Good morning from the Gulf Coast—this is Artificial Lure, bringing you your local fishing report for the Texas Gulf on Sunday, November 2, 2025.

We’re coming off a crisp front and the water temps are on the fall slide, which is jumpstarting that classic autumn bite from Galveston down past Packery Channel. Sunrise hit at 6:38 AM today, with sunset expected at 5:30 PM, giving us over 11 solid hours to work the bays and jetties. Tides are middling today, with a high early in the morning, dropping into a low mid-afternoon—right when those marsh drains and channels will be pulling bait and bringing hungry fish with ‘em, per the NOAA and Tides4Fishing charts.

Anglers have been loading up on **bull reds** at the beachfront and jetties, especially during previous mornings’ high tides with fresh cut mullet on the bottom. These oversize brutes are still cruising, but it’s the slot reds and speckled trout that are heating up inside the bays. According to FishingReminder, the trout are concentrated over shell and near marsh drains in both East and West Bays, especially at first light or right as that tide starts moving again. Slicks and diving gulls mean schoolies are busting up balls of shad—topwaters like a Super Spook Jr. in bone or chrome have been getting hit at dawn on glassy water, while soft plastics in glow/chartreuse nail plenty after the sun’s up.

Down around Packery Channel and Corpus Christi Bay, things are looking similar. The falling tide pulls flounder up shallow near mouths of bayous and marsh drains, making now prime time for slow-rolled paddle tails and live mud minnows. Surf action gets wild whenever the water’s “green to the beach”—Spanish mackerel, slot reds, and the odd jack have been taken on big silver spoons or swimbaits. For land-based anglers, points, harbor mouths, and channels like the Texas City Dike and Port Aransas ship channel are producing mixed bags—soak live shrimp under a popping cork for a shot at reds, drum, and big sheepshead.

The best bait lately has been **live shrimp** under a popping cork, with soft plastics and spoons a close second. If you’re targeting black drum in the deeper holes or ship channels, bring fresh dead shrimp or blue crab. Topwater lures are catching early, but if you miss the first light, switch to paddle tail plastics or live bait.

Recent catches have included bull reds to 41”, speckled trout running 16–21”, and flounder up to 20”. Black drum and the stray sheepshead round out the box, with reports from Saltwater Angler and Lone Star Outdoor News both spotlighting solid action as long as you follow the moving tides. Red snapper season is closed in federal waters, but Texas state waters remain open year-round as long as you’re inside the 9-mile line and following the four-fish bag, per RodnReelGirls.

For hot spots this weekend, check the Galveston Yacht Basin area at daybreak—birds working the water mean trout and slot reds. Down south, Marker 37 Marina near Corpus has been a steady go-to, especially with that noon tide swing pulling bait through the channel. Don’t overlook marsh drain mouths today, especially just as the tide bottoms out and turns; that’s flounder prime time.

The weather’s shaping up just about perfect—cool high in the 60s, a gentle north wind settling in behind the last front, and water clarity improving by the hour.

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Artificial Lure here with your Gulf of Mexico Texas fishing update for Saturday, November 1, 2025. Sunrise rolled in at 7:27am and we’re looking at sunset right around 6:39 this evening, giving us plenty of daylight to work those fall tides, which are shifting fast right now. Texas City and much of the upper coast are swinging through almost two feet of tidal movement—1.6-foot low just after midnight, then highs pushing close to 1.7 feet before 10am and another around 9:30pm, so keep your eye on that tide chart.

We’re waking up to cool, breezy fall air after a light front. According to NOAA’s marine forecast, expect fresh north winds and a moderate chop inshore, so pack your windbreaker and fish leeward when you can. Water clarity’s been on the rise, especially right after these cold snaps, which is ideal for targeting finicky fish on the flats and in the bay systems.

The bite is heating up almost everywhere. Corpus Christi reports schools of redfish running the shorelines and upper Laguna Madre flats, with slot and over-slot reds landed recently both on artificials and live mullet. Early morning trout are active over grass and potholes—pick your favorite topwater before the sun hits, then switch to a paddle tail soft plastic as the light climbs. Flounder are stacking up at channel edges and marsh drains, making for strong stringers, while black drum and sheepshead are holding tight around jetties and pilings.

November’s also the beginning of some solid migrations: Spanish and king mackerel making their way south from the upper bays, so if you see birds working offshore or bait getting sprayed near Port Aransas or the Galveston jetty, it’s time to troll a silver spoon, especially at the edge of those bait schools. According to Coastal Angler Magazine, using a 50lb mono leader for Spanish or bumping up to a wire leader for those bigger kings is your best bet to keep from getting cut off.

Live bait is still king, with finger mullet and shrimp bringing in the majority of inshore action. For artificials, soft plastics rigged on light jigheads—think natural colors in clear water and chartreuse in stained—are real producers. Paddle tails, gulp shrimp, and paddle tail grubs are top picks. Gold spoons remain a classic for redfish, especially around mullet schools.

Don’t forget about the bass and sheepshead minnow bite if you slide inland or up a river mouth. Several Corpus anglers have been landing good numbers of slot bass and the occasional hefty pickerel using Texas-rigged plastic craws, especially in brackish pockets where river meets salt. Strike King's Rage DB Craw and anything in a dark watermelon or black-blue has been solid.

Some real hot spots this week:
- **Packery Channel** for flounder and trout on a moving tide.
- **Bird Island Basin** for redfish and trout, particularly along wind-protected shorelines.
- **North and South Jetties at Port Aransas** for bull reds, drum, and late-run kings.
- **JFK Causeway and nearby spoil islands**—work these with a light north wind for best effect.

Whatever you’re doing, plan your casts around the moving tide, hit structure, and follow the bait. Suspension baits and midwater crankbaits, especially those that mimic local shad or mullet, are getting bit, and don’t leave out a soft jerkbait for shallow, grassy areas. Early and late are prime, but you can extend that bite if the water’s moving and the birds are active.

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Artificial Lure here, bringing you today’s fishing report for the Texas Gulf Coast this Friday, October 31, 2025. If you’re heading out this Halloween, you can expect sunrise at 7:39 AM and sunset at 6:45 PM along the South Texas coast—giving you just over eleven hours of daylight to get after them, and that magical first-light bite window is looking prime.

Tidewise, we’re working with an **average to slightly increasing tidal coefficient** today, which means not too much swing in water levels, but still enough movement to keep things interesting. For example, Packery Channel near Corpus Christi shows a morning high at 9:02 AM around 0.6 feet, and a low at 10:00 PM at about 0.3 feet, making those midmorning and late afternoon periods the best tidal windows for action according to Tides4Fishing. Over in Houston/Galveston, expect high tide at 6:51 AM, a pair of moderate low and high wraps by midafternoon, and another low just before midnight, based on Tide-Forecast.com.

Weather is sitting typical for late October—air temps in the mid- to upper-70s at first light warming into the 80s through the day, and water temps still holding in the low- to mid-70s in most bays. Wind has been laying a little low in the mornings, with a gentle southeast to east push building up by noon. These lighter morning winds are giving you a glassier surf and easier bay drifts, though things can get a touch breezy by midday.

The fish are active as we glide through this classic fall pattern. According to KOGT’s latest report, Bolivar Peninsula and Sabine Lake are both producing “redfish, trout, and black drum everywhere,” and plenty of sand trout and croaker can be picked up, especially along jetties. Flounder are mixed in—note the season closes today, so check regulations before you commit to the flatfish. Sabine Lake reports speckled trout and ling at the rigs in 24-40 feet, while jetty rockpiles and inside channels are stacked with redfish, black drum, and trout on the move after this cool front.

Live shrimp under a popping cork remains the top bait overall—nothing beats that shrimp sound with the current fall water clarity. Soft plastics in red shad, dark greens, and pumpkinseed, fished on 1/4 oz jigheads, are nailing specks and reds over shell. Five-inch paddle tails and jerkbaits like Z-Man Scented Jerk ShadZ or Strike King Shadalicious are hot for covering water and getting those explosive inshore hits. For deeper ICW or bay channel action, use quarter-ounce jigs with big plastics, or drop anchovy-tipped Carolina rigs for drum and whiting.

If you’re itching for numbers, the inshore bite has been consistent: anglers are landing limits of slot reds and speckled trout along shell points, and solid catches of black drum and croaker on live or fresh dead shrimp, based on North Jetty Bait Camp’s latest word. Triple tail are still showing up in weedlines, best targeted with live finger mullet or shrimp free-lined near structure.

Hot spots? Put these on your spooky-season radar:
- **Packery Channel jetties**: Strong trout, redfish, and even late-run flounder before the closure make this a can’t-miss on moving tides just after sunrise.
- **Bolivar Flats and North Levy Wall**: When winds kick up, this protected shoreline stacks reds and trout. Try live shrimp under cork for best action.
- **Sabine ICW rock piles**: After the front, mullet schools push drum and reds into the rocks—work soft plastics tight to structure for a mixed bag.
- **Marker 37 Marina and Oso Bay near Corpus**: Good for quick access to mixed trout and drum action, especially on outgoing tide.

Wherever you set your anchor, twilight hours and moving tide will be your ticket today. The best bet? Keep it simple: live shrimp for steady bites, or a 5-inch scented paddle tail for searching. If the bite slows, swap over to a Gulp! swimming mullet or a popping cork with cut bait and let the scent...

Artificial Lure here with your Thursday, October 30th, 2025, Gulf of Mexico Texas fishing report, serving up all you need from sunrise to sunset. We woke up to a cool bite in the air and glassy bay waters, with sunrise at 7:31 AM and sunset at 6:33 PM—just enough daylight for a double shift on the water. Tidal action along Galveston and the upper coast featured a high right before sunup, sloping out to a low this evening, so your best fishing windows are set around dawn and a couple hours before dusk. That’s when the water’s moving and the fish get aggressive, especially near the mouth of bayous and jetties.

The weather is classic late October with light north winds and daytime temps pushing into the mid-70s. Early birds found slick calm bays, but expect a southerly chop offshore around mid-morning. Keep an eye on the birds—they’re busting mullet schools along the surf and inside the passes, a sure sign of heavy fish underneath.

Fishing activity is hot inshore right now. Bull reds are thick on East Beach, Galveston and Bolivar jetties. Anglers tossing chunks of fresh mullet into the first gut have been reporting lots of drag-burners and oversized catches, with some solid slots mixed in. If reds are your game, get there early, set up with cut menhaden or blue crab, and hold on.

Speckled trout are chasing shrimp and bait over shell and drains at first light. Offatts Bayou, Campbell Bayou mouth, and leeward marsh points are delivering trout on glow/chartreuse soft plastics and live shrimp under popping corks as soon as the sun hits that water. Move with the bait—where you see slicks and nervous mullet, trout aren’t far behind.

Flounder are staging for their annual run, stacking inside marsh drains, ferry landings, and along the ICW banks. Slow-roll white curly tails or gulp swimming mullet, or get dirty with live mud minnows on a Carolina rig. Hit Greens Bayou or Beacon for less pressured flatties, especially on a dropping tide.

Offshore crews out of Port Aransas are cashing in on a mixed bag—red snapper, lane snapper, black drum, and some quality grouper are biting on cut squid, sardine, or fresh tuna chunks. King mackerel are flashing through weedlines and rig edges—troll ribbonfish or live cigar minnows for steady action. There’s buzz about a few southbound wahoo this week, so run deep-diving plugs or high-speed lures past the outer breaks.

Best baits and lures for the Gulf this week:
- Bull reds: Fresh mullet, menhaden or blue crab on bottom rigs.
- Trout: Glow/chartreuse paddle tails, or live shrimp under popping corks. Toss topwaters before sunup on calm mornings.
- Flounder: Live mud minnows, gulp swimming mullet, white curly tails on a jighead.
- Spanish mackerel: Silver spoons and small swimbaits in the surf.
- Offshore snapper/grouper: Cut squid, sardine, tuna chunks.
- Kingfish/wahoo: Trolled ribbonfish, deep-divers, live blue runners offshore.

Hot spots to circle on your chart: the Galveston jetties are unbeatable for oversize reds and slot black drum. Offatts Bayou and Campbell marsh edges are loaded with trout and flounder when the tide’s riding out. Port Aransas rigs are the go-to for snapper, kings, and deepwater monsters.

Top tip—always follow the birds! When the bait is nervous, so is the bite. After a front, start on the windward banks or jetty rocks at first light, then slide to protected leeward marshes by mid-morning. Keep a popping cork rig and a fast-swimming spoon at the ready.

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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].

Hot spots you should try: East Beach jetties for bull reds at sunrise, and the West Bay shell for specks on a moving tide. If you’re after flounder, target the Texas City Dike or the drains at Offatts after the morning rush. For a mixed surf bag, hit Bermuda Beach just after first light when the water turns green[6].

That’s your boots-on-the-ground Texas coastal report—bull reds tugging drag, trout slicking up the drains, flounder lining out for their fall migration, and offshore boats loaded with a box full of snapper. Thanks for tuning in to Artificial Lure. Don’t forget to subscribe for the latest Texas Gulf fishing scoop.

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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 hugging bottom and predators are looking for something easy to ambush. Cover water, switch up colors to match clarity, and watch the birds: they’re your best “on the water” fish finders.

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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 Hole continue to stack up specks and reds.

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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 bag of redfish, speckled trout, and flounder.

Best baits for the day: cut mullet, cut ladyfish, live pin perch, piggy perch, live croaker, and jumbo shrimp for natural presentations. For artificials, go with a four-inch paddle tail or a Z-Man GrubZ in smoky or green pumpkin, or rigging a lightweight frog or swimbait if you're up shallow.

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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 showing in the Freeport harbor, especially on mullet and shrimp.

Best bet this weekend: get an early start, watch for working birds, move with the tides, and use light leader and realistic presentations. October fishing doesn’t get a whole lot better, so gather your crew and hit the water.

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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 first and last light for snappy trout.

Quick gear tips—if you like artificial, **paddle tail plastics in “chicken-on-a-chain” or “Texas roach,” Gulp! Shrimp, or DOA 3-inch shad tails**. Got live bait? Shrimp’s the MVP, followed close by finger mullet, especially on a popping cork around shallow structure.

Remember, a dropping tide in the late afternoon means fish are ambushing bait pulled out of the back lakes and marshes—set up near drains and you’ll find action.

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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. For flounder, drag a spinnerbait or a DOA shrimp along the bottom near the passes. And if you’re after big reds, a slow-rolled spinnerbait or a weedless spoon can’t be beat over the grass.

Here are a couple hot spots for today:
**Freeport Jetty**—target rising water with soft plastics or live shrimp for big trout and reds.
**Surfside Beach**—walk past the second gut with cut mullet or crab for bull reds and black drum.
**Rollover Pass**—this classic flounder hole is starting to fire up; drift a live bull minnow or a mullet on a Carolina rig.

Thanks for tuning in, folks. Remember, the tides are strong today, so watch your step and respect the water. If you liked what you heard, make sure to subscribe so you never miss a report. Share what you catch and let’s keep it a quiet day on the bay.

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