West Bay Fishing Reports (December 2025)

West Bay Weather Forecast

Fishing reports straight from our guides in West Bay

Max Williams
Panama City Beach, Florida
Reported: 8 months ago

Max Williams Panama City Beach, Florida Reported: 8 months ago

The Redfish are on fire right now. We've had consistent enough weather to pattern the fish, and the water is warming up enough to keep them active. Topwater plugs is my favorite way to target these fish right now, but I'll also use swim baits and jigs. The Red Grouper bite was on fire this last week with the couple of good weather days we had, and the Vermilion Snapper and Triggerfish have been consistent all month. Red Snapper and Amberjack are easy to find, but until their season, we'll keep targeting other species. Spanish Mackerel are starting to get caught in the bay, but I expect it to be April 1st before the bite fires off.

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Leaf Potter with Texas Saltwater Adventures
Freeport, Texas
Reported: 8 months ago

Everyone stayed busy this morning! Limits of sheep’s. Trout and several small reds released and a nice slot. Mike, thank you for fishing with us! Glad the sun finally came out and you got a nice weather day!! Our books are open for SPRING BREAK!!

Leaf Potter with Texas Saltwater Adventures Freeport, Texas Reported: 8 months ago

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LG Boyd
Texas City, Texas
Reported: 8 months ago

Weather is warming up, and bite is heating up around the bays and jetties.

LG Boyd Texas City, Texas Reported: 8 months ago

Weather is warming up, and bite is heating up around the bays and jetties.

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LG Boyd
Texas City, Texas
Reported: 8 months ago

Weather is warming up and bite is heating up around the bays and jetties.

LG Boyd Texas City, Texas Reported: 8 months ago

Weather is warming up and bite is heating up around the bays and jetties.

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Nick Dykes
Tavernier, Florida
Reported: 9 months ago

We've been in the Glades catching Redfish, Snook, and a few Tarpon.

Nick Dykes Tavernier, Florida Reported: 9 months ago

We've been in the Glades catching Redfish, Snook, and a few Tarpon.

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Mike Short with Get Hooked Charters Galveston
Galveston, Texas
Reported: 9 months ago

Sheepshead bite on fire the last few days! As we warm up in the next few weeks the fishing will get even better

Mike Short with Get Hooked Charters Galveston Galveston, Texas Reported: 9 months ago

Sheepshead bite on fire the last few days! As we warm up in the next few weeks the fishing will get even better

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Eric Wilkas
Panama City Beach, Florida
Reported: 9 months ago

The Vermillion Snapper are biting! The red grouper has slowed down a little but still catching a couple each trip. The Amber Jack bite inshore and off has been great fun to catch and release. The inshore Redfish are shallow been sight fishing for them and the big trout are...

Eric Wilkas Panama City Beach, Florida Reported: 9 months ago

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Shawn Warren
Galveston, Texas
Reported: 9 months ago

Redfish are on fire.

Shawn Warren Galveston, Texas Reported: 9 months ago

Redfish are on fire.

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★★★★★
We enjoyed the fishing trip with Ralph. He tried really hard to get us to where the fish were biting.
Mark G. | November 9, 2025

Trip: Galveston Inshore Trip
★★★★★
Really chill guy, we caught lots of fish, and mi friends and I had a great time.
Agustin M. | November 8, 2025

Trip: 3/4 Day Bay + Jetty Adventure
★★★★★
We had a great fishing trip with Ryan in the Intracoastal near the San Bernard River. Caught 8 keepers but had lots of action that we caught and released. Very knowledgeable. Our grandson had a ball!
Susan/Mike P. | November 4, 2025

Trip: Freeport Bay Fishing Trip
★★★★★
Ralph was awesome with us. Making sure we on the fish the whole time. Easily we all caught 15-20 fish a piece. Three big reds were caught along with tons of sand trout. We also all caught 30 or so gafftop catfish as well.
Brandon B. | October 18, 2025

Trip: Galveston Inshore Trip
★★★★★
Hey folks, I wanted to give a review for my time fishing with Captain Chris in Galveston West Bay. Fishing overall was tough due to some wicked calm conditions during the October Super Moon. Capt. Chris went above and beyond to put us on fish. He is truly a gifted guide, who balances fishing conditions and personalities together, a rare find indeed.
Gordon D. | October 8, 2025

Trip: Galveston Inshore Fishing
★★★★★
Excellant guide for novice or experienced fisherman. Had a great time!
Edward J. | August 7, 2025

Trip: Galveston Bay: Bay/Jetty Trip
★★★★★
Caught a ton of fish. Captain Dexter really knew his stuff. Great guy on top of that. Highly recommend Captain Dexter for families and someone who wants to have a great time and catch lots of fish in a laid back environment.
Jason S. | July 29, 2025

Trip: Redfish And Speckled Trout
★★★★★
This is the second time we have fished with Captain Jesse. Once again he put us on the fish, but more importantly, he taught us how to fish. I’ve been fishing for many years and did not know the proper way to set the hook and ensure the fish stayed on the line. My grandson wants me to start planing the next trip with Captain Jesse. Great boat, great guide, great guy - Thanks, Craig, Lisa, & James.
Craig G. | July 8, 2025

Trip: West Bay Trip
★★★★★
Captain Jesse was extremely knowledgeable and helpful.
Dylan B. | June 15, 2025

Trip: West Bay Trip
★★★★★
We were down fishing with Chris for a buddy's bachelor party and had an awesome time out there. Chris warned us ahead of time that conditions were tough, but we decided to brave the elements. Chris took us around to multiple spots all across West Bay. He put us on countless trout under the birds before we had to make it back. Will be back and can't wait, thanks Chris! – Jonathan with Captain Experiences
Jonathan N. | December 9, 2024

Trip: Galveston Inshore Fishing