Chocolate Bay Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Robert McCormick
West Columbia, Texas
Reported: 1 week ago

Fishing for trout and flounder has been great using live shrimp and artificial lures over open water reefs and structure.

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Robert McCormick West Columbia, Texas Reported: 1 week ago

Fishing for trout and flounder has been great using live shrimp and artificial lures over open water reefs and structure.

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Jay Potts
Freeport, Texas
Reported: 2 weeks ago

Fished the west Galveston area. Bottom of the tide at dawn. Water off color, wind 13 to 15 mph. Fished some artificial reef on the north side with live shrimp and popping corks. Picked up a few large gafftop and some sandtrout. Moved down couple hundred feet. Caught some specs...

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Jay Potts Freeport, Texas Reported: 2 weeks ago

Fished the west Galveston area. Bottom of the tide at dawn. Water off color, wind 13 to 15 mph. Fished some artificial reef on the north side with live shrimp and popping corks. Picked up a few large gafftop and some sandtrout. Moved down couple hundred feet. Caught some specs and a upper slot red. Got a few more specs in chocolate bay. Some black drum and sheepshead in cold pass when the tide was ripping in. Slow bite but put together a nice box of fish

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Jay Potts
Freeport, Texas
Reported: 1 month ago

Fishing in the Freeport/ Galveston area is heating up. Popping cork and live shrimp has been effective near and over shell reefs. Knocker rigs against piers and bulkhead producing big sheepheads.

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Jay Potts Freeport, Texas Reported: 1 month ago

Fishing in the Freeport/ Galveston area is heating up. Popping cork and live shrimp has been effective near and over shell reefs. Knocker rigs against piers and bulkhead producing big sheepheads.

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Robert McCormick
West Columbia, Texas
Reported: 1 month ago

Here's a few pics of the recent trips. Fishing has been good early using live shrimp under popping corks and various soft plastic lures.

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Robert McCormick West Columbia, Texas Reported: 1 month ago

Here's a few pics of the recent trips. Fishing has been good early using live shrimp under popping corks and various soft plastic lures.

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Cory Frankum
Freeport, Texas
Reported: 1 month ago

Not a bad week, it was windy but that's about all. Morning and afternoon bites are decent. Seeing lots of fish activity in west Galveston bay. Sharks and stingrays are back so be mindful of them. Fish are eating on live or dead shrimp and smaller paddle tails and jerk...

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Cory Frankum Freeport, Texas Reported: 1 month ago

Not a bad week, it was windy but that's about all. Morning and afternoon bites are decent. Seeing lots of fish activity in west Galveston bay. Sharks and stingrays are back so be mindful of them. Fish are eating on live or dead shrimp and smaller paddle tails and jerk shad lures.

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Mike Short with Get Hooked Charters Galveston
Galveston, Texas
Reported: 2 months ago

Fishing has been on fire inshore, producing reds, black drum, redfish, sheepshead, and more!

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Mike Short with Get Hooked Charters Galveston Galveston, Texas Reported: 2 months ago

Fishing has been on fire inshore, producing reds, black drum, redfish, sheepshead, and more!

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Rodney Chapman
Oyster Creek, Texas
Reported: 2 months ago

Mix of state water red snapper and Bull reds

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Rodney Chapman Oyster Creek, Texas Reported: 2 months ago

Mix of state water red snapper and Bull reds

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Mike Short with Get Hooked Charters Galveston
Galveston, Texas
Reported: 3 months ago

Slow but bringing a few fish over the rail! A few reds, gulf trout, sheepshead and pup drum in the bay and Galveston Jetty-Channel area on live shrimp. And a few flounder still hanging around

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Mike Short with Get Hooked Charters Galveston Galveston, Texas Reported: 3 months ago

Slow but bringing a few fish over the rail! A few reds, gulf trout, sheepshead and pup drum in the bay and Galveston Jetty-Channel area on live shrimp. And a few flounder still hanging around

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