PLEASE NOTE: TPWD has temporarily discontinued fishing reports. These reports appeared in the May 8 issue of Lone Star Outdoor News by Chuck Uzzle.
Sabine Lake
- Speckled trout and redfish are good
- Schooling activity has increased in the mid lake area where oversized redfish are grouped up in good numbers
- Speckled trout have been solid along the Louisiana shoreline on soft plastics under Coastal Corks and swim baits
- The live bait bite at the jetty is good for redfish, black drum, and sheepshead.
Chuck Uzzle, Wakes N Drakes Guide Service: (409) 697-6111
Galveston/Trinity
- Run off from recent rains will have minimal effect on fishing
- Fishing is good in both bays
- Lots of solid fish up shallow
- Water clarity is still holding good along the protected shorelines
- KDen soft plastics with chartreuse tails rigged on 1/8-ounce jig heads are producing both speckled trout and redfish
- Bolivar surf has been good when the wind allows
Jim West: (409) 996-3054
East Matagorda
- Speckled trout in the 4-pound class being caught while drifting shell in 5- to 6-feet of water on Bass Assassins and Hogies
- Keeper trout have been consistent over shell reefs on Berkley Gulp fished under rattling corks
Bink Grimes, Sunrise Lodge on Matagorda Bay: (979) 241-1705
West Matagorda
- Good numbers of trout on shell reefs in 2- to 5-feet of water on live shrimp and white Gulp shrimp under Coastal Corks
- Redfish are fair to good in the back lakes and marshes on white Gulp shrimp under popping corks and on smaller rootbeer/chart tail and pearl/chart tail paddletails on 1/8-ounce heads
- Flounder are also showing up on windy sides of back lakes on Gulp shrimp fished under corks
- Drum have been fair to good on shrimp under popping corks on shallow shell in West Matagorda
Glenn’s Guide Service: (979) 479-1460
Rockport
- Recent cool fronts and the addition of much needed rain will make fishing inconsistent for a short period until the clarity returns
- Reds are fair on cut mullet and crab near deeper breaks
- Speckled trout bite is below average due to water clarity
- Live shrimp under popping corks has been the most consistent pattern
Norm Charlton: (361) 463-8986
Baffin Bay
- Redfish along the shorelines are good as high water moved bait into the grass
- Speckled trout have been good with many fish over the 20-inch slot being caught in 2- to 3-feet of water and deeper
- Top-water plugs over sandy bottom have been catching fish
- Several speckled trout in the 7- to 9-pound class have been caught recently by waders targeting bigger rafts of mullet
- Dark-colored soft plastics and sub surface lures are enticing bites
Jim Leavelle: (361) 537-5540