Upper Texas Coast

HotSPOTLight: Palacios Point

•  •  •

LOCATION: Sabine Lake
HOTSPOT: Coffee Gound Cove
GPS: N 29 58.179, W 93 46.16
(29.9697, -93.7693)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Spoons, shrimp, soft plastics
TIPS: Troll down shoreline with red/white jigs under cork.

. . .

LOCATION: Sabine Lake
HOTSPOT: Coffee Ground Cove
GPS: N 29 58.179, W 93 46.16
(29.9697, -93.7693)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Soft plastics
TIPS: Target winter specks with soft plastics like Norton Sand Eels, Trout Killers, or Corkys.

. . .

LOCATION: Galveston East Bay
HOTSPOT: Deep Reef
GPS: N 29 30.744, W 94 40.581
(29.513367, -94.67635)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Soft plastic shrimp tails
TIPS: in November, fishing should be good along north and south shorelines from Rollover to Stingray Marina.

. . .

LOCATION: Galveston East Bay
HOTSPOT: Robinson Bayou
GPS: N 29 35.0637, W 94 34.4947
(29.5844, -94.5749)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Soft plastic shrimp tails
TIPS: Three days prior to the new moon and full moon phases should provide excellent fishing.

. . .

LOCATION: Galveston Trinity Bay
HOTSPOT: Pine Gully Fishing Pier
GPS: N 29 35.348, W 94 59.389
(29.5891, -94.9898)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Live shrimp, finger mullet
TIPS: Work pilings and shady area; avoid midday

. . .

LOCATION: Galveston Trinity Bay
HOTSPOT: The North Flats
GPS: N 29 42.146, W 94 51.242
(29.7024, -94.8540)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Corkys, Live shrimp
TIPS: Drift, work the birds, look for bait; dawn through dusk

. . .

LOCATION: Galveston West Bay
HOTSPOT: Jones Bay Shoreline
GPS: N 29 18.525, W 94 56.3999
(29.3088, -94.9400)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Corkys or MirrOlures
TIPS: The bite is a lot slower in the wintertime. You may have to grind for them. When it starts cooling down, throw Corkys or MirrOlures.

. . .

LOCATION: Galveston West Bay
HOTSPOT: Jones Bay Shoreline
GPS: N 29 18.684, W 94 55.555
(29.3114, -94.9259)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Soft plastics, live bait
TIPS: Fish grass & cast to sand pockets; avoid midday.

. . .

LOCATION: Galveston West Bay
HOTSPOT: Chocolate Bay Shoreline
GPS: N 29 7.797, W 95 9.54
(29.1300, -95.1590)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Corky or MirrOlure baits
TIPS: Wade the mud or shell banks. The fish might be holding one side of the reef or top of it, but most of the time when the tide drops, fish will be on one side where there is current.

. . .

LOCATION: Christmas Bay
HOTSPOT: Christmas Bay North Shore
GPS: N 29 3.53, W 95 12.233
(29.0588, -95.2039)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Soft plastics, spoons, live bait
TIPS: Fish the shoreline with Bass Assassins, gold spoons, or live mullet, crabs.

. . .

LOCATION: Freeport
HOTSPOT: Swan Lake
GPS: N 28 58.0981, W 95 16.446
(28.9683, -95.2741)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Saltwater Assassins in Texas Roach
TIPS: Try fishing from a kayak for the quiet approach. Use Saltwater Assassins or Gulp! under a popping cork.

. . .

LOCATION: Matagorda
HOTSPOT: Colorado River
GPS: N 28 40.5419, W 95 58.08
(28.6757, -95.9680)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Bass Assassin and MirrOlure soft plastics
TIPS: If there is a lot of rain, it will drive the fish out of the river down into West Matagorda Bay. Run off will not affect East Matagorda Bay.

. . .

LOCATION: Matagorda East Bay
HOTSPOT: Cleveland Reef
GPS: N 28 39.983, W 95 51.982
(28.6664, -95.8664)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Salt & Pepper Bull Minnows
TIPS: Drift and work the reef top and edges; dawn-morning, dusk.

. . .

LOCATION: Matagorda West Bay
HOTSPOT: Mad Island Reef
GPS: N 28 37.2109, W 96 5.7829
(28.6202, -96.0964)

SPECIES: Redfish
BEST BAITS: Pink Skitter Walks
TIPS: Redfish grow almost an inch a month. In October they weren’t legal. In November redfish should be in the 20-1/2 to 21-inch size.

. . .

LOCATION: Matagorda West Bay
HOTSPOT: Palacios Point
GPS: N 28 34.689, W 96 13.707
(28.57815, -96.22845)

SPECIES: Speckled Trout
BEST BAITS: Topwaters, soft plastics
TIPS: Wade the shoreline from Hotel Point to Palacios Point; avoid midday, night.

 

. . .