PLEASE NOTE: TPWD has discontinued fishing reports. These reports appeared in the June 12 issue of Lone Star Outdoor News by Chuck Uzzle.
Sabine Lake
- Water temps 78-80 with good visibility
- Speckled trout fishing is good for anglers along the east shoreline
- Best bite coming on top-waters, soft plastics under rattling corks and swim baits
- The bite at the jetty has greatly improved for speckled trout as better water continues to pour into the lake
- Redfish, black drum and sheepshead are steady along the rocks on live shrimp and soft plastics
- Some schooling activity on the south end of Sabine has produced oversized redfish and jack Crevalle. Water temps 78-80 with good visibility
Galveston/Trinity bays
- Water temps in mid 80s
- Excellent clarity and color
- Trout fishing is good now out on the open bay reefs in deeper water
- Finding slicks over shell reefs has been the best pattern
- Water temps in mid 80s with excellent clarity and color
- Beachfront conditions continue to improve with lighter winds and stronger incoming tides
East Matagorda
- Water temps 80 to 82 degrees
- Trout are good while drifting over shell in 5 feet of water
- Live shrimp and soft plastics working well
- Waders have tossed small top-water lures and MirrOlure Soft Dines on midbay reefs
- Redfish action improved dramatically this week on the brighter moon
- Still lots of drum being found on every piece of shell
West Matagorda
- Water temps in the bay are near 80 degrees.
- Solid trout in West Matagorda fishing reefs
- Live shrimp under corks and also on Hogie Major Minnows in roach and strawberry/white are getting bites
- Recent runoff has moved the redfish around and out of the back lakes
- Look for those fish to stage up at the first deep drop near the bayous and channels
- Despite the off-colored water, there is still a good redfish bite on live and cut mullet
Rockport
- Water temps remain 78 to 80 degrees
- Despite the influx of greatly needed fresh water from the recent rains, trout fishing continues to be on the good side
- Best bite for speckled trout is early and near green water
- Redfish are consistent even with the fresh water and high tides
- Shallow grass and potholes are the best pattern for redfish
Baffin Bay
- Speckled trout and redfish are good
- Recent rains and runoff knocked water temps down near 80 last week but temps have rebounded to the mid and upper 80s
- Top-water bite has been very good for larger trout up to 7 pounds
- Best areas have been 2- to 3-feet deep with good concentrations of mullet present
- Higher-than-normal tides have redfish tight to the shorelines
- Spoons, swimbaits and larger soft plastics rigged on light jig heads have been producing good numbers of redfish
- Calm winds and above normal tides have made water conditions very good overall