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Texas Parks and Wildlife Weekly Freshwater Fishing ReportsWeek of June 4, 2025

Redfish Bay

GOOD. 80 degrees. Tide levels are on the rise again. Trout are great on croaker in about 4 feet of water. Drum are consistent over reefs on dead shrimp. Redfish have been coming off of shallow flats on shad. Report by Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters.

San Antonio Bay

FAIR. 80 degrees. The water is in great shape but the wind has picked up. The tide has also come up and the redfish are moving into the back lakes. Trout action has picked up along the shorelines. Live shrimp are hard to find but other live bait is available. With the high tide topwaters are working well in the back lakes. Report Captain Lynn Smith, Back Bay Guide Service.

Sabine Lake

FAIR. 82 degrees. Jetties are producing limits of beautiful speckled trout, limits of redfish, and some drum in the morning. Fish are averaging 15-20 inches, throwing back quite a few oversized fish. Once the wind starts blowing and sun rises focus efforts inside the channel along rocks, shell flats with live shrimp on a popping cork. Drum and sheepshead can be caught on the points, drops and along our banks with live shrimp Carolina rigged. The south end of Sabine Lake produced some nice trout drifting in 2-4 feet of water using 3.5 inch plastics in red shad or morning glory chartreuse with quarter inch jig heads that bite. Salinity in the lake is improving and the bite is turning on. There are a few birds working along the shoreline and in the middle of the lake and nice shrimp. Catching some trout beneath the birds late in the evenings. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.

Bolivar

GOOD. 78 degrees. This week will be a little cloudy with lots of sun this weekend for great fishing like last week! The tides and water levels will be changing from 3-4 to twice daily Saturday. Water temperatures are in the 70s. Last week there were fewer big 25 in plus trout in the surf, and more on the bayside. Water levels are back and forth per normal with a lot of sargassum washing in. Anglers are still catching plenty of redfish everywhere. There are plenty of keeper speckled trout being caught along with sand trout, black drum, sheepshead and crabs caught along the jetty. The flounder are here for the Spring but mostly 16-20 inches. The bigger stingrays and sharks are definitely here and the real action has begun. Seeing more sharks while shrimping in the bay the past few days. The surf is still producing lots of redfish and huge black drum, some big speckled trout and a lot of sharks along the whole peninsula with more activity towards Gilchrist and High Island. Anglers are using cut mullet, big menhaden or shad, and stingray chunks for bait with awesome results. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.

Trinity Bay

FAIR. 76 degrees. With the hard south, southeast winds this time of year fresh water is now being blown into Baytown from the Trinity lowering the parts per unit significantly. Good water is in the ship channel by the blue atoll. The west shoreline by Eagle point is holding good fish and believe it or not, smith point has some good looking salt water. Remember, fishing structure is your best bet. Reefs seem to be ok but shell sandbars have been producing well on the ambush side with the current flowing around using Redemption Outdoor gear popping corks and live shrimp. Additionally, grass shorelines with bait present are where it is at for redfish but takes patience as you must stick with it. We have been catching good redfish in this scenario using WAC Attacks WACky Shad XL in the sparkle chartreuse color married with a redfish magic spinner bait to mimic button shad by and in grass. Flounder are being caught well with lures and live shrimp on rocks as well. Always be prepared and wear your kill switch, it could save your families lives. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

East Galveston Bay

GOOD. 83 degrees. Snapper season kicked off and there were plenty of fish for all those that went offshore of Galveston. Even some kingfish were landed. Bay fishing continues to be good, borderline great. Plenty of speckled trout are being caught throughout the bay system with live shrimp, croakers, and artificial lures. Plenty of black drum being caught along with some really big sheepshead from the middle to upper Galveston Bay on rocks and oyster shell bottom. The surf finally greened up and anglers caught some speckled trout along the Galveston beachfront. Most of Trinity Bay remains fresh with water coming out of the Trinity River. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. This week will be a little cloudy with lots of sun this weekend for great fishing like last week! The tides and water levels will be changing from 3-4 to twice daily Saturday. Only changes have been the heat. Fishing remains great by boat and wading around oyster beds. Still catching a lot of speckled trout everywhere, sheepshead and bull redfish with some gaff tops/hardheads under a popping with live shrimp and soft plastics. Report by Captain Jack Blume, North Jetty Bait Camp. Surface water temperature 80 degrees. The water clarity is very good for East Galveston Bay, with average clarity throughout the bay system. The redfish bite was excellent again for us this week, around drains and in the very shallow water areas back in the marsh. We are still using Imitation shrimp lures & tails under popping corks, with a 1-foot leader to trigger bites, as well as Deadly Dudley Rat Tails, and WacAttack Flukes, in lighter colors with 1/8 ounce jig heads. Jerkbaits and swimbaits are still triggering some bites as well, if you like throwing those style baits. The last few days on the flats we have enjoyed most of our success on the Popping Cork with artificial catching the best trout, as well as the most numbers. We have been catching some nice Flounder on our trips on high tides up in the flooded grass. The reef action has continued to pick up, when the wind conditions allow it, so keep that in mind as well as you venture out into the bay. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Service, LLC.

Galveston Bay

FAIR. 80 degrees. Snapper season kicked off and there were plenty of fish for all those that went offshore of Galveston. Even some kingfish were landed. Bay fishing continues to be good, borderline great. Plenty of speckled trout are being caught throughout the bay system with live shrimp, croakers, and artificial lures. Plenty of black drum being caught along with some really big sheepshead from the middle to upper Galveston Bay on rocks and oyster shell bottom. The surf finally greened up and anglers caught some speckled trout along the Galveston beachfront. Most of Trinity Bay remains fresh with water coming out of the Trinity River. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.

West Galveston Bay

GOOD. 80 degrees. Snapper season kicked off and there were plenty of fish for all those that went offshore of Galveston. Even some kingfish were landed. Bay fishing continues to be good, borderline great. Plenty of speckled trout are being caught throughout the bay system with live shrimp, croakers, and artificial lures. Plenty of black drum being caught along with some really big sheepshead from the middle to upper Galveston Bay on rocks and oyster shell bottom. The surf finally greened up and anglers caught some speckled trout along the Galveston beachfront. Most of Trinity Bay remains fresh with water coming out of the Trinity River. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.

Texas City

GOOD. 75 degrees. This week will be a little cloudy with lots of sun this weekend for great fishing like last week! The tides and water levels will be changing from 3-4 to twice daily Saturday. Water temperatures are just right. Anglers are catching speckled trout, redfish, and black drum with some occasional sand trout, gafftop, and croakers. The sheepshead are around structures and piers. Wade fishing along the levee or anywhere from the dike has been productive from the beginning to the end still. Live shrimp and finger mullet have been the best baits. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.

Freeport

FAIR. 81 degrees. Surf has been good as the winds laid down in the morning throwing live shrimp or croakers using chatter weights. Topwater and soft plastic have been good for trout and some redfish in the first gut. West of Galveston has been good with trout fishing under the birds with live shrimp under a popping cork catching trout, and big gafftop catfish. There had been schools of jack crevalle working big pops of mullet. Freeport Harbor has been holding good numbers of mangroves snapper, trout, sheepshead, redfish and big sand trout using live shrimp with a light weight. Anglers are catching trout, sheephead, redfish, pompano, Spanish mackerel, jack crevalle and some sharks near at the jetties on surfside and Bryan Beach. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.

East Matagorda Bay

GOOD. 78 degrees. Calm weather has turned on a good surf bite wading, or out of the boat at the jetties. Redfish, and trout are biting live shrimp, cut mullet and artificials. Catches of drum near the surf or on the shallow reefs. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.

West Matagorda Bay

Port O’Connor

GOOD. 78 degrees. Trout are good early morning at Bird Island with live croaker. Jack crevalle and bull redfish are schooling on the surface between the jetties and Bird Island early morning during the incoming tide with blue crab or Spanish Sardines. Keeper black drum in the apron of the jetties. Slot redfish are biting inside and outside of both the jetties with blue crab of Spanish sardines. Sharks are biting in both jetties on cut jack crevalle and skipjack. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty’s Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.

Rockport

GOOD. 80 degrees. Trout are great on live shrimp, piggy perch and croaker in flats and along channels. Redfish are fair on shrimp, mullet, pin perch and menhaden in sand pockets and along mangroves. Black drum are fair on live or dead shrimp and fish bites. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.

Port Aransas

GOOD. 80 degrees. Red snapper season has opened up and the bite is great on squid cigar minnows and live perch. Redfish are good on live shrimp finger mullet and shad on the north and south jetty. Oversized redfish are great on cut crab and mullet. Trout are great with croaker and shrimp free lined along rocks. Redfish and trout have been great in surf using croaker and live shrimp. Sharks have been being caught in the surf using mullet, jacks and stingray.. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.

Corpus Christi

Baffin Bay

GOOD. 83 degrees. Moderate weather has really turned the big trout bite on in Baffin Bay! The past week was just a dream with many upper size trout in the 27-31 inch range up to nearly 10 pounds. Target areas with lots of bait, as well as grass strips near the shoreline, and middle level potholes and edges. There was a good topwater bite shallow when the winds were light and potholes when it was a little windier. The She Dog in black/gold chrome/orange was a killer. As usual, the Coastal Brew Baits 6 inch darts in Pothole Pimp, Watermelon Red and Hoochie Coochie were very, very effective. Here is hoping this trend continues for a while! See you on the water! Report by Captain Sally Black. Conditions this week will be great for fishing Baffin Bay. Early in the morning is the time to take advantage of the speckled trout and bite. Once the heat starts to set in, fishing up shallow for speckled trout becomes difficult. Late in the morning to afternoon you can find redfish in shallow grassy areas. Oftentimes you can have the opportunity to sight-cast to these redfish cruising the flats or when you find them tailing. Top water bites in the morning have been eventful, with the best producing lure being a DownSouth Supermodel in “Rootbeer Hopper” or “Big poppa pearl”. Anything roach color, with gold or red flakes has been working wonders in Baffin Bay. This summer heat can be seriously dangerous, stay hydrated and most importantly remember to practice safety and courtesy out on the waterways. Tight lines! Report by Captain Reanna DeLaCruz, Captain Reanna’s Baffin Bay Adventures.

Port Mansfield

GOOD. 78 degrees. It has been good one day and fair the next recently. Our fish have been moving around a bit but not far from any previous day. Small adjustments in your wading or drifting has been paying off. We have fresh gulf water entering our bay and it is helping. Redfish are also grouping up. Most are in about 2-3 feet of water and some even deeper. Trout are holding in the same areas also. Best baits are swimbaits in pearl and hot, and soft plastics. Offshore bite is starting to heat up for red snapper. Report by Captain Wayne Davis, Hook Down Charters.

South Padre

GOOD. 83 degrees. Light southeast wind with bay temperature 83 degrees and holding. Trout are good on the edges of the intercoastal, gas well flats and south of the new causeway. Redfish are spotty on the east side from Three Islands to south bay. Small black drums and sheepshead are good at the old causeway. Mangrove snapper are good at the end of Brownsville Channel and the south jetties. Stay safe out there. Report by Captain Lou Austin.

Port Isabel

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