Saltwater Weekly Fishing Report

East Matagorda Bay:

FAIR. 62 degrees. Fishing patterns are consistent with the best bite after the high pressure from the front has passed. Target redfish and trout drifting or wading the west end of the bay over shell with artificials. Bait camps are holding live shrimp now. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.

West Matagorda Bay:

FAIR. 62 degrees. Fishing patterns are consistent with the best bite after the high pressure from the front has passed. Reports of redfish caught in shallow water with cut mullet. The Diversionary Canal is a good green color. Bait camps are holding live shrimp now. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.

Port O’Connor:

GOOD. 63 degrees. Sheepshead are biting on the incoming tides. Trout catches are spotty on the outside of the jetties. Oversized drum continue to bite in the flare on shrimp and blue crab. Redfish are biting on the inside of the jetties using Spanish sardines. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty’s Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.

Rockport:

GOOD. 63 degrees. Bull redfish and slot redfish have been good at jetties and the surf on live shrimp and cut mullet. Sheepshead are great on live shrimp free lined up against the rocks. Trout are fair with free lined live shrimp. Black drum and redfish are great in guts and channel edges on live or dead shrimp. Trout are fair on live shrimp and popping corks or your favorite soft plastics. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.

Port Aransas:

FAIR. 63 degrees. Bull redfish and slot redfish have been good at jetties and the surf on live shrimp and cut mullet. Sheepshead are great on live shrimp free lined up against the rocks. Trout are fair with free lined live shrimp. Black drum and redfish are great in guts and channel edges on live or dead shrimp. Trout are fair on live shrimp and popping corks or your favorite soft plastics. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.

Corpus Christi:

GOOD. 66 degrees. Limits of redfish on sardines, and limits drum on dead shrimp in knee to waist deep water. Sheepshead are showing up at the jetties, but still waiting on the full migration. Catches of speckled trout and sand trout free lining shrimp on the well heads. Report by Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters.

Baffin Bay:

SLOW. 64 degrees. It’s been a wonderful week for fishing here in Baffin Bay with some positive changes in weather patterns. The bite has definitely sparked up, and we are seeing more numbers of bigger trout, healthy 5-7 pounds. Bait is lingering up shallow, and the big trout and redfish are following along with them. Always look for signs of life, bait jumping, swirls, brown pelicans floating or diving and slicks. These are all positive signs that an area has a high chance of holding some good quality fish. Lures of choice have been dark colored MirrOlure Little John Xls with a light weight jig head, Custom Corky Fat Boys and Soft-Dines in dark to medium colors and Texas Custom Lures Double D in copper, orange and silver. Throw what you are confident in, best to approach your fishing spot with all the best confidence and mindset at hand. Stay safe out on the water, keep what you need and release the rest and as always tight lines! Report by Captain Reanna DeLaCruz, Captain Reanna’s Baffin Bay Adventures.