Saltwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of February 11, 2026

Redfish Bay

GOOD. 60 degrees. Redfish and drum have made a push shallow with the incoming tides and southeast winds. Still catching some redfish on dead shrimp, but start throwing cut mullet for redfish as well. Report by Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters.

San Antonio Bay

GOOD. 60 degrees. Good tidal movement and the tide is back up. Lots of good bird activity leading the way to fish. Good catches of trout with soft plastics and redfish catches with live or dead shrimp under a popping cork. Target the mouths of sloughs and around the pass where the water is coming back in. Report by Captain Lynn Smith, Back Bay Guide Service.

Sabine Lake

GOOD. 62 degrees. Fishing conditions will be beautiful with sunshine and open skies. Live shrimp is available once again, so use live shrimp under a popping cork in shallow water or live shrimp on Carolina rig in deep water. Best bite continues to be in the Neches River on points in 10-25 feet of water, the buoys, cuts and turnarounds for redfish, sheepshead, drum and catfish. Limits of redfish and drum and mixed bag of sheepshead and catfish can be caught in the deeper water of the river. Trout can be caught in the lake making long drifts on points with 5 inch plastic baits or suspending baits working over oyster and clam shell. Locate bait and you will find fish. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy's Guide Service Sabine Lake.

Bolivar

FAIR. 60 degrees. Anglers are still catching redfish, with fewer catches of trout in the surf, jetty, bay-side canals and east bay using finger mullet and mud minnows.

Trinity Bay

GOOD. 60 degrees. Water temperatures are on a warming trend. Extremely low tides caused by persistent west and northwest winds have dumped water out of the bays and through the jetties, creating significant water movement and exposing shallow structure. Speckled trout have been seeking refuge in protected areas with deeper water, especially over mud mixed with shale during colder periods. As the water warms throughout the day, trout are spreading onto nearby flats to sun and warm themselves over mud and shale bottoms. This has been the dominant pattern. To target trout, anglers are having success using soft plastic paddle tail swimbait in the Glacier Freeze color, paired with a ¼ ounce jig head. Slow rolling the bait along the bottom and ticking the shell has been key to triggering bites. As water temperatures increase, using a more aggressive presentation by jigging and bouncing the bait off the bottom or slightly above in the water column has produced better hookups. Redfish have been schooling early in the mornings around lights and can be caught on the same artificials used for trout. As the day warms, redfish transition to mud flats with shale and are responding well to Soft Dines and Corkys. Additionally, targeting rock groins in 2–4 feet of water with crankbaits has been very productive for quality redfish. Drum, sheepshead, and flounder are being caught under a Redemption Outdoor Gear popping cork using live shrimp or imitation shrimp, both producing consistent results. As always, wear your kill switch, monitor weather conditions closely, and practice safe boating prior to and during your trip. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing. Scott’s Bay, Burnet Bay, and Tabbs Bay are producing decent numbers of speckled trout, black drum, sheepshead, and some slot size redfish with live shrimp under popping corks.Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.

East Galveston Bay

GOOD. 55 degrees. We have been having extremely low tides over the past few weeks, making loading and unloading even a challenge on our early morning trips. Please pay close attention where you are running, as if you are just a few feet out of the channel in some areas, you can get yourself in a real bind quickly. The water clarity is good for East Galveston Bay, back in the protected areas in the marsh, with dirtier water in a good portion of the main bay, due to the North winds which have been quite prevalent of late. Most of our trout action right now is on or close to the lower water column drop-offs, super slow over deeper shell and mud with various size jig heads with chartreuse fluke tails, securing the most bites. Some of the bites are so subtle you really need to be paying attention, or you will miss out. This past week our best results have come when the water temperature rises with the sun and begins to heat the surface. Remember the Fish still must eat in the cooler water, although not as often, so be very methodical in your presentation, and fish areas where you have confidence in. Active bait in the area is still important. As the water heats up during the day, some of the fish are moving out to mud flats to feed. The redfish bite has been consistent around drains and in the very shallow water areas back in the marsh. We are still using imitation shrimp lures and tails under popping corks, with a 1-foot leader to trigger bites, as well as weightless rat tails and fishbite tails. This time of year brings some of the best opportunities for bigger fish, with fewer fishers on the water, and bigger fish on the prowl, so get out and make it happen with your family and friends. The Corky bite also is in full swing, so if you like throwing artificials that is a great bait to throw, as well as walking topwater baits, as well as slow failing hard jerk baits, when the conditions are lining up. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Services, LLC.

Galveston Bay

GOOD. 60 degrees. A few fish showing up along the shorelines of Galveston Bay. Soft plastics producing scattered catches of trout. Those throwing live shrimp catching black drum, sheepshead, and a few redfish. Good action at the Galveston jetties for oversized black drum and bull redfish. Anglers fishing light tackle with live shrimp catching a few speckled trout, better numbers of slot redfish, keeper size drum, and sheepshead. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.

West Galveston Bay

GOOD. 60 degrees. Still some nice trout being caught by those fishing with soft plastics. Waders catching redfish and trout on a variety of artificial lures, both hard and soft baits. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.

Texas City

GOOD. 60 degrees. Anglers are still catching lots of big bull redfish, black drum, speckled trout in pockets, fewer keeper flounder with a lot of small males still prevalent, sheepshead and puppy drum as well. More whiting have started to be caught. The dredge boat is still pumping from the TC Channel to the north beach side of the dike. Live shrimp and finger mullet have been the best baits. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.

Freeport

FAIR. 60 degrees. Fishing patterns are consistent for redfish, trout, drum, sheephead and flounder. Continue to target fish in Oyster Creeks, Bastrop Bayou, Chocolate Bayou, Halls Bayou and anywhere along the ICW where it is draining. Best bite has been with live shrimp under a popping cork, jig head, or working swimbaits and gulp slowly on the bottom. The Brazos and San Bernard River are producing good catches of redfish, drum, speckled trout, sand trout and few flounder on live or dead shrimp, or throwing 3/8 ounce jig with swimbaits or gulp shrimp fishing slow on the bottom. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.

East Matagorda Bay

FAIR. 65 degrees. The bay is recovering from the low tides. On the backside of the full moon the trout bite has been slow, but should pick up this week. Redfish have been biting in deeper holes with cut bait. Trout are on the flats biting artificials. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski's Guide Service.

West Matagorda Bay

FAIR. 65 degrees. The bay is recovering from the low tides. On the backside of the full moon the trout bite has been slow, but should pick up this week. Redfish have been biting in deeper holes with cut bait. Trout are on the flats biting artificials. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski's Guide Service.

Port O'Connor

GOOD. 67 degrees. Trout are good on the outside jetties with purple artificials or live shrimp. Oversized redfish and a few keeper sized are good at Honey Hole with blue crab or sardines. Keeper drums are good at the back of jetties in 15-20 feet of water on dead shrimp. Sheepshead are good throughout on live shrimp. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty's Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.

Rockport

GOOD: 60 degrees. Trout are good on live shrimp and soft plastics in flats along channel edges. Redfish are great on shrimp in guts and channel edges. Black drum are great on live or dead shrimp and fish bites in guts and holes in flats and along channel edges. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.

Port Aransas

GOOD. 60 degrees. Sheepshead are fair on live shrimp. Redfish are good on live shrimp and cut mullet on the north and south jetty. Oversized redfish have been good on cut crab and cut mullet. Trout are good and pompano are fair with shrimp free lined along rocks. Redfish, pompano and trout have been good in the surf using live shrimp, shrimp bites and cut mullet. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.

Corpus Christi

GOOD. 60 degrees. Clear water along the national sea shore to fish in, the further south the better the clarity becomes. Pompano are good in the clearer warmer water on fish bites. Redfish and black drum can be caught on cut bait. Trout are good in the surf with slow sinking lures. Report by Nick Meyer, YouTube at NickAway.

Baffin Bay

GOOD. 60 degrees. Fishing patterns remain consistent, and conditions look good with the warm forecast. Fish are shallow on calmer days, then deeper on cooler windy days. Adjust your fishing ideas based on the conditions and the water temperature. Slow sinking soft plastics with a cork body are working great! Use soft plastic suspending twitch baits in pistachio when the water is green and there is sunshine, and The Truth and Dark Vader in greener water with cloud cover. Good luck and see you on the water! Report by Captain Sally Black.

Port Mansfield

GOOD. 70 degrees. Water level is still very low and south winds have returned. This warming trend has fish actively hitting topwaters in knee deep to thigh deep water. Best areas have been grass lines near the intracoastal since water levels are low. Ball Tail Shad is also working well if we have too much floating grass for topwaters. Water temperatures are already in the low 70s. This pattern should hold unless there is a big influx in water levels. Report by Captain Wayne Davis, Hook Down Charters. Conditions are expected to be fantastic this coming week in Port Mansfield! Upcoming warmer air temperatures will make for pleasant days fishing on and in the water. Continued low tides this winter season has brought forth some interesting fishing patterns and opportunities, exposing shallow grass mats and grass line all up and down the lower Laguna Madre. These areas have been key points to target for a solid overall bite. Late in the day, these fish tend to move up shallow, where the water temperatures warm up to the early 70s. Suspending twitchbaits have been working phenomenally up on the flats, allowing you to stay above the grass and work these shallow areas thoroughly with minimal grass troubles. Top waters are also an option when the floating grass is not too bad. Stay safe, courteous and respectful of other anglers out on the water. As always, tight lines! Report by Captain Reanna DeLaCruz, Captain Reanna’s Baffin Bay Adventures.

South Padre

GOOD. 68 degrees. South Padre Island and the lower Laguna Madre bay waters have increased to around 68 degrees. The slot speckled trout are still plentiful in the Intercoastal Waterway. The black drums are hitting garlic infused plastics. These fish have not returned to the flats yet. Extremely low tides very low tides are making the flats unfishable in most areas with sea grass exposed. So beware if you have an upper Coast Boat that has a v-hull you could get stuck easily. Due to the full moon the afternoon fishing has been best. Redfish have not been easy to catch and are not as prevalent as they were last week. Black drum speckled trout are the best choices for now for artificial anglers. The fishing has been average overall in the morning and generally a little tough with no wind. The weather is warming up this week and next week hopefully the fish are going to warm up as well. Report by Captain Cliff Fleming, Crystal Flats Guide Service. Seldom do wintertime weather conditions stabilize to the point that patterns will set in for several weeks. This is the case now as an extended warming trend is predicted from now through the end of February. With southeast seabreeze returning and water temperatures rising into the 70s, look for a consistent trout bite in 1-3 feet of water over grass flat areas with visible concentrations of active bait. Like any time of year, find active bait and you will find game fish. Wintertime lower tides remain which will limit the windows of active feeding but being in the right place at the right time is a matter of timing with tide movement and presence of bait being the keys. All the standard methods of catching speckled trout and redfish come into play with both live, fresh dead and artificials being players. Longer periods of top water action will also be available with warming water. Deeper flats adjacent to channel edges will remain effective for both trout and redfish. Black drum are still available in large schools east of three islands on cut bait, dead shrimp, fish bites or other scented bait. Jetty anglers should start to see spawning sheepshead show up off the rocks. Fresh dead shrimp being the most favored bait. Our winter Texans continue to ply the surf with dead bait for pompano and whiting. Report by Captain Glenn Harrison, Double Mermaid Outdoors.

Port Isabel

GOOD. 68 degrees. South Padre Island and the lower Laguna Madre bay waters have increased to around 68 degrees. The slot speckled trout are still plentiful in the Intercoastal Waterway. Black drums are hitting garlic infused plastics. These fish have not returned to the flats yet. Extremely low tides very low tides are making the flats unfishable in most areas with sea grass exposed. So beware if you have an upper Coast Boat that has a v-hull you could get stuck easily. Due to the full moon the afternoon fishing has been best. Redfish have not been easy to catch and are not as prevalent as they were last week. Black drum speckled trout are the best choices for now for artificial anglers. The fishing has been average overall in the morning and generally a little tough with no wind. The weather is warming up this week and next week hopefully the fish are going to warm up as well. Report by Captain Cliff Fleming, Crystal Flats Guide Service. Seldom do wintertime weather conditions stabilize to the point that patterns will set in for several weeks. This is the case now as an extended warming trend is predicted from now through the end of February. With southeast seabreeze returning and water temperatures rising into the 70s, look for a consistent trout bite in 1-3 feet of water over grass flat areas with visible concentrations of active bait. Like any time of year, find active bait and you will find game fish. Wintertime lower tides remain which will limit the windows of active feeding but being in the right place at the right time is a matter of timing with tide movement and presence of bait being the keys. All the standard methods of catching speckled trout and redfish come into play with both live, fresh dead and artificials being players. Longer periods of top water action will also be available with warming water. Deeper flats adjacent to channel edges will remain effective for both trout and redfish. Black drum are still available in large schools east of three islands on cut bait, dead shrimp, fish bites or other scented bait. Jetty anglers should start to see spawning sheepshead show up off the rocks. Fresh dead shrimp being the most favored bait. Our winter Texans continue to ply the surf with dead bait for pompano and whiting. Report by Captain Glenn Harrison, Double Mermaid Outdoors.

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