Texas Gulf Coast INSHORE Fishing Report Week of May 22nd 2024

Sabine Lake GOOD. 72 degrees. Speckled trout and slot redfish are biting in the jetty near the rocks with popping corks under live shrimp. Slot redfish, few trout, flounder, drum and sheepshead are being caught fishing rock piles and shell banks. Still an influx of water coming in from the river, so we will be fishing the deep water where … Click Here to Read More

Texas Gulf Coast INSHORE Fishing Report Week of May 15th 2024

Sabine Lake GOOD. 72 degrees. Rain and freshwater continue to flow into Sabine Lake. It should take a few more weeks for the water to stabilize. Fish in areas with higher salinity levels. Sabine Channel is good for sheepshead, drum and redfish along the edges of rocky banks and shell with live shrimp under a popping cork. Water color is … Click Here to Read More

Texas Gulf Coast INSHORE Fishing Report Week of May 8th 2024

Sabine Lake GOOD. 72 degrees. Still an influx of freshwater coming into Sabine Lake shutting off the bite on the North levee wall. It should take a few more weeks for the water to stabilize. Fish in areas with higher salinity levels. Intracoastal waterway is good for sheepshead, black drums and few redfish with Carolina rigged shrimp in 14-18 feet … Click Here to Read More

Texas Gulf Coast INSHORE Fishing Report Week of May 1st 2024

Sabine Lake GOOD. 68 degrees. High winds in the forecast, so fish in areas protected from the winds. Sabine channel to the jetties for redfish, drum, sheepshead on the rock piles and shell banks live shrimp with popping corks. Some catches of trout with red shad on ⅛ ounce jig heads on drop-offs in 12-14 feet. Jetties are good for … Click Here to Read More

Texas Gulf Coast INSHORE Fishing Report Week of April 24th 2024

Sabine Lake GOOD. 68 degrees. Sabine Lake is fresh due to runoff, this is pushing the fish to the banks. Water clarity is murky, so navigate with caution watching for floating debris. North Levee Wall is producing limits of speckled trout on live shrimp under a popping cork or darker colored plastics. Drum and sheepshead catches in Sabine Channel rock … Click Here to Read More

Texas Gulf Coast INSHORE Fishing Report Week of April 17th 2024

Sabine Lake GOOD. 68 degrees. Sabine Lake is fresh due to runoff from the Neches River. Navigate with caution watching for floating debris. Best catches coming from the channel, Intracoastal Waterway and jetties. Mixed bag of speckled trout, redfish, sheepshead and drum in the Sabine Channel and ICW on rock piles and shell banks with live shrimp under a popping … Click Here to Read More

Coast guard seizes 460 pounds of illegally caught red snapper

A 33-foot Special Purpose Craft Law Enforcement boat crew from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island surveys a Mexican lancha offshore the southern Texas coast, March 7, 2024. The Coast Guard seized more red snappers this past week from two lanchas. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Station South Padre Island) The U.S. Coast Guard seized around 460 pounds of red … Click Here to Read More

15-Year-Old Ohio Girl Breaks Largest Wild-Caught Blue Catfish State Record

A 15-year-old Ohio girl is making headlines with a record-breaking catch — a giant blue catfish that’s practically her size. Jaylynn Parker of New Richmond was fishing in the Ohio River with her father and a family friend on Sunday when she hooked the massive 101-pound fish. Photos captured on that day show Jaylynn holding the catfish over her knee … Click Here to Read More

Texas Gulf Coast INSHORE Fishing Report Week of April 10th 2024

Sabine Lake GOOD. 68 degrees. Redfish are holding in the potholes, rock and shell in the ICW biting live shrimp under a popping cork. Slot redfish and trout can be caught in the ICW in 12-15 feet of water with red shad quarter ounce jigs during incoming tides. Sabine Channel is good for slot redfish and slot trout with live … Click Here to Read More

Texas Gulf Coast INSHORE Fishing Report Week of April 3rd 2024

Sabine Lake GOOD. 62 degrees. Slot redfish, smaller sized trout, and drum can be caught in the Intracoastal canal on live shrimp under popping cork. North Levee wall is good for nice catches of speckled trout in the morning using live shrimp under a popping cork or 5 inch plastics with 1/16 ounce jig heads. North end of Sabine Lake … Click Here to Read More