Gulf of Mexico, Texas Fishing Report Today

Artificial Lure here with your Sunday, October 19, 2025, fishing report for the Gulf of Mexico and the Texas Coast.

Sunrise hit at 7:25AM and sunset’s coming up at 6:45PM. Skies kicked off mostly clear with light north wind rolling in after last night’s mild front, which cleaned up the water nearshore and pushed a good bit of bait shallow. Temps started out in the upper 60s, climbing toward 77 by midday, and winds should stay below 10 knots for most of the day. Tides for Gulf Coast spots like Galveston, Freeport, and Corpus Christi started with a low around 2:30AM and peaked high at 8:05AM, dropping again early afternoon—so best activity comes with those moving tides, especially sunrise to mid-morning and then again for the evening bite according to Tide-Forecast.com.

Out of Corpus Christi and Bird Island flats, folks are putting limits of slot-sized redfish in the box by working live shrimp or finger mullet under popping corks right along grass edges at daylight. Soft plastics—especially paddle tails and shrimp imitations on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads—are working as that sun cracks higher, nabbed by both reds and solid speckled trout feeding over potholes and scatter grass. Gold spoons are waking up bull reds on jetties at Port Aransas right at high tide. According to Fishingreminder’s October update, flounder are staging along channels and marsh drains; best pull has been on mud minnows or white curly-tail jigs bounced slow at bottom.

Galveston Bay is hot for black drum and sheepshead around rocks and pilings—dead shrimp and crab chunks doing the trick. Recent reports from The Post Newspaper say anglers are still getting steady trout bites on imitation shrimp under popping corks with 12–15 inch leaders.

Warning for gulf sandbars and jetty walks: rare jellyfish with 70-foot tentacles are showing up, according to AOL, so keep an eye out if you’re wading and be sure to suit up and shuffle your feet.

Bait and Lure Rundown:

- Best baits: **Live shrimp, finger mullet, and cut mullet** for reds.

- **Soft plastics and paddle tails** (white, natural, or chartreuse depending on water clarity).

- **Gold spoons** for roaming reds.

- **Imitation shrimp** under corks getting solid trout bites.

- **Mud minnows, curly-tail jigs** for flounder.

- **Dead shrimp and crab chunks** for drum and sheepshead.

Lure shops and guides across Texas have been selling out of paddle tails and topwaters, especially as the “Fuzzy Dice” bass lures have lit up the freshwater scene, but stick with your tried-and-true saltwater patterns for Gulf species right now. Match your colors to current water clarity: go light and natural in “trout green” water, bright chartreuse if things get muddy, especially after fronts.

Hot Spots Today:

- **Packery Channel** for redfish, trout, and staging flounder.

- **JFK Causeway spoil islands** for morning trout and reds.

- **Port Aransas jetties** for bull reds and flounder during strong tides.

- **Windward shores of Upper Laguna Madre** when the no

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Artificial Lure here with your October 18th Gulf of Mexico, Texas fishing report. We kick off the morning riding a cool north breeze, perfect for that classic Gulf autumn bite. Sunrise today hit round 7:30 am, sunset will slide in at 6:56 pm. There's a solid swing on the tides—high water early, dropping mid-morning before a steady rise through the afternoon and into an evening high. According to Tides4Fishing, the tidal coefficient is hitting 78 by day’s end, which means you’ll see active current and strong water movement, so fish are going to be feeding along structure and moving water.

Weather this morning is brisk and clear with moderate wind, calm enough to work the jetties but enough chop to stir up the bite along sandbars and the beachfront. Water temps are cooling, which triggers both bait and gamefish to move shallower, especially after fronts move through—classic October pattern.

Let’s talk about what’s biting: Galveston and Freeport have been on fire with the annual bull redfish run. Folks are catching hefty reds at the piers and jetties on cut mullet and live menhaden, but don’t forget fresh crab if you want to get fancy. The beachfront is loaded up, and the Texas City Dike is seeing steady action from nighttime soakers and kayak anglers working the deeper sides. You’ll want stout tackle, because these bulls are big and mean right now.

Speckled trout are feeding heavy over shell and along drains at first light. Throw topwater plugs like a bone Spook Jr. if it’s calm; once the sun pops up, transition to a glow chartreuse soft plastic on an 1/8-ounce jighead and work those slicks or follow the bird flocks. Don’t sleep on the popping cork with live shrimp for a mixed bag—school-sized trout, will also bring slot reds and the occasional sand trout.

Flounder are staging at marsh drains, channel edges, and ferry landings on the backs of a falling tide. There’s real quality coming out of the Galveston Ship Channel, and folks are catching limits on live mud minnows and slow-rolled curly tail grubs. With the flounder run starting to ramp up, this is your window to fill the box before tighter regs kick in later in the fall.

Spanish mackerel are running when the surf is “green to the beach.” Throw silver spoons or small swimbaits at the first and second gut early, especially if you see bait popping. Black drum are steady in the deeper channels, best tempted with fresh shrimp or quartered crab.

For bay and pier anglers, live shrimp is the universal ticket, but don’t ignore fresh dead or Gulp! baits if shrimp is scarce. In terms of artificials, paddle tails in white or chartreuse, and slow-sinking twitch baits, are the big producers right now.

Hot spots for today: The Galveston Ship Channel is loaded, particularly at the ferry landing and the Pelican Island bridge. Down south, the Port Aransas jetties and the edge of the Lydia Ann Channel are both producing. East Matagorda Bay shell reefs have been steady at dawn for specks and the occasional

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Good morning, Gulf Coast anglers—this is Artificial Lure checking in with your all-coastal Texas fishing report for Friday, October 17th, 2025. If you’re headed out to the Gulf or working the bays and backwaters from Galveston to Port Aransas, today’s shaping up to be a classic October bite. Let’s run down what you need to know before wetting a line.

**Tides and Conditions:**

Across the mid and upper coast, the first high tide hits right around 3:45 AM, leveling off to a mid-morning low near 9:45, followed by a healthy second high at about 2:30 PM and another outgoing low just after dark around 9:30. According to tide-forecast.com, today brings a nearly 1.7-foot morning swing and the afternoon push should keep fish feeding—timing those moving waters is key. Sunrise comes at 7:22 AM, sunset at 6:46 PM—prime for those dawn patrol and sundown bites.

Weather-wise, National Weather Service Houston/Galveston is calling for light north wind and continued fall stable weather—temps warming fast to the mid-80s. Water clarity is solid after recent fronts, with bait thickening in the shallows and clean green surf on tap, especially after that high tide flips.

**Fishing Action:**

The fall run is officially on: reports from Texas Parks and Wildlife in Port Aransas say tarpon are still at the jetties, being picked off on live and free-lined shrimp as well as suspending lures. Redfish are schooling up predictably bigger and better, with oversized bulls gathering on the north and south jetties—try cut mullet or crab for the big ones, and silver spoons if you’re pounding the surf. The surf is also holding slot reds and speckled trout—best results with croaker or live shrimp early, before the water heats up by midday.

The Laguna Madre and Corpus Christi area are lit up for redfish working the flats and guts, especially around Bird Island Basin, JFK Causeway spoil islands, and Packery Channel, all highlighted this week by FishingReminder. Speckled trout are sliding up onto grass edges and potholes at first light, and flounder are stirring on the deeper channel edges as they gear up for their fall migration. Don’t overlook black drum and sheepshead tight to rocks and marina pilings—dead shrimp or crab pieces are solid producers.

**Lures and Baits:**

Top artificial picks today are a soft plastic paddle tail or Gulp! Alive Shrimp on a 1/8- to 1/4-ounce jighead—these have worked reliably in both clear and slightly stained water. Classic gold spoons, especially the Johnson Silver Minnow, are hammering roaming reds. For early and late action, try a MirrOlure MirrOdine or Zara Spook topwater in mullet or bone: the “walk the dog” action has drawn some explosive strikes recently.

For the live bait crowd, shrimp and finger mullet under a popping cork are fooling both trout and redfish, especially along channel edges and oyster reefs. Cut mullet is the go-to for those bigger bull reds—fish it static on a Carolina rig or drift it with the tide.

**Hotspots:**

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Artificial Lure here—bringing you the latest from the Gulf of Mexico and Texas coast for Wednesday, October 15, 2025.

Sunrise hit the water at 7:21 a.m. today with sunset rolling in at 6:48 p.m. out around Galveston and down the coast. If you’re planning to fish around Texas City, today’s high tide already peaked at 3:19 a.m. with a low expected at 7:40 p.m., making for prime movement in the water most of the morning and late afternoon—typically the best bite windows in this cooler October air, especially within 24 hours of those passing fronts, so you’ve got textbook conditions today according to FishingReminder.

Weather-wise, it’s another warm and dry autumn day, but these early October cool fronts have dropped water temps just enough to kick-start the fall run, according to the National Weather Service in Houston. Winds have been light from the north, which keeps the surf green and makes for extra clean conditions, especially at first and last light. If you’re aiming for bulls and bigger reds, the beachfront and jetties are lighting up with classic fall action, with the bait runs moving strong and birds working nervously over mullet and shad schools, as highlighted in FishingReminder’s October report.

Lately, folks working the flats and pinch points—think Bolivar, San Luis Pass, and the Galveston jetties—have found steady catches of speckled trout and slot reds, although there’s some sorting to do for quality. The redfish are schooling heavy at the mouths of bay drains and along the first guts in the surf, making cut mullet, big shad, or even crab a killer bait. For trout, try topwaters or soft plastics in a white or silver profile just at dawn, then switch to glow or chartreuse plastics as that sun climbs—stick with the bait migration and keep your lures moving. The Bolivar Peninsula report notes plenty of trout and redfish worked up over shell and grass in low-light, especially along current-swept points.

Flounder action is slowly ratcheting up near marsh drains, ferry landings, and pass edges—falling tide is best, with small paddle tails or live mud minnows being the hot ticket. According to Channel reports and The Record Newspapers, we’re on the verge of that famous flounder run as the water chills just a bit more.

For those heading offshore out of Freeport or Matagorda, deep live bait rigs and jigs are turning up red snapper, black drum, triggerfish, and even the occasional blackfin tuna. Captain Experiences clients this week landed a mixed bag—red snapper, big flounder, and some hefty black tip sharks. Cut bait, squid, and jigs around structure are producing best offshore.

If artificial is your game, don’t discount the classic Texas-rigged soft plastics, especially Strike King’s Rage Craw or paddle tails in natural and chartreuse hues; throw topwater poppers like the Baby PopX at first light, as recommended by Discount Tackle. Silver spoons for the mackerel and twitch baits for trout and slot reds will keep your rod bent. If you wa

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Artificial Lure here with your Texas Gulf Coast fishing report for Sunday, October 12, 2025. If you’re heading out, you picked a classic fall morning on the water—cooler air rolling in overnight, tides on the move, and plenty of hungry fish waiting.

Sunrise hit at 7:27 am and sunset comes at 7:01 pm, giving us right at eleven and a half hours of daylight to work the bays and jetties. Across much of the coast—from Galveston Bay down to Port Aransas—the tidal coefficients are running moderate to high, meaning *there’s good water movement*, and that usually has fish feeding actively. In Galveston, that tidal coefficient is a solid 98 this morning, ramping up even further across the day, so expect strong currents, especially around the channels and passes (from Tides4Fishing). Down in Port Aransas, the action’s steadier with average tides—plenty to stir up bait schools along the beachfront and guts.

Weather-wise, these crisp October mornings have been treating anglers right, though there’s word of some rough surf and minor flooding in low-lying areas on the mid-coast, so take care around beach roads and marsh entries (Country Herald & National Weather Service). Otherwise, it’s prime autumn fishing weather, and light north winds are setting the table for a great day.

Let’s talk fish: The inshore scene is classic fall—*flounder* are stacking up with the first cold fronts stirring their migration. Anglers working Galveston and Surfside have reported steady catches dragging soft plastics and live mud minnows along the bottom, especially close to the passes and marsh drains. That flounder bite is only going to heat up in the coming weeks, so break out your paddle tails and Gulp! swimming mullets now (based on Galveston fishing YouTube reports and local chatter).

Speckled trout have been popping up over shell in East Matagorda Bay, with many boats limiting out early. Look for the best action during moving tides. Topwater plugs just after sunrise have surprised a few folks lately, but most success has come on shrimp imitators and soft plastics under popping corks—especially when the breeze lays down mid-morning (Shallowrun Guide Service, Fishing Reminder Matagorda). Out west in Freeport and Matagorda, redfish are cruising shorelines and slot-size fish have been thick around grassy edges and flats, eager for shrimp-tipped jigs or live finger mullet.

If you’re keen to mix it up, scattered reports say Spanish mackerel and occasional jack crevalle are still chasing bait around the jetties, with silver spoons and flashy hard baits doing damage (LuresHook’s bait guide backs this up—go for shiny, erratic stuff on those clear mornings).

Now, for the hot spots:

- **Galveston South Jetty and San Luis Pass:** Veteran anglers know these are high-current pinch points when fall tides run big—perfect for flounder ambush, and schools of specks behind the eddies.

- **East Matagorda Bay Shell Reefs:** It’s trout city when the water’s moving over scattered shell.

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Gulf Coast sunrise came at 7:25 this morning and the air’s got that autumn snap—low 70s at daylight, pushing into the low 80s by midday with a soft north breeze, skies mostly clear, just a touch of humidity hanging in. Water temps are running 84 to 87 degrees across spots from Galveston down to South Padre—great conditions for chasing fall fish as the days shorten and the mullet move.

Tides are starting low today, with a negative tide just before noon then pushing high overnight—South Padre hit low tide at 11:41 AM and will rise to nearly 2 feet by 10 tonight, so the late afternoon to evening window should really heat up, especially for surf and jetties. As every local knows, moving water around tide swings is prime time for gamefish.

Redfish are thick just about everywhere—bull reds at Port Aransas are running big, with oversize fish reported on cut crab and mullet from the jetties and surf. Slot reds are hot from Galveston to Corpus on live shrimp, soft plastics, and anything imitating a mullet. Spoons are getting thumped in deeper cuts and along grass edges.

Speckled trout are fair to good, especially in San Antonio, Matagorda, and East Galveston Bays. Folks are scoring steady keepers with live shrimp under popping corks and soft plastics—chartreuse with a little sparkle has been getting bit. Little croakers and piggy perch are tempting the bigger specs for those drifting oyster shell or fishing near creek mouths.

Flounder activity’s picking up as the water cools—live mullet and soft plastics fished slow along channel edges and marsh drains are the ticket, especially around Texas City and Bolivar. Look for those flatfish to stack up on outgoing tides the next few weeks.

Black drum and sheepshead are hitting dead shrimp and fish bites in the deeper channels and along pilings—nothing fancy needed, just fresh bait and patience. Mangrove snapper are still showing in numbers around Freeport and lower Laguna Madre, eager for a shrimp-tipped hook.

For lure tossers, top choices this week have been topwaters at first and last light for trout and reds, especially “bone” colored walk-the-dogs, plus gold spoons and paddle-tail soft plastics in root beer or new penny hues. For bait, nothing beats live shrimp, mullet, or cut bait for pulling the most bites.

If you’re looking for hotspots, try these:

- **Packery Channel** near Corpus Christi for slot reds and flounder on the outgoing tide.

- **Galveston East Bay reefs** for trout at sunrise—drift with popping corks and shrimp or bounce plastics over shell.

- The **Port Aransas South Jetty** for bull reds, flounder, and the occasional shark if you’re feeling feisty.

October on the Texas Gulf means boats and waders stacked up, but there’s plenty of fish to go ‘round. Keep an eye on birds working shallow, watch those tide turns, and if the wind lays down, get out and drift the flats—you’ll find bait and, with it, predators.

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Hey there, folks I'm Artificial Lure, your go-to expert for all things fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, Texas. Today, October 10th, the weather is looking perfect for a day out on the water. Sunrise is at 7:18 AM, and sunset is at 6:54 PM.

According to the tidal report, Texas City's tides are moderate, with a high tide at 4:31 AM and another at 10:39 PM. Around Galveston, the tide is rising, with a high at 4:10 AM and another expected at 8:30 PM.

Fish activity is strong right now. Redfish are schooling in the surf and bay drains, while speckled trout are pushing shallow in Galveston and Corpus bays. Flounder are stacking near passes on outgoing water.

For the best catches, use topwaters and soft plastics like the Gary Yamamoto Senko for trout. For redfish, try live mullet or cut bait. If you're after flounder, small paddletails and live mud minnows are your best bet.

Some hot spots include the Galveston jetties for bull reds and the marsh edges around Port Aransas for flounder.

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Hey y’all, Artificial Lure here with your Gulf Coast Texas fishing report for Wednesday, October 8, 2025.

First light came at 7:18 AM this morning and we’ve got sunset pegged for 6:54 PM, giving us nearly 11 and a half hours to chase those October linesiders. Tides are in our favor, with an early high at 4:31 AM, a lunchtime negative low around 1:39 PM, and the big flood coming in with another high at 10:39 PM, based on the latest from Tide-Forecast.com. That lunchtime low’s going to pull plenty of bait out of the grass and into the passes—prime time for ambush predators.

Weather’s classic for this season: we’re working through the backside of a front with cooler temps and a crisp north breeze. Texas Storm Chasers say to keep an eye on the surf—onshore winds mean some extra rip current risk, but also churn up the bait and push those schools close to shore. Water clarity’s mostly “green to the beach,” which is just how we like it.

Fish activity’s firing on all cylinders. According to FishingReminder and Bolivar Peninsula reports, it’s the front end of the fall run and the bite’s hot. On the upper coast, bull reds are thick around the beachfront and jetties. Cut mullet and menhaden on the bottom are pulling those drag-screamers within reach, especially at San Luis Pass and the Galveston North Jetty. Slot reds and Spanish mackerel are cruising the surf; gold or silver spoons, swimbaits, and Fishbites tails are all seeing action.

Inshore, early morning is trout time. Speckled trout are moving shallow at dawn, working shell and grass edges, especially around East Galveston Bay and Confederate Reef. Topwater plugs at first light are landing some real gators—think bone or chrome if it’s clear, chartreuse if the water muddies up. Later, switch to soft plastics in glow or chartreuse. Flounder are staging at all the drains and marsh edges on the last of the outgoing tide; slow-rolled paddle tails or live mud minnows are putting flatfish in the box.

Crab or shrimp is king for black drum in deeper channels, and don’t forget a live shrimp under a popping cork for mixed bags when the wind lays down.

Hot spots this week:

- The Galveston North Jetty—big reds, mackerel, and solid trout runs.

- San Luis Pass and the west side of the Surf—bull reds, slot reds, plenty of sharks, and the occasional big flounder.

For the bay folks, hit the mouths of marsh drains and shell reefs—look for birds diving and slicks popping.

Quick lure rundown:

- Topwaters (bone or chrome) at first light.

- Soft plastics in chartreuse or glow fleck.

- Shrimp imitations like Fishbites tails are cash money, as the local Bolivar report confirms.

- Cut mullet or menhaden for big reds; live shrimp under a cork is versatile and deadly.

Best bite windows today: early morning until mid-morning, and again around sunset as the second high tide fills in. Those major solunar times are 10:18 AM to 12:18 PM and 10:34 PM to 12:34 AM—don’t miss ‘em if you’re soaking baits.

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Artificial Lure here with your Gulf Coast Texas fishing report for Sunday, October 5th, 2025—based right on the water where it counts.

Sun rose bright at 7:15 this morning and will slip beneath the horizon at 6:59 tonight. We're running a classic October set of tides: high at 4:20AM, a nice outgoing push just after sunrise with low at 10:00AM, another high at 3:58PM, then the evening drop at 10:21PM. That waxing gibbous moon will pop up at 6:08PM, giving a little extra pull and a chance for prime evening bites according to Tide-Forecast.com.

Weather is just about perfect: highs nudging 80, a gentle north breeze laying the humidity down, and clear skies coastwide. Water clarity ranges green to sandy, with the wind just stiff enough to shuffle bait south. Cooler nights have plenty of us shaking off the summer, and if you’ve prayed for those crisp autumn fronts, today’s about as good as it gets.

Fish are on the move: bull reds are tearing up the surf and bay drains from Surfside to Bolivar, chasing mullet hard. Early risers—especially kayakers and waders—have been landing bulls in impressive numbers; MDLR Fishing reports multiple double-digit days, with fresh shad or cut mullet on a slip-sinker rig doing most of the work in the surf and along jetty edges. If you see nervous mullet flipping at sunrise, get a bait in there quickly.

Speckled trout are back in force, with Galveston Bay, West Bay, and Christmas Bay all producing fat keepers lately. Topwater plugs in bone or silver are lights-out at first light—especially over broken shell and grass beds. As that sun climbs, soft plastics like chartreuse and white paddle tails are beating out the old favorites; Fishingreminder.com adds that scent-charged pintails and paddle tails are a smart move when water gets a bit muddy.

Don’t sleep on flounder—the marsh drains, bayou mouths, and ship channel edges are loaded right now. Outgoing tides around mid-morning have seen plenty caught. Live mud minnows are always reliable, but Gulp swimming mullets and downsized paddle tails fished slow and low are getting hit hard. In fact, the Christmas Bay and San Luis Pass areas saw solid limits just yesterday, with most flounder coming on slow-twitched plastics along the bottom.

Hot spots around the Gulf today:

- Galveston beachfront and both jetties: consistent bulls and trout, with flounder stacking at the mouth and edges.

- San Luis Pass: the current can get sketchy but the fishing’s hot. Fish the edges or incoming tide for a mixed bag and watch for birds diving.

- Christmas Bay and West Bay marshes: upper-slot reds and keeper trout, mostly on live shrimp or sunrise topwaters.

Best artificial lures right now: bone and silver topwater walkers for trout, chartreuse/white soft plastics, MirrOlure or Rapala twitch baits, and scented paddle tails for flounder. If things slow down, tip your plastics with a bit of crab or shrimp scent.

Live bait kings: fresh shad, mullet, live shrimp, and mud minnows. If anchoring up

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Artificial Lure coming to you live with your Gulf Coast Texas fishing report for Saturday, October 4th, 2025.

October’s first cool fronts have the whole Texas coastline pulsing with action. We kicked off with a high tide at 4:12AM, a low at 9:39AM, rising again to a 1.6-foot high at 2:40PM, then back down to a low at 9:34 tonight. Sunrise was at 7:14, and with sunset at 7:01, you’ve got a solid window to target those prime early morning and late afternoon bites. The moon’s waxing gibbous, up at 5:36PM, adding a little extra pull to the tides according to Tide-Forecast.com.

This first week of October truly sets the Gulf on fire. Along the beaches and passes from Surfside to Bolivar, bull reds are running hot. Reports from MDLR Fishing and other local guides say kayakers and wade anglers are catching impressive numbers of bull reds — those true Texas giants — especially as they chase big mullet schools in the shallow surf and bay drains. Get out early, watch for those nervous rafts of mullet, and you’ll likely spot bull reds tailing right in front of you.

Old-timers know this is big trout time, too. Over in Galveston Bay, speckled trout are pushing shallow at first light, feeding hard over broken shell and grass. Slicks and diving birds are great trout indicators. Folks are connecting with solid keepers using bone or silver topwaters at dawn, and switching to soft plastic paddle tails as the sun comes up. Chartreuse and white have been the ticket, especially when the water muddies up after a breeze, just like Fishingreminder.com recommends.

Don’t overlook the flounder bite—action is picking up near the marsh drains, bayou mouths, and ship channel edges. Falling tides pull bait out, and flounder are stacking up, ambushing anything rolling along the bottom. Live mud minnows are as close to a guarantee as you’ll get, but Gulp! swimming mullets and small paddle tails are catching plenty. Slow it way down, give it a twitch, and you’ll get those telltale thumps.

Hot spots right now include:

- The Galveston beachfront and jetties: bull red and trout are both there, with flounder staging nearby.

- San Luis Pass: classic October stop for mixed bags, just mind the strong current—fish the edges for your shot at every inshore species.

On the artificial front, you can’t go wrong matching the hatch: try silver or natural soft plastics, MirrOlure or Rapala hard baits, and add a little scent if the bite slows down. Those working deeper holes with fresh cut mullet or shrimp are landing solid numbers, but don’t be afraid to throw a popping cork over grass on the mid-morning incoming.

Limits of reds and several upper-slot specs were reported out of Christmas Bay and the West Bay marshes just yesterday. Live shrimp freelined near drains, and topwater plugs thrown at sunrise did most of the damage.

Fresh shad, mullet, or even blue crab on a slip-sinker rig are unbeatable for those anchoring up and soaking bait, especially with the extra tidal movement today.

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