Saltwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of July 2, 2025

Redfish Bay

GOOD. 80 degrees. Low winds early in the morning and hot. Redfish have been on reefs and also shorelines near a deeper water source. Drum are in numbers on reefs. Trout are mixed in on the reefs hitting croaker. Report by Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

San Antonio Bay

GOOD. 83 degrees. Higher than normal tide so the trout and redfish have moved up on to the flats and the back lakes. Fish are being caught on topwaters and live shrimp. Report Captain Lynn Smith, Back Bay Guide Service. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

Sabine Lake

GOOD. 85 degrees. Sabine Lake is muddy and fresh with primarily smaller size catches of trout. Fish are stacking fish up on the south end rock piles and shell pads. Good catches of speckled trout and redfish in Sabine Channel on shell pads in 8-14 feet of water, and rock piles in 4-10 feet of water with glo chartreuse artificials during outgoing tides. Limits of speckled trout, and catches redfish in the mornings at the jetties. Then target sheepshead and drum with live shrimp on a Carolina rig. Sharks and gafftops should be in the jetties any day. Nice trout and keeper triple tail catches in 35 feet of water near the rigs. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

Bolivar

GOOD. 79 degrees. Beautiful fishing for the next week. The tides are changing back to two tide days this weekend coming in during the morning, and water levels drop in the afternoon with the outgoing tides. Water temperatures are hanging in the upper 70s. Water levels are slow-moving back and forth with a moderate amount of sargassum washing in on the surf. People are catching plenty of redfish, gafftop, and black drum everywhere. There is plenty of keeper speckled trout being caught along with sand trout, sheepshead, and crabs caught along the jetty. The bigger stingrays and sharks are definitely in full swing, and a few close to state records have been landed. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

Trinity Bay

FAIR. 80 degrees. Beautiful fishing for the next week. The tides are changing back to two tide days this weekend coming in during the morning, and water levels drop in the afternoon with the outgoing tides. Catching catfish, gar, and white bass in upper East Galveston Bay and Trinity Bay from the fresh water runoff. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp. Water is being released at 30,100 CFS from Liberty, but should be slowing. Water is coming down the San Jacinto at Highway 90 at 1540 CFS working with the tide. Smith Point is cleaning up nicely with some great catches being made on the guts and sand bars. Salinity is improving near the ship channel and La Porte area. Blue Water Atoll should be looking great by the weekend. Kemah to Eagle Point are producing great catches in deeper water and on rocks. Redfish are being caught on redfish magic spinnerbaits married with a WACky Shad XL in the peppered pumpkin color, and with game changer deep diving crankbaits in the gold and black color close to rocks with current and drop offs. Trout, sheepshead and drum are being caught on rock shorelines on a 3 foot leader under a redemption outdoor gear popping cork. Lately, bull redfish have been showing up blowing up bait on the shorelines. Always wear your kill switch and be safe! Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

East Galveston Bay

GOOD. 87 degrees. Offshore waters laid enough for those looking for red snapper. Larger fish are coming from depths over 100 feet. A few kingfish have been caught, along with the occasional ling and dolphin. Inshore speckled trout catches remain steady in Lower Galveston Bay and West Bay. The middle and upper portions of Galveston Bay are steady for black drum, sheepshead, a few more slot sized redfish and speckled trout. Water remains somewhat off colored, depending upon the tide. Dam release has been lowered, so the water should clear soon. The best bite has been on shrimp, live croaker, and soft plastics. Be cautious this holiday weekend. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Beautiful fishing for the next week. The tides are changing back to two tide days this weekend coming in during the morning, and water levels drop in the afternoon with the outgoing tides. Catching catfish, gar, and white bass in upper East Galveston Bay and Trinity Bay from the fresh water runoff. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp. Surface water temperature 86.2 degrees in East Galveston Bay. We are still weeding through a number of undersize trout to find the better fish, but some solid upper slot females are possible. Colors varied, depending upon water clarity and light conditions, with Rollover Moon getting the most bites. Success using Fish Smack Popping corks with a 1-2 foot leader above a shrimp imitation lure, or tails with a 1/8 ounce jig head, with a hard pop and a 5-10 second pause gathering the most strikes. The Topwater bite continues to be 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 also catching a few on hardbaits and soft body swim baits if you like to throw those. When conditions allow the jetties will produce catches suspending jerkbaits early. More and more solid fish are showing up on reefs in the middle portion of the bay. We also found a few birds working in the middle portion of the bay, over the past couple days and found some solid trout and oversize redfish under them chasing shrimp. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Service, LLC. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

Galveston Bay

FAIR. 87 degrees. Offshore waters laid enough for those looking for red snapper. Larger fish are coming from depths over 100 feet. A few kingfish have been caught, along with the occasional ling and dolphin. Inshore speckled trout catches remain steady in Lower Galveston Bay and West Bay. The middle and upper portions of Galveston Bay are steady for black drum, sheepshead, a few more slot sized redfish and speckled trout. Water remains somewhat off colored, depending upon the tide. Dam release has been lowered, so the water should clear soon. The best bite has been on shrimp, live croaker, and soft plastics. Be cautious this holiday weekend. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

West Galveston Bay

GOOD. 87 degrees. Offshore waters laid enough for those looking for red snapper. Larger fish are coming from depths over 100 feet. A few kingfish have been caught, along with the occasional ling and dolphin. Inshore speckled trout catches remain steady in Lower Galveston Bay and West Bay. The middle and upper portions of Galveston Bay are steady for black drum, sheepshead, a few more slot sized redfish and speckled trout. Water remains somewhat off colored, depending upon the tide. Dam release has been lowered, so the water should clear soon. The best bite has been on shrimp, live croaker, and soft plastics. Be cautious this holiday weekend. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

Texas City

GOOD. 80 degrees. Beautiful fishing for the next week. The tides are changing back to two tide days this weekend coming in during the morning, and water levels drop in the afternoon with the outgoing tides. Anglers are catching plenty of speckled trout, redfish, and black drum daily. The sheepshead are around structures and piers. Wade fishing along the levee or anywhere from the dike has been productive from the beginning to the end still. Live shrimp and finger mullet have been the best baits. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

Freeport

FAIR. 82 degrees. Bastrop Bay, Christmas Bay and the upper West Galveston Bay are good drifting for trout, redfish and flounder with live shrimp under a popping cork. Wade fishing in 3 feet of water in the guts is good for trout and redfish using croaker. The beach front been good for redfish and trout early in the morning using live bait and throwing topwaters. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

East Matagorda Bay

GOOD. 82 degrees. Light southeast winds, and better currents near the full moon has improved the trout bite. Wade or drift the reefs with artificials or live bait for catches of trout. Few catches of redfish, with primarily undersized fish. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

West Matagorda Bay

GOOD. 82 degrees. Light southeast winds, and better currents near the full moon has improved the trout bite. Wade or drift the reefs with artificials or live bait for catches of trout. Few catches of redfish, with primarily undersized fish. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

Port O'Connor

GOOD. 82 degrees. Trout can be caught in the morning freelining live croaker on the outside of the jetties and in the surf. Slot redfish outside of the north jetty 25-35 feet of water with Spanish sardines. Jack crevalle and bull redfish feeding early morning between jetties and Bird Island jigs or Spanish Sardines. Sharks are mixed in biting cut jack crevalle and skipjack. Keeper black drum halfway down the inside of the south jetty. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty’s Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

Rockport

GOOD. 80 degrees. Trout are great on live shrimp, piggy perch and croaker in flats and along channels. Redfish are fair on shrimp, mullet, pin perch and menhaden in sand pockets and along mangroves. Black drum are fair on live or dead shrimp and fish bites. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

Port Aransas

GOOD. 80 degrees. Red snapper season has opened up and the bite is great on squid cigar minnows and live perch. Redfish are good on live shrimp finger mullet and shad on the north and south jetty. Oversized redfish are great on cut crab and mullet. Trout are great with croaker and shrimp free lined along rocks. Redfish and trout have been great in the surf using croaker and live shrimp. Sharks have been caught in the surf using mullet, jacks and stingray.. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

Corpus Christi

GOOD. 80 degrees. Low winds early in the morning and hot. Redfish have been on reefs and also shorelines near a deeper water source. Drum are in numbers on reefs. Trout are mixed in on the reefs hitting croaker. Report by Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

Baffin Bay

GOOD. 83 degrees. Trophy trout fishing on Baffin Bay continues to be stellar, particularly in the off-colored water near grass lines and scattered grass and rocks. Use the wind to your benefit by fishing some windy shorelines holding lots of bait, or down or across grass lines and other structures. Look for small slicks and active bait in knee-deep to thigh deep water when targeting big trout in the summer. Get out there early to catch the cooler water. Straight tails like the Coastal Brew 5 inch and 6 inch dart in natural colors along with Texas Custom DD’s and big top waters like the She Dog have been working great. Good luck and see you on the water! Report by Captain Sally Black. Conditions will be great this week for fishing on Baffin Bay. Low pressure systems moving over our area have brought steady amounts of rainfall, keeping our bay system clean, and air and water temperatures stable. Baitfish are plentiful after the recent rainfall. Schools of oversized redfish are being reported under diving or hovering seagulls. Speckled trout are good shallow in the morning with dark profile top waters and or suspending twitch baits. Stay safe, courteous and as always, tight lines! Report by Captain Reanna DeLaCruz, Captain Reanna’s Baffin Bay Adventures. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

Port Mansfield

GOOD. 78 degrees. Fishing has been steady overall with good redfish and trout coming in about two feet of water. We are dealing with floating grass, so plastics have been used more than topwaters. There have also been some rain showers that have hindered fishing but the improved afterwards. Best baits have been Wigalo’s and 4 inch paddle tails in white and bone diamond. There are pockets of good bait and those are the areas to target because the gamefish are close by. Chalky colored water has held the best fish so focus your efforts there. Report by Captain Wayne Davis, Hook Down Charters. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

South Padre

GOOD. 85 degrees. Trout are good on the gas well flats along the edge of the intercoastal. Sheepshead are excellent at the old causeway and channels in south bay. Small black drum in schools along South Padre Island from Three Islands south. Mangrove snapper are excellent at the end of Brownsville Channel and at the end of jetties. Kingfish and Spanish mackerel are good at the end of jetties trolling. Red snapper are excellent at sunken reefs offshore of the island. Stay safe out there. Report by Captain Lou Austin. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

Port Isabel

GOOD. 85 degrees. Trout are good on the gas well flats along the edge of the intercoastal. Sheepshead are excellent at the old causeway and channels in south bay. Small black drum in schools along South Padre Island from Three Islands south. Mangrove snapper are excellent at the end of Brownsville Channel and at the end of jetties. Kingfish and Spanish mackerel are good at the end of jetties trolling. Red snapper are excellent at sunken reefs offshore of the island. Stay safe out there. Report by Captain Lou Austin. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

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