Saltwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of November 12, 2025

Redfish Bay

GOOD. 65 degrees. Redfish are good and firing up after the cold front. The best bite is on cut mullet, shrimp. Drum are good on dead shrimp. Tides are falling out, so target drop offs from shallow water. Trout can be targeted in 2-3 feet of water wading over oyster with live shrimp under a popping cork or lure. Report by Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters.

San Antonio Bay

GOOD. 60 degrees. Southeast winds should bring the low tide up. With the cooler water the fish will seek out deeper water near flats. Redfish and trout will come out of the deeper water as the sun heats up the muddy flats. This means you can head out later in the morning. There should be a good bite on live bait, artificials or topwaters. Report by Captain Lynn Smith, Back Bay Guide Service.

Sabine Lake

GOOD. 67 degrees. Very nice speckled trout and redfish can be caught drifting over the shelf flats and mud flats on the north end of Sabine Lake with live shrimp under a popping cork. Good speckled trout can be caught during the outgoing tide on the north Levy. Redfish and trout are good in the intercoastal waterways, or Sabine Channel on rock piles and shelf flats. Sheepshead and drum can be caught on the rock piles in the intercoastal waterways or Sabine Channel with Carolina rigs. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy's Guide Service Sabine Lake.

Bolivar

FAIR. 70 degrees. Calm to slightly breezy winds from the south mostly and 2-tide days changing back to 2-3 tides means the fish will be active multiple hours morning, noon and nights! Check the daily forecast or call your favorite bait shop for updates. Water temperatures are still hanging in the 70s in the bay and gulf. Anglers are catching plenty of redfish and trout almost everywhere using finger mullet, and mud minnows. There are a few speckled trout being caught along with sand trout, croakers and crabs caught along the jetty. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.

Trinity Bay

GOOD. 70 degrees. Northwest region of the bay, in Tabbs, Scott, and Burnett, are producing decent numbers of speckled trout on live shrimp. Few redfish are being caught along with black drum and starting to see better numbers of sheepshead. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. A recent cold front with an east wind pushed a few shrimp out but didn’t trigger a full dump; however, white shrimp have moved from the grass into the main back-lake areas, and another strong northwesterly front should bring the next big push. Redfish are feeding along the grass lines early, then moving to deeper water by midday to chase those shrimp. Trout remain in transition, shifting between the wells and open bay as temperatures fluctuate, with good bites coming off shell reefs, bayou bottlenecks, and spoils using Wac Attack’s Wacky Fluke or live shrimp under a Redemption Outdoor Gear popping cork. Drum and sheepshead are steady around shell islands and riprap, hitting live shrimp under a popping cork with a three-foot leader. Always wear your kill switch and be safe! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

East Galveston Bay

GOOD. 72 degrees. Surface water temperature is 72 degrees. The water clarity has been good for East Galveston Bay. Target areas with active bait, so if you do not see bait or signs of life do not spend a lot of time in the area. Catches of slot redfish in the shallows with imitation shrimp lures and paddle tails under popping corks, with a 12-18 inch leader to trigger the most bites, weightless soft plastics, and flukes. The most productive areas have been in 1-2 feet of water in and around grass lines with indentations, drains, and points. Some keeper trout can be caught in and around drains in 2-5 feet of water on tails with 1/8 ounce heads. The sand trout bite has been on fire on the reefs as well as numerous bull redfish being caught out on the reefs. Birds are still working in the bay, so if you like chasing birds now is your time to hit the water. The impending front should cool things off a little and move the fish around a little more, so anticipate searching for fish this week. The crowds have thinned out, so now is the time to schedule your fall / winter fishing trips and get out enjoy all the upper Texas Coast has to offer. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Service, LLC.

Galveston Bay

FAIR. 62 degrees. The first real cold front of this season swept the coast on Sunday. The temperature on Monday was noticeably cooler, if not downright cold. This will change the pattern of the fish some, but not too drastically because of the warming trend later in the week. Look for speckled trout and redfish in the northern reaches of Galveston Bay. There were good catches of fish in the wells, prior to this front and would expect fish to still be there afterward. Shoreline action near Eagle Point has been good for speckled trout and still should hold once the winds die off. Shrimp, soft plastics, and hard baits have all been producing speckled trout over shell. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.

West Galveston Bay

FAIR. 62 degrees. The first real cold front of this season swept the coast on Sunday. The temperature on Monday was noticeably cooler, if not downright cold. This will change the pattern of the fish some, but not too drastically because of the warming trend later in the week. Look for speckled trout and redfish in the northern reaches of Galveston Bay. There were good catches of fish in the wells, prior to this front and would expect fish to still be there afterward. Shoreline action near Eagle Point has been good for speckled trout and still should hold once the winds die off. Shrimp, soft plastics, and hard baits have all been producing speckled trout over shell. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.

Texas City

GREAT. 70 degrees. Calm to slightly breezy winds from the south mostly and 2-tide days changing back to 2-3 tides means the fish will be active multiple hours morning, noon and nights! Check the daily forecast or call your favorite bait shop for updates. Anglers are catching plenty of speckled trout, redfish, and sand trout every day with some croakers. Mangrove snapper and pompano have been sporadic but amazingly still around. Wade fishing along the levee and mosquito island from the dike has been productive with the south winds and the right pocket on days with north winds. Live shrimp and finger mullet have been the best baits. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.

Freeport

FAIR. 79 degrees. Birds are leading the way to speckled trout, sand trout and redfish in Bastrop Bay, Christmas Bay, and Chocolate Bay. Drifting where you find mullet has been good for trout and redfish, or throwing gulp shrimp or live shrimp under a popping cork. Freeport Harbor and Brazos River has been good for redfish, trout, sheephead, drum, or mangrove snapper using mullet and live shrimp. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.

East Matagorda Bay

GOOD. 60 degrees. November is typically one of the best fishing months in the bay and The Colorado River. Expect normal tides and southerly winds this weekend. Redfish are good with mullet. Trout are good wading or from the boat with live shrimp or artificials. Drum are good on shell reefs. Sheepshead are good at the jetties. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski's Guide Service.

West Matagorda Bay

GOOD. 60 degrees. November is typically one of the best fishing months in the bay and The Colorado River. Expect normal tides and southerly winds this weekend. Redfish are good with mullet. Trout are good wading or from the boat with live shrimp or artificials. Drum are good on shell reefs. Sheepshead are good at the jetties. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski's Guide Service.

Port O'Connor

GOOD. 67 degrees. Bull redfish season is here. Numbers can be caught throughout the jetties. Slot redfish are biting inside and outside the south jetty on large shrimp or Spanish sardines. Trout are biting on the outside of the jetty on live shrimp. Black drum are biting halfway down the inside of the jetty in 20-25 feet of water on dead shrimp. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty's Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.

Rockport

GOOD: 70 degrees. Trout are good on live shrimp or piggy perch in flats and along channel edges. Redfish are great on shrimp, mullet, and piggy perch in guts and channel edges when water drops out with lower tides. Black drum are great in the guts and holes in flats with fish bites, and live or dead shrimp. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.

Port Aransas

GOOD. 70 degrees. Redfish are good on live shrimp, cut mullet and silver spoons on the north and south jetty. Oversized redfish have been great on cut crab and cut mullet. Trout are fair with piggy perch and shrimp free lined along rocks. Redfish and trout have been good in the surf using live shrimp and cut mullet. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.

Corpus Christi

GOOD. 65 degrees. Redfish are good and firing up after the cold front. The best bite is on cut mullet, shrimp. Drum are good on dead shrimp. Tides are falling out, so target drop offs from shallow water. Trout can be targeted in 2-3 feet of water wading over oyster with live shrimp under a popping cork or lure. Report by Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters.

Baffin Bay

EXCELLENT. 85 degrees. With water temperatures in the 60s, the game is beginning to change. Fish will begin staging in places where deeper water access is close by. Continue to target shoreline grass, lines and rock structures near deeper water for the best fish concentrations. Fish will begin to eat bigger and more voraciously, so now is a good time to toss big soft plastic baitfish or big soft plastic twitch baits. On warmer mornings with bait concentrations up shallow a floating soft plastic lure that mimics mullet is very effective. Bigger plastics like a 6 inch dart or paddle tail, or a 5 inch soft plastic paddle tail are also producing good strikes. Report by Captain Sally Black. Fishing conditions are expected to be good this week on Baffin Bay! The second cold front of the season has brought cooler air and water temperatures which sets us up nicely going into the rest of the week. If you enjoy chasing down trophy speckled trout, now is the time for the pursuit! Water levels have receded out with the cold fronts and high pressure, water temps have dropped and bait is starting to move around slightly. Focusing on areas with deep grass lines, grass beds or just drop offs can be great structures to find these bigger speckled trout. Best lures are soft bodied suspending twitch baits, soft plastic that mimics shallow baitfish, or natural colored soft plastics, or topwaters in red and white or pink. This time of year can be challenging, so find baitfish and fan out your cast. This can lead to a great overall wade or a fish of a lifetime! Stay safe, and courteous of others out on the water. As always, tight lines. Report by Captain Reanna DeLaCruz, Captain Reanna’s Baffin Bay Adventures.

Port Mansfield

GOOD. 68 degrees. Redfish and trout are good between fronts on the flats. With cool fronts arriving weekly you have to time the days before the fronts and a day or two following a front. Most fish are active as they arrive and it is tough to fish when the winds are blowing 25 mph plus. Topwaters are best when the winds are around 5-15 mph and plastics are consistent when you have bait present. Water temps are holding in the 70s which is perfect for active fish. Remember to fish according to the fronts that are rolling in. Report by Captain Wayne Davis, Hook Down Charters.

South Padre

FAIR. 70 degrees. Schools of redfish were on the westside near Unnecessary Island. Purple yellow tail soft plastics are a good way to catch schooling redfish. South Bay was producing catches of snook redfish, drum and trout on cut bait live shrimp and fishbites. Report Captain Cliff Fleming, Crystal Flats Guide Service.

Port Isabel

FAIR. 70 degrees. Before the cold front, Port of Brownsville producing numbers of Snook, two over 25 inches with many undersized, all proudly released. Midday the black drum, mangrove snapper, snook, and several other species were actively foraging. The ladyfish were relentless. Report Captain Cliff Fleming, Crystal Flats Guide Service.

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