Gulf Coast Region Week of July 30, 2025

Redfish Bay

SLOW. 87 degrees. Redfishing has been slower with the lower tides in the morning. By mid day when the tide comes up they are gone. Trout fishing has been fair over reefs or grass on piggies. Drum are on grass or reefs shallow or about 3 feet of water on dead shrimp. Report by Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters.

San Antonio Bay

GOOD. 87 degrees. The fishing is fantastic this week. The trout fishing has been great along with the tarpon. Trout are being caught on soft plastic lures and live croakers. The surf is full of trout and tarpon. Report by Captain Lynn Smith, Back Bay Guide Service.

Sabine Lake

GOOD. 82 degrees. Fishing has been very good this week with light north winds allowing fishing for about four days. Early morning fishing at the jetties or at the rigs in 18-35 feet of water. Catching speckled trout on quarter ounce jig heads with 5-inch glo chartreuse tails, letting it go all the way down to the bottom and then reel up about five turns and jigs. Limiting out early in the morning. Fishing the birds early in the morning using topwater, and as the sun comes up, switching to the same bait and rig. Catching a few tripletails. When running back to the jetties, finishing limiting out on trout. In Sabine Channel, finishing limits on points and drop-offs and on shell patches using live shrimp with popping corks, catching redfish and nice slot reds. On the grass shorelines catching some nice flounder on popping corks with live mullet. Best bite on the outgoing tide. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy's Guide Service Sabine Lake.

Bolivar

GOOD. Water temperatures are hanging in the 80s. Water levels are slow-moving back and forth with a moderate amount of sargassum washing in on the surf. People are catching plenty of redfish, gafftop, and black drum everywhere. There's plenty of keeper speckled trout being caught along with sand trout, sheepshead, and crabs caught along the jetty. The bigger stingrays and sharks are definitely in full swing, and a few close to state records have been landed. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.

Trinity Bay

GOOD. 86-91 degrees. 2,680 CFS trickling down Trinity River at Liberty with 62 CFS flowing down the San Jacinto River and working with the tides. Trinity Bay is slowly starting to clean up with the salt water line creeping closer and closer to Thompsons every day. Several dredging operations are going on around Tabbs Bay to the ship channel and around the new island by Umbrella Point. Some of them are not marked very well so exercise extreme caution when navigating. The redfish are just about on every shoreline eating crankbaits and spinnerbaits along with live shrimp under a popping cork tight to the rocks. Trout are up right to rocks by main channels with current eating spinnerbaits and live shrimp under a popping cork and deep by points eating live croaker in current. Drum are plentiful on rocks eating live shrimp under a popping cork and sheepshead are spread out eating the same way. Always wear your kill switch and be safe. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing. The bite has been good in the northwestern corner of this bay. Best action has been on live shrimp for speckled trout, black drum, sheepshead, and slot size reds along the rocks and structure near the upper ship channel. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.

East Galveston Bay

GOOD. 87 degrees. Colors varied, depending upon water clarity and light conditions, with Glacier Freeze triggering the most bites for anglers. Clients are still finding good success using Fish Smack Popping corks with a 1-2 foot leader above a shrimp imitation lure, or tails with a 1/8 ounce jig head, with a hard pop and a 3 second pause gathering the most strikes. The topwater bite continues to be good when utilized on early morning and late afternoon trips, so if you like throwing walking baits, now is the perfect time to get on the water and make it happen. Also catching fish on Rattle Traps in 1/2 ounce and 3/4 ounce sizes and soft body swimbaits. Starting over closer to Galveston on most days when the conditions are right and catching them on suspending jerkbaits early. The reefs have been hit and miss as anglers have fought a lot of southwest wind over the past week, making them tougher to fish. A few birds working in the middle portion of the bay over the past few days with some solid trout and oversize redfish under them chasing shrimp. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Service. East Bay and intracoastal waterway conditions have been pretty spotty due to water conditions, but anglers have still been able to get on the fish pretty good using popping corks with live shrimp and soft plastics. Report by Captain Jack Blume.

Galveston Bay

GOOD. 87 degrees. Summer pattern is well established. Catches of speckled trout along with black drum and sheepshead are good in the deeper water specifically the gas wells in Galveston Bay. Best bite has been on live shrimp fished under corks or on the bottom and live croakers. A few reds are being caught in the same area. There's still some speckled trout around on shallower reefs outside of Eagle Point and best bite is on live bait, but soft plastic lures are effective. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.

West Galveston Bay

GOOD. 87 degrees. Summer pattern is well established. Catches of speckled trout along with black drum and sheepshead are good in the deeper water, specifically the gas wells in Galveston Bay. Best bite has been on live shrimp fished under corks or on the bottom and live croakers. A few reds are being caught in the same area. There's still some speckled trout around on shallower reefs outside of Eagle Point and best bite is on live bait, but soft plastic lures are effective. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.

Houston

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.13 feet above pool. Flows are at 43 CFS on the west fork at Highway 59 in Humble, with excellent water clarity there as well as in the mid-lake and south end. The east fork is starting to clear but remains a bit muddy, while Luces Bayou is still stained and muddy. Crappie are improving on the main river channels, with minnows and hand-tied jigs producing great catches around brush. Largemouth bass are setting up well around boat docks and deeper letdowns, biting crankbaits, grubs, and spinnerbaits. White bass are becoming more consistent on the lower end of the lake and at the old road bed, hitting divers and pet spoons on a 3 inch leader as well as slabs fished vertically on jumps off the old channel. Catfishing is excellent near the railroad bridge in 12-14 feet of water using fresh-caught shad on the bottom. Be safe and always wear your kill switch! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

Texas City

GOOD. Water temperatures are warm, and the salty water is on the southside. Fishers catch plenty of speckled trout, redfish, and black drum every day with some sand trout, gafftop, flounder, and croakers. The sheepshead are around structures and piers. Wade fishing along the levee and mosquito island from the dike has been productive from the beginning to the end still. Live shrimp and finger mullet have been the best baits. Selling out of live baits in the mid-mornings and restocking before noon still with the summer in full swing. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.

Freeport

FAIR. 88 degrees. The bays in Bastrop, Christmas and the west end of Galveston Bay, Salt Lake have been good in the morning either wade fishing or drifting using live shrimp with popping corks or free lining croaker. Catching trout, reds and some flounder fishing in about 3 feet of water in guts. The Freeport harbor has been good for free lining live shrimp or mullet to catch reds, trout, mangrove snapper, few sheepshead and flounder. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.

East Matagorda Bay

SLOW. 87 degrees. As we continue to wait for the surf to improve, a few redfish and trout can be caught drifting shrimp over bay reefs with some fish starting to show up at the jetties. Tides are weak and slow for most with light winds all week long on both mid bay reefs and shorelines. Bull redfish and black drum are still schooling in the back of the jetties and Bird Island. Trout are being caught north and south. Slot redfish are being caught on the north jetty on Spanish sardines and dead shrimp. Wade fishing with croaker has been producing catches of trout as a reaction bite. When the wind dies we are doing well in both bays. Redfish are slow for anglers using mullet. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski's Guide Service.

West Matagorda Bay

SLOW. 87 degrees. As we continue to wait for the surf to improve, a few redfish and trout can be caught drifting shrimp over bay reefs with some fish starting to show up at the jetties. Tides are weak and slow for most with light winds all week long on both mid bay reefs and shorelines. Bull redfish and black drum are still schooling in the back of the jetties and Bird Island. Trout are being caught north and south. Slot redfish are being caught on the north jetty on Spanish sardines and dead shrimp. Wade fishing with croaker has been producing catches of trout as a reaction bite. When the wind dies we are doing well in both bays. Redfish are slow for anglers using mullet. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski's Guide Service.

Port O'Connor

GOOD. 85 degrees. Trout are good early in the morning before sunrise on the outside of the jetty on live croaker. Trout are biting in the surf. Slot redfish are halfway inside the south jetty in 20 feet of water on Spanish sardines. Drum dead and live shrimp at the signal tower inside the north jetty. Jack crevalle and bull redfish feeding early morning between jetties and Bird Island jigs or Spanish Sardines. Sharks are mixed in biting cut jack crevalle and skipjack. Tarpon are inside the south jetty on live croaker in 30-50 feet of water. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty’s Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.

Rockport

GOOD. 85 degrees. Trout are great on live shrimp, piggy perch and croaker in flats and along channels. Reds have been fair on shrimp, mullet, and piggy perch in sand pockets and along mangroves. Black drum are good on live or dead shrimp and fish bites. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.

Port Aransas

GOOD. 85 degrees. Redfish have been good on live shrimp, finger mullet and shad on the north and south jetty. Oversized reds have been great on cut crab and mullet. Trout are great with croaker and shrimp free lined along rocks. Reds and trout have been great in the surf using croaker and live shrimp. Kingfish and Spanish mackerel have been great on ribbon fish or trolling shiny lures. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.

Corpus Christi

SLOW. 87 degrees. Redfishing has been slower with the lower tides in the morning. By mid day when the tide comes up they are gone. Trout fishing has been fair over reefs or grass on piggies. Drum are on grass or reefs shallow or about 3 feet of water on dead shrimp. Report by Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters.

Baffin Bay

EXCELLENT. 88 degrees. Conditions are lining up to be spectacular this week. Week after the new moon always seems to produce great days on the water. Speckled trout and redfish have been plentiful up shallow in the early mornings. You can find these redfish and speckled trout in areas with finger sized baitfish in scattered grass or pot holes. Big schools of giant redfish are lurking around in Baffin by identifying mud boils, baitfish activity and big swirls. Make sure your drag is tightened. Lures of choice have been DownSouth Lures Supermodels in Rootbeer Hopper and Big Poppa Pearl, Texas Custom Lures Double D in Sweet Lucy, and Coastal Brew Bait in Pothole Pimp. Report by Captain Reanna DeLaCruz, Captain Reanna's Baffin Bay Adventures.

Port Mansfield

GOOD. 78 degrees. Fishing picked up a bit especially for those drifting in deeper water. Both reds and trout are holding on grass lines and have been eager to take Ball Tails and Willow Tails rigged on a 1/4 ounce jig head. Flounder are also showing on sandy potholes in about 2 feet of water near the intracoastal. Floating grass is still an issue at times. Report by Captain Wayne Davis, Hook Down Charters.

South Padre

GOOD. 88 degrees. Hot southwest winds steady at 10-15 mph with light chop on the bay. Best fishing is for black drum at the old causeway and channels in south bay on dead shrimp with limits for just about everyone. Trout are good on edges of the intercoastal at Three Islands, gaswell flats and south of the fishing pier. Sheepshead are good at the old causeway, south jetties and end of Brownsville Channel. Mangrove snapper are excellent at jetties and Brownsville Channel free shrimping with live bait. Report by Captain Lou Austin.

Port Isabel

GOOD. 88 degrees. Hot southwest winds steady at 10-15 mph with light chop on the bay. Best fishing is for black drum at the old causeway and channels in south bay on dead shrimp with limits for just about everyone. Trout are good on edges of the intercoastal at Three Islands, gaswell flats and south of the fishing pier. Sheepshead are good at the old causeway, south jetties and end of Brownsville Channel. Mangrove snapper are excellent at jetties and Brownsville Channel free shrimping with live bait. Report by Captain Lou Austin.

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