September 27, 2025 • 4 mins
Artificial Lure here with your Gulf of Mexico Texas fishing report for Saturday, September 27, 2025, and we’re getting right into it.
Sunrise hit at 7:10 am, sunset will wrap up at 7:08 pm. Over in Texas City, the tides today are moderate: we had a 1.7 ft high at 2:17 am, another at 4:14 am, then a lower tide of 0.4 ft at 2:53 pm. Tidal current is mellow with a tidal coefficient sitting at 49, which means we’re fishing in average conditions but expect the bite to pick up as we move through the morning and into early afternoon according to TIDES4FISHING.
Weather-wise, we’re looking at pleasant early fall action, light winds and consistent warmth. Water temps are running right in the Goldilocks zone for most local species. Skies staying partly cloudy with just a touch of humidity, giving us a comfortable backdrop for a day on the water.
Fish activity this last week has been lively. Out deep, folks are wrapping up the federal Red Snapper season, which closed September 15. But state waters in Texas are still open year-round, so keep hauling those snappers—bag limit is four per person, minimum length 15 inches, per RodnReelGirls. Nearshore and back bays are producing solid catches of speckled trout and redfish; reports from Galveston to Corpus Christi detail nice keeper reds mixed in with slot-sized specks.
Galveston Beachfront and the Ship Channel have seen decent runs of black drum—mostly in the 16 to 24-inch range, but a few brutes over 30 inches bent rods this week. Flounder action is steady with a handful of good flatfish showing up around jetties and tidal flats. Guys are landing a few keeper sheepshead mixed in around structure and bridge pilings.
Anglers have seen a couple of wild cards: rare pink meanie jellyfish washed up on local beaches according to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Harte Research Institute, so watch where you wade. They're flashy, but with only a mild sting—they’ve been following the moon jellies up the coast.
As for lures, you can’t miss with natural and scented soft plastics for reds and trout. Gulp shrimp and paddle tails have been putting fish in the box. For bigger trout, topwater lures like Skitter Walks and Heddon Super Spooks in bone or chrome colors are producing, especially early and late. Red and white-tailed soft plastics have been the ticket for trout around Packery Flats and up the Colorado River mouth, per Airial Travel. If you’re working deeper structure or moving water, try a medium diving crawfish crankbait like the Rebel Deep Wee Craw, especially around rocky bottoms or near oyster reefs—this one runs about 8 to 10 feet and the pulsating action is hard for inshore species to ignore, according to Discount Tackle.
Live shrimp and mullet remain top baits for almost everything inshore. If you’re soaking bait off the piers or channels, cut bait (menhaden or skipjack) is money for drum and bigger reds.
Now for the hotspots:
- **Texas City Dike:** Always a strong call for trout, reds, and drum—especially with today’s early high tide moving bait into the rocks.
- **Bolivar Flats Gully:** Consistent flounder action, and the reds are cruising edges looking to ambush.
- **Packery Flats, Corpus Christi:** Trout and reds have been aggressive around the bridges and grass lines—try topwaters at dawn.
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Sunrise hit at 7:10 am, sunset will wrap up at 7:08 pm. Over in Texas City, the tides today are moderate: we had a 1.7 ft high at 2:17 am, another at 4:14 am, then a lower tide of 0.4 ft at 2:53 pm. Tidal current is mellow with a tidal coefficient sitting at 49, which means we’re fishing in average conditions but expect the bite to pick up as we move through the morning and into early afternoon according to TIDES4FISHING.
Weather-wise, we’re looking at pleasant early fall action, light winds and consistent warmth. Water temps are running right in the Goldilocks zone for most local species. Skies staying partly cloudy with just a touch of humidity, giving us a comfortable backdrop for a day on the water.
Fish activity this last week has been lively. Out deep, folks are wrapping up the federal Red Snapper season, which closed September 15. But state waters in Texas are still open year-round, so keep hauling those snappers—bag limit is four per person, minimum length 15 inches, per RodnReelGirls. Nearshore and back bays are producing solid catches of speckled trout and redfish; reports from Galveston to Corpus Christi detail nice keeper reds mixed in with slot-sized specks.
Galveston Beachfront and the Ship Channel have seen decent runs of black drum—mostly in the 16 to 24-inch range, but a few brutes over 30 inches bent rods this week. Flounder action is steady with a handful of good flatfish showing up around jetties and tidal flats. Guys are landing a few keeper sheepshead mixed in around structure and bridge pilings.
Anglers have seen a couple of wild cards: rare pink meanie jellyfish washed up on local beaches according to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Harte Research Institute, so watch where you wade. They're flashy, but with only a mild sting—they’ve been following the moon jellies up the coast.
As for lures, you can’t miss with natural and scented soft plastics for reds and trout. Gulp shrimp and paddle tails have been putting fish in the box. For bigger trout, topwater lures like Skitter Walks and Heddon Super Spooks in bone or chrome colors are producing, especially early and late. Red and white-tailed soft plastics have been the ticket for trout around Packery Flats and up the Colorado River mouth, per Airial Travel. If you’re working deeper structure or moving water, try a medium diving crawfish crankbait like the Rebel Deep Wee Craw, especially around rocky bottoms or near oyster reefs—this one runs about 8 to 10 feet and the pulsating action is hard for inshore species to ignore, according to Discount Tackle.
Live shrimp and mullet remain top baits for almost everything inshore. If you’re soaking bait off the piers or channels, cut bait (menhaden or skipjack) is money for drum and bigger reds.
Now for the hotspots:
- **Texas City Dike:** Always a strong call for trout, reds, and drum—especially with today’s early high tide moving bait into the rocks.
- **Bolivar Flats Gully:** Consistent flounder action, and the reds are cruising edges looking to ambush.
- **Packery Flats, Corpus Christi:** Trout and reds have been aggressive around the bridges and grass lines—try topwaters at dawn.
Thanks for tuning in to Artificial Lure’s Texas Gulf report. Remember to subscribe so you never miss out on the local bite intel. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Nofficial lore. Here with your Gulf of Mexico, Texas Fishing
report for Saturday, September twenty seventh, twenty twenty five, and
we're getting right into it. Sunrise it at seven ten am.
Sunset will wrap up at seven eight pm. Over in
Texas City. The tides today are moderate. We had a
one point seven foot high at two seventeen am, another
(00:22):
at four point one four am, then a lower tide
of zero point four feet at two fifty three pm.
Tidal current is mellow, with a tidal coefficient sitting at
forty nine, which means we're fishing in average conditions, but
expect the bite to pick up as we move through
the morning and into early afternoon. According to tides for fishing, weatherwise,
(00:44):
we're looking at pleasant early fall action, light winds, and
consistent warth. Water tamps are running right in the goldilocks
sown for most local species. Sky staying partly cloudy with
just a touch of humidity, giving us a comfortable backdrop
for a day on the water. Fish activity this last
week has been lively out deep Folks are wrapping up
(01:05):
the federal red snapper season, which closed September fifteenth, but
state waters in Texas are still open year round, so
keep hauling those snappers. Bag limit is four per person,
minimum length fifteen inches per rod. Reel girls near shore
and back bays are producing solid catches of speckled trout
and redfish. Reports from Galveston to Corpus Christy detailed nice
(01:28):
keeper reds mixed in with slot sized specks. Galveston Beachfront
and the Ship Channel have seen decent runs of black drum,
mostly in the sixteen to twenty four inch range, but
a few brutes over thirty inches bent rods this week.
Flounder action is steady, with a handful of good flat
fish showing up around jetties and tidal flats. Guys are
landing a few keeper sheep, said, mixed in around structure
(01:50):
and bridge pilings. Anglers have seen a couple of wild
cards where pink meanie jellyfish washed up on local beaches,
according to Texas A and M Corpus Christie's Heart Research Institute,
so watch where you wade. They're flashy, but with only
a mild sting. They've been following the moon jellies up
the coast. As for lures, you can't miss with natural
(02:12):
and scented soft plastics for reds and trout. Gulp shrimp
and paddle tails have been putting fish in the box
for bigger trout. Top water lures like skiterwalks and head
and super spooks and bone or crone colors are producing,
especially early and late. Red and white tailed soft plastics
(02:32):
have been the ticket for trout around packery flats and
up the Colorado River mouth Perial travel. If you're working
deeper structure or moving water, try a medium diving crawfish
crank bait like the Rebel deep wee crawl, especially around
rocky bottoms or near oyster reefs. This one runs about
(02:53):
eight to ten feet and the pulsating action is hard
for inshore species who ignore. According to dis count tackle,
live shrimp and mullet remain top baits for almost everything inshore.
If you're soaking bait off the piers or channels, cut
baitman hayden or skipjack is money for drum and bigger
(03:14):
reds now for the hotspots. Texas City dyke always a
strong call for trout, reds and drum, especially with today's
early high tide moving bait into the rocks. Boulovar Flats
Gully consistent flounder action and the reds are cruising edges
looking to ambush packery flats. Corpus Christy, trout and reds
(03:38):
have been aggressive around the bridges and grass lines. Try
top waters at dawn. Thanks for tuning in to Artificial
More's Texas Gulf Report. Remember to subscribe so you never
miss out on the local byte intel. This has been
a quiet please production. For more check out quiet please
dot ai
Nofficial lore. Here with your Gulf of Mexico, Texas Fishing
report for Saturday, September twenty seventh, twenty twenty five, and
we're getting right into it. Sunrise it at seven ten am.
Sunset will wrap up at seven eight pm. Over in
Texas City. The tides today are moderate. We had a
one point seven foot high at two seventeen am, another
(00:22):
at four point one four am, then a lower tide
of zero point four feet at two fifty three pm.
Tidal current is mellow, with a tidal coefficient sitting at
forty nine, which means we're fishing in average conditions, but
expect the bite to pick up as we move through
the morning and into early afternoon. According to tides for fishing, weatherwise,
(00:44):
we're looking at pleasant early fall action, light winds, and
consistent warth. Water tamps are running right in the goldilocks
sown for most local species. Sky staying partly cloudy with
just a touch of humidity, giving us a comfortable backdrop
for a day on the water. Fish activity this last
week has been lively out deep Folks are wrapping up
(01:05):
the federal red snapper season, which closed September fifteenth, but
state waters in Texas are still open year round, so
keep hauling those snappers. Bag limit is four per person,
minimum length fifteen inches per rod. Reel girls near shore
and back bays are producing solid catches of speckled trout
and redfish. Reports from Galveston to Corpus Christy detailed nice
(01:28):
keeper reds mixed in with slot sized specks. Galveston Beachfront
and the Ship Channel have seen decent runs of black drum,
mostly in the sixteen to twenty four inch range, but
a few brutes over thirty inches bent rods this week.
Flounder action is steady, with a handful of good flat
fish showing up around jetties and tidal flats. Guys are
landing a few keeper sheep, said, mixed in around structure
(01:50):
and bridge pilings. Anglers have seen a couple of wild
cards where pink meanie jellyfish washed up on local beaches,
according to Texas A and M Corpus Christie's Heart Research Institute,
so watch where you wade. They're flashy, but with only
a mild sting. They've been following the moon jellies up
the coast. As for lures, you can't miss with natural
(02:12):
and scented soft plastics for reds and trout. Gulp shrimp
and paddle tails have been putting fish in the box
for bigger trout. Top water lures like skiterwalks and head
and super spooks and bone or crone colors are producing,
especially early and late. Red and white tailed soft plastics
(02:32):
have been the ticket for trout around packery flats and
up the Colorado River mouth Perial travel. If you're working
deeper structure or moving water, try a medium diving crawfish
crank bait like the Rebel deep wee crawl, especially around
rocky bottoms or near oyster reefs. This one runs about
(02:53):
eight to ten feet and the pulsating action is hard
for inshore species who ignore. According to dis count tackle,
live shrimp and mullet remain top baits for almost everything inshore.
If you're soaking bait off the piers or channels, cut
baitman hayden or skipjack is money for drum and bigger
(03:14):
reds now for the hotspots. Texas City dyke always a
strong call for trout, reds and drum, especially with today's
early high tide moving bait into the rocks. Boulovar Flats
Gully consistent flounder action and the reds are cruising edges
looking to ambush packery flats. Corpus Christy, trout and reds
(03:38):
have been aggressive around the bridges and grass lines. Try
top waters at dawn. Thanks for tuning in to Artificial
More's Texas Gulf Report. Remember to subscribe so you never
miss out on the local byte intel. This has been
a quiet please production. For more check out quiet please
dot ai
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