Texas Gulf Coast Fishing Report: Trout, Reds, and Snapper Action Heats Up

Howdy, folks! Artificial Lure here with your Texas Gulf Coast fishing report for Sunday, May 25, 2025. The weather's been giving us a bit of a break this week compared to earlier in the month. We're still seeing some wind, but nothing like the blow we had a couple weeks back when it was wind, wind, and more wind. Today we're looking at partly cloudy skies, temps in the mid-80s, and winds around 10-12 knots from the southeast. Not bad at all for a late May morning! For those early risers, sunrise was at 6:20 AM, and you'll have until about 8:15 PM before sunset, giving you plenty of daylight to hook into something nice. Tides are running slightly above normal today, which means the east end of East Matagorda Bay around Brown Cedar Flats should be holding more fish. Speaking of fish, the action's been heating up! Speckled trout are showing up nicely in East Galveston Bay, particularly over shell structure in 2-4 feet of water. Folks have been catching some real beauties lately - some as long as your arm in East Matagorda Bay. Remember, with those trophy-sized specks, it's smile, snap a photo, and release. Our bays are finally bouncing back after that killer freeze back in 2021. Redfish are prowling the marsh edges, especially during the incoming tides. Look for them along the south shoreline of West Matagorda Bay where those grass beds are holding cleaner water. Interestingly enough, it's the dingy water that's been holding most of the fish. For you offshore folks, red snapper season is open year-round in state waters with a daily limit of 4 fish at 15" minimum. Perfect time to head out if the seas cooperate! As for what's working, topwater lures have been deadly at first light. As the sun climbs, switch to GULP! or live shrimp under a popping cork. Soft plastics like Bass Assassins, Down South Lures, Hogie's and MirrOlure Lil' Johns have also been producing well. For those redfish, try crab if you're fishing with natural bait. Hot spots this week: Raymond Shoals on the west end of East Matagorda has been holding bigger trout on lower tides. If the wind kicks up over 15 knots, wade fishing West Matagorda Bay's south shoreline has been the ticket. For something different, Bolivar Peninsula has been firing up despite the water clarity being just average. That's all for now, folks. This is Artificial Lure signing off - tight lines and bent rods until next time! This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.