Saltwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of October 30, 2024
- Redfish Bay
- FAIR. 83 degrees. Full moon has slowed the bite during the day while fish feed up at night. Expect changes to the pattern with the forecasted coldfront. Drum are good with piggy perch, cut skipjack, cut or live mullet near Klondike Island. Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters.
- San Antonio Bay
- GOOD. 80 degrees. Redfish and trout were good on bay reefs, but expect the bay to be murky and stirred up after the recent wind. 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. 85 degrees. When the winds are calm the gulf rigs are holding trout, ling and cobia in 35-40 feet of water on LSU colored 3inch plastics. Triple tail can be caught in the same area along the weed lines with debris beneath. When the winds are blowing drift in the Sabine Channel and ICW for limits of trout and redfish off the points, drops, shell flats and rock piles with live shrimp under a popping cork. Water has dropped some brining flounder out of the marshes in the channel on artificials. Flounder season ends November 1. Neches River is now fishable, producing a mixed bag of speckled trout and redfish off the points, drops and rock piles. Bait primarily seems to be holding to the rock piles. Forecasted cold front should increase the bird action throughout the system. Birds are still working in Sabine Lake leading the way to redfish fishing a ¾ ounce gold spoon off the bottom. There are a lot gafftops and even sharks beneath as well. Bull redfish can be caught in Sabine Lake and the Neches River. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.
- Bolivar
- GOOD. 77 degrees. Water temperature staying in the upper 70s. 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. Flounder are still sporadic with small males still being caught until we get some cooler weather. Flounder season ends November 1. 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. Birds still active in the northern area of the bay. Shorelines holding better fish in 2-4 feet of water over shell. Schools of redfish in the open bay. Ship Channel spoil islands are producing catches of no a redfish, black drum, a few sheepshead and speckled trout. Best on live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Winds are forecasted to be pumping out of the southeast. Pay attention and plan to navigate and fish protected shorelines. Kayak fishing can be deadly during these conditions, so always wear a life jacket and be safe. Wearing a kill switch when underway can save ask the lives on a boat. Redfish are heavy on shorelines with rocks in coves in shallow water being caught on imitation shrimp rigged weedless and live shrimp under a popping cork. Trout are in scattered shell flats that are around 5 foot deep being caught on the WACky fluke in the code red color teamed up with a 1/4o ounce jig head. Sheepshead and drum are tight to rock shorelines being caught on live shrimp under a popping cork. Flounder are showing up pretty good on points and mouths with current being caught on live shrimp on the bottom and gulp shrimp rigged weedless. The flounder season ends November 1. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.
- East Galveston Bay
- GOOD. 78 degrees. Flounder, redfish, black drum, and a few trout being caught near bayou mouths and drains. Birds working over schooling speckled and sand trout, also a few bull redfish in the open water. 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 75 degrees, water clarity has been extremely good for East Galveston Bay this past week. There has been lighter than average winds, allowing anglers to fish all over the bay system. Trout and redfish were good off shore oyster reefs. Redfish were also good off grass shorelines, including back in the marsh. Target flats with scattered shell around pinch points with current and nervous bait, with great success, enabling us to land trout, redfish and the few flounder are beginning to show up in their Fall Spots. Imitation Shrimp lures under popping corks with 12 inch leaders have still been producing the most bites. Fish are also hitting 1/8 ounce jig heads with WacAttack and Deadly Dudley tails in lighter colors, as well as Gulp tails when targeting flounder. Birds are still working all over the bay. The morning and evening temperatures are nice, so get out there and enjoy the great outdoors. Remember October 31st is the last day to keep legal flounder until Mid-December. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Service, LLC.
- Galveston Bay
- SLOW. 78 degrees. Wind will be a factor fishing the open bay wells. Look towards protected shorelines as they have produced catches of redfish, black drum, sheepshead, even a few flounder and speckled trout. Best action on live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
- West Galveston Bay
- GOOD. 79 degrees. Decent bite on large sand trout, speckled trout, and redfish, over shell and along the shoreline coves. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.
- Texas City
- GOOD. 77 degrees. Bull redfish is still the name of the game. Plenty of fish are being caught at night and some during the day near the end of the dike. Galveston jetties producing bull redfish, black drum, even some speckled trout. Best bite for redfish has been on crab, mullet or shad. Trout are biting live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Anglers are still catching plenty of speckled trout, redfish, and flounder with the occasional black drum, 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. 85 degrees. Birds have been working over trout and redfish feeding on shrimp in the mornings and in the evenings. Live shrimp under a four horseman popping cork, or gulp with 1/16 jig head has been catching fish. Redfish are good in the surf on live or cut mullet. The old river has been good for trout, redfish, sheephead and mangrove snapper. The river been good for trout, redfish, drum, sand trout and big croaker using either live or dead shrimp. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures
- East Matagorda Bay
- GOOD. 85 degrees. Weather continues to be warm, with wind. 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. 85 degrees. Weather continues to be warm, with wind. 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. 84 degrees. Large trout are being caught on the outside of the jetty on live shrimp. Redfish are biting at the ends of both jetties on Spanish sardines and blue crab. Keeper black drum are biting on the inside of the south jetty halfway down in 25 feet of water. Sharks are biting in the middle of the jetties on cut bait. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty’s Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.
- Rockport
- GOOD. 84 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. 84 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. 83 degrees. Full moon has slowed the bite during the day while fish feed up at night. Expect changes to the pattern with the forecasted coldfront. Redfish, trout and drum are biting on live shrimp under a popping cork. Report by Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters.
- Baffin Bay
- GOOD. 80 degrees. Redfish have really picked up on the grass flats of Baffin Bay lately with good numbers of near-oversized drag rippers being landed. With the never-ending ultra high water levels still hanging in there, big trout fishing can sometimes be challenging. However, they are plentiful! The upcoming fall and winter should be tremendous for trophy Trout catching. Soft plastics, both straight tail and paddle tail, rigged on light jig heads are working fantastically along the bottom of the water column. Try the Coastal Brew 6 inch darts and Down South Lures in the supermodel size. Natural colors are working best. Texas Custom SoftDine XLs will be coming into play as the water temperatures begin to drop. Make sure you’ve got a good stock in dark and light colors to have them ready to go. Weather has been fantastic so get out there and take advantage of it! Report by Captain Sally Black. The incoming tides and the abundance of rainfall has promoted positive activity as well as grass growth in our bay system. There are schools of bait alongside shorelines early in the morning. Baffin Bay is mainly wind driven, so follow these pods of bait and throw your favorite lure from soft plastics to Corky’s and topwaters. Color depends on the water clarity, as well as sunlight. Baits with copper or gold and silver glitter have been performing well. Remember to stay safe and courteous on the water and as always tight lines! Report by Captain Reanna DeLaCruz, Captain Reanna’s Baffin Bay Adventures.
- Port Mansfield
- GOOD. 80 degrees. The wind will be an issue off and on this week. The west shoreline will not be an ideal place to wade or drift. The east cut should produce some trout and redfish action. In the morning using Mansfield Knockers topwaters would be best and switching to KWigglers plastics in the afternoon. Topwaters and 1/4 ounce gold spoons on the sand flats northeast of butchers are producing redfish action. The saucer, out by the cabins fishing towards the IWC is also a great stop to make while out on the water. Report by Captain Michelle Frazier.
- South Padre
- FAIR. 80 degrees. There is rain in the forecast with light winds out of the southeast. Trout are good on the Gas Well Flats and intercoastal with live shrimp. Redfish are fair to good on Gas Well Flats and on the westside of the pavilion. Trout are good free shrimping at the old causeway with sheepshead mixed in. Mangrove snapper are excellent at the end of Brownsville Channel. Report by Captain Lou Austin, Austin Fishing South Padre.
- Port Isabel
- FAIR. 80 degrees. There is rain in the forecast with light winds out of the southeast. Trout are good on the Gas Well Flats and intercoastal with live shrimp. Redfish are fair to good on Gas Well Flats and on the westside of the pavilion. Trout are good free shrimping at the old causeway with sheepshead mixed in. Mangrove snapper are excellent at the end of Brownsville Channel. Stay safe out there. Report by Captain Lou Austin, Austin Fishing South Padre.
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