Bay City Fishing Reports (April 2026)

Robert McCormick
West Columbia, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing in the Freeport/West Galveston Bay area has been great! Redfish and flounder can be caught along the grass lines with live shrimp and a popping cork. Trout have been good along the guts and sand flats using artificial and live bait

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Robert McCormick West Columbia, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing in the Freeport/West Galveston Bay area has been great! Redfish and flounder can be caught along the grass lines with live shrimp and a popping cork. Trout have been good along the guts and sand flats using artificial and live bait

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Steve Howard
El Lago, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

Still catching big snapper along with Mahi-mahi, kingfish and tuna. Last couple days of snapper season left then will be chasing Amberjack starting Sept. 1st.

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Steve Howard El Lago, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

Still catching big snapper along with Mahi-mahi, kingfish and tuna. Last couple days of snapper season left then will be chasing Amberjack starting Sept. 1st.

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Cory Frankum
Freeport, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

The fishing has been good. Catching lots of nice trout on finger mullet in the bays. Early morning top water bite has been excellent for big redfish and trout. Flounder gigging trips have also had good success.

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Cory Frankum Freeport, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

The fishing has been good. Catching lots of nice trout on finger mullet in the bays. Early morning top water bite has been excellent for big redfish and trout. Flounder gigging trips have also had good success.

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Alan Manica
Freeport, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

Showing off his red snapper catch

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Alan Manica Freeport, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

Showing off his red snapper catch

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Sid Halliday
Matagorda, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

Had my Oilmans group take 1st in the red fish division with a 8.4 pounds and 1st in the triple tail with 24.5 pounder My other groups have been catching steady on shrimp under a popping cork. But the big bites have been coming from wading throwing top waters in...

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Sid Halliday Matagorda, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

Had my Oilmans group take 1st in the red fish division with a 8.4 pounds and 1st in the triple tail with 24.5 pounder
My other groups have been catching steady on shrimp under a popping cork. But the big bites have been coming from wading throwing top waters in the morning and moving out to deeper water in the afternoons

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Robert Gaspard
Welsh, Louisiana
Reported: 3 years ago

The Red Snapper bite has been decent this year in 100 -200ft of water, and the King Mackerel bite is in full swing the past few weeks. Even a few stray Mahi every now and then.

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Robert Gaspard Welsh, Louisiana Reported: 3 years ago

The Red Snapper bite has been decent this year in 100 -200ft of water, and the King Mackerel bite is in full swing the past few weeks. Even a few stray Mahi every now and then.

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Jordan Machacek
Matagorda, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been good when the weather is right. Catching redfish drifting over the flats in East Matagorda Bay on live shrimp and lures first thing in the morning. And have been catching trout wading and drifting over reefs throwing croaker and lures as well.

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Jordan Machacek Matagorda, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been good when the weather is right. Catching redfish drifting over the flats in East Matagorda Bay on live shrimp and lures first thing in the morning. And have been catching trout wading and drifting over reefs throwing croaker and lures as well.

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Stan Sloan
Richmond, Texas
Reported: 3 years ago

Yessir we have plenty dates end of august and in September and October we would love to get some new faces out there The wade fishing in the surf has been on fire and the bayfishing is good aswell

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Stan Sloan Richmond, Texas Reported: 3 years ago

Yessir we have plenty dates end of august and in September and October we would love to get some new faces out there
The wade fishing in the surf has been on fire and the bayfishing is good aswell

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