Saltwater Fishing Report

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SABINE LAKE: 82 degrees. ICW and Neches River on incoming tides are good for speckled trout and redfish on shrimp and shrimp imitations.

BOLIVAR: 86 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on live shrimp. Redfish are good along the shoreline on shrimp or soft plastics. Flounder are fair around the rocks on shrimp.

TRINITY BAY: 85 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair to good fishing under the birds, working structure and wading the flats on soft plastics and shrimp.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: 85 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair to good along the shorelines and near the jetties on shrimp.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: 85 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good in deeper structure on soft plastics and top-waters. Redfish are fair roaming the open bays on soft plastics.

TEXAS CITY: 83 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair on live bait and soft plastics. Flounder are good on live bait around the jetties and near rocks.

FREEPORT: 85 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good on shrimp. Flounder are good around the rocks on mullet. Black drum are fair on blue crabs.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 85 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good on top-waters and soft plastics wading the grass.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 85 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on top-waters and soft plastics. Black drum are fair on blue crabs around vegetation or structure. Redfish are good on live bait.

PORT O’CONNOR: 85 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on shrimp and soft plastics over mid-bay structures. Redfish are good in back lakes on shrimp and soft plastics.

ROCKPORT: 85 degrees. Redfish are good on top-waters in black or white/red. Speckled trout are good on shrimp under a popping cork.

PORT ARANSAS: 85 degrees. Redfish are good on shrimp under a popping cork. Speckled trout are good on shrimp, ball tails and top-waters.

CORPUS CHRISTI: 84 degrees. Speckled trout tare good on shrimp. Redfish, trout, black drum and flounder are fair to good on live shrimp under a float at Bob Hall Pier.

BAFFIN BAY: 87 degrees. Speckled trout are good on live bait and soft plastics. Flounder are good on live bait or artificials around the rocks.

PORT MANSFIELD: 84 degrees. Speckled trout are fair wading the flats and potholes on ball tails, paddle tails and shrimp under a popping cork. Redfish are good on paddle tails, willow tails, shrimp under a popping cork and mud minnows.

SOUTH PADRE: 80 degrees. Speckled trout are fair near the surf on spoons, MirrOlures and top-waters.

PORT ISABEL: 82 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on shrimp. Redfish are fair on shrimp along the shorelines. Black drum are fair on blue crabs.

—TPWD

I like most about being a fishing guide, is watching people catch fish, and how they react when they are reeling them in,” he said. “I never thought at the age of 22 that I would say this, because I never would’ve thought that I would be content putting the rod down, but I thoroughly enjoy seeing others hook and fight fish.”

His fishing stretches from Bird Island Basin back up to the mouth of Corpus Christi Bay. He also targets Nueces Bay quite often. He’ll fish with both artificial lures or live bait, depending on what is going to work best for his customers’ needs.

If it were up to him, Sumrall said he would spend most of his time on the water wade-fishing for speckled trout. Although that will always be his passion, he admits, guiding has helped him earn a new appreciation for simply catching whatever is willCaleb Sumrall uses his guiding income to pay for his college tuition and expenses. Photo from Caleb Sumrall. ing to bite.

Sumrall currently has two semesters of college left, and is excited about the opportunities those semesters will bring him, both on and off the water. C.A.L. 4” Shad Tail

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