Atkinson Toyota Fishing Report
AROUND THE STATE
AUSTIN -- Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for April 9 (Report also available on Web as www.txfishing.com.)
CENTRAL
BASTROP: Water clear. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on live bait, frozen shrimp, liver, and bloodbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
BELTON: Water clear; 62 degrees; 0.32' high. Black bass to 4 pounds are good on spinnerbaits and minnows. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. White bass are slow. Crappie are excellent on green tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on hot dogs and shrimp. Yellow catfish are good on juglines baited with live perch.
BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 63 degrees; 1.20' low. Black bass are excellent on chartreuse Bass Hogg spinnerbaits, craw Bass Hogg jigs, Persuader crankbaits, and 3/16oz. Pig Sticker Shaky Heads with GrandeBass 4" Trickster worms along the shoreline, among rocks, and near dead grass in 115 feet. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are excellent on Li'l Fishies and jigs near stick ups in 15 feet and near the Hwy. 279 Bridge. Channel catfish are fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers over baited holes in 810 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
BUCHANAN: Water clear; 64 degrees; 2.59' low. Black bass are good on white/chartreuse 1/4oz. Terminator spinnerbaits, pumpkin/chartreuse tail Whacky Sticks, and albino/blue soft jerkbaits along drop-offs of points and pockets of creeks in 4-8 feet. Striped bass are fair to good tight lining live bait and vertically jigging silver 1/2oz. Perk Minnows and pearl 1/4oz. Blade Runners from Flag Island to the Willows in 28-35 feet. White bass are fair to good on 2" Spoiler Shads, Bleeding Shiner Tiny Traps, and live minnows in the upper end of the lake in 15-25 feet. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Channel catfish are good on live bait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines.
CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 63 degrees; 0.06' low. Black bass are good on jerkbaits, 1/4oz. white Terminator spinnerbaits, pumpkin Whacky Sticks, and albino soft plastic jerkbaits along stickups in 3-8 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are good on Snap Back smoke/red tubes, root beer/green flake 3" curl tail grubs, and white 4" Whacky Sticks over rock piles and on ledges in 12-25 feet. Crappie are fair on live minnows upriver in 5-12 feet. Channel catfish are fair upriver. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines.
COLEMAN: Water clear; 65 degrees; 1.35' low. Black bass are good on dark soft plastic worms and lizards, and fair on spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.
COLORADO RIVER: (At Colorado Bend State Park) Water murky. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on minnows and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp.
FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 68 degrees. Black bass are good on watermelon, watermelon red, and watermelon black/green Wacky Worms and Senkos in 210 feet, and on white and white/chartreuse spinnerbaits, and on pumpkinseed Dead Ringer worms along the outside edges of breaks. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut shad and shrimp over baited holes.
GRANBURY: Water clear; 0.40' low. Black bass are good on chartreuse/green soft plastic worms with white tails. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and slab spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait.
GRANGER: Water murky; 65 degrees; 0.26' high. Black bass are fair on black soft plastic worms and jigs around lay downs in the river. White bass are fair on minnows and white jigs on windy points and flats. Crappie are good on jigs in 26 feet. Blue catfish are good on prepared bait in 26 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with goldfish and live perch.
LBJ: Water stained; 64 degrees; 0.07' low. Black bass are good on 1/4oz. blue/white Terminator spinnerbaits, green pumpkin Whacky Sticks, and soft plastic jerkbaits in 3-6 feet. Striped bass are fair on 2" Spoiler Shads and 1/4oz. white bucktails early and at night. White bass are fair on Spoiler Shads, chrome/blue Tiny Traps, and 1/4oz. Blade Runners early. Crappie are good on 1/32oz. Curb's crappie jigs and live minnows in 2-4 feet. Channel catfish are good on live bait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines.
NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 66 degrees; 0.51' high. Black bass are fair on minnows. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on black/orange tube jigs with pink heads. Channel and blue catfish are fair on minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.
PROCTOR: Water stained; 66 degrees; 0.41' high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on fresh shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 67 degrees; 0.16' high. Black bass to 7.5 pounds are fair on minnows and shad. Hybrid striper are good on shad and sliver spoons. White bass are good on shad. Crappie are fair but mostly small on minnows. Channel and blue catfish to 45 pounds are fair on stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
STILLHOUSE: Water clear; 68 degrees; 0.15' high. Black bass are good on watermelon seed and watermelon candy soft plastics in 2030 feet. White bass are fair on watermelon seed and watermelon candy soft plastics in 2030 feet. Crappie are excellent on minnows early and late. Channel and blue catfish are good on chicken livers along the shoreline in the evenings. Yellow catfish are slow.
TRAVIS: Water clear; 65 degrees; 1.45' low. Black bass are good on grubs, flukes, and watermelon lizards and worms in 412 feet. Striped bass are fair on crankbaits, grubs, and minnows in 1030 feet. White bass are good on chrome crankbaits, white jigs, and minnows in 515 feet. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs in 515 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut shad in 2030 feet. Yellow catfish are slow.
WALTER E. LONG: Water clear; 66 degrees. Black bass are good on green/red soft plastic worms near the dam. Hybrid striper are good on minnows along the bank at night. White bass are slow. Crappie are very good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows and cut bait. Yellow catfish are slow.
WHITNEY: Water stained; 2.17' low. Black bass are good on pumpkinseed spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on silver spoons and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and frozen shrimp.
NORTHEAST
ATHENS: Water stained, 60-67 degrees; 0.37' high. Black bass are fair to good on Senkos, Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits and nightcrawlers.
BOB SANDLIN: Water off color; 62-68 degrees; 0.54' high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged lizards, wacky rigged worms and chatterbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are fair on cut and prepared bait.
BRIDGEPORT: Water stained; 61-67 degrees; 0.82' low. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and Stanley Ribbits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair to good on slabs and live shad. Hybrid striper are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are good on cut and prepared bait.
CADDO: Water stained; 62-68 degrees; 2.3' high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged Brush Hogs and Rat-L-Traps. White bass are fair on Rooster Tails and minnows. Yellow bass are fair on jigs and shrimp. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 61-68 degrees; 0.07' low. Black bass are fair on flukes, Rat-L-Traps and Texas rigs. White bass are good on slabs and Humdingers. Hybrid striper are fair on live bait and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cheese bait and nightcrawlers.
COOPER: Water lightly stained; 61-67 degrees; 2.3' high. Black bass are fair on Senkos, Rat-L-Traps and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs, live shad and Sassy Shad. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
FAIRFIELD: Water fairly clear; 60-76 degrees. No report available.
FORK: Water fairly clear; 61-68 degrees; 0.43' high. Black bass are fair to good on red Rat-L-Traps, tubes and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.
GRAPEVINE: Water stained to murky; 62-68 degrees; 5.01' high. Black bass are fair on wacky rigged finesse baits, Texas rigs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs, with more being caught in the marinas. White bass are fair to good on slabs and Humdingers. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.
JOE POOL: Water off color; 60-67 degrees; 0.89' high. Black bass are fair to good on jerkbaits, Texas rigs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on minnows and slabs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
LAKE O' THE PINES: Water stained to murky; 61-67 degrees; 0.22' high. Black bass are fair on flukes, Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.
LAVON: Water stained to murky; 61-68 degrees; 1.3' high. Black bass are fair to good on 4" Senkos, Texas rigs and chatterbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and prepared bait.
LEWISVILLE: Water off color; 61-68 degrees; 1.44' high. Black bass are fair on chatterbaits, spinnerbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and Sassy Shad. Catfish are good on prepared bait and cut shad.
MARTIN CREEK: 0.06 high. No report available.
MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 68-82 degrees; 0.23' low. Black bass are fair to good on Rat-L-Traps, flukes and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.
PALESTINE: Water stained; 61-68 degrees; 0.5' high. Black bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs and tubes. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striper are fair on topwaters, Sassy Shad and live shad. White bass are fair to good on Humdingers. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.
RAY HUBBARD: Water stained; 61-68 degrees; 0.17' low. Black bass are fair to good on flukes, Senkos, spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs (moving shallow). White bass are fair to good on TNT slabs and Humdingers. Hybrid striper are fair on Humdingers. Catfish are fair on cut and prepared bait.
RAY ROBERTS: Water stained; 61-67 degrees; 1.16' high. Black bass to 10.1 pounds are good on Booyah Boogee Baits and weightless Yum Dingers. Crappie are good on Road Runners in the shallows. White bass are good under the birds on CC Jigging Spoons and Cordell Super Spots. No reports on catfish.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water off color; 62-69 degrees; 0.03' high. Black bass are fair to good on Senkos, Texas rigs and Rat-L-Traps. White bass are fair on slabs and live shad. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.
TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 61-68 degrees; 0.89' high. Black bass are fair on spinnerbaits, Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs and split shot rigged Ring Frys. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair on live shad and slabs. Catfish are fair on stink bait.
TEXOMA: Water off color; 61-67 degrees; 3.4' high. Black bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs, flukes and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are fair to good on topwaters and live shad. Catfish are fair on cut and live shad.
WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 62-68 degrees; 0.05' low. Black bass are fair to good on tubes and Senkos. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs in. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and cut shad. White bass are fair on slabs and live minnows.
WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 61-68 degrees; 15.07' high. Black bass are fair to good on flukes, Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and prepared bait.
SOUTH
AMISTAD: Water clear; 64 degrees; 8.42' low. Black bass are good on green tubes, Senkos, and spinnerbaits in 1242 feet. Striped bass are good on redfins. White bass are slow. Crappie to 2.5 pounds are good on minnows and trolling hellbender crankbaits. Catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow. Mexican fishing licenses are required to fish Mexican waters. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexican fishing license whether fishing or not. Mexican boat permits are no longer required.
BRAUNIG: Water stained; 70 degrees. Black bass are good along shorelines and structure. Striped bass are fair to good on chicken livers and Tony Accetta spoons. Redfish are good on live perch and tilapia. Channel catfish are excellent on shrimp, liver, and stinkbait. Blue catfish are fair on chicken livers, shrimp, stinkbait, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.
CALAVERAS: Water stained; 70 degrees. Black bass are good on soft plastic worms and grubs around reed beds along shorelines. Striped bass are good on chicken livers, shad, and spoons. Redfish are good on perch and shrimp on the bottom. Catfish are excellent on nightcrawlers, shad, and liver in 10-20 feet.
CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 1.33' low. Black bass to 8 pounds are fair on chartreuse/white spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Carolina rigged soft plastics. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnow tipped jigs. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on punchbait in 1012 feet. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch.
COLETO CREEK: Water clear; 73 degrees (80 degrees at discharge); 0.45' low. Black bass to 9 pounds are good on soft plastics and spinnerbaits in 610 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows in 1012 feet. Channel and blue catfish to 3 pounds are fair on perch, liver, and cheesebait in 1215 feet. Yellow catfish to 8 pounds are fair on trotlines baited with live perch in 1215 feet.
FALCON: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees. Black bass are excellent on chartreuse crankbaits, spinnerbaits and Carolina rigged soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow. Mexican fishing licenses are required to fish Mexican waters. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexican fishing license whether fishing or not. Mexican boat permits are no longer required.
SOUTHEAST
CONROE: Water clear; 0.05' high. Black bass are fair on chartreuse/green spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and soft plastics in 512 feet. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and Curb's crappie jigs. Catfish are fair on stinkbait and shrimp.
GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Black bass are fair on watermelon red shallow diving crankbaits and soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait and frozen shrimp.
HOUSTON COUNTY: Water clear; 72 degrees; 0.69' high. Black bass to 10 pounds are excellent on watermelon red worms and crawdad lizards on the south side of the lake in 23 feet. Crappie are good on live minnows near the spillway and on the north side of the lake around brush and boat docks. White bass are good along the northeast shore. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish to 4 pounds are good on trotlines baited with live caterpillars.
LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 65 degrees; 1.01' high. Black bass are excellent on spinnerbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are excellent on shad. Yellow catfish are slow.
SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 68 degrees; 0.06' low. Black bass are good on Horny Toads and Super Flukes around shoreline grass in 1-3 feet, watermelon red Trick Worms and Senkos around hay grass in 4-6 feet, and Carolina rigged lizards and French fries around scattered hydrilla on main lake flats. Crappie are fair on live shiners and albino shad jigs around willows in 4 - 6 feet, and trolling black/chartreuse roadrunners over hydrilla in 6 - 10 feet. Catfish are good on juglines baited with prepared bait.
STEINHAGEN: 1.70' high. No report available.
TOLEDO BEND: Water clear; 67 degrees; 0.67' high. Black bass are good on chartreuse/blue spinnerbaits and shallow running crankbaits around hydrilla beds in 6 - 10 feet, and on camo and watermelon Wacky worms and Texas rigged lizards around docks and shallow cover near secondary points. Crappie are good trolling black/chartreuse jigs over hydrilla beds.
PANHANDLE
GREENBELT: Water lightly stained; 50 degrees; 27.54' low. Black bass to six pounds are fair on shad-colored crankbaits and spinnerbaits worked along outer timber line, points and drop-offs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live baits and crankbaits along riprap. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits and chrome black back jerkbaits along riprap. Walleye are good on crankbaits and live baits. Catfish are good on live and cut baits.
MACKENZIE: Water lightly stained; 47 degrees; 73.67' low. Black bass are fair on live bait and jerkbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass and striped bass are good on minnows and lipless crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are slow on live baits. Walleye are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on live baits.
MEREDITH: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 75.68' low. Black bass are fair on black/blue jigs and shad-colored crankbaits off points and rocky areas, and live baits around timber. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait and jerkbaits. Smallmouth bass are fair on jerkbaits and live baits. Walleye are good on crankbaits and live baits along riprap and drop-offs. Channel catfish are good on live baits.
PALO DURO: Water lightly stained; 48 degrees; 56.71' low. Black bass are fair on live baits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Smallmouth bass are slow on jigs and live baits. Walleye are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are fair on live and prepared baits.
WEST
ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 0.81' Black bass to eight pounds are fair on black/blue jigs or green pumpkin soft plastics suspended in timber, and white spinnerbaits along tree lines. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.
ARROWHEAD: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 2.52' low. Black bass are good on swim-blade baits and Texas-rigged worms fished shallow. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs at state park early and late in day, and around Deer Creek bridge pilings on minnows suspended 8-15 feet deep with spawning starting. White bass are slow trolling and jigging with silver slabs near Pawnee Point hump. Blue Catfish are good on juglines and drift fishing with shad or punch bait in the lower part of lake.
COLORADO CITY: Water clear; 65 degrees; 4.61' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.
FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 65 degrees; 1.42' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on live baits. Catfish are slow on live baits.
HUBBARD CREEK: Water lightly stained; 66 degrees; 2.58' low. Black bass are fair on minnows along points, and dark jigs or watermelon red soft plastics along timber and reeds. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass and hybrid striper are fair on live baits and lipless crankbaits over humps and along points. Catfish are good on live baits and cut shad.
NASWORTHY: Water lightly stained; 66 degrees. Black bass are fair on live baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Redfish are fair. White bass and striped bass are fair on live baits and inline spinnerbaits. Catfish are fair on live baits.
OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 0.82' low. Black bass are slow on live baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live and cut baits.
O.H. IVIE: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 10.80' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits, spinnerbaits and soft jerkbaits worked along points and tree lines, and live baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live baits and jerkbaits. Smallmouth bass are fair on live baits and crankbaits. Channel catfish are good on live baits.
POSSUM KINGDOM: Water stained 61 degrees; 1.51' low. Black bass are slow on shad-colored crankbaits in the southern part of the lake. White bass are fair on silver slabs on the deep points in the mouth of the river and the Rock Creek area. Stripers are good below the dam on 1 oz. white jigs. Catfish are good on set lines baited with liver in the cover adjacent to Rock Creek and in the river two miles below the dam.
SPENCE: Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 49.41' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Striped bass and hybrid striper are slow. Catfish are slow.
STAMFORD: Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 1.23' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White and striped bass are fair on live baits. Catfish are fair on live and cut baits.
SWEETWATER: Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 4.40' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.
WHITE RIVER: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 30.43' low. Black bass are fair on black neon soft plastics or jigs, white/blue spinnerbaits, and live baits along stickups and rocky points. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Walleye are fair on live baits and crankbaits. Channel catfish are fair on live baits.
WICHITA: Water turbid; 61 degrees; 1.48' low. Crappie are good near pavilion pilings and off dam. White bass and hybrid striped bass are fair on minnows or live shad in front of the dry spillway area. Channel catfish are fair drift fishing with shad and on trotlines. Boat launching is difficult due to low water conditions.
COASTAL
NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good on the flats adjacent to the Intracoastal on Trout Killers, Sand Eels and Bass Assassins. Redfish and flounder are good on jigs tipped with shrimp around the cuts and drains.
SOUTH SABINE: Trout, redfish and black drum are fair from the Causeway pier on live shrimp. Trout and redfish are fair to good at the Reef on limetreuse and red shad soft plastics. Sheepshead, black drum and redfish are good at the jetty on live shrimp.
BOLIVAR: Black drum, gafftop and whiting are fair to good on squid and shrimp from the beach. Trout are fair at Rollover Pass on Little Fishies and tandem-rigged DOA Shrimp.
TRINITY BAY: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the east shoreline on Catch 2000s, topwaters and plum Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Whiting, sand trout, black drum and redfish are fair on shrimp at the Spillway.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout and redfish are fair to good along the cuts and bayou on topwaters, Corkies and Catch 2000s. Redfish are fair to good on shrimp and spoons in the grass. Higher tides have scattered reds in the marsh.
WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good while drifting Christmas Bay on live shrimp under a popping cork. Redfish, whiting and sand trout are fair to good on the beachfront on cut- bait and shrimp. Black drum are fair to good on crabs at the jetty and at Sea Wolf Park.
TEXAS CITY: Black drum are good on cracked crab off the piers on the dike. Whiting and croaker are good on fresh shrimp. Trout, redfish and flounder are fair on live shrimp under a popping cork in Moses Lake.
FREEPORT: Black drum, redfish, whiting and sand trout are fair to good on fresh shrimp at San Luis Pass. Redfish are good in Bastrop Bay and Christmas Bay on shrimp and topwaters.
EAST MATAGORDA: Trout and redfish are fair while drifting shell on red shad Bass Assassins, Trout Killers, Norton Sand Eels and live shrimp under a popping cork. Redfish are fair to good on live shrimp and soft plastics near the grass.
MATAGORDA: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the south shoreline on black or plum Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Bull redfish and black drum are good from the jetty pier on crabs and shrimp.
PORT O'CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair to good in the back lakes on Trout Killers, Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and She Dogs. Trout are fair to good on the grass beds in San Antonio Bay and Espiritu Santo Bay on topwaters and soft plastics. Redfish and black drum are good on crabs at the jetty.
ROCKPORT: Trout and redfish are fair to good at Dagger Island on shrimp. Trout are good on She Dogs, Super Spooks and live shrimp on the shell in Copano Bay. Redfish are fair to good for drifters throwing red soft plastics and live shrimp on the Estes Flats.
PORT ARANSAS: Black drum are good in the Lydia Ann Channel on blue crabs. Trout, redfish and black drum are fair to good on live shrimp at the jetty. Redfish and sheepshead are fair to good on shrimp close to the rocks.
CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout and redfish are fair along the causeway on live shrimp under a popping cork. Trout are fair to good on the reefs in Nueces Bay on live shrimp and soft plastics under corks. Black drum are good on cracked crabs in the channels.
BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair to good at the Land Cut on Corkies, Catch 2000s, She Dogs and live shrimp. Trout are fair to good on SkitterWalks on the King Ranch shoreline. Redfish and black drum are fair to good on crabs and mullet in the Land Cut.
PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are fair to good on the grass beds along the west shoreline. Trout and redfish are good while drifting on topwaters and soft plastics.
SOUTH PADRE: Trout, black drum and mangrove snapper are fair in the Ship Channel on fresh dead shrimp and live bait. Trout are fair at Laguna Vista and Holly Beach on red shad plastics and live shrimp. Jacks, redfish, black drum and trout have been caught at the jetty on shrimp.
PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair on the Gas-Well Flats on live shrimp and topwaters. Trout and redfish are fair to good on live shrimp and topwaters for drifters and waders working grass beds.
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