Texas Gulf Coast Fishing Report: Trout, Reds, and Snapper Biting in December

Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to Gulf of Mexico fishing ace right here in Texas. Comin' atcha live on this fine December 12th mornin' with the latest from our bays and nearshore waters. Sunrise hit around 7:05 AM, sunset 'bout 5:24 PM—plenty of light for a full day on the water. Weather's mild today, southeast breeze pickin' up, temps in the low 60s overnight warmin' to upper 60s, per NWS Houston/Galveston forecast. Tides in Freeport show low coefficient at 47: 4:45 AM high at 0.7 ft, 10:08 AM high 1.1 ft, 4:16 PM low 0.8 ft, 9:48 PM high 1.2 ft—fish the incoming moves, especially mid-mornin' and evenin'. Galveston Channel tides mirror that: around 0.5 to 1 ft swings all day. Fish are active in this late fall pattern—speckled trout good on soft plastics, twitch baits, live shrimp in Trinity Bay, Galveston Bay, Freeport at 69 degrees water. Redfish fair to good on live shrimp, finger mullet, soft plastics 'round Redfish Bay, Bolivar, Port Aransas. Black drum, sheepshead bitin' dead or live shrimp in Sabine Lake, East Matagorda. NOAA just reopened federal red snapper for-hire season yesterday—get on those reefs! Recent reports from Lone Star Outdoor News as of Dec 7: limits of specks and reds in Baffin Bay, Port Mansfield on topwaters and plastics; bull reds in Corpus Christi on cut mullet. Best lures? Paddle-tail soft plastics like DOA Shrimp or Gulp!, gold spoons, twitchbaits for trout and reds. Live shrimp under poppin' corks or free-lined, finger mullet for reds, dead shrimp for drum. Nearshore, try live mullet for snapper and kings. Hot spots today: Texas City Dike for trout on channel edges with movin' tide, and Freeport jetties for reds, sheepshead, specks—hit the rocks at incoming. Rig up tight, watch them tides, and stay safe out there. Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for more reports! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.