Saltwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of February 5, 2025
- Redfish Bay
- FAIR. 64 degrees. Redfish and drum Easy limits of redfish and drum with dead shrimp off the bottom. Fish are schooling mid to late afternoon due to lower tides. Trout limits can be caught wading in waist deep water with Corky’s. The ticket has been fishing over oysters or sand holes with grass. Report by Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters.
- San Antonio Bay
- FAIR. 60 degrees. Prefrontal fishing should be good before the forecasted cold front hits this weekend. The front should drop water out of the bay. There are some good trout and redfish being caught on live shrimp and sheepshead on dead shrimp. Report Captain Lynn Smith, Back Bay Guide Service.
- Sabine Lake
- GOOD. 50 degrees. Neches River continues to be fresh. Bessie Heights Marsh and ditches continue to produce catches of redfish, drum, sheepshead and channel catfish in 8-15 feet of water. Redfish are good on the flats with Carolina rigged with live shrimp or mullet, or popping corks with live shrimp. The bite is Sabine Lake has improved with nice catches of speckled trout and redfish along points and drops drifting the mouth of the bayou in 4-7 feet of water with ¼ ounce red shad or morning glory chartreuse. Midlake continues to be fresh with the best salinity on the sides, which has pushed the fish to the south end. The North Levy wall trout bite has picked up until 8 a.m. with live shrimp on a popping cork, early morning topwaters, or suspending ¼ ounce 3-5 inch plastics. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
- Bolivar
- GOOD. 55 degrees. Fishing is fair to excellent. Hopefully the warming trend continues and fog does not settle in. More or less the same tide patterns as last week again with the first quarter moon phase mid-week. Water temperature water levels continue to change back-and-forth per usual for the winter time. A few nice speckled trout are still being caught along with sand trout, black drum, redfish, occasional sheepshead, and crabs along the jetty. The flounder are becoming more sporadic, but mixed sizes from small 6-8 inch to 25-26 inches can be caught on finger mullet and mud minnows. The surf is producing numbers of redfish, black drum, occasional speckled trout and a few sharks along the whole peninsula with more activity towards Gilchrist/High Island mainly. Check your weather app for barometer changes. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
- Trinity Bay
- GOOD. 62 degrees. Good catches of black drum over hard bottom around the Fred Hartman Bridge. Speckled trout are showing on shell reefs north of the bridge. Rocks holding some keeper redfish along with a few bulls. Live shrimp under popping corks is best. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Water clarity in the bay is good. Trout have returned to the deeper channels of the Trinity River and other deep drains into the main bay being caught on WAC ATTACK’s WACky Fluke in the peppered pumpkin color. Redfish are getting shallow again in mud feeding very close to structure such as oysters eating paddle tails and flukes rigged with 1/4 ounce jig heads and rigged 1/8 ounce weedless. Drum and sheepshead are being caught using live shrimp under a popping cork along rock shorelines. Always wear your kill switch and be prepared! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
- East Galveston Bay
- GOOD. 60 degrees. Waders picking some decent speckled trout along with scattered redfish on soft plastics and hard baits. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. More and more slot-sized speckled trout are showing up in the deep areas along with black drum, and redfish. Best baits are live shrimp and finger mullet. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp. The water clarity is good for East Galveston Bay. We finally got a break from the wind and got to see the Sun, which made for a great time to be out on the water. The majority of our action right now is on or close to the lower water column. Work super slowly over deeper shell and mud with various size jig heads with Salt & Pepper WACky Fluke tails by Wac Attack, securing the most bites. Some bites are so subtle you really need to be paying attention and remember hook sets are free. The bite turns on during the major and minor fish times, as well as when the water temperature rises when the suns out. Remember the fish still have to eat in the colder 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 important, so if you do not see bait or signs of life move to a new area. As the water heats up during the day, some of the fish are moving out to mud flats to feed, so keep that in mind as well. 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 Deadly Dudley Rat Tails. This time of year brings some of the best opportunities for bigger fish, with fewer anglers 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 jerkbaits, when the conditions are lining up. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Service, LLC.
- Galveston Bay
- SLOW. 65 degrees. Warming trend has pushed some fish along the shorelines. Scattered trout and black drum can be caught along the piers on the west side of Galveston bay. Best bite on live shrimp under popping corks. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
- West Galveston Bay
- GOOD. 62 degrees. Schools of keeper redfish are roaming the grass shorelines. Fair action on speckled trout over shell on soft plastics in 4-5 feet of water. Best bite in slightly off colored water. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
- Texas City
- GOOD. 58 degrees. A big black drum bite is well underway along the Galveston jetties and the Texas City Dike. Live halved crab and cut mullet is working best. Offshore catches of wahoo have been strong, with fish to near 90 pounds. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Anglers continue to catch plenty of speckled trout, redfish, and black drum with the occasional sand trout, gafftop and big croakers. Wade fishing has been sporadic but great on the incoming tides in the afternoons. Along the dike has been productive from the beginning to the end still. Live shrimp and finger mullet have been the best baits unless you want to use crab to try and catch one of the massive golden-hued black drums that are coming in from the gulf. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
- Freeport
- SLOW. 50 degrees. Trout, redfish and drum have been good working the deep oyster reefs in Bastrop Bay, Christmas Bay, Chocolate Bay, and Oyster Creek using gulp shrimp, down south lures with 1/4 and 3/8 ounce jig heads. Catching drum, sheepshead, trout and redfish in the Brazos River and Bernard River with live shrimp. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures
- East Matagorda Bay
- GOOD. 60 degrees. Wade fishing for trout and redfish is good, and drifting is excellent using artificial baits. The Colorado River continues to be unusually slow for this time of year. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
- West Matagorda Bay
- GOOD. 60 degrees. Wade fishing for trout is good with artificials, but better catches are being taken in East Matagorda Bay. Redfish are good wading with cut bait. The Colorado River continues to be unusually slow for this time of year. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
- Port O'Connor
- GOOD. 59 degrees. Trout are biting on live shrimp or Cajun pepper soft plastics during incoming tides on the outside of the jetties. Oversized redfish inside of the jetty with Spanish sardines and blue crab. Slot redfish halfway inside the south jetty on live shrimp. Black drum are in the apron of the jetty on dead shrimp off the bottom. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty’s Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.
- Rockport
- GOOD. 62 degrees. Tides have been low this week. Trout are fair on live shrimp and your favorite soft plastics on drop-offs and soft muddy bottoms. Redfish have been great on shrimp or cut mullet in flats fishing drains and guts. Black drum are great in the drains and guts with live or dead shrimp, fish bites. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.
- Port Aransas
- GOOD. 62 degrees. Redfish have been great on live shrimp and cut mullet on the north and south jetty. Oversized redfish have been good on cut crab and mullet. Trout are good with shrimp free lined along rocks. Black drums are fair on shrimp. Sheepshead are good using shrimp along rocks and structures. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.
- Corpus Christi
- FAIR. 64 degrees. Redfish and drum Easy limits of redfish and drum with dead shrimp off the bottom. Fish are schooling mid to late afternoon due to lower tides. Trout limits can be caught wading in waist deep water with Corky’s. The ticket has been fishing over oysters or sand holes with grass. Report by Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters.
- Baffin Bay
- GOOD. 55 degrees. After a big cold snap, it takes the fish a little time to acclimate. It only takes a few days but they need to eat since they have been nestled down on the bottom in the mud. Just as soon as they can, they will emerge to find food. Three days or so after a front, or when it’s possible, big predators emerge from the depths and head shallower for a good, big meal. Be ready for those good weather warm-ups to get out there with your Texas Custom Corky’s worked down close to the bottom. Good luck and see you on the water! See ya’ll on the water! Report by Captain Sally Black.
- Port Mansfield
- GOOD. 60 degrees. Fishing has been steady since our weather pattern has stabilized. Fish have been eager for topwaters in about two feet of water. Redfish and trout have also been taking Ball Tails and Wigalo’s on the bottom if high barometric pressure is upon us. Active bait has also played a role in finding game fish. This should hold until the weather pattern changes. Report by Captain Wayne Davis, Hook Down Charters. We have been fortunate to have some pleasant weather which has given us plenty of opportunities in targeting some upper class trout and redfish. Full sun with bright skies has been beneficial in seeing the structure and fish. The early morning bite has been consistent up shallow and in deeper pot holes that have been holding baitfish. We have hooked several pinfish in areas with shrimp jumping. This has greatly influenced our lure selection using MirrOlure Little John/XLs golden bream, watermelon gold glitter and copper glitter have been producing some great bites on redfish and trout. Lures with gold, copper or silver flash have all pretty much been producing great strikes. Target areas with signs of baitfish and fish it thoroughly. Stay safe out on the water and courteous of other wade anglers and boaters. As always, tight lines! Report by Captain Reanna DeLaCruz, Captain Reanna’s Baffin Bay Adventures.
- South Padre
- GOOD. 64 degrees. Early morning heavy fog will dissipate later in the morning. Speckled trout are good on gas well flats and the edges of the intercoastal at Three Islands. Redfish are good with the best bite on the southeast corner of South Bay. Sheepshead, mangrove snapper and a few flounder are good at the Old Causeway. Mangrove Snapper are excellent at the end of Brownsville Channel. Smaller sheepshead are excellent at the jetties. Stay safe out there. Report by Captain Lou Austin, Austin Fishing South Padre.
- Port Isabel
- GOOD. 64 degrees. Early morning heavy fog will dissipate later in the morning. Speckled trout are good on gas well flats and the edges of the intercoastal at Three Islands. Redfish are good with the best bite on the southeast corner of South Bay. Sheepshead, mangrove snapper and a few flounder are good at the Old Causeway. Mangrove Snapper are excellent at the end of Brownsville Channel. Smaller sheepshead are excellent at the jetties. Stay safe out there. Report by Captain Lou Austin, Austin Fishing South Padre.
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