Below is an updated Texas saltwater fishing report which includes: water temps, species and suggested bait.
SABINE LAKE: 68 degrees. Speckled trout are good on gold spoons. Redfish are good on gold spoons, crankbaits and shrimp.
BOLIVAR: 64 degrees. Speckled trout, redfish, sand trout and black drum are fair on live shrimp.
TRINITY BAY: 62 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on soft plastics and live shrimp. Black drum are good on live shrimp fished under popping corks.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: 58 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on live shrimp, soft plastics and slow-sinking twitch baits. Black drum and redfish are fair on live shrimp and finger mullet.
GALVESTON BAY: 59 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on soft plastics and live shrimp. Redfish are good on gold spoons and live shrimp.
WEST GALVESTON BAY: 63 degrees. Speckled trout are good on soft plastics. Redfish and sand trout are fair on soft plastic lures and live shrimp.
TEXAS CITY: 61 degrees. Bull redfish and black drum are good on live halved crab and cut mullet. Speckled trout, sand trout and big croaker are fair on live shrimp and finger mullet.
FREEPORT: 62 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good on soft plastics under a popping cork. Black drum are fair on live shrimp and fresh dead shrimp.
EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 55 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on live shrimp and soft plastics. Black drum are fair on dead shrimp.
WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 55 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on live shrimp and soft plastics. Black drum are fair on dead shrimp.
PORT O’CONNOR: 60 degrees. Bull redfish are fair on blue crab and Spanish sardines. Slot redfish are fair on Spanish sardines. Black drum are fair on dead shrimp and blue crab. Speckled trout are fair on live shrimp.
SAN ANTONIO BAY: 60 degrees. Bull redfish, slot redfish and black drum are fair on cut mullet.
ROCKPORT: 71 degrees. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp and soft plastics. Redfish are good on shrimp and mullet. Black drum are good on live and dead shrimp.
REDFISH BAY: 70 degrees. Black drum and redfish are good on dead shrimp and mullet.
PORT ARANSAS: 71 degrees. Redfish are good on shrimp and cut mullet. Speckled trout are good on shrimp. Black drum are fair on shrimp.
CORPUS CHRISTI: 70 degrees. Black drum and redfish are good on dead shrimp and mullet. Speckled trout are fair on live shrimp under a popping cork.
BAFFIN BAY: 75 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on soft plastics and slow-sinking twitch baits.
PORT MANSFIELD: 76 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good on top-waters and soft plastics.
SOUTH PADRE: 68 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair on live shrimp under a popping cork and cut mullet. Sheepshead are good on live and dead shrimp.
Updated 12/20/2024.