Gulf of Mexico, Texas Fishing Report Today

Artificial Lure here with your October 29th, 2025 Texas Gulf Coast fishing update. If you’re headed out today from Galveston down to Port Aransas, you’re looking at classic late-October conditions—cooler water, bait on the move, and a solid fall bite all across the Gulf.

Sunrise hit at about 7:33 this morning, with sunset coming up at 6:35 tonight according to Lone Star Outdoor News. Tides are moderate, sloping down through the day—Galveston Bay sees a high just before sunrise and a low moving in later tonight. That means your best windows for action are around first light and late afternoon, as the water moves[2][7][1].

Weather-wise, you’ll feel a chill on the early drift, but expect it to warm quickly. A gentle north wind after the last front has left the bays calm and glassy early, with a light chop expected offshore by mid-morning. Birds are busting over mullet schools, so keep your eyes peeled for surface activity, especially near the mouths of bayous and along the beachfront[6].

Fish are cooperating with the season. Inshore, the headline is bull reds—they’re thick along the surf and jetties. East Beach and the Galveston jetties are prime right now. Anglers fishing chunks of fresh mullet in the first gut are reporting big numbers, with lots of oversize fish released along with some solid slot reds[6]. Speckled trout are working shell and drains at daybreak. Early risers around Offatts Bayou and the Campbell Bayou mouth saw steady trout action tossing glow/chartreuse soft plastics and live shrimp under popping corks, especially if you slid over to leeward points once the sun warmed up[6][3].

Flounder are in pre-run mode—stacked at marsh drains, ferry landings, and along the ICW edges. Live mud minnows on a Carolina rig or slow-rolled soft plastics are getting curb-checked by flatties, especially on a falling tide. Don’t be afraid to poke around smaller bayous like Greens or Beacon for less pressured fish[6].

Deep sea? It’s been a fire run this week out of Port Aransas. Boats bottom dropping with cut bait are hauling in red snapper, lane snapper, steady black drum, and some quality grouper. King mackerel are flashing through the bluewater and responding to trolled ribbonfish and live cigar minnows—try your luck along weedlines or near the rigs. Tuna are mostly further out, with a smattering of blackfin showing up on chunked sardines, and the rumor mill’s swirling about a few late-season wahoo hitting high-speed trolled lures in the outer breaks[5].

Top baits and lures:

- Bull reds: Fresh mullet, cut menhaden, or blue crab on the bottom.

- Trout: Glow or chartreuse paddle tails, live shrimp under corks, topwaters just before sunup.

- Flounder: Live mud minnows, gulp swimming mullet, white curly tails on a jighead.

- Spanish mackerel in the surf: Silver spoons and small swimbaits[6].

- Snapper and grouper offshore: Cut squid, sardine, or fresh tuna chunks.

- Kings and wahoo: Trolled ribbonfish, deep-diving plugs, or live blue runners[5].

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Artificial Lure here, bringing you your Tuesday, October 28th, 2025 fishing report for the Texas Gulf Coast—from Galveston down to Corpus, including hot local tips and real catch data.

Sun is rising at 7:37AM and setting around 6:47PM today. Right now we’re looking at a post-frontal crisp morning with clear skies. Winds are swinging from the north—about 8 to 12 mph—keeping humidity low and pushing bait shallow in protected bays, marshes, and cuts. The water is coolest at dawn and warming through the afternoon, giving those predator fish some urgency around the bite windows.

Tidewise, Corpus Christi hits low at 1:26PM and your next big push is tonight after sundown. The tidal coefficient is moderate, around 40–70 across the coast; currents will be heaviest near jetties and bayou drains by afternoon, but overall range is less than earlier in the month. Moving water is crucial for making fish feed—best window is sunrise, and then again late afternoon as outgoing tides get those baitfish flushed into the open.

Recent catches have been hot for **redfish**, **speckled trout**, and **flounder**. Upper Laguna and Bird Island have schools of reds, especially cruising shallows along windward banks. Trout are sitting pretty over grass beds and potholes, hitting hard at first light. Flounder numbers are building by the drains and flats, getting ready to push out for the fall run. Over at the Texas City Dike, the marsh drains and channel edges are trout magnets, especially when the water’s “trout green” and birds are diving. There’s also a solid black drum and sheepshead bite around the pilings and rocky points.

Live bait is king in these temps: **live shrimp** under a popping cork for trout, **finger mullet** or **mud minnows** tight to the bottom for reds and flounder. Artificial action is great, especially early—throw **soft plastics** (paddle tails or shrimp imitations) in natural colors when water’s clear, chartreuse when it’s stained. **Gold spoons** work wonders on reds along wind-blown shorelines, and topwaters like the Super Spook Junior or Skitter Walk are deadly right at sunrise when water is slick.

Use **1/8–1/4 oz jigheads**—drift plastics across potholes and over shell, especially at Packery Channel, JFK Causeway spoil islands, and the windward side of Laguna. Power-drift along Texas City Dike casting parallel upstream so lures tumble naturally through eddies. If you see birds working, match the hatch with smaller swimbaits like Z-Man MinnowZ or Strike King paddle tails.

Hot Spots for today:

- **Packery Channel (~Corpus):** Reds in the shallows, trout pushing into wind edges.

- **Texas City Dike:** Trout stack on green water channel edges, flounder built up near marsh drains.

- **Bird Island Flats:** Reds prowling on the hunt when winds hit from the north.

- **West Bay Galveston:** Bird action means trout and slot reds under slicks and bait flips.

Local tip: fish edges, not the middle, and work slow on the drop—the cooler water keeps bait

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This is Artificial Lure with your fresh Gulf of Mexico Texas fishing report for October 27th, 2025.

We woke up to a crisp fall morning along the coast—temps starting in the upper 60s as the sun broke the horizon at 7:36 a.m., setting tonight at 6:47 p.m. Winds are light out of the northeast, skies partly cloudy, and that barometer’s steady—prime weather for a confident bite all up and down the Texas Gulf[2].

Tides today favor early risers, with high tide peaking about 7:15 a.m.—perfect timing for launching out and working those first-light flats. Low tide rolls in near 6:51 p.m., so plan to probe those deeper guts and channels as the day cools down[2].

According to the Gulf of Mexico, Texas Daily Fishing Report, October’s action has stayed hot from Galveston down through Port Aransas, with redfish schooling heavy along the cuts, and solid speckled trout action when you find the bait balls. Folks working West Matagorda shorelines have really cashed in: that bite turned on where mullet were flickering, redfish slamming gold spoons and live mullet suspended under a popping cork, and a steady pick of healthy slots went home with every experienced crew this weekend[15][3].

Specks are holding to oyster shell and deeper secondary bay reefs. Recent catches have included a lot of 16"-22" trout, with a few bigger ones mixed in on live shrimp and soft plastics—either glow or chartreuse tails. Kayak anglers drifting Kates Hole and Oso Bay have reported short but consistent flurries mid-morning, mostly on Z-Man ElaZtech jerkbaits and MirrOlure topwaters[5][12].

Sheepshead and mangrove snapper numbers are solid inside the jetties and rock piles. Fiddler crabs or fresh dead shrimp are still the best ticket. Don’t sleep on those bridge pilings around Corpus and Aransas—several solid black drum and oversized reds were landed this week soaking fresh cut mullet.

If you’re chasing bigger game, the outside surf’s produced some nice bull reds in the first gut, especially at sunrise—try cut menhaden or finger mullet on fishfinder rigs.

Best lures right now? For reds: gold spoons, classic chartreuse paddle tails, and the tried-and-true Texas-rigged soft plastics. GULP! shrimp in natural or new penny colors have been lethal, especially where water clarity is good. For trout, toss topwaters early—Heddon Super Spooks, She Dogs, and bone-colored Skitter Walks. As the sun climbs, switch to soft plastic shad or shrimp imitations on 1/8-ounce jig heads; Z-Man and YUM Dingers are tough to beat[5][14][8].

Live bait is still king if you can get it—croaker, mullet, and shrimp have all been producing plentiful trout and reds around major passes and deeper holes.

A couple of HOT SPOTS you’ll want to check:

- The shoreline edges of West Matagorda Bay, especially where you see active bait.

- Copano Bay State Fishing Pier at first light—great for shore-bound or wade anglers.

- For those with a boat, the reefs out from Port O’Connor and those deeper shell beds outside Kates Hol

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Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure coming to you live from the Texas Gulf Coast on this beautiful Sunday, October 26th, 2025.

We're looking at ideal fishing conditions today with sunrise hitting at 7:29 AM and sunset at 6:40 PM, giving us just over eleven hours of prime fishing time. The tidal coefficient today sits at 69, which is average, meaning we'll see moderate tidal movement - nothing dramatic, but enough to get those fish moving.

For tide times around Freeport, we've got low tide hitting at 12:07 PM at 0.3 feet, followed by high tide at 10:15 PM reaching 2.2 feet. Over at Port Bolivar, the pattern's similar with the same coefficient of 69. These moderate tides are creating perfect conditions for working the flats and channels.

The fall bite has really heated up along our coast. Redfish, speckled trout, black drum, and flounder are all active and hungry right now. The cooler mornings we've been experiencing have these fish feeding aggressively, especially in the early hours and late afternoon.

For lures, you'll want to throw soft plastics - specifically, Keitech Swing Impact FATs on jig heads are producing well. The 2.8-inch size with a 3/8-ounce head is money right now. Don't sleep on topwater action either - poppers in natural shad patterns are crushing it in the early morning hours. For those targeting reds in the marsh, gold spoons and paddle tail swimbaits are consistently producing.

If you're running live bait, live shrimp under a popping cork is hard to beat, especially around structure. Croaker and finger mullet are also working great for bigger trout and bull reds.

Hot spots to hit today: work the jetties around Galveston and Freeport during the tide changes - that's when the bite really turns on. The artificial reef systems offshore are holding plenty of action if you want to get out deeper. Don't overlook West Bay either - the grass flats there have been holding some quality trout.

The fishing's been phenomenal, so get out there and make it happen!

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Artificial Lure here, reporting live from the Texas Gulf Coast, where the fall bite is heating up and the promise of cooler, crisper mornings has anglers restless to hit the water. Sunrise today is right at 7:27AM, with sunset on the early side at 6:38PM, leaving a nice chunk of daylight to chase the reds, trout, drum and flounder across the bays and jetties along the Gulf.

Tidal movement is gentle but favorable, with early morning high water topping out at 2:58AM, followed by a dropping tide into a slack low at 1:27PM, before a strong push builds again toward an 11:02PM high. That outgoing water late morning through early afternoon helps concentrate bait and has the predators lurking on ambush[Texas City Tide Charts].

Weather is classic fall—mild winds and temps starting cool but climbing into the upper 70s. Light chop through midmorning but overall excellent for both inshore and jetty fishing. Cloud cover is light, which means fish will slide into those sand pockets and deep edges as the sun gets higher.

Up the coast from Port Aransas, Captain Monty Graham at Texas Fishing Tips reports the barge channel and the ends of bulkheads are loaded with activity. Bull reds and slot reds are moving through in waves, and black drum are showing up in solid numbers. Cut baits—especially cut ladyfish, mullet, or perch—are the ticket for these big reds. If you can land a live pin perch, clip the tail and fins and you'll draw the right kind of attention. Live shrimp is producing well on the outside of the jetties, especially on trudging black drum and the occasional speckled trout. Early risers working the granite with live croaker or piggies are still finding trout hanging tight inside the rocks[Texas Fishing Tips, Oct 24, 2025].

For artificial lovers, soft plastics and paddle tails are working along the Lilianne Channel and all down the sand pockets behind the shrimp boat channel, especially on high tide. Stick with natural colors to match the copious mullet and piggies present. Double up piggies for stubborn reds, or move lighter with just one for better trout action.

Flounder is a strong bet right now—live mullet slow-dragged tight to the bottom is getting the best hits, especially around ICW islands and near current breaks. Dead shrimp is also working well for black drum holding on the island points. Use lighter weight rigs for these, just enough to keep you on the bottom and drift with the current.

Recent catches have been solid, with boxes filling out with reds, a few upper-slot trout, drum and an improving flounder showing as October wears on. Some days the bite is soft and patience is needed, but working sand pockets and potholes as the sun gets higher is bringing results.

A couple of hotspots worth your time today:

- South Jetty at Port Aransas, targeting 18-30 feet with cut baits for bull reds and drum.

- Back islands and sand pockets behind shrimp boat channel, especially islands one through four, drifting live mullet or piggies for a mixed

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Artificial Lure here, coming to you with your Gulf of Mexico, Texas fishing report for today, Friday, October 24, 2025.

We're kicking off the morning with comfortable fall temps around 78 to 85 degrees and light winds out of the northeast. Expect clear skies most of the day, so pack your sunglasses and sun protection. According to the National Weather Service, water clarity is excellent, and no major fronts are expected to mess up your weekend plans.

Sunrise hit at 7:27 a.m. and sunset’ll close out your day at 6:39 p.m.—plenty of daylight to get lines wet from dawn till dusk. Tidal movement’s moderate today: first low tide was at 12:55 a.m., high tide rolled in at 3:14 a.m., second low at 12:46 p.m., and a strong high at 9:37 p.m. as reported by Tide-Forecast.com. The tidal coefficient is hanging low this morning at 49, meaning not a ton of current, but it does bump up a bit closer to dark. It’s not the most dramatic tide swing, so those pinch points and drains will be your best friends for fish traffic.

Let’s talk bite. Captain Jeff Brandon of Get the Net Guide Service says the fall pattern is still rolling strong in East Galveston Bay. Surface temps steady at 78, water’s gin-clear, and bird activity is red hot across the flats. Redfish are hanging around those offshore oyster reefs, grassy shorelines, and back marshes. Trout and sizeable flounder are crushing bait on shallow flats with scattered shell. If you spot nervous bait or see birds working, park yourself and get to casting.

Flounder season’s still open till the end of the month, so this is your shot—remember, regulations tighten up starting November.

Best lures this week: imitation shrimp under a popping cork with a 12-inch leader is dynamite for trout and reds. Also putting up numbers are 1/8-ounce jigheads rigged with Wac Attack and Deadly Dudley soft plastics in light colors—don’t sleep on Fishbites tails if you’re specifically after flounder. For live bait enthusiasts, shrimp or mullet on the edge of deeper cuts or around structure will put you on trout, snapper, redfish, and the occasional sheepshead. Folks wading early along the beachfront are catching solid trout and redfish on topwaters and soft plastics, especially tossing live croaker or shrimp as the light comes up.

Hot spots to check out:

- **Bastrop Bay and Christmas Bay**: Birds are thick, and the trout and reds are right under them, especially in the mornings.

- **West end of Galveston Bay**: Drift the flats with live shrimp under those popping corks.

- **Freeport Harbor and beachfronts**: Early morning wading with live croaker, shrimp, or throwing surface plugs gives you a shot at both trout and redfish.

- **Pinch points with current in East Bay**: Look for active bait—if it’s dead, keep moving.

Recent catches include healthy speckled trout, lots of slot reds, flounder thick along marsh drains and edges, and still plenty of big black drum around the jetties if you want to yank and crank. Mangrove snapper are showi

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This is Artificial Lure with your Thursday, October 23rd Gulf of Mexico, Texas fishing report.

Startin’ off with the **tide and moonplay**, folks around Freeport and Galveston can expect notably strong tidal movement today—tidal coefficient’s sittin’ high at 76, which means you’ll get major current for moving bait and hungry fish. On the Freeport tide table, you’ll see a low tide mid-morning at 10:22 am around 0.3 ft, then a solid high tide come evening, hitting 2.2 ft close to 7:05 pm. **Sunrise showed up at 7:27 am, sunset rolls in at 6:43 pm**, giving us over 11 hours of light and a great solunar window this evening for that after-work bite, according to Tides4Fishing.

**Weather’s classic Texas Gulf fall—expect the morning slightly cool with a steadier warm-up, highs near the mid-80s, gentle southerlies, and semi-clear skies.** Water temps are sitting in the low-to-mid 80s as of Texas Parks and Wildlife, making for prime conditions for bay and surf action.

Let’s talk **fish and catchin’.** In Texas City, Capt. Shane Rilat at North Jetty Bait Camp reports daily limits of **speckled trout, slot redfish, and croaker**, plus sand trout and the odds of a late-season flounder, especially near levees and Mosquito Island. He mentions **live shrimp** and **finger mullet** as the baits of choice.

Over in Freeport, Capt. Jake Brown with Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures says **specks, sand trout, and redfish are working birds in Bastrop, Christmas, and Chocolate Bays.** If you see mullet, drift by tossing soft-plastic shrimp under a Four Horseman popping cork, or just go with classic live shrimp or mullet strips. The harbor and the mouth of the Brazos have been steady for mixed bags—think redfish, trout, mangroves, drum, and the occasional flounder—all on natural baits.

Bayfront hotshot in East Matagorda, Capt. Charlie Paradoski, is still seeing action on redfish and trout for waders and drifters, but it’s a bit slower and fish size is down from last year. Folks walking the jetties are seeing flounder gigging success as well.

Headin’ farther south, Port Mansfield’s still “good”—topwaters like the **Glass Minnow or Sweet Heat by Mansfield Knockers** bring in solid trout and low slot reds. Wigalo’s soft plastics also score. Focus efforts wherever you spot rafts of mullet on the move. South Padre’s snook (yes, you heard me, snook!), redfish, and trout are biting on cut bait, live shrimp, and Fishbites, according to the Crystal Flats crew.

Hot spots for the day? **Texas City Dike** remains on fire, especially early and late, both on the rocks and along Mosquito Island. **Christmas Bay** continues as a local favorite: wade out at dawn or dusk where the bait is thick, and you’ll be set for trout or the odd big fall red.

For pier and surf anglers: the surf’s producing plenty of numbers, with black drum and reds cruising just past the first gut. Best bet there is live or fresh dead shrimp on a Carolina rig; topwater plugs like Spook Juniors are working fi

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Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure coming at you with your Gulf of Mexico Texas fishing report for Wednesday, October 22nd.

Let's start with what Mother Nature's got in store for us today. We're looking at northeast winds running 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25, so small craft need to exercise caution through this afternoon. Seas are running 3 to 4 feet in the nearshore waters out to 20 nautical miles, with waves stacking up east at about 6 seconds. A weak cold front pushed through last night, and we had some scattered showers and thunderstorms, but conditions are cleaning up as we move through the day.

Now for the tides around Galveston Bay Entrance, we're dealing with a tidal coefficient of 49 this morning, which is pretty low, meaning we're not seeing much range between high and low. The coefficient bumps up to 54 at noon and hits 60 by day's end, so that afternoon bite might improve as water movement picks up. We had about 11 and a half hours of sun yesterday with solar transit around 1:04 PM.

The bite's been decent despite the front. Redfish are still active in the bays and marshes. With these northeast winds, focus on the protected shorelines and marsh cuts on the south sides of the bays. East Bay and West Bay are holding fish right now, especially around the spoil islands and grass flats.

For lures, you can't go wrong with bladed jigs like the Z-Man Chatterbait or Berkley Saltwater Slobberknocker worked along those grass edges. The vibration cuts through murky water after all this wind. Popping cork rigs are still producing - rig one with a DOA shrimp about 18 inches down and work it over the shell reefs. Spoons and soft plastics in natural colors are money right now too.

The speckled trout are starting to show up better as water temps drop. Look for them around the jetties and along channel drop-offs. The jetties at Galveston Bay Entrance South are a solid bet when conditions allow.

Best hot spots? Hit the marsh cuts around West Galveston Bay early, then work your way to the Galveston jetties as the tide picks up this afternoon. The spoil islands in East Bay are holding reds too - cast to the down-current sides.

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Hey there folks, this is Artificial Lure coming at you live from the Texas Gulf Coast where the salt’s in the air and the fish are biting just right. Today is Tuesday, October 21st, and I’m dropping a fresh narrative fishing report for the bays, jetties, and surf all along our slice of the Gulf of Mexico. Grab a cup of coffee and let’s break it all down, Texas-style.

We’re looking at about 11 hours and 21 minutes of daylight at Freeport today, with sunrise right around 7:26 AM and sunset just past 6:45 PM. That means you’ve got a good stretch for chasing fish under the sun—so don’t sleep in too late. Now, let’s talk tidal action. Over at Freeport, today’s tidal coefficient is hovering around 85, which is a pretty high value—expect some strong tidal movement, bigger water swings, and those currents could really get things stirred up near the passes and jetties. According to the Tides4Fishing charts, the tides are running at their peak for the season right now, so plan your trips accordingly. Higher water tends to give us trout and redfish hanging closer to marsh drains and cuts, while lower water can stack fish behind the bars and in the deep holes.

Offshore and inshore, the weather’s been steady—warm winds out of the southeast, a bit cloudy early, but clearing up by midday. So long as you don’t see too much chop on the surface, you’ll find some good action close to the beach, around the jetties, and up in the bayous.

Let’s get to the good stuff—what’s biting. Reports up and down the coast have been solid for speckled trout on the wade, especially early in the morning on the flats with a soft plastic under a popping cork. The old-timers at Sabine Pass swear by a quarter-ounce jig head with a glow-chartreuse Tidal Surge Split Tail Mullet. Redfish? They’re on the chew early and late, mostly hitting soft plastics in rootbeer or pumpkinseed, but a few anglers have been scoring with live shrimp or finger mullet, especially near the shell pads and grass lines. Flounder are moving now, too—around the passes, try hopping a pink or chartreuse Bass Assassin on a slow drift.

The surf guys up and down Surfside Beach and Bolivar have been picking up bull reds and some big black drum on cut mullet and fresh crab. Some days, you’ll see Spanish mackerel and ladyfish busting bait pods close to the first gut—throw a silver spoon or a Top Dog walker and hang on. For those heading offshore, kingfish are still in range, especially off the Padre Island rigs and the Freeport jetties. Live cigar minnows and ribbonfish are money right now, but a flashy skirted ballyhoo will work, too.

Let’s talk best lures and baits. This time of year, you can’t go wrong with a popping cork rigged with a live shrimp for trout and reds, but if you’re throwing artificials, soft plastics—especially in glow, chartreuse, and rootbeer—are the ticket. The Salt Strong podcast has been raving about shrimp lures for a reason—everything eats ‘em, from trout to snook, so keep a few in your box.

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Artificial Lure here, bringing you your Gulf of Mexico—Texas coast fishing report for October 20, 2025.

We’re waking up to crisp autumn air with sunrise at 7:24 AM and sunset at 6:43 PM. Winds along the Corpus Christi and Galveston coast are expected to run north 15-20 knots, gusting to 25 knots, with fair skies and seas under 7 feet, according to the National Weather Service. It’s a textbook small craft advisory, so those heading offshore should take it slow and watch conditions.

The tides today are moving: High tide at Galveston hits at 2:53 AM and again at 4:30 PM, low tides at 9:22 AM and 10:24 PM, with relatively moderate tidal coefficients meaning gentle currents—ideal for working baits on shallower flats and shoreline structure.

Fall fishing is peaking, and the recent catches tell the story. Coastal anglers have reported strong numbers of **redfish**, with schools pushing shallow along the Upper Laguna and Bird Island flats. These reds are feeding aggressive on mullet and chasing bait populations up on windward banks after the last cold front. On the same stretches, **speckled trout** are staging over potholes in grass beds, most active right at first light.

**Flounder** are stacking up along channel edges and marsh drains, prepping for their autumn migration. Reports from Rockport and Port Aransas have big southern flounder taking live mullet and soft plastics fished slow just off the bottom. **Black drum** and **sheepshead** are holding tight to rocks, docks, and pilings—easy pickings with live shrimp or fiddler crabs.

In the surf and at jetties, bull reds are biting heavy, especially where tidal movement stirs up mullet and croaker. For the trout, smaller groups are moving into the bays with the changing tides, favoring shrimp under a popping cork or natural-hued soft plastics.

A few days back, Lone Star Outdoor News highlighted good catches of slot reds, trout in the 18–22-inch class, and the occasional doormat flounder near Packery Channel and along JFK Causeway spoil islands. Marker 37 Marina and North Beach are producing steady bites, especially on outgoing tide when bait gets pushed off the flats.

Hot spots to try:

- **Packery Channel and Spoil Islands near JFK Causeway**: morning bite on reds, trout, and flounder.

- **Bird Island flats and Upper Laguna**: sight fishing reds, dawn till mid-morning.

- **Surf and Port Aransas Jetties**: big bull reds and stubborn black drum, especially on the falling afternoon tide.

Best lures and bait:

- **Live shrimp and finger mullet** (perfect under a popping cork for trout and sheepshead).

- **Soft plastics - paddle tails in natural and chartreuse hues** (work well for reds and trout over grass beds).

- **Gold spoons** and copper flash metal lures are killer for cruising redfish.

- For flounder, Texas Crew’d Sport Fishing reports great success with live mullet rigged on circle hooks, letting it drift slowly in channels.

- If you’re after big trout or want to draw in a heavy red, try the

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