Gulf Coast Fishing Report: Cooler Weather, Slow Bite, and Redfish Hot Spots

# Gulf Coast Fishing Report – Thursday, November 27, 2025 Hey there, this is Artificial Lure bringing you your Gulf Coast fishing report for today, Thursday, November 27th. **Tides and Conditions** Let's talk tides first. Here on the Texas coast, we're looking at a low tide at 3:10 PM and a high tide coming in at 11:42 PM. Sun's up at 6:53 AM and down at 5:20 PM, so you've got a good window this morning if you can get out early. Water temperatures are hovering around 70 to 74 degrees across the bays, but here's the thing—cooler weather's moving in, and that's gonna slow the bite by the weekend. **What's Biting** Let me give you the real deal. Redfish bay just turned slow this week as that cold front's pushing through. Last week we had fair to good action with redfish firing up on cut mullet and shrimp, but expect that to change with the temperature drop. Galveston Bay's still fair for speckled trout around Eagle Point, and bull redfish are showing up in deeper waters near the ship channel. The best move is watching for working birds—that's your ticket to finding them. Over in Port Aransas, redfish are still great on live shrimp and cut mullet, especially at the jetties. East Matagorda Bay is marking good conditions with trout, redfish, and drum responding well to artificials or live bait. Port Mansfield's running warm at 80 degrees, and big redfish are still cruising the flats, eager to hit Mansfield Knockers topwaters. **Lures and Bait** For artificials, you want spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and topwater lures—especially those popping corks with live shrimp underneath. The Mansfield Knocker's been money down south. For bait, live shrimp and fresh-cut mullet are your bread and butter. Dead shrimp works for drum, and don't sleep on finger mullet either. **Hot Spots** I'd head to the flats around East and West Matagorda Bay—wade the reefs or drift over shell for a mixed bag. If you're feeling adventurous, Port Mansfield's potholes are holding big redfish right now. Stay safe out there, monitor the weather, and wear your kill switch. Thanks for tuning in to the show—make sure you subscribe for next week's report. This has been a quiet please production. For more, check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.