PLEASE NOTE: TPWD has discontinued fishing reports. These reports appeared in the May 22 issue of Lone Star Outdoor News by Chuck Uzzle.
Sabine Lake
- Water is mid 70s with good visibility
- Speckled trout bite is good on swimbaits and soft plastics along the east shoreline and structure bordering the channel
- Fish up to 6 pounds coming from deeper water near the jetty on topwater plugs and 5-inch soft plastics rigged on lighter jig heads
- Best colors have been pearl, bone diamond, and chartreuse. Redfish have been very consistent on soft plastics under Coastal Pro rattling corks rigged with Zman Prawn Star shrimp or Berkeley Gulp
Galveston/Trinity
- Water temp has been up and down with weather patterns, averaging upper 70s
- Water is in good shape along the shore lines despite the wind
- Soft plastics and top-waters are producing quality trout and redfish
- Good numbers of trout on the open reefs when the wind allows
- Beachfront has been very good for speckled trout in the 2- to 5-pound range on topwater plugs as the water clears.
East Matagorda
- Water temp 78 to 80 degrees
- When the wind allows, trout action is good while drifting shell in 5 feet of water on Gulp Turbo Shrimp and Bass Assassins
- Mid-bay reefs have been producing some solid fish for waders throwing top-waters and soft plastics
West Matagorda
- Speckled trout have been good on strawberry/white tail and roach-colored Hogie Major Minnows and Bass Assassin 4-inch Sea Shad over shell reefs in 3- to 8-feet of water
- Redfish action has slowed down considerably but there are still some being caught in the back lakes with the high tides
- Anglers getting bites on cut mullet fished on bottom or soft plastics under rattling corks
Flounder have been slow on rod and reel but the giggers are doing well
Rockport
- Steady speckled trout bite when the wind allows around open water shell
- Redfish and drum have been spotty in the back lakes
- Some decent boxes being brought in by anglers using live or cut bait
- Higher tides have fish scattered in the shallower back lakes and ponds
Baffin Bay
- Water temps in the low 80s with sandy green water due to high winds
- Good bite on speckled trout and redfish in 2- to 2.5-feet of water
- Soft plastic paddletails, white with silver, glitter and blue glitter fished on a steady retrieve around potholes has been the recipe for 3- to 5-pound fish, with some larger ones showing up daily