East Galveston Bay Fishing Report

Jun 18, 2025

GOOD. 84 degrees. Fishing conditions have been rough due to storms with some severe lightning mixed in. Offshore catches have been put on hold with many boats staying in port. What was some really good trout action in upper Galveston Bay has taken a step back due to an influx of fresh and off colored water. Lower Galveston Bay, the jetties and West Galveston Bay are still producing a decent trout bite on live croakers, shrimp, and soft plastics. Black drum are being caught in all the bays along with some sheepshead and the occasional slot redfish with live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. This week will be a little cloudy with a splash of sun this weekend for great fishing like last week! Check the daily forecast or call your favorite bait shop for updates. The tides and water levels will be changing from 3-4 to twice daily Saturday. Conditions have been pretty spotty due to storming, but we have still been able to get on the fish pretty good using under a popping with live shrimp and soft plastics per. Report by Captain Jack Blume. Surface water temperature 84 degrees in East Galveston Bay. As in previous weeks, the water clarity is normal. We are still finding good numbers of solid trout on the protected shorelines over shell pockets, in areas with better looking water, as well as redfish along the grass lines and over shell, and a few nice flounder busting bait up around grass lines and over shallow shell beds, with good current flow. If you see nervous bait flipping on the surface the fish are close by, if not, you are best to move on to another spot, after making a few casts. The lighter the jig head the better, 1/16-¼ ounce, determined by the wind and current, and tails with paddles, performed the best for us this week, as we were utilizing Anahuac based, Wac Attack lures and top performing colors varied, depending upon water clarity and light conditions, with Monkey Milk, being a favorite of the fish this week. Our clients are still finding good success using Fish Smack Popping corks with a 1-2-foot leader above a pink tinted shrimp imitation lure, or Tails with a 1/16 ounce jig head, with a hard pop and a 5-8 second pause gathering the most strikes. The topwater bite has also been good when utilized on our 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. We are starting to see some solid fish show up on reefs in the middle portion of the bay, which should get better as the summer progresses. We also found a few birds working in the middle portion of the bay, and found some solid trout under them, as well as Gafftop, which is typical for this time of the year. The fishing pressure has been higher than normal for East Bay, so if you can go any day other than Saturdays, that would be my recommendation for your fishing pleasure. Until Next Time. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Service, LLC.

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