marsh will be best for the reds, and the drains and areas adjacent to the drains will hold more trout. At the end of the period, when water temperatures start dipping down into the fifties, the bite is usually better on days when we have more windy conditions.” West Galveston - Bastrop - Christmas - Chocolate Bays Randall Groves - Groves Guide Service 979.849.7019 - 979.864.9323 Randall expects the fishing to pick up in November when the shrimp migration cranks up and all the bait comes out of the marshes. “When the migration gets going good, we’ll be able to catch ‘em on a pickle if we want to, that’s how easy it gets. Right now, it has not been easy on most days. We’ve got high pressure hanging over us, with clear skies after these fronts. We need colder water temperatures to kick things off better. Lately, the best lures have been a full-sized Sand Eel in black and orange and a couple different topwaters. We’ve been catching on SkitterWalks in black with green head and the blue/chrome one with a bright orange belly. Orange is a color which works well in brackish, stained water. It shows up really good and the fish can find it. Our water is muddy and off-colored, kinda looks like tea, and in those conditions, orange is a key color. November is a good transitional month. We normally catch plenty of reds and some big trout once the cool-weather patterns settle in and the shrimp make their move.” Matagorda | Charlie Paradoski Bay Guide Service - 713.725.2401 Tommy says the fishing in the Matagorda area can be spectacular during the Thanksgiving month. The beauty of it, as usual, resides in the variety of available productive options. “We will have plenty of fish in both bays, and birds working in both too. Of course, most people don’t need help in figuring out how to catch fish under working
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seagulls, but plenty of other options will provide a good chance for success too. Wading in both bays can be good this time of year. Some of the bigger trout and schools of redfish will be found over grass beds close to the shorelines in coves. The fishing can be best in those areas while fresh north winds first start blowing after the passage of a front. When conditions are calmer, fishing the open areas of both bays, around exposed or submerged reefs is often better. We’ll wade the ones which are shallow enough as long as the bite is good, then drift deeper areas close by once the bite slows. All kinds of lures have potential this time of year. It’s great for topwaters and twitch baits in particular.” Palacios | Capt. Aaron Wollam www.palaciosguideservice.com - 979.240.8204 This fall has been hands down one of the best that I can remember. We are chasing schooling redfish on shorelines and catching some slot fish and some monsters up to thirty four inches. Natural-colored Vudu shrimp and Cajun pepper Bayou Chubs have been the best lures for them. Drifting deep shell and throwing live shrimp rigged about three feet under popping corks has accounted for tons of trout up to twenty six inches. Flounder gigging at night has been off the charts; we have been sticking limits in usually an hour with most fish ranging between sixteen and eighteen inches. Tripletail are still in the bays, and we are catching them on live shrimp under popping corks rigged four to six feet. I am not sure fishing can get any better. We have tons of shrimp, shad, mullet and crabs in the bays, and all our fish are full of bait when we are cleaning them. All the patterns above should continue until we start to get some major fronts blowing through, so enjoy this outstanding fishing while it lasts!
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