UPPER TEXAS COAST

LOCATION: East Matagorda Bay
HOTSPOT: Tripod
GPS: N 28 40.147, W 95 54.813
(28.6691, -95.9136)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout and Redfish
BEST BAITS: Norton Sand Eel and MirrOlure Lil Jon
Contact: Capt. Nick Mosley
979-943-7497
nmosley79@gmail.com
saltwateraddictionguideservice.com
TIPS: “In the Raymond Shoal Area I will be fishing from my boat, drifting looking for structure changes long the bottom….sand to mud or mud to sand, mud to scattered shell, sand to scattered shell and color streaks. Many times the fish will stage in these areas.” Capt. Mosley

LOCATION: East Matagorda Bay
HOTSPOT: Boiler Bayou
GPS: N 28 38.685, W 95 54.067
(28.6448, -95.9011)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout and Redfish
BEST BAITS: Norton Sand Eel and MirrOlure Lil Jon
Contact: Capt. Nick Mosley
979-943-7497
nmosley79@gmail.com
saltwateraddictionguideservice.com
TIPS: “I throw a lot of shrimp under a popping cork. If I do throw an artificial, I’ll use a Norton Sand Eel or MirrOlure Lil John under the cork, about a three foot leader and a 1/16 oz. jig head. I’ll pop the cork, give it a lot of action.” Capt. Mosley

LOCATION: East Matagorda Bay
HOTSPOT: St. Mary’s
GPS: N 28 39.621, W 95 56.667
(28.6604, -95.9445)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout and Redfish
BEST BAITS: Norton Sand Eel and MirrOlure Lil Jon
Contact: Capt. Nick Mosley
979-943-7497
nmosley79@gmail.com
saltwateraddictionguideservice.com
TIPS: “There are a lot of structure changes in the Raymond Shoal area … humps, shell pads, sand flats, and scattered shell.” Capt. Mosley

LOCATION: Galveston East Bay
HOTSPOT: Hanna’s Reef
GPS: N 29 28.471, W 94 43.251
(29.4745, -94.7209)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout and Redfish
BEST BAITS: MirrOlure, Live Croaker
Contact: Capt. Nick Dykes
409-599-6804
TIPS: “Trout will be feeding on the glass minnow hatch and it’s extremely difficult to match the minnows with a lure.” Capt. Dykes

 

LOCATION: Galveston East Bay
HOTSPOT: Little Hanna’s Reef
GPS: N 29 28.703, W 94 45.703
(29.4784, -94.7617)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout and Redfish
BEST BAITS: MirrOlure, Live Croaker
Contact: Capt. Nick Dykes
409-599-6804
TIPS: “Trout will be feeding on the glass minnow hatch and it’s extremely difficult to match the minnows with a lure.” Capt. Dykes

LOCATION: Galveston East Bay
HOTSPOT: Fat Rat Pass
GPS: N 29 28.462, W 94 38.673
(29.4744, -94.6446)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout and Redfish
BEST BAITS: MirrOlure, Live Croaker
Contact: Capt. Nick Dykes
409-599-6804
TIPS: Capt. Dyes favorite colors in lures are chrome or bright chartreuse. “With Speck Rigs, I’ll use and 1/8 oz. jig or lighter. Most of the time the fish are feeding at the surface, and it’s easy to find productive spots.”

LOCATION: Galveston East Bay
HOTSPOT: North Jetty
GPS: N 29 21.352, W 94 43.15
(29.3559, -94.7192)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout and Redfish
BEST BAITS: MirrOlure, Live Croaker
Contact: Capt. Nick Dykes
409-599-6804
TIPS: “The jetties will hold quality fish in May. I’ll use a shrimp under a popping cork, or free line, cast as close to the rocks without getting hung up.” Capt. Dykes

LOCATION: Galveston East Bay
HOTSPOT: South Jetty
GPS: N 29 19.67, W 94 41.411
(29.3278, -94.6902)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout and Redfish
BEST BAITS: MirrOlure, Live Croaker
Contact: Capt. Nick Dykes
409-599-6804
TIPS: If you choose to use live croaker, Capt. Dykes will freeline the bait, a 2 foot shock leader, a Rattle Tube, and a 4/0 Khale Hook.

LOCATION: Sabine Lake
HOTSPOT: Jetty Tower
GPS: N 29 39.314, W 93 49.872
(29.6552, -93.8312)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Bass Assassin Soft Plastics
Contact: Capt. Bill Watkins
409-673-9211
97862018@sbcglobal.net
www.fishsabinelake.com
TIPS: Capt. Watkins doesn’t really have favorite colors for soft plastics. If he has to choose colors, it would be chartreuse/pearl or pink/pearl.

LOCATION: West Matagorda Bay
HOTSPOT: Peninsula Shoreline
GPS: N 28 28.801, W 96 15.753
(28.4800, -96.2626)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout and Redfish
BEST BAITS: Norton Soft Plastics, Super Spook and Super Spook Junior
Contact: Capt. Nick Mosley
979-943-7497
nmosley79@gmail.com
saltwateraddictionguideservice.com
TIPS: Wade the south shoreline. “The fish will be a little smaller and you may have to weed out the smaller fish, but they are abundant. Fish are found typically in pockets of sand in the grass along the shoreline.” Capt. Mosley

LOCATION: West Matagorda Bay
HOTSPOT: Cottons Bayou
GPS: N 28 30.552, W 96 12.453
(28.5092, -96.2076)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout and Redfish
BEST BAITS: Norton Soft Plastics, Super Spook and Super Spook Junior
Contact: Capt. Nick Mosley
979-943-7497
nmosley79@gmail.com
saltwateraddictionguideservice.com
TIPS: Capt. Mosley’s favorite soft plastic colors are Chicken-on-a-Chain for clear water, plum/chartreuse tail or black/red metal flakes/chartreuse tail for off colored water.

 

MIDDLE TEXAS COAST

LOCATION: Port O’Connor
HOTSPOT: Jetties
GPS: N 28 25.212, W 96 19.544
(28.4202, -96.3257)

SPECIES: Redfish, Black Drum, Flounder, Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Live Shrimp, Croakers
Contact: Capt. Benny Judice
713-817-2471
TIPS: Jetty fishing: “Don’t let the live bait go down to fast, don’t let it sit on the rocks. The rocks are covered with barnacles and other stuff.” Capt. Judice

LOCATION: Port O’Connor
HOTSPOT: Army Cut
GPS: N 28 25.212, W 96 19.544
(28.4202, -96.3257)

SPECIES: Flounder
BEST BAITS: Live Shrimp, Croakers
Contact: Capt. Benny Judice
713-817-2471
TIPS: “Free line live shrimp, drifting down real slow, allowing the live shrimp to swim around.” Capt. Judice

 

LOCATION: Port O’Connor
HOTSPOT: Jetties
GPS: N 28 24.99, W 96 19.413
(28.4165, -96.3236)

SPECIES: Sheepshead
BEST BAITS: Live Shrimp, Croakers
Contact: Capt. Benny Judice
713-817-2471
TIPS: “Pop it up off the rocks, let it settle for a second or two, and pop it again.” Capt. Judice

 

LOCATION: Port O’Connor
HOTSPOT: Big Jetty Entrance
GPS: N 28 26.258, W 96 20.2
(28.4376, -96.3367)

SPECIES: Shark
BEST BAITS: Live Shrimp, Croakers
Contact: Capt. Benny Judice
713-817-2471
TIPS: “The Port O’Connor jetties are kind of stair-step in structure, terraced. Start at the top level, bounce off to the next level, bounce off the bait to the next one.” Capt. Judice

LOCATION: Aransas Bay
HOTSPOT: Bay Oil Wells
GPS: N 28 2.742, W 96 57.834
(28.0457, -96.9639)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Live Croaker
Contact: Capt. Colton Blackwell
361-243-8508
coltonblackwell33@gmail.com
TIPS: “In May the trout will start feeding on live croaker or live shrimp under a popping cork around the Wells.” Capt. Blackwell

LOCATION: Aransas Bay
HOTSPOT: Bay Oil Wells and Pads
GPS: N 28 5.53, W 97 1.284
(28.0922, -97.0214)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Live Croaker
Contact: Capt. Colton Blackwell
361-243-8508
coltonblackwell33@gmail.com
TIPS: “If you are concentrating your efforts on the shorelines, look sand pockets with the grass.” Capt. Blackwell

LOCATION: Corpus Christi Bay
HOTSPOT: Wells
GPS: N 27 44.764, W 97 11.141
(27.7461, -97.1857)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Live Croaker
Contact: Capt. Colton Blackwell
361-243-8508
coltonblackwell33@gmail.com
TIPS: Live bait under a popping cork: 40 inch leader under the popping cork. Artificial set up: small soft plastics on a 1/8 oz. jig head. Favorite colors are White Ice or Key Lime.

 

 

LOWER TEXAS COAST

LOCATION: Baffin Bay
HOTSPOT: South Shore Rocks
GPS: N 27 14.436, W 97 33.568
(27.2406, -97.5595)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Live Croaker
Contact: Capt. Daniel Land
361-876-7610
rdhunting16@yahoo.com
TIPS: “Berkley Gulp, white, under the popping cork will work if live shrimp are not available.” Capt. Land

LOCATION: Baffin Bay
HOTSPOT: Kennedy Shoreline
GPS: N 27 14.567, W 97 25.459
(27.2428, -97.4243)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Live Croaker or Live Shrimp
Contact: Capt. Daniel Land
361-876-7610
rdhunting16@yahoo.com
TIPS: “The trout will start feeding on live croaker in May. Hook the croaker by the anal fin. Live shrimp under a popping cork over deep rocks works well.” Capt. Land

LOCATION: Baffin Bay
HOTSPOT: Kieberg Point Rocks
GPS: N 27 17.337, W 97 35.202
(27.2890, -97.5867)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Live Croaker or Live Shrimp
Contact: Capt. Daniel Land
361-876-7610
rdhunting16@yahoo.com
TIPS: “Freeline the croaker using a Bay Finger Chatter weight.” Capt. Land usually has a foot-long leader under the cork, but it all depends the depth of the water being fished. “You want just enough leader length to keep the bait off the bottom.”

LOCATION: Baffin Bay
HOTSPOT: The Badlands
GPS: N 27 12.779, W 97 23.85
(27.2130, -97.3975)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Live Croaker
Contact: Capt. Daniel Land
361-876-7610
rdhunting16@yahoo.com
TIPS: “I typically use 6/0 Mustad croaker hook when using croaker. Give a spot about 15-30 minutes. If you don’t have a taker by then move on.” Capt. Land

 

LOCATION: Lower Laguna Madre
HOTSPOT: Gas Well Flats
GPS: N 26 15.079, W 97 15.943
(26.2513, -97.2657)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Gulp under a popping cork
Contact: Capt. Grady Deaton
956-455-2503
captaingrady@dosgringofishing.com
www.dosgringosfishing.com
TIPS: Favorite Gulp color is New Penny with a chartreuse tail. “If you catch a skip jack, throw it into your ice chest, let it die, and cut it into pieces about an inch and a half long. Throw it out under the popping cork. We have caught a lot of redfish with this setup.” Capt. Deaton

 

LOCATION: Port Mansfield
HOTSPOT: Intercoastal Spoils
GPS: N 26 36.308, W 97 24.102
(26.6051, -97.4017)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Gulp under a popping cork
Contact: Capt. Grady Deaton
956-455-2503
captaingrady@dosgringofishing.com
www.dosgringosfishing.com
TIPS: Capt. Deaton fishes deeper water in the morning along the intercoastal canal, deeper water meaning 3-5 feet.

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