LOCATION: East Matagorda Bay
HOTSPOT: Chinquapin Reef
GPS: N 28 43.994, W 95 47.954
(28.7332, -95.7992)
East Matagorda Bay: Chinpaquin Reef
SPECIES: Speckled Trout & Redfish
BEST BAITS: Down South soft plastics
CONTACT: Capt. Kendall Kersh
979-248-1871
kendallkersh@gmail.com
www.puresaltadventures.com
Tips: “Shrimp migration begins in September which in turn causes the fish to school up and the birds will start working…biggest thing we are looking for.” Capt. Kersh
LOCATION: East Matagorda Bay
HOTSPOT: Brown Cedar Flats
GPS: N 28 43.847, W 95 42.66
(28.7308, -95.7110)
East Matagorda Bay: Brown Cedar Flats
SPECIES: Speckled Trout & Redfish
BEST BAITS: Down South soft plastics
CONTACT: Capt. Kendall Kersh
979-248-1871
kendallkersh@gmail.com
www.puresaltadventures.com
Tips: “Slicks … don’t cast right into the middle of the slicks. Fish could be 200-300 yards upend of the slick.” Capt. Kersh
LOCATION: East Matagorda Bay
HOTSPOT: Drull’s Lump
GPS: N 28 42.354, W 95 47.37
(28.7059, -95.7895)
East Matagorda Bay: Drull’s Lump
SPECIES: Speckled Trout & Redfish
BEST BAITS: Down South soft plastics
CONTACT: Capt. Kendall Kersh
979-248-1871
kendallkersh@gmail.com
www.puresaltadventures.com
Tips: “If you can catch a slick when it’s small, and it’s getting bigger, those fish are generally going to close to the slick.” Capt. Kersh
LOCATION: East Matagorda Bay
HOTSPOT: Boggy Cut
GPS: N 28 44.043, W 95 49.658
(28.7341, -95.8276)
East Matagorda Bay: Boggy Cut
SPECIES: Speckled Trout & Redfish
BEST BAITS: Down South soft plastics
CONTACT: Capt. Kendall Kersh
979-248-1871
kendallkersh@gmail.com
www.puresaltadventures.com
Tips: “If the slick is not getting bigger in size, it’s probably and older slick.” Capt. Kersh
LOCATION: Galveston Bay
HOTSPOT: Helicopter Pad
GPS: N 29 26.41, W 94 48.9
(29.4402, -94.8150)
Galveston Bay: Helicopter Pad
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Down South soft plastics
CONTACT: Capt. Glenn Boyd
409-789-6225
boydgw1@comcast.net
www.boydsguideservice.com
Tips: “Before transitioning fish are on oil well pads, some in East Bay and some in lower Galveston Bay.” Capt. Boyd
LOCATION: Galveston Bay
HOTSPOT: Old Pilings
GPS: N 29 25.06, W 94 48.48
(29.4177, -94.8080)
Galveston Bay: Old Pilings
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Down South soft plastics
CONTACT: Capt. Glenn Boyd
409-789-6225
boydgw1@comcast.net
www.boydsguideservice.com
Tips: “Paddle tail soft plastics with either a 3/8 or 1/2 oz. lead head…bounce it off the shell. The sound helps draw the fish.” Capt. Boyd
LOCATION: Galveston East Bay
HOTSPOT: Hanna’s Reef
GPS: N 29 28.92, W 94 43.656
(29.4820, -94.7276)
Galveston East Bay: Hanna’s Reef
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Down South soft plastics
CONTACT: Capt. Glenn Boyd
409-789-6225
boydgw1@comcast.net
www.boydsguideservice.com
Tips: “Open reefs, but all the fish are moving back into East Bay, a little shallower” Capt. Boyd
LOCATION: Galveston East Bay
HOTSPOT: Artificial Reef
GPS: N 29 30.733, W 94 39.9
(29.5122, -94.6650)
Galveston East Bay: Artificial Reef
SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Down South soft plastics
CONTACT: Capt. Glenn Boyd
409-789-6225
boydgw1@comcast.net
www.boydsguideservice.com
Tips: Capt. Boyd’s favorite color in soft plastics is something having chartreuse in it.
LOCATION: Corpus Christi Bay
HOTSPOT: Shamrock Cove
GPS: N 27 45.369, W 97 9.733
(27.7562, -97.1622)
Corpus Christi Bay: Shamrock Cove
SPECIES: Speckled Trout & Redfish
BEST BAITS: Cut Bait, Live Mullet or a gold spoon
CONTACT: Capt. Jack McPartland
361-290-6302
treblejcharters@yahoo.com
www.treble-j-charters.com
Tips: “The trout should be found in 4-6 feet of water; redfish will be up shallow.” Capt. McParland
LOCATION: Port Aransas
HOTSPOT: Brown & Root Flats
GPS: N 27 51.164, W 97 5.812
(27.8527, -97.0969)
Port Aransas: Brown & Root Flats
SPECIES: Speckled Trout & Redfish
BEST BAITS: Cut Bait, Live Mullet or a gold spoon
CONTACT: Capt. Jack McPartland
361-290-6302
treblejcharters@yahoo.com
www.treble-j-charters.com
Tips: Free line around the islands with a piggy perch.
LOCATION: Redfish Bay
HOTSPOT: Dagger Island
GPS: N 27 50.102, W 97 10.266
(27.8350, -97.1711)
Redfish Bay: Dagger Island
SPECIES: Speckled Trout & Redfish
BEST BAITS: Cut Bait, Live Mullet or a gold spoon
CONTACT: Capt. Jack McPartland
361-290-6302
treblejcharters@yahoo.com
www.treble-j-charters.com
Tips: If Capt. Jack is using soft plastic he prefers a strawberry bait plastic. “I don’t normally use the strawberry colors until fall.”
LOCATION: Upper Laguna Madre
HOTSPOT: Spoils along the Intracoastal
GPS: N 27 33.684, W 97 16.759
(27.5614, -97.2793)
Upper Laguna Madre: Spoils along the Intracoastal
SPECIES: Speckled Trout & Redfish
BEST BAITS: Shrimp under a popping cork or free lining live croaker
CONTACT: Capt. Adam Doelle
361-649-6509
adoelle@hotmail.com
Tips: Capt. Doelle will be fishing along the edges of sand or grass drop offs in waist deep water using free lined live croaker.
LOCATION: Upper Laguna Madre
HOTSPOT: King Ranch Shoreline
GPS: N 27 29.134, W 97 21.108
(27.4856, -97.3518)
Upper Laguna Madre: King Ranch Shoreline
SPECIES: Speckled Trout & Redfish
BEST BAITS: Shrimp under a popping cork or free lining live croaker
CONTACT: Capt. Adam Doelle
361-649-6509
adoelle@hotmail.com
Tips: Later on in the day he will focus on deeper water, targeting the drop-offs.
LOCATION: Redfish Bay
HOTSPOT: Estes Flats
GPS: N 27 56.541, W 97 5.944
(27.9424, -97.0991)
Redfish Bay: Estes Flats
SPECIES: Speckled Trout & Redfish
BEST BAITS: Cut Bait, Live Mullet or a gold spoon
CONTACT: Capt. Jack McPartland
361-290-6302
treblejcharters@yahoo.com
www.treble-j-charters.com
Tips: “I free line cut bait in sand pockets. If I do live finger mullet, I rig it Carolina style so it can’t swim off.” Capt. McPartland
LOCATION: Lower Laguna Madre
HOTSPOT: Holly Beach
GPS: N 26 4.83, W 97 14.87
(26.0805, -97.2478)
Lower Laguna Madre: Holly Beach
SPECIES: Speckled Trout & Redfish
BEST BAITS: Topwater artificials or soft plastic tails
CONTACT: Capt. Carlos Garcia
956-433-6094
texasredfish20@gmail.com
Tips: “If you prefer to free line live shrimp, rig with a split shot, a treble hook and just let it glide into the current.” Capt. Garcia
LOCATION: Baffin Bay
HOTSPOT: Rocky Slough
GPS: N 27 9.903, W 97 26.716
(27.1651, -97.4453)
Baffin Bay: Rocky Slough
SPECIES: Speckled Trout & Redfish
BEST BAITS: Shrimp under a popping cork or free lining live croaker
CONTACT: Capt. Carlos Garcia
956-433-6094
texasredfish20@gmail.com
Tips: “September starts the migration of redfish moving up shallow. Look for school of reds.”
LOCATION: Baffin Bay
HOTSPOT: Tide Gauge Bar
GPS: N 27 18.109, W 97 28.051
(27.3018, -97.4675)
Baffin Bay: Tide Gauge Bar
SPECIES: Speckled Trout & Redfish
BEST BAITS: Shrimp under a popping cork or free lining live croaker
CONTACT: Capt. Adam Doelle
361-649-6509
adoelle@hotmail.com
Tips: If fishing live croaker, move the bait every couple of minutes to keep it from moving into the grass.
LOCATION: Lower Laguna Madre
HOTSPOT: Stover Point
GPS: N 26 12.191, W 97 17.702
(26.2032, -97.2950)
Lower Laguna Madre: Stover Point
SPECIES: Speckled Trout & Redfish
BEST BAITS: Topwater artificials or soft plastic tails
CONTACT: Capt. Carlos Garcia
956-433-6094
texasredfish20@gmail.com
Tips: Redfish lures: topwaters, soft plastics, something with a nice red glitter in it.
LOCATION: Lower Laguna Madre
HOTSPOT: Cullen Bay Channel
GPS: N 26 15.812, W 97 17.166
(26.2635, -97.2861)
Lower Laguna Madre: Cullen Bay Channel
SPECIES: Speckled Trout & Redfish
BEST BAITS: Topwater artificials or soft plastic tails
CONTACT: Capt. Carlos Garcia
956-433-6094
texasredfish20@gmail.com
Tips: Speckled Trout lure picks: Super Spook in bone white. “I use a nice irky jerky retrieve…walking the dog.” Capt. Garcia
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