Gulf of Mexico, Texas Fishing Report Today

Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Texas Gulf fishing report.

Along the upper coast from Galveston to Freeport, tides are on the move this morning. Christmas Bay and surrounding West Bay systems show a pre‑dawn high followed by a steady fall through late morning, according to Tides4Fishing and Tide‑Forecast. Christmas Bay’s next high is around 4 a.m. with a modest half‑foot swing, and Freeport is running a low around daybreak then pushing up toward midday, based on Tide‑Forecast’s Freeport tables. That gentle but consistent water movement has had the fish chewing right at first light and again on the early afternoon rise.

Sunrise along the mid and upper coast is right around 7:05 a.m. and sunset near 5:20 p.m., per the High Island and Texas City tide listings. That gives you tight low‑light windows, and they’ve lined up nicely with the better solunar periods over the last couple of days.

Weather-wise, the National Weather Service marine forecast out of Corpus Christi shows light to moderate north to northeast winds with seas running 2 to 4 feet offshore and calmer inside the bays. Cooler mornings, mild afternoons, and a slight warming trend have pushed water temps into that sweet spot for trout and reds to stay active all day.

According to Captain Experiences’ recent Gulf reports, the primary nearshore and bay targets right now are speckled trout, redfish, black drum, and flounder, with kingfish and snapper still an option when boats can slip outside. Guides out of Galveston and Freeport have been boxing solid keeper trout over shell and mud bottoms, plus redfish pushing the slot and a few bulls along channel edges and jetties.

Best producers this week have been:

- Live shrimp under a popping cork over shell, guts, and drains.

- Soft‑plastic paddletails in pearl, opening night, and pumpkinseed on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads.

- Gold spoons and small swimbaits slow‑rolled for reds along wind‑blown shorelines.

- Gulp shrimp or live mud minnows for flounder tight to the bottom around sandy pockets and drains.

Texas Gulf Fishing Report on Spreaker notes that warming trends have trout and reds snapping at live bait and soft plastics in the Galveston complex and down the coast. Anglers have been reporting good numbers of 16–22 inch specks with a few bigger girls mixed in, plus redfish limits coming out of marsh drains on outgoing water. Black drum have been steady on dead shrimp in deeper bayous and along ICW edges.

If you’re looking for a couple of hot spots:

- **Texas City Dike / Galveston Channel edges**: FishingReminder and local reports highlight a strong bite along the dike when the tide’s moving. Watch for birds working slick green water. Throw topwaters at gray light, then switch to live shrimp under corks and 1/8 oz plastics once the sun pops. Trout on the drops, reds tight to the rocks.

- **Christmas Bay / San Luis Pass area**: Tides4Fishing’s Christmas Bay tables show nice current around the passes and drains. Work the mouth

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This is Artificial Lure with your Texas Gulf fishing report.

Along the upper coast from Galveston down to Freeport, we’re sitting on a warming trend with light onshore flow, morning temps in the 50s and 60s and afternoons pushing into the 70s, according to the National Weather Service Houston/Galveston. That mild south breeze has the bays slicking off early, with a nice ripple by mid‑day.

Tides are on a gentle rise‑and‑fall pattern. NOAA’s Galveston tide station shows modest highs around a foot to a foot and a half, so we’re not dealing with crazy current swings, just enough to move bait along the drains. Around Christmas Bay and Freeport, Tides4Fishing and Tide‑Forecast show classic winter two‑tide days: a pre‑dawn high, a mid‑morning low, then an afternoon push. Plan around that falling water mid‑morning and the first couple hours of the afternoon incoming.

Sunrise is right around 7:05 a.m. and sunset about 5:25 p.m. along the upper coast, per FishingReminder’s Texas City tables. That gives you a tight low‑light window, and the fish have been feeding hardest first light and the last hour before dark.

Lone Star Outdoor News reports bay temps in the low 60s to around 70 depending on how far south you go. Trinity Bay is running about 70, with speckled trout *good* on soft plastics, twitch baits, and live shrimp. East and West Galveston Bays are in the low 60s, with reds *good to fair* on soft plastics, shrimp imitations, finger mullet, and live shrimp, and trout *fair* on soft plastics and live shrimp. Galveston main bay has bull reds on mullet and cut bait, plus sheepshead, black drum, and slot reds on live shrimp. Texas City is giving up fair numbers of trout and reds on live shrimp and finger mullet. Down in Freeport, water around 69 has specks *good* on soft plastics, live mullet, and live shrimp, with reds, sheepshead, black drum, and mangrove snapper fair on mullet and shrimp.

Bait of choice right now: **live shrimp** under a popping cork or freelined around shell and structure. Finger mullet and cut mullet are putting bulls on the jetties and deeper channels. If you’re throwing artificials, pack **soft plastics** on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads in natural or glow, **shrimp imitations**, **gold spoons**, and **topwaters** for that first light bite. Twitch baits like MirrOdines and slow‑sinking plugs are doing work over reefs once the sun gets up.

Recent catches across the Texas Gulf have been heavy on speckled trout with plenty of solid keeper fish and a mix of 18–25 inchers, good redfish numbers from slots to 30‑plus inches at the jetties and surf, plus a scatter of flounder in the bays and along channel edges as the last of the migration trickles through, as reflected in regional reports from Lone Star Outdoor News and charter logs summarized by Captain Experiences.

Couple of local hot spots for you:

- **West Galveston Bay shell humps and drains** on that falling morning tide for trout and slot reds; work soft plastics and live shrimp under

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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to Gulf of Mexico fishing ace right here in Texas. Comin' atcha live on this fine December 12th mornin' with the latest from our bays and nearshore waters.

Sunrise hit around 7:05 AM, sunset 'bout 5:24 PM—plenty of light for a full day on the water. Weather's mild today, southeast breeze pickin' up, temps in the low 60s overnight warmin' to upper 60s, per NWS Houston/Galveston forecast. Tides in Freeport show low coefficient at 47: 4:45 AM high at 0.7 ft, 10:08 AM high 1.1 ft, 4:16 PM low 0.8 ft, 9:48 PM high 1.2 ft—fish the incoming moves, especially mid-mornin' and evenin'. Galveston Channel tides mirror that: around 0.5 to 1 ft swings all day.

Fish are active in this late fall pattern—speckled trout good on soft plastics, twitch baits, live shrimp in Trinity Bay, Galveston Bay, Freeport at 69 degrees water. Redfish fair to good on live shrimp, finger mullet, soft plastics 'round Redfish Bay, Bolivar, Port Aransas. Black drum, sheepshead bitin' dead or live shrimp in Sabine Lake, East Matagorda. NOAA just reopened federal red snapper for-hire season yesterday—get on those reefs! Recent reports from Lone Star Outdoor News as of Dec 7: limits of specks and reds in Baffin Bay, Port Mansfield on topwaters and plastics; bull reds in Corpus Christi on cut mullet.

Best lures? Paddle-tail soft plastics like DOA Shrimp or Gulp!, gold spoons, twitchbaits for trout and reds. Live shrimp under poppin' corks or free-lined, finger mullet for reds, dead shrimp for drum. Nearshore, try live mullet for snapper and kings.

Hot spots today: Texas City Dike for trout on channel edges with movin' tide, and Freeport jetties for reds, sheepshead, specks—hit the rocks at incoming.

Rig up tight, watch them tides, and stay safe out there.

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Mornin’ Gulf Coast anglers. Artificial Lure here, and it’s a classic Texas winter day on the water—cool, clear, and just enough breeze to keep the gulls busy. Sunrise is around 7:08 AM and sunset’s at 5:30 PM, so you’ve got a solid window to get in a good session before the cold really sets in late afternoon.

Tides are your friend today. Here in the Galveston Bay system, low tide hit early this morning around 3:40 AM at about 1.14 feet, and high tide’s coming back in later this morning. Over on the Matagorda side, Port Lavaca’s seeing a high around 4:47 AM at 1.0 foot and a low this evening around 6:32 PM at just 0.08 feet. That means we’re in that sweet moving water window right now—fish are feeding, especially reds and trout holding in the deeper guts and channel edges.

Weather’s crisp, temps in the 50s, and that northeast breeze is light but steady. That’s perfect for working the wind-blown shorelines and points where bait’s getting pushed. Water’s clear to slightly stained in most of the bay systems, so downsizing your lures and going subtle is the play.

Redfish are stacked up in the shallows on the sunny side, especially along the Texas City Dike and the flats near High Island. They’re in big schools, mostly slot-sized but some nice bulls mixed in. Trout are holding deeper—around channel drops, bridge pilings, and the mouths of the marsh drains. Flounder are still around too, lying tight on the bottom near any kind of structure or sandy pockets near the drains.

Best bite’s been on a slow roll. For lures, I’m sticking with 1/8 to 1/4 ounce paddle tails on a jighead—white, gold, and root beer are killing. Topwaters early around the points and cuts are still getting some explosive strikes, especially at first light. For bait, live shrimp under a popping cork is money on trout and reds, and for flounder, a live mud minnow or a small soft plastic slow-rolled on the bottom is the ticket.

Two hot spots to hit today: the Texas City Dike and the channel edges near the Galveston Pleasure Pier. On the Dike, focus on the current seams and the deeper water on the downwind side. At the Pier, work the deeper holes and the edges where the tide’s pushing—reds and trout are both using that structure hard.

Fish activity’s solid—solunar periods are lining up with the moving tides, so expect the best bite around mid-morning and again late afternoon into early evening. Keep an eye on the tide charts; when that water starts moving, the bite turns on.

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Gulf-side Texas fishing rundown.

Along the upper coast from Galveston to Freeport, we’ve got a classic winter pattern setting in. According to NOAA’s Galveston tide predictions, we’re working a strong two-tide day, with a solid evening high pushing over a foot and a half. That late push lines up with the best bite window, especially around marsh drains and shell. Tides4Fishing’s Freeport tables show negative low water late morning and a good flood building toward dark all this week, so plan around that incoming water.

Sunrise is running just after 7 a.m. and sunset around 5:25–5:30 p.m. per the December Freeport and Galveston tide charts. That gives you tight low-light windows; the pre-dawn wade and last-light drift have been the money shots.

Weather along the middle and upper coast is sitting cool and stable: light north to northeast in the morning, swinging east and picking up a touch in the afternoon, with Gulf water temps in the low 60s reported by local marine forecasts. That’s got the fish snugged up on deeper edges early, sliding shallow when the sun warms mud and shell.

Recent reports out of West Bay, Christmas Bay, and down toward Freeport have been solid on speckled trout and redfish. Local anglers are boxing 3–8 keeper trout a wade, with plenty of throwbacks, and a handful of upper-slot reds each trip. Scattered slot black drum and sheepshead are showing on ICW pilings and deeper reefs, especially on live and dead shrimp.

Best lures right now:

- For trout: slow-sink soft plastics on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads in plum, morning glory, and natural shad colors; MirrOlure and Corky-style suspending baits fished painfully slow over shell.

- For reds: 3–4 inch paddle tails in new penny or root beer, gold spoons, and small gulp-style shrimp under popping corks on the flats.

Best natural baits:

- Live shrimp under a popping cork along channel edges and guts.

- Finger mullet or mud minnows freelined or on a Carolina rig for reds.

- Fresh dead shrimp on the bottom around structure for drum and sheepshead.

Fish activity has been strongest on the first good push of incoming water and again right before peak high. On the negative lows, the bite’s been tough until that water starts climbing back onto the flats and over the shell.

Couple of hot spots to aim for:

- **San Luis Pass / Christmas Bay side:** Work the protected bay shorelines and drains on the incoming; trout on the shell humps, reds roaming the slicked-up mud banks.

- **East Matagorda / West Bay reefs:** Any shell in 3–5 feet near a drain has been holding mixed trout and reds; drift with plastics, then stick with suspending baits when you find them.

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Texas Gulf fishing report.

Up and down the Upper Coast this morning we’ve got a light cool pattern, north to northeast breeze, clear to slightly green water in the bays, and a big December bite setting up. Tide-Forecast shows Texas City running a single strong tide today, with a higher water push in the early morning, easing off toward mid‑afternoon before building again this evening. Surfline’s North Padre and Tide-Forecast’s Corpus Christi charts show similar low‑in‑the‑morning, high‑in‑the‑evening patterns, so plan around moving water, not slack.

Sunrise on the Upper Coast is right around 7:00 a.m., sunset near 5:20 p.m. according to Tide-Forecast, giving you a short, power‑packed window. Those first two hours after sunup and the last hour before dark are lining up with good solunar activity per FishingReminder’s Texas City forecast, so expect your best bite at dawn and again late afternoon into twilight.

Inshore, speckled trout are stacked on channel edges and shell in 3–6 feet from Galveston Bay down through Christmas Bay and West Bay. FishingReminder’s Texas City report for December highlights trout on green water over shell with moving tide, and that’s exactly what locals are seeing: solid keeper boxes with some 18–22 inch fish mixed in, plus plenty of undersized schoolies keeping rods bent. Best producers: **soft plastics on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads** in plum, opening night, and chicken‑on‑a‑chain, and **slow‑walked topwaters** right at gray light when the wind lays.

Redfish are running the rocks and guts from the Texas City Dike to San Luis Pass. FishingReminder’s seasonal notes still ring true: work **gold spoons**, **paddle‑tail plastics**, or **live mullet** along wind‑blown structure. Slot reds have been coming in twos and threes, plus the occasional upper‑slot bruiser; if you see nervous mullet flipping against the rocks, drop a bait there and hang on.

Flounder are finally picking back up in the deeper drains and sandy pockets off West Bay and Christmas Bay. Anglers are picking a handful per trip, mostly solid 16–20 inch fish, dragging **Gulp! swimming mullet**, **small curl‑tail grubs**, or **live mud minnows** tight to bottom on light jigheads. Slow and steady; if you think you’re creeping, slow it down more.

Off the beach and nearshore Gulf, weather windows are giving boats a crack at bull reds and drum close to the jetties, plus snapper and sheepshead on nearshore structure when seas cooperate. Fresh **cut mullet**, **menhaden**, and **dead shrimp** on Carolina rigs or knocker rigs are the ticket. When the water’s green, free‑lined **live shrimp** will pull bonus trout and Spanish macks around the rocks.

Best overall baits this week:

- **Live shrimp under a popping cork** in the bays.

- **Soft plastics** (paddle‑tails and straight tails) in natural or dark colors.

- **Gold spoons** and **topwaters** early for reds and trout.

- **Cut mullet, crab, and dead shrimp** on the bottom for

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Artificial Lure here with your Texas Gulf Coast fishing rundown for the Gulf of Mexico side.

Along the mid and upper coast from Freeport to Galveston, we’re sitting in a classic early-winter pattern: cooler bays, light north to northeast breeze most of the day, and clear to partly cloudy skies with mild afternoon temps. Sunrise is right around seven in the morning, with sunset a little after five-thirty local time, so that first light wade and last light drift are your money windows.

Tides are running on the negative side in the mornings with a slow incoming through late morning and a stronger push into the evening, which really helps stack bait and gamefish on the edges of guts, bayou mouths, and along the ICW. On the beachfront side, that evening high gives you a nice green tide pushing into the first and second guts for surf casters.

Fish activity has picked up behind working birds in the bays, especially over mud and shell where the water’s got a little color. Trout and sand trout are schooling under gulls, with slot redfish mixed in when you see the heavier pushes of bait showering on the surface. Deeper channels and harbor basins are holding drum, sheepshead, and occasional mangrove snapper around structure as the water cools.

Recent catches up and down the coast have been solid on keeper speckled trout with a good mix of reds, plus scattered flounder near passes and drains. Night lights in canals and around dock lines are giving up decent numbers of smaller trout with a few keepers when the tide is moving. Offshore, when boats can run, folks are still boxing snapper and a few kings on the near rigs, but most action right now is bay and surf.

For lures, keep it simple and local:

- Soft plastic shrimp or paddle tails in natural or glow colors under a popping cork for trout and reds on the flats.

- Soft plastic shad or jerkbaits on 1/8 to 1/4 ounce jigheads for drifting shell and channel edges.

- Gold or silver spoons and small swimbaits for working along the beachfront and jetties.

Best natural baits are live shrimp, mud minnows, and finger mullet, either under a cork on the shallow stuff or Carolina-rigged on the deeper edges and around structure. Cut mullet or crab will pick up reds and drum when the bite gets finicky.

A couple of hot spots to circle today:

- Christmas Bay and the San Luis Pass area, drifting mud and shell where birds are working, then easing into bayou mouths as the tide turns.

- Packery Channel and the North Padre surf, keying on that evening high tide and any stretch of clean green water with nervous bait in the first gut.

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Well howdy, folks! Artificial Lure here bringing you your Thursday morning fishing report for the Gulf Coast. Let me tell you, we've got some excellent conditions shaping up after that cold front rolled through yesterday.

Water temperatures are hovering in the low 70s across most of the bays—perfect for December fishing. Sunrise this morning came at 7 AM sharp, and we're looking at sunset around 5:15 PM, so you've got a solid window to get out there.

Let's talk tides. We're coming off a high tide early this morning, with low tide hitting around mid-morning. The tidal coefficient is holding strong, which means good movement and excellent feeding windows.

Now here's the real action. San Antonio Bay is firing on all cylinders right now—marked as GOOD by the guides. That strong cold front pushed a ton of trout and redfish into the flats and back lakes. East and West Matagorda Bay are also GOOD, with high tides putting fish in the back lakes and around the docks. Port Aransas is reporting GOOD conditions with redfish responding well to live shrimp, cut mullet, and silver spoons.

For your artificials, grab some plastics in thigh to belly-button deep water for trout. Gulp shrimp under a popping cork is absolutely money right now. Live shrimp is your go-to bait—every guide mentions it. Dead shrimp on drop-offs works too if you're targeting redfish and drum. Those mullet patterns are producing mixed bags including sheephead and mangrove snapper.

My hot spots for today: Hit the flats and back lakes in San Antonio Bay—the high tides have concentrated fish something fierce. Second, work the docks in East Matagorda along the Colorado River when conditions get rough. Both are prime real estate right now.

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# Gulf of Mexico, Texas Fishing Report – December 3rd, 2025

Well howdy, folks! Artificial Lure here bringing you your Wednesday morning fishing report for the Gulf waters around Texas.

Let's start with the tides. Sunrise this morning was at 6:59 AM and we're looking at sunset around 5:23 PM, so you've got a solid day ahead of you. The low tide came in early this morning at 6:59 AM, and we're heading toward a high tide around 3:34 PM at a solid 2.3 feet. This is shaping up to be an excellent day on the water with a very high solunar coefficient of 93 – that means the fish are gonna be aggressive.

Now here's the good news from recent reports out of Rio Grande and Gulf waters – reds and trout have been absolutely biting strong in December. We're talking stacked specks and hungry redfish ready to eat. According to local fishing data, speckled trout and redfish are the primary targets right now, along with black drum and flounder when conditions align.

For your lure selection, the Corky is one of the most recognizable and effective lures on the Gulf Coast right now. It's a proven producer for sight-casting in shallow water. You'll also want to bring topwater plugs for early morning action and soft plastics rigged on jigheads for the deeper channels.

As for bait, live mullet and live shrimp are your go-to options when the fish are active like they are right now.

I'd recommend hitting the shallow flats and bay systems this morning while that low tide is working for you. Areas around Freeport and the upper bay systems are prime real estate right now. The afternoon high tide should push fish into secondary areas, so be ready to move and adjust.

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# Gulf of Mexico, Texas Fishing Report – December 2, 2025

Well howdy, folks! It's Artificial Lure here with your daily Gulf fishing rundown, and let me tell you, Tuesday's shaping up to be a solid day on the water.

**The Bite**

December's rolling in strong, and the fish are cooperating. We're seeing excellent action on speckled trout stacking up in the shallower back creeks and flats—these cold water temps under 65 degrees have them feeding like crazy. Redfish are also prowling the structure, and they're more cold-tolerant than snook, so they're staying aggressive. We're also getting reports of black drum, sheepshead, and even some tautog moving into our deeper channels around the 3 to 8-pound range.

**Tides & Timing**

Today we've got a falling tide—that's your money maker right now. The water's moving and pushing bait out of the shallows into the deeper channels where the fish are waiting. Hit it around dawn and late afternoon when the light's low and the fish are most active.

**What to Throw**

Live shrimp under popping corks is still the gold standard. If you're going artificial, soft body jigs and suspending baits like Mirro-lures are absolutely crushing it. Paddle-tail plastics work beautifully too. Keep your leader light—around 15-pound fluorocarbon—since the water's crystal clear this time of year.

**Hot Spots**

Target those residential docks lining the bay; they're stacked with fish and offer protection from the northern winds. For the venturesome anglers, work the channel edges and current seams with live mullet or gold spoons. Adams Creek and Taylor's Creek are holding some monsters right now.

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