Howdy, y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your salty Gulf Coast Texas fishing guru, comin' atcha live on this crisp January 12th mornin'. Skies are partly cloudy with temps hoverin' in the low 50s risin' to mid-60s by afternoon—perfect for bundle-up fishin', no major wind to fuss with. Sunrise hit at 7:14 AM, sunset 'round 5:40 PM, givin' ya a solid 10-hour window.

Tides at Galveston Bay Entrance South Jetty today show low at 5:01 AM (-0.6 ft) risin' to high at 2:49 PM (1.4 ft)—that outgoing early mornin' and flood tide later is prime for draggin' structure. Solunar activity's low coefficient 37, but fish don't always read the charts.

Action's hot on reds, speckled trout, and black drum, per the latest Galveston Bay reports from TPWD updated January 11th. Anglers been pullin' limits of 20-30" reds and slot trout on the flats, with black drum up to 40"+ crashin' pots. Recent catches include a 43.5" red drum catch-and-release on mullet rigs, and gafftopsail cats hittin' cut bait hard.

Best lures? Strike King's Spot Tail Special 1/4oz is killin' reds in shallow grass—twitch it slow. Rapala Original Floater or Zoom Trick Worm for trout in channels. Live shrimp or mullet tops baits; rig 'em Carolina-style under a poppin' cork. Mullet imitations like soft plastics on jigheads seal the deal.

Hit these hot spots: Galveston Pleasure Pier for pier rats targetin' trout on shrimp, or the South Jetty rocks for reds tailin' in the wash—park early, beat the crowd.

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Gulf Coast Texas fishing report.

Along the upper coast from Galveston down to Freeport, we’re riding a classic winter pattern: cool mornings, light north to northeast breeze early, swinging southeast as the sun gets up, with highs pushing into the low 60s. Tides4Fishing’s Galveston South Jetty table shows a low tide just after sunrise today, around 4:30 a.m. with negative water, then a solid incoming pushing to a 1.2‑foot high mid‑afternoon. Sunrise is right about 7:14 a.m., sunset around 5:39 p.m. That building afternoon water is your window.

Water is cold but clearing on protected shorelines and over deeper shell. Texas Saltwater Fishing Magazine’s January columns note steady trout and redfish action working mud and shell in 3–6 feet, especially on those warming afternoon tides. Recent charter reports out of Galveston and Matagorda have been posting mixed boxes of 16–22 inch speckled trout, solid slot reds, and a few keeper black drum and sheepshead off the jetties and deep reefs.

Fish activity has been slow at daybreak, then picking up late morning as the sun warms that darker bottom. Think lazy winter fish: they’re eating, but you’ve got to crawl it. Trout are staging along drop‑offs and guts; reds are roaming drains and shorelines when the water creeps back up. Black drum have been thick on shell and around channel edges, especially with that incoming tide.

Best lures right now:
- Soft plastics on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads in natural or dark winter colors – Down South, Bass Assassin, and MirrOlure‑style twitch baits are all putting trout in the net, just like the local guides keep preaching in Texas Saltwater Fishing Magazine.
- Corky‑style suspending baits and MirrOdines fished painfully slow over mud and shell for bigger trout.
- For reds, a 3–4 inch paddle tail in red/white, chicken‑on‑a‑chain, or motor oil, slow‑rolled along the bottom.
- At the jetties, a simple ¼–½ oz jig with shrimp‑ or crab‑scented soft plastic is money on drum, sheepshead, and slot reds.

Best bait:
- Live or dead shrimp under a popping cork over shell or along channel edges.
- Cracked blue crab for oversized black drum on the jetties and passes.
- Finger mullet or mud minnows on the bottom near drains for reds and the occasional flounder.

Couple of hot spots to hit:
- Galveston South Jetty and the nearby ship channel edges: incoming tide this afternoon should push bait and drum, reds, and some trout right up the rocks.
- West Matagorda Bay mud and shell around Oyster Lake and the guts leading into the back lakes: afternoon wades with soft plastics and Corkys are producing quality trout and scattered reds.

If you can only fish one window, slide out late morning, fish through that building afternoon high, and work slow. Think “winter creep,” not “summer burn.”

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Texas Gulf fishing report.

We’re in a classic winter pattern along the Gulf, with cool mornings, light to moderate north–northeast breeze, and highs working up into the 60s along the upper and mid coast. According to the National Weather Service marine outlook, seas are running 2–4 feet nearshore, so the bays and beachfront are plenty fishable if you pick your windows.

Tides are on the weaker side but still useful. NOAA’s Galveston Pleasure Pier predictions show a predawn low followed by a mid‑morning rise and an evening high, so that mid‑morning push and last couple hours of daylight around sunset are your money tides. Tide-Forecast and Tides4Fishing list sunrise right around 7:10 a.m. and sunset near 5:30 p.m. up and down the upper Texas coast, giving you a tight low‑light window when the bite is best.

Fish activity is classic January: slower overall, but quality fish for folks willing to grind. The latest statewide Texas fishing report from the Midland Reporter‑Telegram notes steady catches of **redfish, speckled trout, and black drum** on the coast, with winter patterns setting up in deeper guts and channel edges. Inshore YouTube reports out of the Chocolate Bay and upper coast area show kayak anglers still picking off speckled trout and redfish, but working hard for bites and leaning on live bait to seal the deal.

Catch-wise this past week, guides and locals from Galveston down through Freeport and Matagorda are reporting:
- Solid **slot reds** on shell and mud in 2–4 feet, especially on moving water.
- **Speckled trout** holding deeper, 5–8 feet over mud and shell, and on drop‑offs near drains.
- Scattered **black drum and sheepshead** on channel edges and around structure on shrimp and crab.

Best artificial lures right now:
- **Soft plastics** on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads in natural or dark winter colors: plum, opening night, chicken‑on‑a‑chain, and new penny. Sea Fishing Lures guides and other saltwater lure resources emphasize soft plastic jerkbaits and paddletails for inshore reds and trout.
- **Slow‑sinking twitchbaits** in chrome or bone for trout over shell.
- **Gulp! shrimp** on light jigheads worked painfully slow along the bottom in deeper guts.
- On calmer afternoons, a **topwater** can still draw a big red or trout over shallow mud warming in the sun.

Best bait:
- **Live shrimp** under a popping cork for trout, reds, drum, and sheepshead.
- **Live finger mullet or mud minnows** freelined or on a Carolina rig along drains and bayous.
- For drum and sheepshead, **dead shrimp or cracked crab** on the bottom around structure.

Couple of hot spots to circle:
- **West Bay / San Luis Pass side (Galveston–Freeport)**: Work the protected shorelines and mid‑bay reefs on the warming afternoon tide. Look for slicks and scattered mullet; ease through quietly and fan‑cast soft plastics.
- **Texas City Dike & Galveston Channel**: Deeper winter water, great for trout, reds, and drum on live shrimp and soft plastics bounced along the drop‑off. Fish the edges of the rocks and ship channel when that tide starts moving.

Down the coast, **East Matagorda Bay** is also a solid bet: drift soft plastics across mid‑bay shell on the incoming, then slide into drains as water falls.

Keep your retrieve slow, focus on that mid‑morning tide swing and the last light of the day, and you’ll put fish in the box.

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Texas Gulf report.

We’re sliding into a classic winter pattern along the Middle and Upper Coast. Texas Parks and Wildlife’s latest saltwater report says water temps are mid‑60s, with fishing **good overall** if you key on deep structure and bait concentrations. Redfish Bay, San Antonio Bay, Port Aransas and Baffin are all holding fish.

Along the **Galveston / Freeport** stretch, tides4fishing and NOAA show a softer tide cycle today, with modest highs and lows and “average” solunar activity. That usually means you want to fish the **moving water windows** hard: early morning drop and the mid‑afternoon push. Sunrise on this part of the coast is right around 7:15 a.m., sunset about 5:35–5:40 p.m., so your best feeding flurries should bracket those times.

Weather‑wise, winter gulf pattern: cool mornings, milder afternoons, light to moderate south‑southeast breeze. That wind stacks bait on windward shorelines and pushes water and life up against shell and grass. Cloud cover just makes it better for trout.

Reports from TPWD’s saltwater roundup have it like this:
- **Trout & reds**: San Antonio Bay and Galveston complex are giving up solid specks and reds on **live shrimp** over the flats and along channel edges, plus over shell in 3–6 feet. Trout are coming deeper off rock edges and dropoffs in ship channels.
- **Redfish**: Redfish Bay and Port Aransas are seeing strong shallow redfish bites on **cut mullet, shrimp, and silver spoons**, with oversize reds on cut crab and mullet off the jetties.
- **Flounder**: Creeks and drains on an **outgoing tide**, picking off bait flushed from the marsh, on mud minnows and soft plastics.
- **Surf mix**: Corpus and open Gulf beaches are giving up pompano, whiting, trout, drum and reds in the first and second gut on shrimp, Fishbites and live mullet when the water’s clean.

Artificial selection is very much a winter game now. Guides out of Baffin are leaning on:
- **Soft plastics** with rattles or “corky‑style” suspending baits in darker colors like **Dark Vader**, watermelon red, or golden bream.
- **Paddle‑tail plastics** on light jigheads, slow‑rolled near bottom.
- **Imitation shrimp** or Gulp! shrimp under a popping cork in 2–4 feet.
Work ’em slow, almost painfully so; most bites are low in the water column.

Live and dead bait still rule numbers:
- **Best bait right now**: live shrimp, finger mullet, mud minnows, and cut mullet. Dead shrimp for drum and sheepshead around rocks and pilings.
- In the surf, shrimp or Fishbites tipped with a small piece of cut bait in the first gut is putting pompano, whiting, and slot reds on the sand.

A couple of **hot spots** to circle:
- **Galveston South Jetty / Ship Channel rocks**: Trout, reds, drum and sheepshead on live shrimp and soft plastics bounced down the rocks. On calm days, oversize reds on cut crab on the Gulf side.
- **San Luis Pass and adjacent bay reefs**: Work the tide swings with plastics and shrimp under corks on the bay side, and cut mullet or live shrimp in the guts on the Gulf side. Moving water is key here—do not linger through slack.

If you’re farther south:
- **East Flats / Lighthouse Lakes near Port Aransas**: Reds cruising shallow grass at mid‑day on spoons and paddle tails.
- **Baffin Bay rocks**: Big trout potential on slow‑swept plastics and Corkys along the deep rock piles.

Fish slow, watch the birds and bait, and don’t be afraid to move until you stick a couple—then fan that area thoroughly.

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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to Gulf Coast fishing guide, comin' atcha from the Texas salty side on this crisp January 7th mornin'. Water's coolin' off, but the bite's holdin' steady if you time it right.

Tides today 'round Corpus Christi and Galveston show low at 11:44 AM around -0.22 ft, high at 7:18 PM hittin' 1.03 ft, per Tide-Forecast.com. Sunrise kicked off at 7:20 AM, sunset 'round 5:50 PM—perfect for that dawn and dusk action. Solunar charts from FishingReminder point to major bites 4:59-6:59 AM and 5:27-7:27 PM near Galveston, with waxin' gibbous moon keepin' fish revved.

Recent reports got bull reds tearin' up the beachfront and jetties on fresh mullet or cut bait, speckled trout hittin' shell and drains at first light on north winds, and flounder giggin' marsh drains on the fallin' tide. Surf's poppin' with Spanish mackerel and slot reds when water's green to the beach—black drum deeper on shrimp. Limits are tight, so watch those regs after that Neches River bust with overbag crappie.

Best lures? Glow or chartreuse soft plastics slow-rolled, silver spoons for macks, topwaters at dawn. Live shrimp under poppin' corks for mixed bags, mud minnows for flounder. Mullet or crabs bottom-bouncin' for drums and reds.

Hit these hot spots: Galveston jetties for reds and trout, or Port Bolivar beaches for surf action—look for birds and slicks.

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Howdy, folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to Gulf of Mexico Texas fishing guru, comin' at ya live from the salty shores on this crisp January 5th mornin'. Sun's up at 7:13 AM and sets at 5:34 PM here 'round Galveston Bay Entrance South Jetty, givin' us a solid 10 hours of daylight to chase 'em.

Tides today are fishin' friendly with a high solunar rating of 89—pretty high activity. We're lookin' at 2:10 AM high at 1.6 ft, low at 10:18 AM hittin' -1.2 ft, evenin' high 7:05 PM at 1.5 ft, and a minor 10:46 PM at 1.2 ft. That outgoing tide mid-mornin' to afternoon's prime for reds and trout rootin' in the shallows.

Weather's cool and calm, typical winter Gulf—bundle up, winds light outta the north, water temps hoverin' low 50s, perfect for cold-water holdouts. Recent reports from Texas Parks and Wildlife show black drum pushin' 42.5 inches catch-and-release just last January, reds at 43.5 inches in November, and spotted seatrout active. Locals are pullin' reds, black drum, flounder, sheepshead, and gafftopsail cats steady—plenty of slot reds and keeper trout in the mix, with some big bull reds tailin' flats.

Fish are bitin' best on the move: live shrimp or mullet tops for bait, free-lined or under a poppin' cork. Artificials? Berkley Gulp shrimp or swimmin' mullet imitators on a 1/4-ounce jighead for trout and reds—work 'em slow on the falling tide. Piggy perch or croaker for bigger specks.

Hit these hot spots: Galveston Bay Entrance South Jetty for jetty trout and reds on the rocks, or Port Aransas jetties where outgoing currents stack drum and sheepshead. Wade shallow or drift the cuts—easy limits await.

Y'all stay safe out there, measure 'em twice, and release the big breeders.

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Howdy, y'all, this is Artificial Lure comin' at ya from the salty shores of the Gulf of Mexico, right here in Texas on this crisp Sunday mornin', January 4th. Winter's got her grip, but the fishin' is heatin' up if you know where to cast.

Tides4Fishing charts show Galveston Bay Entrance hittin' a low at 9:28 AM around -1.5 feet, then risin' to high at 6:27 PM at 1.6 feet—perfect for workin' the outgoing with solunar peaks very high at 92, meanin' major bites 'round 1:06 AM and 9:47 PM. Sunrise at 7:13 AM, sunset 5:33 PM, givin' ya about 10 hours of light. Weather's cool and clear, highs in the low 60s, light north breeze—prime after a front for trout and reds stackin' bait.

Fish activity's solid: FishingBooker reports a winter slam out of Port Aransas with limits of big redfish, plus flounder gigs and bonus tarpon. Captain Experiences notes slot reds and sheepshead active in Aransas Pass and Gulf Shores stretches. Recent catches include bull reds on cut mullet, speckled trout at first light on shell, black drum in channels, and Spanish mackerel in the surf when it's green.

Best lures? Topwaters like walking frogs or popping frogs for shallow spawners—Bradley Roy swears by 'em on thick cover with 50-pound braid. Glow/chartreuse soft plastics slow-rolled on falling tides, silver spoons for macks, crankbaits and jigs in stained water. Live shrimp under poppin' corks or mud minnows for mixed bags. Dirty water combos like Midnight Mullet shine here.

Hit these hot spots: Galveston South Jetty for reds and trout on the rip, or Port Aransas jetties and ship channel edges for drum and sheepshead. Wade windward shores early, follow birds.

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Howdy, y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to Gulf of Mexico Texas fishing expert, comin' at ya live from the salty bays on this crisp January 3rd mornin'. Sun's risin' at 7:19 AM CST here 'round Port Aransas, settin' at 5:45 PM—plenty of daylight to chase 'em. Tides are lookin' prime per Tide-Forecast.com: low at 8:31 AM droppin' to -0.93 ft, then high at 8:47 PM climbin' to 0.84 ft. Fish'll stack up on the incoming flood, so time your runs right.

Weather's a bit breezy out Galveston way, pushin' 24 mph winds with sunny skies and temps hoverin' mid-60s to low 70s, Galveston Fishing Pier reports. Galveston Fishing Update from Spreaker says yesterday's windy action fired up reds and trout—folks slayed slot reds to 28 inches and keeper trout on flats. Your Best Damn Surf Fishing Report on YouTube notes solid surf bites too, with drum and whoppin' reds pushin' shorelines. Amounts? Limits comin' easy if ya hit the right spots; trout schools thick, reds aggressive despite the chill.

Fish activity's pickin' up in this winter pattern—cold fronts got 'em schooled near oyster beds and grass edges. Target reds, specks, black drum; offshore rigs holdin' snapper if ya brave the chop, per Reel Deal Sportfishing's Jan 2 vid.

Best lures? Go slow-fallin' for lethargic fish: Z-Man Redfish Eye Jigheads packed with 4-5 inch paddletails or jerk shads in natural shrimp colors. Strike King Rage DB Craw Texas-rigged on 3/8-oz tungsten for bottom draggin'. Winter inshore tips from YouTube swear by bottom-oriented vibes like these 'round oysters. Live bait kings: fresh shrimp under a popping cork, or finger mullet free-lined for reds. Shiners if ya guidin' bass up bays, Lake Sam Rayburn report style.

Hot spots today: Galveston flats for wind-blown reds/trout—hit the incoming tide edges. Port Aransas jetties for drum and specks stackin' low tide rocks. Rig up and go!

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Howdy, y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to Gulf of Mexico Texas fishing expert, comin' at ya live from the bays on this crisp January 2nd mornin'. Water temps are droppin' into the mid-60s after that cold front, pushin' baitfish outta the flats into deeper channels—perfect for us die-hards.

Tides at Galveston Bay Entrance South Jetty today show a low at 7:42am hittin' -1.6 feet, risin' to 1.9 feet high around 4:54pm, then another flood at 8:57pm to 1.7 feet and late night 11:56pm same height. Coefficient's 87, high activity—fish the incomin' on those changes. Sunrise was 7:13am, sunset 5:32pm, so get out early 'fore the wind picks up northwest.

Fish are active in the cold: sheepshead schoolin' up big time, lovin' this chill, with recent catches pushin' 9+ pounds on live shrimp or fiddler crabs near structure. Red drum hittin' 40+ inches catch-and-release style on Gulp shrimp or live mullet under poppin' corks—Texas Parks & Wildlife logs 'em steady. Spotted seatrout bit slow but good on live shrimp or piggy perch, black drum on blue crab. Croaker and gafftopsail cats roundin' out limits.

Best baits? Live shrimp or cut mullet under a poppin' cork for reds and trout—unbeatable in winter. Fiddler crabs or shrimp for sheepshead on jetties. Lures: Saltwater Assassin's 4-inch Sea Shad unweighted, Berkley Gulp shrimp on a jighead, or Ned rig finesse for spooky fish.

Hot spots: South Jetty at Galveston for sheepshead and reds—drop right on the rocks. Christmas Bay flats edges for tailin' reds, work the deeper cuts.

Bundle up, watch them winds, and tight lines!

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Howdy, y'all, this is Artificial Lure comin' atcha with your Gulf of Mexico Texas fishin' report for today, December 31st. Winter's grip is on, but the bite's still kickin' if you time it right.

Tides are low and lazy 'round Rockport and Aransas Bay—low at 10:15 AM hittin' -0.46 feet, high around 11:24 PM per Tide-Forecast.com. Christmas Bay's showin' a tidal coefficient of 54 average, meanin' slack currents but fish holdin' on structure. Sunrise at 7:19 AM, sunset 5:43 PM, givin' ya 'bout 10.5 hours of light—prime for early mornin' or late action. Weather's mild for December, expectin' partly cloudy skies, temps in the low 60s, light winds from the north keepin' bays calm.

Fish activity's solid on movin' tides. Recent reports from FishingReminder.com got speckled trout schoolin' channel edges and flats near Texas City Dike, reds prowlin' rocks and seams, flounder giggin' drains with mud minnows. King mackerel gillnet landings topped quota last season at 672k pounds says NOAA Fisheries, so populations healthy but watch commercial zones. Limits on big kings, but inshore's hot with trout to 4 pounds, slot reds, and keeper flounder pushin'.

Best lures? Paddle-tail plastics in glow or natural shrimp colors on 1/4-oz jigheads for trout and reds—slow roll 'em. Gold spoons for tailin' bulls. Topwater plugs at dawn for specks. Live bait shines: shrimp under a poppin' cork, live mullet free-lined for reds, mud minnows bottom-bouncin' for flounder.

Hit these hot spots: Texas City Dike for dike trout and reds on the wash, or Rockport's Aransas Bay flats for wadin' specks. Rig light, stay safe on jetties.

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your coastal Texas Gulf report.

Around Galveston, West Bay and down toward Freeport, we’ve got a classic winter pattern setting up. Tide-Forecast shows a negative low early, around -0.3 to -0.4 feet just before sunrise, then a solid push up to about 1.7–1.9 feet right around early afternoon. Surfline’s West Galveston table lines up with that: skinny water at dawn, strong incoming through late morning into midday. Sunrise is about 7:12, sunset about 5:30, so that late-morning flood tide is your sweet spot. SolunarForecast and FishingReminder both flag the morning window and the hour or so before lunch as the better feeding periods.

Weather-wise, Christmas Bay and the upper coast forecasts are calling for cloudy, breezy conditions with a chance of light rain and patchy fog early, then clearing a bit as the wind cranks up out of the north–northeast. That cooler, windy setup has been stacking bait on windward shorelines and at the mouths of cuts.

Recent catches along the upper Texas coast have been classic winter fare: decent numbers of slot redfish, scattered keeper specks, a few solid drum, and sheepshead starting to show thick on structure. Local dock talk out of Texas City and Galveston has trout coming mostly as singles and doubles, but reds and black drum have been fairly steady for folks soaking bait on the bottom along channels and ICW edges. Down toward Freeport and San Luis Pass, anglers working drains off Christmas Bay and West Bay have been picking off reds in that 20–26 inch range with the odd upper-slot bruiser. South Padre and Corpus reports have pompano, whiting, and slot reds in the surf on calmer days, with specks hanging in deeper guts and around jetties.

For lures, think slow and low. In the bays, throw 1/8–1/4 ounce jigheads with soft plastics in moodier winter colors: plum/chartreuse, opening night, or chicken-on-a-chain. Work them crawling along the bottom over shell or along channel breaks. A suspending twitchbait like a MirrOdine or Corky-style bait, silver or green back, will shine over knee- to thigh-deep mud and shell during that incoming tide late morning when the sun finally warms things up. In the surf or at the jetties, 1/4–3/8 ounce paddle tails and chrome spoons are putting in work on reds and Spanish when the water cleans up.

Best bait right now: live or fresh-dead shrimp on a Carolina rig or popping cork for trout, drum, and sheepshead around reefs, pilings, and rocks. Cut mullet or menhaden fished on bottom is producing reds and black drum along channel edges and at the passes. In the surf, peeled shrimp and Fishbites tipped with shrimp are producing whiting, pompano, and the occasional slot red.

Couple of hotspots if you’re launching today:

• San Luis Pass / Christmas Bay drains: Hit the outgoing at first light for reds staged at the mouths, then ride the incoming back up onto adjacent flats late morning with soft plastics and suspending baits.

• Texas City Dike and Turning Basin: Work the deep edges with shrimp or crab on bottom for drum and reds, then slide up to the riprap and ship-channel edges throwing plastics for trout when the tide starts climbing.

Down south, the jetties at South Padre and Port Isabel are good calls for mixed bags on shrimp and small plastics when that tide starts pouring back in.

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Howdy, y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to Gulf Coast angler, comin' atcha live from the Texas salty side on this fine winter mornin'. Sun's risin' 'round 7:13 AM over Freeport way, settin' at 5:32 PM, with average solunar activity—decent for a bite, but peak fishin' ramps up near dawn and dusk. Tides4Fishing charts show Freeport hittin' low at 3:52 AM (0.2 ft), high at 11 AM (1.1 ft), then low 4:11 PM (0.9 ft), and evenin' high 8:48 PM (1.1 ft). Port Aransas mirrors it close: low 3:34 AM (-0.02 ft), high 8:05 PM (0.51 ft), per Tide-Forecast.com. Water's movin' slow today, so time those incoming flows for best action.

Weather's mild for December—Galveston Pier cams report sunny skies, highs near 74°F, light winds at 11 mph. Perfect for wadn' the surf or hittin' bays without freezin' yer toes off.

Fish are active in this winter chill! Recent reports from Spreaker's Gulf podcasts nail it: speckled trout, redfish, and flounder toppin' limits on live shrimp and soft plastics. Warming trends got reds tailin' flats, trout slurpin' topwater, and flounder ambushin' near channels—folks pullin' 10-20 fish days easy. Redfish on top even in salty December surf, says Hatch Magazine.

Rig up with **gold spoons** or **paddle-tail soft plastics** in chartreuse for trout and reds—they're killin' it mimickin' baitfish. Live shrimp under a poppin' cork or fresh mullet chunks for flounder. Fish shallow bays on the flood tide.

Hot spots? Christmas Bay jetties for trout ambush, and San Luis Pass cuts for reds pushin' in—both hot per local charts.

Y'all stay safe, measure 'em twice, and release the big breeders.

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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to Gulf of Mexico fishing expert right here in Texas. Comin' at ya from the salty shores on this crisp winter mornin', December 27th. Sunrise hit around 7:13 AM, sunset's at 5:31 PM—plenty of daylight to chase 'em.

Tides today per Tides4Fishing for Freeport: low at 3:41 AM (0.6 ft), high 8:55 AM (0.9 ft), low 1:55 PM (0.6 ft), evenin' high 8:46 PM (1.2 ft). Water's risin' early, perfect for movin' baitfish. Solunar activity's average at 56, but them peak times 'round sunrise and sunset gonna wake the fish up.

Weather's coolin' off after that front—expectin' north winds 10-15 knots, temps in the low 50s risin' to upper 50s by afternoon, per NWS Corpus Christi marine forecast. Bundle up, but when the sun peeks, fish respond quick.

Winter bite's heatin' up despite the chill! Woods, Waters, and Wildlife says speckled trout—our specks—are bunchin' in deep holes with structure, waitin' for warms. Captain Sally Black out of Baffin Bay notes fish gotta eat; hit deep spots cold, then flats when it thaws. Recent reports from Spreaker got trout, reds, and flounder firin' on Freeport's flats and jetties—limits comin' steady on live shrimp and soft plastics. Texas Insider and MRT echo fair catches of sand bass (white or chrome lures) in 25-35 feet offshore, plus catfish holdin'.

Best lures? Go with ** suspending jerkbaits** like MirrOlure in mullet or shrimp patterns for specks and reds—slow twitch in the cold. **Gulp! Alive shrimp** on 1/4-oz jigheads for bottom bouncers. Live bait? **Finger mullet** or shrimp under a popping cork—deadly on flats.

Hot spots: Freeport jetties for that winter trifecta, and Baffin Bay deep holes near Riviera for trophy trout. Or hit Red Dot Fishing Pier in Corpus for easy night action—rent gear, grab bait, fillet at dawn.

Y'all stay safe out there, measure 'em, and release the big breeders.

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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your Gulf Coast fishing guru, comin' at ya from the salty shores of Texas on this fine December 26th mornin'. Sun's up at 7:12 AM in Freeport, sets at 5:31 PM, with moonset at 9:58 AM and risin' back at 8:28 PM—Tides4Fishing says it's average solunar activity today, but bite windows peak major from 5:34-7:34 AM and 5:54-7:54 PM, minors at noon-2 PM and 11 PM-1 AM. FishingReminder backs that with solid feeds alignin' to the waxin' moon.

Tides are slackin' early: low at 12:43 PM hittin' 0.2 ft around Freeport, then high 8:34 PM at 1.3 ft, Galveston charts showin' low 2:45 AM at 0.75 ft risin' to 0.94 ft by 6:46 AM—Tide-Forecast and NOAA predictin' a slow build, perfect for workin' edges. Weather's mild post-Christmas, expectin' light winds, clear skies, temps in the low 60s—prime for wadin' without freezin' yer toes.

Fish are active in these winter waters, folks. Recent reports from Texas City Dike and Galveston Bay got speckled trout schoolin' on flats and channel edges, reds prowlin' rocks with live mullet or gold spoons, flounder giggin' drains with mud minnows or slow-rolled paddletails—FishingReminder notes strong fall bite carryin' over, birds and bait pilin' up on movin' tides. Limits ain't rare if ya hit dawn or dusk.

Best lures? Paddle-tail plastics on 1/8-oz jigheads in chartreuse, topwaters at first light, or spoons for reds. Live shrimp under poppin' corks or mullet free-lined for trout—can't go wrong. Hot spots: Texas City Dike for shore poundin' trout and reds, and Christmas Bay jetties for flounder ambushes.

Rig up, stay safe, and tight lines!

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Howdy, y'all, this is Artificial Lure with your Monday morning fishing report for the Gulf of Mexico and Texas coastal waters.

Let me break down what we're looking at today. The tide situation is prime for getting out on the water. Up in Freeport, we've got a low tide at 9:55 AM sitting at negative 0.4 feet, with a high tide coming at 7:07 PM around 1.8 feet. Over in Corpus Christi, that low tide hits at 9:35 AM, and the high tide pushes through at 7:25 PM at 1.69 feet. Port Bolivar's running a high tide at 1.9 feet around 9:01 PM. These moving tides are absolutely prime fishing windows—that's when the fish get active and hungry.

Now, for the sunrise and sunset situation, we're looking at around 7:15 AM sunrise and 5:40 PM sunset across the Texas coast. That gives us a solid window, especially with the tide moving through midday.

The recent reports have been fantastic. Spanish mackerel are absolutely red hot right now—that's your main target. We're also seeing some solid red snapper action in the mornings, and some triple tail showing up here and there. The speckled trout bite has been strong on the channel edges and flats with that green water clarity. Redfish are prowling the rocks and current seams, and flounder are pushing near the drains and sandy pockets.

For your tackle box, bring gold spoons and paddle-tail plastics for those redfish. Live mullet works great along the wind-blown shorelines. For trout, work live shrimp under a popping cork or throw 1/8 to 1/4 ounce jigheads. Topwaters at first light are deadly on calmer days.

Best action typically hits at dawn and late afternoon. With this moving tide situation, I'd recommend heading out around that 9:30 AM low tide window and staying through the afternoon push.

For hot spots, you can't beat the Texas City Dike and those adjacent marsh drains—solid structure and bait activity there. The channel edges in Freeport Bay are holding plenty of trout and reds right now. And don't sleep on Port Bolivar's structure—that's consistently producing.

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checkin’ in with your Texas Gulf fishing report.

We’re lookin’ at classic late‑December conditions along the upper and mid‑coast. Tide‑Forecast for Galveston shows a **morning low around 9:30 AM and an evening high a little after 6 PM**, with sunrise right about **7:10 AM** and sunset around **5:25 PM**. That strong evening push of water is your money window. Freeport tide tables for December back that up with a **-0.5 ft low late morning and a 1.8 ft high just after dark**, so expect ripping current around passes and jetties.

Weather‑wise, follow the winter pattern: cool mornings, mild afternoons, light to moderate north to northeast breeze after recent fronts, and water temps sitting in the low 60s along the surf and bays. That’s got the fish pushed to deeper guts, channels, and mud‑shell where the sun can warm it a touch.

According to recent Texas Gulf reports on Spreaker’s “Gulf of Mexico, Texas Fishing Report Today,” **speckled trout, redfish, and a few flounder** have been the main players, with steady boxes of **slot reds** and **limits or near‑limits of schoolie trout** coming from the bays and channel edges. Lower coast updates from Lone Star Outdoor News say trout regs are tighter but the bite’s still good on deeper shell and drop‑offs, especially on moving tides.

Best bite windows are lining up with that afternoon incoming: FishingReminder’s solunar charts for the Texas City area flag the **late‑day major feeding period** overlapping with that strong high tide, so plan to be set up by mid‑afternoon and fish it through sunset.

Lure game:
- For **trout**, throw **soft plastics on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads** in natural colors – glow, opening night, or pumpkin/chartreuse – and **slow‑roll ‘em over shell and along channel edges**.
- For **reds**, work **paddletails and gold spoons** along drains and mudflats holding off‑colored but not chocolate water.
- Offshore or near‑shore when the weather lets you run, stick with **bucktail jigs tipped with strip bait, cigar minnows, or squid** for snapper and kings.

Live bait:
- **Live shrimp under a popping cork** is still king in the bays, especially around shell and channel turns.
- **Finger mullet or mud minnows** for reds along marsh drains and back lakes.
- Dead shrimp on the bottom around rocks and pilings will pick up drum and sheepshead.

Couple of hot spots to circle on the map:
- **San Luis Pass and the adjacent West Bay reefs**: work the deeper guts and the ICW edge on that evening incoming; trout stacked on shell and reds roaming the current seams.
- **Freeport jetties and the Surfside side of the channel**: drag live shrimp or Gulp! on a jighead near the rocks, and you’ll find reds, sheepshead, and a few last‑minute flatties where the current softens.

Action’s not wide‑open summer style, but if you slow down, fish that moving water, and match your baits to the winter clarity, you can still put a solid box together.

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Name’s Artificial Lure checking in from the Texas Gulf coast, from Galveston down to Corpus and North Padre, with your coastal fishing rundown.

We’re on a **moderate winter tide** this morning. NOAA’s Galveston Pleasure Pier table shows a low around mid‑morning and a solid afternoon high pushing close to two feet, which means falling water at daylight and a strong incoming later in the day. Tide-Forecast’s Corpus and North Padre charts have an early low just after 8 a.m. and about 1.8 feet of water coming back in around supper time. That moving water is going to be your bite window.

Sunrise along the upper coast is right around 7:10 a.m., with sunset about 5:25 p.m. Corpus is just a hair later on both ends, roughly 7:14 a.m. up to about 5:38 p.m., so you’ve got a tight winter day. First light through the first two hours of the incoming this afternoon should fish best.

Weather-wise, Gulf buoys and coastal forecasts are calling for a cool, dry December pattern: light to moderate north to northeast wind early, easing and swinging more east by afternoon, seas 2–3 feet nearshore. That’s user‑friendly water for the bays and close rigs, with enough chop to hide a bait but not beat you up.

According to the Gulf of Mexico, Texas Fishing Report Today podcast, reds and specks have been chewing steady this week, with **slot reds** piled on shell and mud in 2–4 feet and **speckled trout** hanging on deeper channel edges and drop‑offs. December reports out of guides from Galveston, Matagorda, and Aransas all line up: trout mixed from schoolie to solid keeper size, good numbers of keeper reds, and a scattered but respectable flounder bite around drains and ship‑channel edges.

Best producers:

- **Artificial lures**:
- Morning topwaters in bone/black‑back chrome over slicks and bait flips.
- 3–4 inch paddle‑tail plastics in pumpkinseed, opening night, or plum/chartreuse on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads.
- Curl‑tail grubs and Gulp shrimp on the bottom for slower bites.

- **Natural bait**:
- Live shrimp under a popping cork on the edges of guts and drains.
- Live or fresh‑dead mullet or croaker on a Carolina rig for reds.
- Finger mullet or mud minnows tight to bottom for flounder.

Up around **Galveston and Texas City**, that winter tide has trout and reds working the **Texas City Dike**, the Galveston South Jetty tide lines, and the scattered shell in West Bay. Work plastics on the drop‑offs of the channel side and live shrimp under corks along current seams where that incoming tide stacks bait.

Down the coast around **Port O’Connor and Matagorda**, the tide table shows a late‑morning low and good afternoon rise, so plan to fish the mouths of back‑lake drains as that water starts pushing back in. Reds have been thick in the back‑lake potholes; slow‑roll paddle tails or toss small gold spoons along the grass edges.

Farther south near **Corpus and North Padre**, with that -0.6 low and evening high, look to the **Packery Channel jetties** and **Fish Pass / East Flats**. Work the outside guts on the low for reds cruising the edges, then slide up onto the flats as the tide floods for trout on plastics and Corkys.

Two hot spots to circle on your map today:
- The **Texas City Dike**, focusing on the last of the outgoing and first push of the incoming along the rock edges and channel drops.
- **East Flats out of Aransas/Corpus**, wading knee‑deep sand pockets and grass lines as that evening tide pours in.

That’s the word from Artificial Lure on the Texas Gulf. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss tomorrow’s run‑down.

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