Saltwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of December 24, 2025

Redfish Bay

GOOD. 66 degrees. Redfish are up shallow biting cut mullet. Drum are in waist deep of water biting dead shrimp. Report by Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters.

San Antonio Bay

GOOD. 70 degrees. Trout and redfish are good with live shrimp on the flats and in deeper water. Tides are low. Flounder are good in the creeks during out going tides feeding on bait flushing from the marshes. Report by Captain Lynn Smith, Back Bay Guide Service.

Sabine Lake

GOOD. 60 degrees. Catching limits of trout early in the morning on the North levee wall and the north point of Pleasure Island with quarter ounce jigs. Sabine Lake bird action will lead the way to trout and redfish in the morning and evening. ICW rock piles and shell flats are producing catches of nice flounder, sheepshead, drum, trout and redfish with live shrimp. Speckled trout are good early morning near Texaco Island in 12-15 feet of water with topwaters. Nice redfish are mixed in biting live shrimp popping cork. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy's Guide Service Sabine Lake.

Bolivar

GOOD. 60 degrees. This week should be a great week to fish the Galveston Bay Area. Weather should be decent and light winds with two tide days changing back and forth from two to three tides means the fish will only be active a few hours in the morning and late afternoons. Check the forecast before you head out or call ahead to your favorite bait shop. Anglers are catching plenty of redfish and trout in the surf, jetty, bay-side canals and east bay using finger mullet and mud minnows. There are a few flounder, speckled trout and sand trout being caught with croakers and crabs along the jetty, but it has been hit-or-miss. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.

Trinity Bay

GOOD. 60 degrees. Trout fishing is excellent on the north side of the complex, from the locks to Long Island Bayou, Reds Bayou, the northern complex, and the east shoreline. Using a fluke in sparkle chartreuse on a quarter-ounce jig head, and soft plastic with a cork body. There is a small morning topwater bite. Redfish are shallow, and still schooling in back lakes. Catch them on imitation soft plastics in Texas roach color or under popping corks with live or imitation shrimp, adjusting leader length to water depth. Drum and sheepshead are on rocks and pilings with popping corks with live shrimp. Flounder are around pilings with current and at mouths of drains. Catch them on paddle tails or live shrimp. Always wear your kill switch and stay safe! Merry Christmas! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing. Foggy conditions have plagued the coast this week. Certain areas visibility was less than 100 feet. Decent trout bite along the edge of rocks lining the ship channel in Scotts Bay and Tabbs Bay. Live shrimp and soft plastics accounting for catches. Those drifting the same are with live shrimp boxing speckled trout, black drum, sheepshead, and the occasional slot size redfish. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.

East Galveston Bay

GOOD. 62 degrees. Surface water temperature 62 degrees. The water clarity is excellent now for East Galveston Bay. The trout bite has remained steady, catching good numbers and some oversize fish as well on our artificials. The ticket has been fishing very slowly on the bottom of deep shell with 1/4 ounce jig heads with soft plastics in rollover moon color. The redfish bite has been on fire around grass lines and in the shallow water areas with active bait. Use Imitation shrimp lures and soft plastics under popping corks, with a 1-foot leader to secure the most bites when targeting redfish. As in previous weeks, when there is not active bait in the area move on rather quickly if you are not getting any bites. Do mot let the less-than-ideal weather keep you off the water, as this time of year brings some of the best fishing conditions for larger fish, with fewer fishers on the water, so get out and make it happen with your family and friends. We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Service, LLC. This week should be a great week to fish the Galveston Bay Area. Weather should be decent and light winds with two tide days changing back and forth from two to three tides means the fish will only be active a few hours in the morning and late afternoons. Check the forecast before you head out or call ahead to your favorite bait shop. The trout bite has turned on over here. Plenty of redfish and flounder have also been everywhere. You can still find most of your redfish working the last shrimp we have left or use artificial Report by Captain Jack Blume.

Galveston Bay

GOOD. 63 degrees. Foggy conditions have plagued the coast this week. Certain areas visibility was less than 100 feet. Still some flounder being caught, but not in any big numbers in the Galveston Harbour. Very few trout and redfish are being caught out near Eagle Point. Schools of bull redfish are in the middle of the bay under birds. Best on soft plastics. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.

West Galveston Bay

GOOD. 55 degrees. Foggy conditions have plagued the coast this week. Certain areas visibility was less than 100 feet. Trout bite has been good over shell in 4 feet of water on soft plastics. Fish holding in off colored streaks. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.

Texas City

GOOD. 60 degrees. This week should be a great week to fish the Galveston Bay Area. Weather should be decent and light winds with two tide days changing back and forth from two to three tides means the fish will only be active a few hours in the morning and late afternoons. Check the forecast before you head out or call ahead to your favorite bait shop. Anglers are catching some big bull redfish, black drum, speckled trout, decent keeper flounder with a lot of small males still prevalent. A few whiting have started to be caught and sheepshead and puppy drum are showing up. Live shrimp and finger mullet have been the best baits. The dredge boat is pumping from the Channel to the north beach side of the dike.

Freeport

FAIR. 61 degrees. Birds are leading the way to speckled trout, sand trout and redfish in Bastrop Bay, Christmas Bay, and Chocolate Bay. Drifting deep deep oyster reefs and mud flats with mullet has been the ticket. Throwing 1/4-⅜ ounce jigheads with soft plastics, live shrimp or imitation shrimp on popping cork has been good. Redfish, trout, sheepshead, and drum are good in Freeport Harbor, Brazos River, San Bernard River, Chocolate Bayou, and Oyster Creek with 1/4 or ⅜ ounce jig with soft plastics, free-lining shrimp, or throwing live shrimp on popping cork. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.

East Matagorda Bay

GOOD. 70 degrees. Fish are confused with the warming trend, but the bite is good during feeding periods. Trout and redfish are either along the shoreline or in deeper water. The bite is good drifting and wading with artificials or live bait. The Colorado River is producing catches at night in the lights. Gigging for flounder is excellent at night. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski's Guide Service.

West Matagorda Bay

GOOD. 70 degrees. Fish are confused with the warming trend, but the bite is good during feeding periods. Trout and redfish are either along the shoreline or in deeper water. The bite is good drifting and wading with artificials or live bait. The Colorado River is producing catches at night in the lights. Gigging for flounder is excellent at night. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski's Guide Service.

Port O'Connor

GOOD. 72 degrees. Trout are biting on the outside of both jetties with live shrimp. Sheepshead are biting live shrimp off the bottom of the jetties. Oversized and slot redfish are biting at the tip of the north jetty in 25-30 feet with blue crab or large dead shrimp. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty's Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.

Rockport

GOOD: 66 degrees. Trout are good on live shrimp piggy perch and soft plastics in flats with mud bottom and along channel edges. Redfish are good on shrimp, mullet, and perch in guts and channel edges when water drops out with lower tides. 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. 66 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 and pompano are fair with free lined shrimp along rocks. Redfish, pompano and trout have been good in the surf using live shrimp and cut mullet. Sheepshead have started to trickle in and are fair with live shrimp. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.

Corpus Christi

SLOW. 65 degrees. While water temperatures are between 60-70 degrees it is a prime time to target redfish, drum, pompano trout and whiting in the surf. Southerly winds will bring the bait near the shore. Best baits are fish bite, shrimp or live mullet. Work in the first guts and avoid areas with weeds. Watch for birds sitting on the beach or working to find active fish. Fishing from points will get baits further to where bigger pompano can be caught. Report by Nick Meyer, Nick Away.

Baffin Bay

GOOD. 64 degrees. The winter fishing pattern is starting to emerge on Baffin Bay. It is time for soft plastic lures with an internal cork insert, Dark Vadar is a good utilitarian color with a rattle inside to help draw feeding fish. Find structure along the shorelines near deep drop offs or deep rocks and always be watching for active mullet. When the water is colder, even one mullet jumping means something. A soft plastic paddle tail is also coming into play, with a larger profile and big, vibrating tail. Good luck and see you on the water! Report by Captain Sally Black.

Port Mansfield

GOOD. 70 degrees. Warm weather expected this week which means fishing should be fair to good. Water levels remain average, but have risen just a bit from the lows last week. Water temperatures are in the low to mid 70s, so topwater action has been best. Mansfield Knockers have been the best choice for anglers. Knee to thigh deep water has been the best depths for both trout and redfish. Trout have lost some of their weight because of the warmer temperatures, but some are still catching personal bests. Willow Tails rigged on ⅛ ounce Knotty Hooker jigheads have also been producing when the topwater bite fades. Merry Christmas and tight lines. Report by Captain Wayne Davis, Hook Down Charters. Conditions are expected to be great this week in Port Mansfield. Warm temperatures have made for some enjoyable days on the water, for wading and or drifting. The New moon phase has our tides fluctuating with the low tide in the early morning and high tide in the late evening. The more favorable bite has been later in the afternoon into the evening during this incoming tide. Scattered pot holes in about a foot to two feet of water has been producing slot redfish and speckled trout. DownSouth Supermodels in Big poppa Pearl, Rootbeer Hopper as well as custom colors have been performing well. MirrOlure Little John Xls in Golden Bream, Watermelon Red Glitter and Space Dust paired with a 1/16 ounce plain jig head. Allow these lures to fall to the bottom and dust it off bottom, most our bites have been found on the lower column of the water. Keep moving till you get bit, once you get bit, stop and fan out your casts to dissect the area. Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas, and as always, tight lines! Report by Captain Reanna DeLaCruz, Captain Reanna’s Baffin Bay Adventures.

South Padre

GOOD. 70 degrees. Existing patterns should remain viable through the New Year when the next cold front is in the forecast. This past week and weekend provided some outstanding site casting opportunities for my fly fishing as well as light tackle anglers. Tan crab patterns with light bead chain eyes over shallow grass tended to get the most bites. There has been an impressive number of trout over 25 inches in the same areas as redfish. Light tackle anglers have been able to catch good numbers of speckled trout still in 1-3 feet of water over grass with potholes. As with all times of the year, the key has been finding where bait is concentrated and spending time in those areas. Soft plastics with a thumb jig heads remain a solid choice along with gulp shrimp under popping corks. Topwater action remains viable later in the afternoon as the water warms up and bait gets active. This is one of the best ways to score a true gator trout. Bull redfish remain available off the jetties and there are still tarpon being caught on the beachfront this late in December. Cannot remember that in quite some time. Merry Christmas! Report by Captain Glenn Harrison, Double Mermaid Outdoors.

Port Isabel

GOOD. 70 degrees. Existing patterns should remain viable through the New Year when the next cold front is in the forecast. This past week and weekend provided some outstanding site casting opportunities for my fly fishing as well as light tackle anglers. Tan crab patterns with light bead chain eyes over shallow grass tended to get the most bites. There has been an impressive number of trout over 25 inches in the same areas as redfish. Light tackle anglers have been able to catch good numbers of speckled trout still in 1-3 feet of water over grass with potholes. As with all times of the year, the key has been finding where bait is concentrated and spending time in those areas. Soft plastics with a thumb jig heads remain a solid choice along with gulp shrimp under popping corks. Topwater action remains viable later in the afternoon as the water warms up and bait gets active. This is one of the best ways to score a true gator trout. Bull redfish remain available off the jetties and there are still tarpon being caught on the beachfront this late in December. Cannot remember that in quite some time. Merry Christmas! Report by Captain Glenn Harrison, Double Mermaid Outdoors.

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