Surfside Beach Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Robert McCormick
West Columbia, Texas
Reported: 5 days 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: 5 days 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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Shane Day
League City, Texas
Reported: 1 week ago

Catching lots of trout wading the shorelines of East and West Galveston Bay. Getting a few on topwaters, but most bites are on soft plastics (Down South Lures in color "Pink Flamingo").

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Shane Day League City, Texas Reported: 1 week ago

Catching lots of trout wading the shorelines of East and West Galveston Bay. Getting a few on topwaters, but most bites are on soft plastics (Down South Lures in color "Pink Flamingo").

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Jay Potts
Freeport, Texas
Reported: 1 week 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: 1 week 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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Brad Turner with Sea Play Sportfishing
Galveston, Texas
Reported: 1 week ago

Fishing has been good lots of red fish, sheepshead, trout, and the sharks are starting to show up

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Brad Turner with Sea Play Sportfishing Galveston, Texas Reported: 1 week ago

Fishing has been good lots of red fish, sheepshead, trout, and the sharks are starting to show up

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Michael Meza
Houston, Texas
Reported: 3 weeks ago

Fishing remains strong for Specks with some drum mixed in with live shrimp under popping corks

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Michael Meza Houston, Texas Reported: 3 weeks ago

Fishing remains strong for Specks with some drum mixed in with live shrimp under popping corks

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Jay Potts
Freeport, Texas
Reported: 4 weeks 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: 4 weeks 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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Kevin Lively
Dayton, Texas
Reported: 1 month ago

Fishing has been good, it's been windy but we are working through it. Both live bait and artificial lures have been working. I have plenty of days available right now

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Kevin Lively Dayton, Texas Reported: 1 month ago

Fishing has been good, it's been windy but we are working through it. Both live bait and artificial lures have been working. I have plenty of days available right now

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Lance Eggenberg with Catching Charters
Galveston, Texas
Reported: 1 month ago

Perfect weather on the water in Galveston, TX! Back to back trips and these groups have absolutely crushed it! Big smiles, great weather, great tasting FISH hitting the deck!

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Lance Eggenberg with Catching Charters Galveston, Texas Reported: 1 month ago

Perfect weather on the water in Galveston, TX! Back to back trips and these groups have absolutely crushed it! Big smiles, great weather, great tasting FISH hitting the deck!

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