HotSPOTLight: UPPER TEXAS COAST

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LOCATION: Christmas/Bastrop Bay
HOTSPOT: Cold Pass
GPS: N 29 4.901, W 95 8.136
(29.0817, -95.1356)

SPECIES: Flounder
BEST BAITS: Live bait, jigs
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Mud minnows, 1/4 oz. red/white jigs anchor on outgoing tide.

LOCATION: Freeport
HOTSPOT: San Bernard River
GPS: N 29 6.7207, W 95 40.5332
(29.1120 -95.6756)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Small Flies
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: For a challenge, try a flyrod for redfish. Flashy small flies work best.

LOCATION: Galveston Bay
HOTSPOT: Red Bluff
GPS: N 29 36.193, W 94 58.061
(29.6032 -94.9677)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Topwaters, shrimp
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Work chrome/blue topwaters early, bait late; dawn-midday.

LOCATION: Galveston Trinity Bay
HOTSPOT: Red Bluff Flats
GPS: N 29 35.953, W 94 58.801
(29.5992 -94.9800)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Pumpkinseed Soft plastics, gold spoon
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Troll/wade/drift close to bank; dawn-morning

LOCATION: Galveston Bay
HOTSPOT: Redfish Island North
GPS: N 29 30.49, W 94 53.144
(29.5082 -94.8857)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Croakers, Kelly Wiggler soft plastics
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Watch for ship wakes; fish this spot early.

LOCATION: Galveston East Bay
HOTSPOT: Marsh Point
GPS: N 29 31.834, W 94 34.339
(29.5306 -94.5723)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Crankbaits
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish outflows with outgoing tide, cast to current, bounce; avoid afternoon, night

LOCATION: Galveston East Bay
HOTSPOT: Moody’s Shoreline
GPS: N 29 32.861, W 94 38.589
(29.5477 -94.6432)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Bone topwaters, soft plastics
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Work drop-offs and pilings; dawn through morning, dusk

LOCATION: Galveston Trinity Bay
HOTSPOT: C Lease
GPS: N 29 40.446, W 94 45.5819
(29.6741 -94.7597)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Soft plastic shrimp tails
SOURCE: Capt. Paul Marcaccio
281-788-4041
www.gofishgalveston.com
TIPS: Drift around a well, cast all sides. If you get hit or catch a fish, go back around.

LOCATION: Galveston Trinity Bay
HOTSPOT: Spillway Flats (San Leon)
GPS: N 29 30.501, W 94 57.002
(29.5084, -94.9500)

SPECIES: Flounder
BEST BAITS: Live shrimp, finger mullet
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Best with moving tide; dawn through morning, dusk, and night

LOCATION: Galveston West Bay
HOTSPOT: Confederate Reef
GPS: N 29 15.755, W 94 55.177
(29.2626, -94.9196)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Live bait
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish croaker or, shrimp under cork, drift reef edge; avoid midday

LOCATION: Galveston West Bay
HOTSPOT: Jones Bay Shoreline
GPS: N 29 18.634, W 94 55.265
(29.310569, -94.921087)

SPECIES: Flounder
BEST BAITS: Live bait
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Work grass and points with live mud minnows; dawn through dusk.

LOCATION: Galveston West Bay
HOTSPOT: North Shoreline
GPS: N 29 14.315, W 95 0.677
(29.2386 -95.0113)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Shrimp
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Anchor on the points, use live shrimp under cork; dawn through morning, afternoon through dusk

LOCATION: Matagorda
HOTSPOT: Colorado River
GPS: N 28 39.018, W 95 59.3039
(28.6503 -95.9884)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Soft plastic baits with a 1/4 or 3/8 ounce lead head
SOURCE: Capt. Tommy Countz
281-450-4037
www.matagordafishing.com
TIPS: If November brings in cold weather, don’t forget the Colorado River. The trout gang up in the river because of the deeper depths.

LOCATION: Matagorda East Bay
HOTSPOT: Cedar Lakes
GPS: N 28 49.245, W 95 31.557
(28.820743, -95.525951)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Topwater lures
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: November is a good time for schooling redfish as the fish are migrating out of marshes.

LOCATION: Matagorda East Bay
HOTSPOT: Eidelbach Flats
GPS: N 28 41.712, W 95 47.538
(28.695194, -95.792306)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Norton Juniors under popping cork
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: In colder months it’s strictly East Matagorda Bay, especially if you’re after the big trout.

LOCATION: Matagorda West Bay
HOTSPOT: Intracoastal Waterway Cut
GPS: N 28 39.9529, W 96 0.6739
(28.6659 -96.0112)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Soft plastics
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Best colors for Bass Assassin—roach, plum/chartreuse and pumpkin seed/green tail; MirrOlure—#808, #21, #28.

LOCATION: Sabine Lake
HOTSPOT: Old River Cove
GPS: N 29 59.036, W 93 50.909
(29.9839 -93.8485)

SPECIES: Flounder
BEST BAITS: Shad, mud minnows
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish mud minnows or red/white jigs on an outgoing tide.

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HotSPOTLight: MIDDLE TEXAS COAST

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LOCATION: Aransas Bay
HOTSPOT: Port Aransas Jetties
GPS: N 27 51.1099, W 97 3.28
(27.8518 -97.0547)

SPECIES: Bull Redfish
BEST BAITS: Live finger mullet
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Go with a live mullet using a 3/8 oz. weight, Caroline rigged.

LOCATION: Corpus Christi Bay
HOTSPOT: Shamrock Cove
GPS: N 27 44.017, W 97 9.747
(27.7336 -97.1625)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Spoons and soft plastics
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Use a copper spoon if you can find it. It’s not really the size and color of spoons, but more the area where they are going to be used. Super grassy, a lighter spoon so it doesn’t sink as fast. Sand pocket and less grass, go with a little heavier spoon.

LOCATION: Espiritu Santo Bay
HOTSPOT: Long Lake
GPS: N 28 16.912, W 96 35.776
(28.2819 -96.5963)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Shrimp under a popping cork
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Use a Popping Cork because that makes a lot of noise.

LOCATION: Espiritu Santo Bay
HOTSPOT: South Pass Lake
GPS: N 28 17.5339, W 96 35.365
(28.2922 -96.5894)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Cut Crab
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Free line the crab using a #6 Eagle Claw Circle Hook, with no weight.

LOCATION: Port Aransas
HOTSPOT: Morris & Cummins Cut
GPS: N 27 53.2851, W 97 6.661
(27.8881, -97.1110)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Berkley Gulp shrimp
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: If you get a sunny day and can do a lot of sight casting, the redfish will come up and lay on the sand. Use a salt/pepper color.

LOCATION: Port Aransas
HOTSPOT: North Shoreline
GPS: N 27 56.1799, W 97 4.471
(27.9363, -97.0745)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Live shrimp under a popping cork
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Don’t forget the flounder that should still be in the bay system.

LOCATION: Redfish Bay
HOTSPOT: Outside Dagger
GPS: N 27 50.664, W 97 9.149
(27.8444, -97.1525)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout and Redfish
BEST BAITS: Cut or live mullet
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Always target the grass and sand pockets. The only time not to is on flats with real short grass,

LOCATION: Redfish Bay
HOTSPOT: Inside Ransom
GPS: N 27 52.468, W 97 8.5
(27.8745, -97.1417)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Topwaters or soft plastics
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish a Jumping Minnow in chartreuse or a Skitter Walk in chartreuse/silver. In soft plastics, Down South Lures in chartreuse glitter or Candy Apple with a 1/16 oz. lead head jig.

LOCATION: Redfish Bay
HOTSPOT: Morris & Cummins Cut
GPS: N 27 52.624, W 97 6.866
(27.8771, -97.1144)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Soft Plastic shrimp tails
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: A good place for redfish… the deep water with a muddy bottom holds a good strip of warm water. The fish on low tides will stack up along the sides of the edges.

LOCATION: Rockport
HOTSPOT: Newcomb Shoreline
GPS: N 28 8.793, W 97 1.446
(28.1466, -97.0241)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Cut Mullet or crab
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Look for isolated sand pockets in the grass.

LOCATION: Rockport
HOTSPOT: Spaulding Reef
GPS: N 28 6.2689, W 96 54.4709
(28.1045, -96.9079)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Live shrimp under a popping cork
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Free line the shrimp with the lightest weight that will keep the bait where it should be.

LOCATION: San Antonio Bay
HOTSPOT: Half Moon Reef
GPS: N 28 20.274, W 96 46.347
(28.3379, -96.7725)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Shrimp under a popping cork
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: In November, be on the lookout for shell structure.

LOCATION: Upper Laguna Madre
HOTSPOT: Emmords Hole
GPS: N 27 30.186, W 97 19.733
(27.5031, -97.3289)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Soft Plastics on a 1/8 oz. jig head
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: The King Ranch shoreline will keep you out of the high north winds. You will be able to work areas and cast a little bit easier without the north wind in your face.

LOCATION: Upper Laguna Madre
HOTSPOT: Pure Oil Channel
GPS: N 27 31.839, W 97 18.449
(27.5307, -97.3075)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Soft Plastics on a 1/8 oz. jig head
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Stand in knee deep water and fish the rocks and sand pockets.

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HotSPOTLight: LOWER TEXAS COAST

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LOCATION: Baffin Bay
HOTSPOT: Cat Head
GPS: N 27 18.382, W 97 26.263
(27.3064, -97.4377)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Live shrimp under a popping cork
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Use live shrimp under a popping cork if you are drifting.

LOCATION: Baffin Bay
HOTSPOT: Tide Gauge Bar
GPS: N 27 18.248, W 97 27.593
(27.3041, -97.4599)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Soft Plastics on a 1/8 oz. jig head
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: For clear water use a clear or natural colored tail. For dark or murkier water, use a bright or darker color. If it’s really over cast, use a darker presentation, like a red/black or pink.

LOCATION: Gulf of Mexico
HOTSPOT: Port Isabel Reef
GPS: N 25 57.736, W 97 3.577
(25.9623, -97.0596)

SPECIES: Mangrove Snapper
BEST BAITS: Live bait, cut squid, white bucktails.
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Sharpshoot potholes with the bait or shrimptail under a Mauler or rattle cork. Try fan casting with soft plastics during low-light conditions.

LOCATION: Lower Laguna Madre
HOTSPOT: Long Bar
GPS: N 26 12.164, W 97 15.957
(26.2027, -97.2660)

SPECIES: Speckled trout
BEST BAITS: Live shrimp, Shrimp tail/popping cork, soft plastics in red/white, Tequila Gold.
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Low tide or cooler weather, fish edges and deeper water. The slower, more methodical retrieve keeps the bait in the fish’s face longer.

LOCATION: Lower Laguna Madre
HOTSPOT: South Bay
GPS: N 26 1.694, W 97 10.327
(26.0282, -97.1721)

SPECIES: Black Drum
BEST BAITS: Live shrimp, fresh shrimp.
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish the edge of the channels with live or fresh bait. A split shot helps the bait descend slowly. If the current is running, you may need a bottom rig.

LOCATION: Lower Laguna Madre
HOTSPOT: Three Islands
GPS: N 26 16.95, W 97 14.194
(26.2825, -97.2366)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Live bait, gold spoons, soft plastics.
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish soft plastics on 1/8 ounce or 1/16 once jigs. In floating grass, try a weedless gold spoon.

LOCATION: Middle Ground
HOTSPOT: Mouth of Gladys’ Hole
GPS: N 26 48.62, W 97 28.561
(26.8103, -97.4760)

SPECIES: Flounder
BEST BAITS: Soft plastics, finger mullet, shrimp
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish the gut; good fishing all day.

LOCATION: Port Mansfield
HOTSPOT: Marker 151
GPS: N 26 31.89, W 97 23.26
(26.5315, -97.3877)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Gold Spoons, soft plastics in LSU
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Wade or drift the deep potholes in the area with topwaters, soft plastics, spoons.

LOCATION: Port Mansfield
HOTSPOT: North Jetty
GPS: N 26 33.93, W 97 16.303
(26.5655, -97.2717)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: K Wigglers and Gold Spoons
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Besides Kelley Wiggler and gold spoons, cut bait freelined, or under a popping cork.

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