01/16/2025
Texas Parks and Wildlife Saltwater Weekly Fishing Report
Week of January 15, 2025
Rockport
GOOD. 55 degrees. Tides have been super low this week. Trout are good drifting flats and in drains with live shrimp and your favorite soft plastics. Redfish have been great on shrimp or cut mullet in flats fishing drains and guts. Black drum are great on live or dead shrimp and fish bites in drains, guts and along oyster beds. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.
Port Aransas
GOOD. 55 degrees. Redfish have been great on live shrimp and cut mullet on the north and south jetty. Oversized redfish have been good on cut crab and mullet. Trout are good with shrimp free lined along rocks. Black drums are fair on shrimp. Sheepshead are good using shrimp along rocks and structures. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.
Corpus Christi
FAIR. 55 degrees. The water has dropped out so redfishing and drum are good on dead shrimp. Report by Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters.
Baffin Bay
GOOD. 55 degrees. Even a moderate warm up or some sunshine will help to entice cold fish to feed! Big trout are hanging near deeper edges and drop offs. Pay close attention to any mullet jumping. When the water is cold, that really means something. Even a mullet does not want to expend extra energy to jump, unless it thinks there’s a predator about! Now is the time to fish larger profile lures like Texas Customs Corky Fatboys. When big trout do eat, they eat big. Work the lure slowly near the bottom. Even Coastal Brew 6” Darts are big enough, especially when there’s a warm up or when the sun comes out. Use these on light jig heads for a natural action. Keep warm and bring extra clothes just in case you get wet. Good luck and I’ll see you on the water! Report by Captain Sally Black.
Port Mansfield
GOOD. 55 degrees. Prefrontal fishing is good but slows when cold front and windy conditions appear. This weekend looks good and fish will be staged in warm water. Plastics have been the game and best baits have been the Ball Tail Shad working it low in the water column. Since the water has been cold for the last 10 days the redfish and trout have been extremely heavy. Potholes are key at the moment. Report by Captain Wayne Davis, Hook Down Charters.