.
TOLEDO BEND: Water clear; 73 degrees; 3.71 low. Black bass are good on redbug soft plastic worms in 20 feet. Striped bass are good on spoons. White bass are good on spoons in deeper water. Crappie are fair on minnows. Bream are good on nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish good on nightcrawlers and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
AMISTAD: Water clear; 78 degrees; 7.54 low. Black bass are good on topwaters, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and soft plastics. Striped bass are good on topwaters and large jerkbaits. White bass are fair on small crankbaits and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on cheesebait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers over baited holes. Yellow catfish are slow.
BRAUNIG: Water stained; 80 degrees. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in reeds and near the jetty and dam. Striped bass are good on liver and shad near the pier and at Dead Tree Point, and on silver and gold spoons and marble spinnerbaits near the jetty and dam. Redfish are good on perch, shrimp, shad, tilapia, and silver spoons, and down rigging spoons near the jetty and dam. Channel catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cut bait, and cheesebait near the dam and the intake. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.
CALAVERAS: Water stained; 80 degrees. Black bass are fair on dark soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits around reed beds, near the dam, and in Grannys Cove. Striped bass are slow. Redfish are good on live bait and down rigging silver spoons between the crappie wall and the dam in 15 20 feet, and on perch and tilapia near the dam and Spider Island. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, cheesebait, and shad near the railroad bridge and 181 Cove. Yellow catfish are slow.
CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 0.26 low. Black bass to 8 pounds are good on soft plastic lizards and large worms in heavy grass in 12 20 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Drum are fair on live worms. Channel and blue catfish are good on punchbait in 2 7 feet. Yellow catfish are fair on live perch and goldfish.
COLETO CREEK: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees (89 degrees at discharge); 0.08 low. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits in 10 20 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs in 10 18 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch.
FALCON: Water clear; 82 degrees. Black bass are good but mostly small on spinnerbaits and large Brush Hogs in 5 8 feet. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish to 50 pounds are excellent on cut bait up the river. Yellow catfish are slow. Mexican fishing licenses and boat permits are required to fish in Mexican waters. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexican Fishing License whether fishing or not.
GREENBELT: Water lightly stained; 66 degrees; 24.96 low. Black bass are fair on white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, crawfish crankbaits, and Carolina-rigged watermelon red soft plastics along points. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait and chrome/black jerkbaits along dam. Smallmouth bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits and green pumpkin tubes along rocky points. Walleye are fair on live bait and shad-colored crankbaits. Catfish are good on prepared baits and minnows.
MACKENZIE: Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 72.48 low. Black bass are fair on small red Rat-L-Traps along points and riprap, and black neon or black/blue tubes along stickups. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass and striped bass are fair on live bait. Smallmouth bass are fair on chrome jerkbaits and live baits. Walleye are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on minnows.
MEREDITH: Water lightly stained; 69 degrees; 71.75 low. Black bass are slow on shad-colored crankbaits along grass lines, and gold fleck curly tail grubs around rocky points. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair on live bait with some topwater action. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits. Walleye are fair on shad colored jerkbaits around points and drop-offs. Channel catfish are fair on live baits and prepared baits. No boat ramps are open. The marina ramp is undergoing an extension.
PALO DURO: Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 55.41' low. Black bass are fair on live baits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Smallmouth bass are fair on minnows. Walleye are fair on chrome jerkbaits and minnows. Channel catfish are fair on cut baits.
ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 0.57 low. Black bass are fair on topwater lures at daybreak, shad-colored crankbaits and black neon soft plastics along points and timber. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.
ARROWHEAD: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 1.72 low. Black bass are fair on white Fluke soft jerkbaits, topwater lures and Texas-rigged soft plastic worms near vegetation. Crappie are good on minnows off the derricks and the state park docks, and off rocky points and flooded brush 5-10 feet deep. White bass are fair trolling and jigging with silver slabs near Pawnee Point hump and sailboat cove with some surface action. Blue Catfish are good on punchbait around flooded timber in the upper end.
COLORADO CITY: Water clear; 70 degrees; 4.16 low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.
FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 71 degrees; 0.01 low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on live baits. Catfish are fair on cut or live baits.
HUBBARD CREEK: Water lightly stained; 69 degrees; 1.75 low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored spinnerbaits, orange crawfish Rat-L-Traps, and Texas-rigged watermelon red soft plastics in timber and reeds. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass and hybrid striper are fair on live baits and shallow-running white/black crankbaits. Catfish are fair on minnows.
NASWORTHY: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees. Black bass are fair on shad-colored spinnerbaits and live baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Redfish are fair. White bass and striped bass are fair on live baits and shad-colored crankbaits. Catfish are fair on worms and cut bait.
OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 0.31 low. Black bass are fair on live baits and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared and live baits.
O.H. IVIE: Water lightly stained; 71 degrees; 10.44 low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored spinnerbaits and green pumpkin soft plastics along rocky points and timber. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live baits and shallow running shad-colored crankbaits along rocks. Smallmouth bass are fair on jerkbaits and live baits. Channel catfish are good on prepared and live baits.
POSSUM KINGDOM: Water stained; 71 degrees; 1.50 low. Black bass are fair on small plastic worms along deep water points in the southern end of the reservoir and the Cedar Creek area. White bass are fair in backs of clear water cover on silver crankbaits. Catfish are good on set lines or rod and reel baited with shad or cut baits in the upper end of reservoir.
SPENCE: Water lightly stained; 69 degrees; 47.68 low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Striped bass and hybrid striper are slow. Catfish are slow.
STAMFORD: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 0.01 low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White and striped bass are fair on live baits. Catfish are fair on live baits.
SWEETWATER: Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 5.10 low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.
WHITE RIVER: Water lightly stained; 67 degrees; 27.85 low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits and spinnerbaits along rocky points and among standing timber. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Walleye are fair on live baits. Channel catfish are good on live baits.
WICHITA: Water turbid; 62 degrees; 0.60 low. Crappie are slow. White bass and hybrid striped bass are fair on minnows or live shad in front of the spillway and dam. Channel catfish are good drift fishing with shrimp or punchbait.
NORTH SABINE: Trout and redfish are good under the birds in the middle of the lake and in the river on She Dogs, Top Dogs, Sand Eels, Trout Killers and Bass Assassins. Flounder are good on live mud minnows, mullet and jigs tipped with fresh shrimp at the cuts leading to the marsh.
SOUTH SABINE: Trout are good under the birds on topwaters, soft plastics and Rat-L-Traps. Flounder are good at the causeway on fresh peeled shrimp and white tandem-rigged DOA Shrimp.
BOLIVAR: Redfish, flounder, whiting, sand trout and croaker are good at Rollover Pass on fresh dead shrimp. Flounder are good on live bait at the Pass on the outgoing tide. Trout are good on the south shoreline on chartreuse She Dogs and Super Spooks.
TRINITY BAY: Trout are good on the east shoreline reefs on Top Dogs, She Dogs, Super Spooks and red shad and glow Bass Assassins, Sand Eels, Trout Killers and Hogies. Croaker, flounder, redfish and sand trout are good on the reef near the Spillway on fresh shrimp.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout and redfish are good on glow/chartreuse and pumpkinseed Bass Assassins, Hogies, Trout Killers and Sand Eels in six feet of water over shell. Trout are good under the birds, however, most of the specks have been small.
WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good over shell on strawberry/white, motor oil, glow/chartreuse and pumpkinseed Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and Trout Killers. Redfish, flounder, croaker and whiting are good from the beachfront piers on fresh dead shrimp and mullet. Flounder are good on mud minnows and jigs tipped with shrimp around the cuts that lead to the Intracoastal.
TEXAS CITY: Croaker, whiting, black drum and flounder are fair to good from the piers off the dike on dead shrimp. Bull redfish are good on finger mullet. Trout are fair to good at night under the lights on white speck-rigs, DOA Shrimp and live shrimp. Flounder are fair to good at Sea Wolf Park on mud minnows and jigs tipped with shrimp.
FREEPORT: Redfish and gafftop are good in the surf on finger mullet and shrimp. Redfish are good in the Freeport Channel on mullet and live shrimp under a popping cork. Flounder, sand trout and croaker are good in San Luis Pass on live bait.
EAST MATAGORDA: Trout are fair to good for waders working mid-bay reefs on 10W-40, roach and glow Bass Assassins, Trout Killers, Sand Eels, Hogies and topwaters. Flounder are good in the cuts and drains to the bay on shad imitations and live bait.
MATAGORDA: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the south shoreline on live bait and topwaters. Most of the specks have been undersized. Redfish are fair to good in Oyster Lake on live shrimp.
PORT O'CONNOR: Trout are fair to good on She Dogs and soft plastics on the Bayucos Flats. Redfish are good at City Slicker Flats on Top Dogs and She Dogs. Redfish and flounder are good at the jetty on finger mullet and shad. Trout are good on the reefs in San Antonio Bay on plum Trout Killers, Sand Eels and Bass Assassins.
ROCKPORT: Trout are good near Traylor and Hog Islands on live shrimp, piggy perch and bone Trout Killers. Redfish are good on the Estes Flats on finger mullet and live shrimp.
PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are good in the surf and off the piers on live finger mullet and squid. Flounder are good in the Ship Channel on mud minnows, live shrimp and jigs tipped with fresh peeled shrimp. Red snapper are good offshore.
CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout and redfish are fair in Nueces Bay on the scattered shell on live shrimp, glow Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and Hogies. Gafftop, whiting, croaker and sand trout are fair to good in Oso Bay on live and dead shrimp.
BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good at night under the lights at the mouth of the Land Cut on shrimp and soft plastics. Trout are good on the King Ranch shoreline on piggy perch and live shrimp. Some bird activity has been reported.
PORT MANSFIELD: Trout, redfish and flounder are fair to good on finger mullet and Trout Killers near the mouth of the Land Cut. Trout and redfish are good on limetreuse and glow soft plastics while drifting the flats. Redfish and flounder are fair to good on live bait near East Cut.
SOUTH PADRE: Redfish are good in South Bay on live finger mullet and She Dogs. Trout are good on Long Bar on electric blue plastics and topwaters. Redfish and black drum are fair to good on the Gas-Well Flats on live shrimp.
PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good on She Dogs and Super Spooks in Airport Cove. Redfish are good at Stover Point and Three Island on finger mullet and live shrimp. Snook and redfish are good at the jetty.
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