Gulf Coast Region Week of July 10, 2024

Redfish Bay

GOOD. 90 degrees. Trout are good on croaker and piggie perch on the wells and on the flats in 3-5 feet of water. Redfish are fair wading in shallow water. Drum are schooling on shallow flats over grass and channel edges with dead shrimp. Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters.

San Antonio Bay

SLOW. 88 degrees. We did not receive the high tides and amount of rain forecasted from Hurricane Beryl. The bay was muddy after the storm, expect the clarity to improve with time. Right after a storm fishing is typically good as fish feed on the bait that was pushed into the bay. Report Captain Lynn Smith, Back Bay Guide Service.

Sabine Lake

FAIR. 86 degrees. The water is high and muddy after Hurricane Beryl. High tides will flush bait out of the marshes. Before the storm, the Sabine Jetties and Channel were producing redfish and trout on popping cork with live shrimp inside the rocks and shell flats. Sheepshead and drum were being caught in the rocks in the jetties. Sabine Lake was good for redfish and trout on the south reef in 12-14 feet of water on plastics in glo chartreuse or sparkle with a chartreuse tail. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.

Bolivar

GOOD. 82 degrees. Anticipate limited resources as the area recovers from storm damage sustained from Hurricane Beryl. Check ramp status and navigate with caution watching for floating debris. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.

Trinity Bay

SLOW. 88 degrees. Anticipate limited resources as the area recovers from storm damage sustained from Hurricane Beryl. Check ramp status and navigate with caution watching for floating debris. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Hurricane Beryl packed a punch for a category 1 hurricane on Trinity Bay. There is an influx of freshwater coming out of the Trinity River and San Jacinto River. Associated with that are a lot of stumps and debris floating. There is a lot of floating debris, boats, stumps and even entire docks that have washed out in the bay. It will take time for conditions to settle and fishing patterns to emerge. Remember, always wear your kill switch and be prepared. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

East Galveston Bay

GOOD. 89 degrees. Anticipate limited resources as the area recovers from storm damage sustained from Hurricane Beryl. Check ramp status and navigate with caution watching for floating debris. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.

Galveston Bay

SLOW. 90 degrees. Anticipate limited resources as the area recovers from storm damage sustained from Hurricane Beryl. Check ramp status and navigate with caution watching for floating debris. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.

West Galveston Bay

GOOD. 89 degrees. Anticipate limited resources as the area recovers from storm damage sustained from Hurricane Beryl. Check ramp status and navigate with caution watching for floating debris. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.

Houston

GOOD. Water normal stained; 79 degrees; 1.46 feet above pool. Hurricane Beryl hit the lake hard with a lot of wind and rain. There are a lot of logs and debris floating, so navigate slowly and wear your kill switch. The lake will need to settle before a fishing pattern will emerge. Catfish should be good by the power lines, train tracks and boat ramps with fresh caught shad. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

Texas City

GOOD. 88 degrees. Anticipate limited resources as the area recovers from storm damage sustained from Hurricane Beryl. Check ramp status and navigate with caution watching for floating debris. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.

Freeport

GOOD. 88 degrees. Fishing was steady before Hurricane Beryl. Expect the bite to improve when the water clears and tides come down. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.

East Matagorda Bay

SLOW. 84 degrees. Fish typically feed and the bite is good after a storm, so expect the fishing to improve this weekend. We are on a tide schedule leading into a full moon so the bite will improve. Redfish, trout and drum will be good drifting or wading. Check ramp status before heading out. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.

West Matagorda Bay

SLOW. 84 degrees. Fish typically feed and the bite is good after a storm, so expect the fishing to improve this weekend. We are on a tide schedule leading into a full moon so the bite will improve. Redfish, trout and drum will be good drifting or wading. Check ramp status before heading out. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.

Port O'Connor

GOOD. 90 degrees. Fishing is generally good after a storm because the fish feed heavily and bait is pushed into the bay. Before the storm, trout were good at Bird Island on live croaker and on the outside of the jetties. Slot redfish were good on the outside of the north and south jetties at the end on fresh blue crab. Black drums were biting halfway inside the south jetty dead shrimp. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty’s Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.

Rockport

GOOD. 84 degrees. Trout are great on croaker along grass and rocks in 3-4 feet of water with a popping cork and shrimp have been producing in flats while drifting. Redfish have been good on shrimp and cut skipjack or mullet in flats. Black drum are great on live or dead shrimp and fish bites in drains and sand pockets and along oyster beds. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.

Port Aransas

GOOD. 84 degrees. Redfish are good on shrimp and cut bait. Trout are good with croaker or shrimp free lined along rocks. Surf fishing has been producing good reds and trout in the first and second gut with an occasional shark. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.

Corpus Christi

GOOD. 90 degrees. Trout are good on croaker and piggie perch on the wells and on the flats in 3-5 feet of water. Redfish are fair wading in shallow on cut perch. Drum are schooling on shallow flats over grass and channel edges with dead shrimp. Report by Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters.

Baffin Bay

GOOD. 90 degrees. The summer pattern has been interrupted with the high water levels created by the tropical system that affected the coast of Texas last week. Thankfully, the extra 3 feet of water is starting to fall back out and the patterns will re-emerge shortly. Continue to focus on finding large quantities of bait to help pinpoint places to target for big trout. We are still throwing top waters like the She Dog and the larger Skitterwalk, as well as soft plastics such as the DSL Big Poppa Pearl supermodel and the Coastal Brew 6” dart in Plum Punch and Hoochie Coochie. Areas with sand and grass, grass edges or drops will all be productive, especially when water levels get back to normal. See y'all on the water! Report by Captain Sally Black. Fishing conditions have been fantastic here in Baffin Bay. Trout and redfish are active feeding along drop offs and shallow areas that hold schools of mullet and shrimp. The bite has been great early in the morning when water temperatures are the coolest. Wading in knee to waist deep water, my clients and I have been experiencing an exciting top water bite first thing in the morning, and as the morning progresses, we’re dropping down to work the lower to middle water column with SoftDine XLs and MirrOlure Little John XLs and DownSouth Lures Big Smooth and Supermodels in purple, pink and bone colors. These lures have been producing big bites amongst speckled trout and redfish. It has been an anxious week here along the coast, with Hurricane Beryl. Prayers and thoughts go out to those who were affected by the hurricane. Stay safe and courteous of others out on the water and as always, tight line. Report by Captain Reanna DeLaCruz, Captain Reanna’s Baffin Bay Adventures.

Port Mansfield

GOOD. 92 degrees. We dodged a bullet down here in the Lower Laguna Madre from Hurricane Beryl, and we hope for a speedy recovery for our upper coast friends. Fishing is good here and our water levels remain relatively low. Floating grass is more prevalent as of late but areas are fishable, mostly on small plastics such as the junior BTS and Wigalo’s. We are still targeting potholes in 1-3 feet of water. Both trout and redfish will be in those areas, especially if there is mullet close by. Flounder continue to be caught on a regular basis while fishing for trout and reds. Folks are catching good red snapper offshore when the seas have allowed for it. Report by Captain Wayne Davis, Hook Down Charters.

South Padre

GOOD. 90 degrees. Redfish are good on Gas Well Flats and east of Three Islands. Trout are good and limits are being taken at the edge of Intercostal, Gas Well Flats, and near Unnecessary Island on the west side. Lots of mangrove snapper at the jetties and end of Brownsville Channel. Stay safe out there! Report by Captain Lou Austin, Austin Fishing South Padre.

Port Isabel

GOOD. 90 degrees. Redfish are good on Gas Well Flats and east of Three Islands. Trout are good and limits are being taken at the edge of Intercostal, Gas Well Flats, and near Unnecessary Island on the west side. Lots of mangrove snapper at the jetties and end of Brownsville Channel. Stay safe out there! Report by Captain Lou Austin, Austin Fishing South Padre

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