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LOCATION: Galveston-East Bay HOTSPOT: Anahuac Wildlife Refuge GPS: N29 33.573, W94 32.266 SPECIES: trophy sized speckled trout BEST BAITS: Corkies in Pearl, chartreuse colors; chrome/black for topwater baits CONTACT: Capt. R. “Lynn” Waddell, 281-300-5806 TIPS: Fish the topwater baits slow with lots of pauses. Fish will usually hit on the pause. Look for active baitfish action. LOCATION: Upper Galveston Bay HOTSPOT: Tabbs Bay GPS: N29 41.635, W94 56.542 SPECIES: speckled trout BEST BAITS: topwater in chrome/black back CONTACT: Capt. R. “Lynn” Waddell, 281-300-5806 TIPS: Fish your lure as slow as you can with a subtle twitch of your rod tip every so often. LOCATION: Upper Galveston Bay HOTSPOT: Burnet Bay GPS: N29 46.078, W95 03.022 SPECIES: speckled trout BEST BAITS: Corkies in Pearl, chartreuse; MirrOlures
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CONTACT: Capt. R. “Lynn” Waddell, 281-300-5806 TIPS: Concentrate on an area that you have a lot of confidence in, throw a bait you have confidence in, and it’s going to happen.
then work your way out, working your bait real slow. A high tide in the afternoon seems to be the best time to fish for a trophy trout.
Corking for Trout LOCATION: Matagorda-East Bay HOTSPOT: Bird Island GPS: N28 43.931, W95 45.862 SPECIES: speckled trout, redfish BEST BAITS: Corkies and soft plastics CONTACT: Capt. Don Wood, 979-2404137 TIPS: Look for a soft mud bottom. LOCATION: Matagorda-East Bay HOTSPOT: Bayous near Brown Cedar Flats GPS: N28 44.039, W95 41.814 SPECIES: trophy speckled trout BEST BAITS: Corkies or topwaters CONTACT: Capt. Robert Liebert, 281799-5728 TIPS: Start fishing deep in the marsh and
LOCATION: Matagorda-East Bay HOTSPOT: Bayous near or behind Hog Island GPS: N28 39.254, W95 52.703 SPECIES: Trophy speckled trout BEST BAITS: Corkies or Super Spooks CONTACT: Capt. Robert Liebert, 281799-5728 TIPS: Keep up with the tides. Best times to fish is 2-3 days after a cold front when there is a high tide. LOCATION: Matagorda-East Bay HOTSPOT: Chinquapin Reef GPS: N28 44.352, W95 46.703 SPECIES: speckled trout and redfish BEST BAITS: Corkies and soft plastics CONTACT: Capt. Don Wood, 979-2404137 TIPS: Look for the soft mud bottom. LOCATION: Galveston-West Bay HOTSPOT: Confederate Reef GPS: N29 16.195, W94 56.974 SPECIES: redfish BEST BAITS: MirrOlures in chartreuse/gold, red/white CONTACT: Capt. James Plaag, 409-9357242 TIPS: Fish the shell reefs in the middle of the bays when the wind allows. LOCATION: Galveston-West Bay
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