Gulf of Mexico, Texas Fishing Report Today

# Gulf of Mexico Texas Fishing Report - December 1st, 2025

Well hey there, folks, this is Artificial Lure with your Monday morning fishing report for the Gulf Coast. Let me break down what's happening on the water today.

**Tide and Conditions**

We've got some solid tidal action this morning across our major ports. Down in Corpus Christi, we're looking at a low tide of 0.23 feet at 5:21 AM, with highs coming in around 1.0 feet. Port Aransas is showing similar patterns with lows near 0.15 feet and highs just under a foot. Galveston Channel is running a touch higher with that first tide sitting at 1.37 feet. The water's been rising nicely, which means we've got good current flow pushing bait around—exactly what the reds and trout are looking for right now.

**Fish Activity and Recent Success**

The redfish bite has been absolutely stellar lately. Anglers have been connecting on good numbers of reds, especially in those deeper creeks and residential canals where the fish are holding tight. Sheepshead are moving into shallow inshore waters around docks and seawalls—that's prime winter territory for them. Seatrout are tucking into those potholes and grass flats in three to five feet of water. The overall consensus from local reports is that topwater action in the mornings has been productive, and past evening sessions have been firing too.

**Lures That Are Working**

For the artificial bite, DOA Shrimp in pearl and brown colors are absolutely crushing it—bounce them along the bottom with long pauses and let them do the work. The Johnson Silver Minnow Spoon is another stellar choice, especially in those deeper holes around four to eight feet. Z-Man DieZel MinnowZ rigs are producing on slow drags over muddy bottoms. If you want some topwater action, the Heddon Zara Spook in bone or mullet colors is drawing strikes on the flats, particularly at first light.

**Live and Dead Bait**

Live or dead shrimp are your bread and butter right now. Fresh mullet works great for seatrout and larger reds. Don't sleep on live baitfish presentations either—they remain productive year-round along the shorelines and docks.

**Hot Spots to Hit**

Head down to Baffin Bay in South Texas—that's where the action has been consistent with good numbers of reds. For a solid alternative, Rockport area near Port Aransas has been producing well with light winds and cool mornings making conditions ideal.

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**ARTIFICIAL LURE'S GULF COAST FISHING REPORT - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH, 2025**

Hey there, folks! Artificial Lure here with your Sunday morning Gulf report. Let's break down what's happening out on the water today.

**TIDES & TIMING**

We're looking at a beautiful start to your day. Sun came up at 6:56 this morning and we'll see sunset around 5:23 PM. For tidewater action, Freeport's showing us low tide at 5:28 AM with 0.6 feet, then a solid high tide at 12:05 PM hitting 1.5 feet. Over at Port Aransas, we've got that early low at 5:23 AM, and things are shaping up nicely through midday. The tidal coefficient is sitting at 67—average conditions, so you're not looking at extreme swings, but enough movement to get fish active.

**WHAT'S BITING**

Recent reports from the Texas Parks and Wildlife spotters show white bass are good in the 12-15 foot range near drop-offs. Sand bass are particularly active right now and spawning season's got them responding to smaller imitation shad presentations. Black bass are running strong in deeper structure, hitting soft plastic minnows and creature baits in that 13-28 foot zone. Crappie are solid over scattered brush piles in 8-18 feet with live minnows and jigs.

**LURES & BAITS**

You'll want to keep your tackle box stocked with smaller profile swimbaits—the fish aren't committing to the bigger offerings right now. Soft plastic creature baits in juice box colors work fantastic on black bass. For the sand bass, white or chartreuse slabs fished near bottom are your ticket. Live minnows remain a top choice for crappie, and don't sleep on bladed jigs around shoreline brush.

**HOT SPOTS TODAY**

Hit up Grapevine Lake where morning bites have been best, especially with that water stain working in your favor. Brownwood's also firing up nicely with good structure for your deeper presentations.

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Howdy folks, this is Artificial Lure with your Saturday morning fishing report for November 29th, 2025. Let me break down what's happening out on the water today across the Gulf of Mexico and Texas bays.

**Tides and Conditions**

We've got some solid tidal action happening this morning. Down in Brownsville, we're looking at a high tide coming in at 12:24 AM at 1.8 feet, with a low around 3:29 PM at 0.56 feet. Over in Port Aransas, that low tide hit earlier at 2:15 PM yesterday, and we've got a high tide pushing in at 10:17 PM. If you're headed to Corpus Christi, expect a low at 1:46 PM and high at 9:55 PM. South Padre Island's running similar with a low at 1:56 PM and high at 10:00 PM. The tidal coefficients are running moderate to average across the region right now, which means we should see some decent water movement for feeding fish.

The sun's rising around 6:54 to 7:00 AM depending on where you are along the coast, giving us a nice long day ahead. There is a Small Craft Advisory in effect through this evening for the bays and coastal waters along the Middle Texas Coast with southeast winds, so watch those conditions if you're heading out.

**What's Been Biting**

Recent reports show solid action across multiple species. Over at Marina del Rey Sportfishing in California waters, anglers just brought in 530 total fish including 218 sculpin, 155 whitefish, 100 mackerel, 30 rockfish, 15 calico bass, 9 sand bass, and 3 sheephead. Closer to home in Texas, catfish have been fair on the dock using liver, frozen shad, and stinkbait around Harbor Bay. Crappie are showing up decent at various dock locations as well.

**The Setup**

For your tackle, light Carolina rigs with 4 to 6 pound fluorocarbon and size 8 to 14 bait-holder hooks have been producing solid results. If you're working artificials, topwater lures, small jerkbaits, flukes, and spoons have been hammering striped bass. For softbaits, offset worm hooks in size 1/0 to 4/0 work great with 4 to 7-inch worms and stick baits. Don't sleep on creature baits either—those size 2/0 to 4/0 hooks excel with tubes and creature presentations.

**Hot Spots to Check**

Get yourself down to Port Aransas or South Padre Island if you can make the drive. These areas are consistently producing with the current tidal setup. The passes and jetties are prime territory right now with the moderate tidal action pushing baitfish through.

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# Artificial Lure's Gulf Coast Fishing Report – Friday, November 28th, 2025

Well howdy, folks, this is Artificial Lure coming to you live with your Friday morning Gulf report. Sun's rising at 6:54 this morning, and we're looking at a sunset around 5:20 PM, so you've got a solid fishing day ahead of you.

Let's talk tides. Over in Texas City, we're looking at a low tide around 4:07 PM this afternoon with heights around 0.38 feet, and then a high tide pushing through around 11:51 PM at about 1.32 feet. Down in Freeport, the pattern's similar – we're in a low tide window right now in the mid-morning, sitting around the 2:24 PM mark, then picking back up tonight. Not the most dramatic tidal swing we've seen this month, but plenty enough to work with if you know where to position yourself.

Now here's the real action. Reports coming out of Port O'Connor from just two days ago are showing some seriously solid bull redfish bites. They're hammering large shrimp and Spanish sardines both inside the south jetty and outside the north jetty. The slot redfish are cooperating too – hitting small rocks at the back of the jetty from Alcatraz Island all the way out to Honey Hole. Water temps were sitting right around 65 degrees, which is exactly where you want them for trout movement into the jetties. Sheepshead are aggressive on live shrimp in 8 to 12 feet of water inside the jetties, and black drum are crushing dead shrimp in the apron.

For your lure selection, the Texas Tackle Factory Redfish Killer is an absolute must-have today. That mullet-shaped body with the weight-forward design casts like a dream and works beautifully at slower speeds in shallow water – fish it on a jig or swimbait hood, or throw it under a popping cork. The red and white or matagorda magic patterns are producing right now.

I'd recommend getting yourself to either Port O'Connor or the Freeport jetties this afternoon. Time your approach for that late afternoon low tide push, and you'll be positioned perfectly when everything starts feeding into the evening bite.

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# Gulf Coast Fishing Report – Thursday, November 27, 2025

Hey there, this is Artificial Lure bringing you your Gulf Coast fishing report for today, Thursday, November 27th.

**Tides and Conditions**

Let's talk tides first. Here on the Texas coast, we're looking at a low tide at 3:10 PM and a high tide coming in at 11:42 PM. Sun's up at 6:53 AM and down at 5:20 PM, so you've got a good window this morning if you can get out early. Water temperatures are hovering around 70 to 74 degrees across the bays, but here's the thing—cooler weather's moving in, and that's gonna slow the bite by the weekend.

**What's Biting**

Let me give you the real deal. Redfish bay just turned slow this week as that cold front's pushing through. Last week we had fair to good action with redfish firing up on cut mullet and shrimp, but expect that to change with the temperature drop. Galveston Bay's still fair for speckled trout around Eagle Point, and bull redfish are showing up in deeper waters near the ship channel. The best move is watching for working birds—that's your ticket to finding them.

Over in Port Aransas, redfish are still great on live shrimp and cut mullet, especially at the jetties. East Matagorda Bay is marking good conditions with trout, redfish, and drum responding well to artificials or live bait. Port Mansfield's running warm at 80 degrees, and big redfish are still cruising the flats, eager to hit Mansfield Knockers topwaters.

**Lures and Bait**

For artificials, you want spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and topwater lures—especially those popping corks with live shrimp underneath. The Mansfield Knocker's been money down south. For bait, live shrimp and fresh-cut mullet are your bread and butter. Dead shrimp works for drum, and don't sleep on finger mullet either.

**Hot Spots**

I'd head to the flats around East and West Matagorda Bay—wade the reefs or drift over shell for a mixed bag. If you're feeling adventurous, Port Mansfield's potholes are holding big redfish right now.

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Artificial Lure here with your Gulf of Mexico Texas Coast fishing report for Wednesday, November 26, 2025.

We started the morning with a sunrise around 6:52 a.m. and can expect sunset this evening at 5:20 p.m., giving us prime daylight fishing hours. Skies across the upper and middle coast are mild with temps in the upper 70s to low 80s—perfect wading and boat weather. Winds are manageable this morning but are forecasted to pick up mid-day out of the southeast, so plan accordingly for open-bay runs. Water temperatures from Galveston down to Port Isabel range from 74 to 80 degrees, holding steady from earlier in the month, which keeps those fish feeding actively.

Here’s today’s tidal rundown. Houston and Galveston Bay see a high tide early, around 3:35 a.m., and a low tide just after sunset near 7:00 p.m. Port Aransas is working its way from a midday low to a late-night high. Texas City’s low is projected at 2:20 p.m., with the next incoming tide peaking close to midnight. With outgoing water through late afternoon, expect fish to stage on points and drains—especially as the sun edges down.

Let’s talk fish. According to Lone Star Outdoor News, this past week has seen solid action for **redfish** and **speckled trout** in almost every bay complex. Galveston Bay: specks are fair on soft plastics and live shrimp, with redfish and sheepshead coming on cut bait and shrimp. West Bay’s redfish and black drum are fair on the same, and Freeport is churning out trout and sand trout on shrimp and plastics. Matagorda and Port O’Connor redfish continue to eat cut mullet and Spanish sardines. Port Aransas is red hot: good numbers of slot reds taking live shrimp, cut mullet, and silver spoons, while pompano are showing on shrimp and Fish Bites. Down in the southern bays, trout and redfish remain active on soft plastics, topwaters, and live shrimp—the classic Texas winter pattern.

With rainbow trout stocking starting today, courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife, there’s also opportunity for freshwater action if you’re looking to shake things up. The annual stockings include select bodies of water across the state and are always a big hit for families over Thanksgiving.

Baits of choice—stick with **live shrimp** for everything from trout to mangrove snapper and sheepshead, especially along reefs, jetties, and bayous. Soft plastics in chartreuse, white, and rootbeer continue to produce, especially under popping corks. For artificials, silver spoons and paddle tails are best for covering flats and oyster edges. Don’t overlook cut mullet or menhaden for bull reds around passes and channel edges. If you find birds or see nervous mullet—get a topwater walking bait over there at dawn or dusk for a shot at gator trout.

Notable spots this week:

- **East and West Matagorda Bays** for solid trout and redfish action.

- **Texas City Dike and Galveston jetties** for a mix of reds, sheepshead, and trout on outgoing tides.

- Port Aransas jetties and South Bay flats have h

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Artificial Lure here with your Gulf Coast Texas fishing report for November 25, 2025. It’s a fine late-fall morning on the Gulf, and if you’ve been waiting for a window, today is shaping up with comfortable temps, light breezes, and some active tides ahead.

The Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay areas will see a sunrise at 6:54 AM and sunset at 5:21 PM. Today’s tides in Galveston swing from a low at 1:33 PM to a hefty high of 1.53 feet at 11:06 PM, according to Tide-Forecast.com. Tide4Fishing lists today’s tidal coefficient around 50—average, with gentle water movement—so you’ll want to target structure and deeper drop-offs as fish hunker down with the cooling water.

Weather’s been steady with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s, and moderate north winds. That’s kept most inshore waters fishable, and Rockport-Copano Bay, down near Corpus, has been especially hot. According to Texas Fishing Tips, speckled trout are schooling on shell in 3-5 feet of water, while redfish patrol mudflats and mouths of sloughs. The cooler overnight air has them biting best from first light through mid-morning, so don’t hit the snooze.

The Lower Rio Grande report from mid-month matches the trend: solid redfish and trout action, plus sheepshead on the rocks and jetties. A handful of bull reds were brought in over the weekend, most released, with slot drum filling boxes near grass lines and river mouths. The fall migratory push is on, so expect a steady showing of bait and predator species from now until the next cold front.

Best baits right now:

- **Live shrimp** under a popping cork is a consistent producer, especially for trout and sheepshead.

- If you’re throwing lures, go with **soft plastic paddle tails** in morning glory or chartreuse, rigged on light jig heads.

- After the sun breaks out, try switching to smaller **topwater plugs**—Bone Super Spooks and Skitter Walks have been drawing aggressive strikes in low-light and slick calm.

- For flounder, which have been a bit slow with regulatory closures limiting retention, a **Gulp! Swimming Mullet** on a jig head dragged along channel edges and weedy pockets has done the trick for catch-and-release.

Hot spots to try today:

- **East Matagorda Bay**: Trout are thick around the Oyster Lake shoreline and in the coves near Bird Island.

- **San Luis Pass**: Current coupled with tide swing attracts feeding reds and scattered black drum, especially around the bridge pylons.

- For waders, the **north shoreline of West Galveston Bay** offers protected water and solid trout action around the reefs.

If you’re heading south, Rockport’s California Hole and Estes Flats are both excellent this week—just rig a weedless paddle tail and bump through potholes. Offshore, weather windows have been rare, but when you get out, kingfish and snapper are close to the rocks and rigs.

Today’s action should peak right around first light and again as the sun dips toward the horizon. Solunar tables have midday activity picking up but expec

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Here’s your Gulf Coast Texas fishing report for Monday, November 24, 2025, brought to you by Artificial Lure.

Sun popped up at 6:51 a.m. and’ll settle right into the western clouds at 5:21 p.m. With this crisp late November air, water temps are riding between upper 70s and low 80s, depending on the bay—pretty prime for fall fishing. Texas City tide chart shows a low set for 12:49 p.m. today, then the water pumps up for that evening high at 10:29 p.m. According to Freeport charts, expect a mid-morning slack before fish start moving with that rising evening tide.

Redfish are on an absolute tear all around, from Galveston and Freeport to Port O’Connor. The slot reds are biting best on cut mullet and Spanish sardines, while bulls are hammerin’ big chunks like crab near the jetties and passes. Speckled trout have been fair to good—you’ll want to work soft plastics like Saltwater Assassin sea shads, or rig up a live shrimp under a popping cork, especially around the first light and dusk when they’re feeding shallow. Sheepshead and black drum are steady by pilings, structures, and deeper channel edges where you drop a fresh shrimp or crab.

In the bays—East/West Galveston and Matagorda—the trout scene is best on soft plastics and the morning top-water bite. Rat-L-Trap Magnum Force, chrome/blue or chartreuse, is turning heads with reds, especially after the midday slack. If you fish deep structure, umbrella rigs tacked with swimbaits like the Strike King Rage Swimmer mimic those big fall mullets.

Head south to Corpus Christi, Baffin, or South Padre, and you’ll see redfish patrolling the flats and marsh drains at daybreak, while trout stage right off grass beds and deeper potholes. Recent catches have included plenty of reds pushing twenty-four inches, with solid trout mixed in. Bull reds made a run last week at Port Aransas jetties, action should stay hot tonight as that tide rolls up.

Best baits right now:

- **Live shrimp**: Can’t beat it for trout, reds, and even drum.

- **Cut mullet, Spanish sardines, or crab**: For stubborn reds and big drum.

- **Soft plastics (Saltwater Assassin, Gulp! or Z-Man Jerk ShadZ)**: Coffee color mixed with chartreuse, or go natural if the water’s clear.

- **Rat-L-Trap or Umbrella rigs** for dirty or pressured water.

Hot spots along the coast you shouldn’t skip:

- **Texas City Dike**: Rocks hold drum and sheepshead, with good reds running the channel.

- **Bolivar pocket and East Galveston flats**: Early trout and reds, especially on high incoming tide.

- **Port O’Connor jetties**: Mix of bull reds and black drum, slack tide just before sunset is prime.

- **Laguna Madre flats and Bird Island**: Shallow redfish action on gold spoon or top-water right at first light.

Weather’s calm inland, with brisk south wind pushing up 10 mph this afternoon. If the clouds thicken late, don’t worry—these fish seem hungry before the next cold front. Farmer’s Almanac also marks this as fair solunar activity with fish moving best just bef

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Artificial Lure here with your Gulf of Mexico, Texas fishing report for Friday, November 21, 2025. We’re looking at classic late-fall conditions on the coast, and the bite’s kicking up just in time for those pre-Thanksgiving trips.

Let’s start with the tides: According to Tides4Fishing, today at Freeport we have a low tide peaking around 8:58 AM and a high tide hitting 6:06 PM. That means you’ll want to target moving water late morning and then again as that tide starts pushing hard in the evening. The sunrise rolled in at 6:49 AM, and sunset will clock out at 5:24 PM, so plan your outings with that early window if you want the topwater action.

Weather this morning is cool and crisp, with highs around the upper 60s to low 70s—bring a jacket, but you’ll be peeling layers as the day goes on. Winds are expected to be light to moderate out of the north, switching east through the afternoon—a perfect setup for jetty and bay fishing, especially with those clean skies and stable barometer.

Now, for what’s biting: The Port Aransas and Corpus Christi area is lighting up with big redfish—both slot-size and oversized bulls. Texas Fishing Tips reports a flurry of action near the jetties; a mix of bull reds, slot reds, plus sand trout and the occasional black drum are in the cards. There’s steady croaker action too, so if you’re after big golden croaker, it’s a good time to tangle with them. The back docks and marshy corners are piled with mullet, and anywhere you find that bait, redfish and black drum are hanging close beneath. Over at Klein’s Landing and all along the East Flats, you’ll find lots of pods of feeding reds and drum, especially on the outgoing tide as the sun gets higher.

Recent catches around the jetties and bay systems have included solid numbers of upper-slot reds, with a few pushing into the “over 30-inch” range. Sand trout and speckled trout are also mixed in, especially around deeper channels and near oyster reefs. The brown roof flats and Estes area have seen robust numbers of redfish, and both live and cut baits are turning heads. Captain Monte Graham specifically notes live shrimp and cut mullet as best bets, but folks are also doing well cutting up ladyfish and fishing those chunks near the bait schools—simple but effective.

On the lure front, a gold or chartreuse spoon is always a reliable bet for reds right now, and soft plastic paddletails in natural mullet or newpenny colors are getting a lot of takes. If you’re hunting speckled trout, opt for a suspending twitchbait or a 5" soft plastic in white or glow when the water’s clear, with a little added scent for bonus attention.

For bait, live shrimp is the ticket for mixing drum and reds, but don’t overlook cut mullet or cut ladyfish if you’re targeting something bigger or want to fish the bottom around current.

Hot spots to check out today: Hit the Port Aransas jetties (but watch for ship traffic—it’s picking up with the low tides), especially near Klein’s Landing and those gr

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Artificial Lure here with your Gulf of Mexico Texas fishing report for Thursday, November 20, 2025. Sunrise this morning was at 6:48, and we’re looking at sunset around 5:25. A partly cloudy sky greeted folks on the water, with morning temps in the low 60s climbing into the mid 70s by afternoon, and some light southerly breeze.

Looking at the tides, we’ve got a **low at about 8:30 AM and a hefty high rolling in around 5:20 PM** for the Freeport-Galveston zone, while Corpus Christi’s tides track a **low at 8:07 AM and a 2.1-foot high tide at 5:43 PM**. Tidal movement is respectable, so plan to focus your efforts around those windows for best results—especially the evening push according to the tide tables from Tides4Fishing and Tide-Forecast.

Water temps are holding in the low 70s—perfect for late fall fishing. Reports from Texas Parks & Wildlife and local guides say action is **GOOD nearly across the board**. Speckled trout are found on oyster reefs and in the flats; redfish are still working grass shorelines, cuts, and marsh mouths. Back lakes and marsh drains on outgoing tides—especially on the evening high—have been hot for flounder and slot reds.

Folks have been **catching limits of speckled trout up to 22 inches and lots of slot redfish** over the last few days in East Galveston, East Matagorda, and lower bays near South Padre. The flounder run is in swing, with several doormats up to five pounds reported near marsh cuts.

**Best bait right now:** You can’t go wrong with **live shrimp under a popping cork**—that’s been the ticket for both trout and reds. Folks throwing artificials have scored using soft plastic shrimp and paddle tails on 1/8 oz jigheads, gold spoons, and MirrOdine suspending baits around shorelines and shell. Top soft plastic color this week has been *glow chartreuse* and *opening night* with a darker tail when water clarity drops.

**Cut mullet and finger mullet** have worked great for larger redfish on the bottom around East Bay and at jetties. Flounder are hitting mud minnows or gulp shrimp slow-bounced along the bottom, especially near structure and channel edges.

Two **hot spots** to circle for today:

- **San Luis Pass:** Great action on trout and reds during the last of the incoming tide, and flounder at the drop-offs. Wade anglers with live bait or a 1/8 oz paddle tail have been putting fish in the box.

- **Port O’Connor jetties:** Sheepshead and slot reds have been steady, and the evening high tide brings in speckled trout tight to the rocks.

Elsewhere, Bolivar Pocket, East Matagorda reefs, and the marshes west of Galveston have been steady for mixed bags as well.

The bite slows mid-day, so if you’re going to grind it out, target deeper reefs and channel edges after lunch.

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