Saltwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of November 6, 2024
- Redfish Bay
- FAIR. 79 degrees. Limits of redfish and some trout are possible on piggy perch on windblown shorelines, or waist deep water on open flats. Drum have been scarce, but this should improve as the cold fronts roll through. Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters.
- San Antonio Bay
- GOOD. 75 degrees. High tide and winds so redfish, trout and black drum can be caught in the back lakes and reeds. Decent sized trout can be caught on live shrimp. Redfish are good on mullet. Black drum are good on dead shrimp. Report Captain Lynn Smith, Back Bay Guide Service.
- Sabine Lake
- GOOD. 80 degrees. Lots of high water so bait is keeping to the marshes. Marsh and ICW producing nice redfish and speckled trout off shell flats and rock piles with live shrimp under a popping cork. High southwest winds shifted efforts to the Neches River for limits of redfish and nice trout mixed in. Target points and cuts with live shrimp under a popping cork, or a 5 inch morning glory chartreuse in 15-25 feet stacked on points with big drops. Main river buoys are producing drum up to 18 inches and sheepshead with live shrimp under a popping cork. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
- Bolivar
- GOOD. 77 degrees. We shall see what the weather does this week, but the bite is best pre-front and a day after it passes. Water temperature staying in the upper 70s, but should cool after the cold front. Water levels swapping back-and-forth this week with the front and the tides. Anglers are still catching plenty of redfish everywhere. There are plenty of big croakers along with sand trout, black drum, speckled trout, and crabs caught along the jetty with a few small stingrays and sharks. Reminder, flounder are catch and release only through December 14. The surf is producing lots of redfish and black drum, a few gafftop, lots of small stingrays, and bigger sharks along the whole peninsula with high activity towards Gilchrist/High Island mainly. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp
- Trinity Bay
- SLOW. 78 degrees. Wind, wind, and more wind. Late week prospects depend on where the tropical low goes. Protected areas up the channel producing some speckled trout, redfish, and black drum. Open water bird activity on hold till wind levels off. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Trout are really showing up with the best catches on top of the shell. Watch for signs of shrimp, and birds can be helpful but if you know where the reef is you will find fish. Redfish are still in the back waters, but after a cold front the fish along with the shrimp should dump out of the back water. Drum are plentiful on rocks along with sheepshead eating live shrimp. Be safe, wear your kill switch and watch the weather prior to planning your next trip. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
- East Galveston Bay
- GOOD. 78 degrees. Winds have wreaked havoc on this bay. Targeting protected areas produced catches of redfish, black drum, and very few trout. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. A few more slot-sized speckled trout, black drum, and redfish being caught on live shrimp, croakers, and finger mullet. A few reports of good fishing by the old broken bridge, Siever’s Cut, and near the boat ramp by Rollover. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp. Surface water temperature 76 degrees, water clarity has been extremely good for East Galveston Bay. We have experienced strong south to southeast winds this past week limiting us to fishing the South Shoreline and back in the marsh and back lakes most of the time. Trout, redfish and a few flounder can be caught on flats with scattered shell around pinch points with good current movement and nervous bait. Redfish have been around grass lines in areas with bait in the vicinity. Imitation Shrimp lures under popping corks with 12 inch leaders have still been producing well, as well as 1/8 ounce jig heads with Wac Attack and Deadly Dudley tails in lighter colors, and Gulp Shrimp when targeting flounder, with weightless swimbait hooks and they performed as intended as well. Remember Flounder season is closed through December 14. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Service, LLC.
- Galveston Bay
- SLOW. 78 degrees. No reports from the open waters of Galveston Bay. Wind protected areas producing a few redfish, black drum, sheepshead, and some speckled trout. Best on live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
- West Galveston Bay
- GOOD. 79 degrees. Waders on the far west end of the bay picking up some decent speckled trout, along with a few redfish. Open bay fishing is disrupted by the wind. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
- Texas City
- GOOD. 77 degrees. Bull Redfish and oversized black drum being can be caught off the Texas City Dike and Galveston Jetties. Little else noted due to the high winds. Forecast remains iffy with a low pressure system entering the gulf. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Anglers are still catching plenty of speckled trout, redfish, and black drum with the occasional sand trout, gafftop and big croaker. Successful wade fishing around Mosquito Island and inside the Moses Lake Tidal Gate in the late afternoons. Along the dike has been productive from the beginning to the end. Live shrimp and finger mullet have been the best baits. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.
- Freeport
- GOOD. 78 degrees. Birds have been working over trout and redfish feeding on shrimp in the mornings and evenings. Live shrimp under a four horseman pop n corks been working well or gulp with 1/16 ounce jig head. The redfish are good in the surf on live or cut mullet. The old river has been good for catches of trout, redfish, sheephead with mangroves snapper. The river has been good for trout, redfish, drum, sand trout and big croaker using either live shrimps or dead. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures
- East Matagorda Bay
- GOOD. 73 degrees. Extremely high tides, so fish can be caught in the back lakes and bays. Trout are being caught wading or drifting with plastics, live shrimp under a popping cork and topwaters. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
- West Matagorda Bay
- GOOD. 73 degrees. Extremely high tides, so fish can be caught in the back lakes and bays. Strong winds are focusing efforts in the river for catches of trout, the redfish have been oversized. At night there are reports of redfish in the lights. Redfish, trout and drum can be caught wading or drifting with plastics, live shrimp under a popping cork and topwaters. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.
- Port O'Connor
- GOOD. 75 degrees. Oversized trout are being caught on the outside of the jetties on live shrimp. Redfish are biting at the ends of both jetties on Spanish sardines and blue crab. Bull redfish are biting back the jetties on the big sand flat. Keeper black drum are biting on the inside of the south jetty halfway down in 20-25 feet of water on dead shrimp. Sharks are biting in the middle of the jetties to Bird Island on cut bait. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty’s Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.
- Rockport
- GOOD. 79 degrees. Trout are fair on croaker and piggy perch along grass and shell in 3-4 feet of water. Redfish continue to be great on flats, sand pockets and along the islands with shrimp, piggy perch, cut skipjack or mullet. Black drum are good on live or dead shrimp and fish bites in drains, sand pockets and along oyster beds. Tides continue to be high. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.
- Port Aransas
- GOOD. 79 degrees. Slot and oversized redfish are good on silver spoons, shrimp and cut mullet or skipjack at the north and south jetty. Trout are good with croaker, piggy perch or shrimp free lined along rocks. Silver spoons have also been producing good redfish at both north and south jetties. Black drum are good on shrimp. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.
- Corpus Christi
- FAIR. 79 degrees. Limits of redfish and some trout are possible on piggy perch on windblown shorelines, or waist deep water on open flats. Drum have been scarce, but this should improve as the cold fronts roll through. Report by Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters.
- Baffin Bay
- GOOD. 75 degrees. The first major front of the year arrived this week on election day! It was windy and the air temperature dropped 15 degrees. As expected, the fish had lockjaw, but that won’t last long if water temperatures start dropping. Mother nature has a way of communicating with fish to begin to eat hardily to prepare for the upcoming winter and that is what is going to be happening next. If water temperature drops, bring out the Corky’s and get ready for some big time thumps! Report by Captain Sally Black. The activity in Baffin Bay has been nothing but wonderful! The water level is still high, but the water quality is fantastic. We have been seeing big numbers of mullet ranging from 3-6 inches and lots of new grass growth. This will help drive a productive late fall and winter. Healthy speckled trout, 5-7 pounds, and healthy slot redfish can be caught with any lures with gold, copper or silver glitter. MirrOlure Little John's Watermelon Gold Glitter, bGolden Bream and Penny. Topwater bite is very good in the morning, as well as Corky and SoftDines. Baitfish are key to identifying the area to fish. As always, stay safe and courteous out on the water. Tight lines! Report by Captain Reanna DeLaCruz, Captain Reanna’s Baffin Bay Adventures.
- Port Mansfield
- FAIR. 80 degrees. The water level is still high and high winds have still been causing issues. Redfish and trout are still fair north of the East Cut along the east shoreline on topwaters early and soft plastics. The sand flats between Butchers Island and Dubbs Island have also been producing some slot sized trout. Wading the north shoreline of Gladys hole is fair for redfish. With the passing front, fishing should pick up this weekend. Use caution boating and heed the Small craft advisories when issued. Report by Captain Michelle Frazier.
- South Padre
- FAIR. 80 degrees. Gusty winds up to 30 mph with rainy weather. Water temperature continues to hold in the mid 80s. Trout and some redfish are good on the Gas Well Flats. Black drum schools are along the Eastside to the Old Causeway. To keep out of the wind fish the end of the Brownsville Channel for mangrove snapper, trout, black drum, and sheepshead. Stay safe out there. Report by Captain Lou Austin, Austin Fishing South Padre.
- Port Isabel
- FAIR. 80 degrees. Gusty winds up to 30 mph with rainy weather. Water temperature continues to hold in the mid 80s. Trout and some redfish are good on the Gas Well Flats. Black drum schools are along the Eastside to the Old Causeway. To keep out of the wind fish the end of the Brownsville Channel for mangrove snapper, trout, black drum, and sheepshead. Stay safe out there. Report by Captain Lou Austin, Austin Fishing South Padre.
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