September 19, 2025 • 3 mins
Artificial Lure here with your Friday, September 19th fishing report, live from the Texas Gulf Coast. We're rolling into the back half of September, and the action in and around our bays and surf lines is heating up as we get those early signs of a fall migration. Let’s cut right to what you'll want to know before heading out today.
First up, weather—according to the National Weather Service, we've got gentle to moderate east to southeasterly breezes working the coast, with seas holding steady. There’s a 30-60% chance of showers through the day and into the weekend, so you may get damp but shouldn’t get blown off the water. Bring your rain gear if you’re planning on sticking it out for the day. Water temps are still holding in the upper 80s by most reports.
Looking at tide action, Texas City and surrounding bay areas saw a high tide at 5:14 this morning, dropping to a low at 10:39 a.m. and rising for the afternoon high at 3:06 p.m.—so get your lines wet early or time your bay trips for that afternoon swing. Sunrise was at 7:06 this morning, and you’ll get daylight until sunset at 7:19 p.m., giving you a full day to chase a bite.
Let’s talk fish. Bastrop and Christmas Bays, along with the west end of Galveston Bay, are producing solid catches in the morning for waders and drifters who are working live shrimp under popping corks or freelining croaker. Freeport harbor's still holding good numbers of redfish, trout, mangrove snapper, and a few sheepshead and flounder, especially when using live shrimp or mullet. According to Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures, three-foot guts in the bays have been sweet spots for trout and redfish, with flounder mixed in when you’re close to structure.
If you’re headed for the surf or jetties, early risers found ladyfish, Spanish mackerel, and the occasional black drum. Reports from earlier in the week had a few sizeable bull reds coming through on cut mullet. No huge runs yet, but with these water temps, action should improve by next week.
On the lure front, soft plastics remain your best friend. The BaitFuel Saltwater GO2 Grub has been getting attention for snook, reds, and trout along grassy edges and guts. Natural colors or chartreuse tails have been productive given the clearer water. In the shallows or near grass beds, Texas-rigged Strike King Rage Craws have been catching legal reds and the occasional flattie—just toss those right up to pockets in shallow marsh. For topwater, the Baby PopX is a winner at dawn, especially if you’re targeting early morning trout around shell or deeper grass. And don't overlook live shrimp or mullet, especially freelined—those have been closing the deal on bigger slot reds and trout this week.
If you’re looking for a couple of hotspots, Christmas Bay has quietly been giving up consistent stringers of trout and redfish for those willing to drift with live bait or plastics. Freeport harbor is drawing plenty of early-morning traffic—freelined mullet near structure is your ticket to a big bite, especially with the tide running. If you’re in the southern reaches near Corpus Christi, mesquite and Espiritu Santo Bays have a mixed bag bite on tap, with medium-action popping corks and shrimp taking the lead.
So, in short: fish the tides, aim for early morning or late afternoon, stick with live shrimp or mullet if you want numbers, but bring your soft plastics and a topwater or two for when the action heats up.
Thanks for tuning in to your Gulf Coast report from Artificial Lure. Don’t forget to subscribe for real-time updates and more insider tips. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease dot ai.
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First up, weather—according to the National Weather Service, we've got gentle to moderate east to southeasterly breezes working the coast, with seas holding steady. There’s a 30-60% chance of showers through the day and into the weekend, so you may get damp but shouldn’t get blown off the water. Bring your rain gear if you’re planning on sticking it out for the day. Water temps are still holding in the upper 80s by most reports.
Looking at tide action, Texas City and surrounding bay areas saw a high tide at 5:14 this morning, dropping to a low at 10:39 a.m. and rising for the afternoon high at 3:06 p.m.—so get your lines wet early or time your bay trips for that afternoon swing. Sunrise was at 7:06 this morning, and you’ll get daylight until sunset at 7:19 p.m., giving you a full day to chase a bite.
Let’s talk fish. Bastrop and Christmas Bays, along with the west end of Galveston Bay, are producing solid catches in the morning for waders and drifters who are working live shrimp under popping corks or freelining croaker. Freeport harbor's still holding good numbers of redfish, trout, mangrove snapper, and a few sheepshead and flounder, especially when using live shrimp or mullet. According to Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures, three-foot guts in the bays have been sweet spots for trout and redfish, with flounder mixed in when you’re close to structure.
If you’re headed for the surf or jetties, early risers found ladyfish, Spanish mackerel, and the occasional black drum. Reports from earlier in the week had a few sizeable bull reds coming through on cut mullet. No huge runs yet, but with these water temps, action should improve by next week.
On the lure front, soft plastics remain your best friend. The BaitFuel Saltwater GO2 Grub has been getting attention for snook, reds, and trout along grassy edges and guts. Natural colors or chartreuse tails have been productive given the clearer water. In the shallows or near grass beds, Texas-rigged Strike King Rage Craws have been catching legal reds and the occasional flattie—just toss those right up to pockets in shallow marsh. For topwater, the Baby PopX is a winner at dawn, especially if you’re targeting early morning trout around shell or deeper grass. And don't overlook live shrimp or mullet, especially freelined—those have been closing the deal on bigger slot reds and trout this week.
If you’re looking for a couple of hotspots, Christmas Bay has quietly been giving up consistent stringers of trout and redfish for those willing to drift with live bait or plastics. Freeport harbor is drawing plenty of early-morning traffic—freelined mullet near structure is your ticket to a big bite, especially with the tide running. If you’re in the southern reaches near Corpus Christi, mesquite and Espiritu Santo Bays have a mixed bag bite on tap, with medium-action popping corks and shrimp taking the lead.
So, in short: fish the tides, aim for early morning or late afternoon, stick with live shrimp or mullet if you want numbers, but bring your soft plastics and a topwater or two for when the action heats up.
Thanks for tuning in to your Gulf Coast report from Artificial Lure. Don’t forget to subscribe for real-time updates and more insider tips. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease 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):
Artificial lore. Here with your Friday, September nineteenth fishing report
live from the Texas Gulf Coast. We're rolling into the
back half of September and the action in and around
our bays and surf lines is heating up as we
get those early signs of a fall migration. Let's cut
right to what you want to know before heading out today.
First up, weather, According to the National Weather Service, we've
(00:23):
got gentle to moderate east to southeasterly breezes working the coast,
with seas holding steady. There's a thirty to sixty percent
chance of showers through the day and into the weekend,
so you may get damp, but should get blown off
the water. Bring your waying gear if you're planning on
sticking it off of the day. Water temperatures are still
holding in the upper eighties by most reports. Looking at
(00:45):
tide action, Texas City and surrounding bay areas saw high
tide at five fourteen this morning, dropping to a low
at ten thirty nine am, and rising for the afternoon
high at three zero six PM, So get your lines
wet early or time your bay trips for that afternoon swing.
Sunrise was at seven zero six this morning and you'll
get daylight until sunset at seven nineteen pm, giving you
(01:08):
a full day to chase a bite. Let's talk fish.
Bastrip in Christmas Bays along with the west end of
Galveston Bay are producing solid catches in the morning for
waiters and drifters who are working live shrimp under popping
corks or freelining croker. Freeport Harbors still holding good numbers
of redfish, trout, mangrove, snapper, and a few sheeps head
(01:31):
and flounder, especially when using live shrimp or mullet. According
to Flatty Daddy Fishing Adventures, three foot guts in the
bays have been sweet spots for trout and redfish, with
flouder mixed in when you're close to structure. If you're
headed for the surfer jetties. Early risers found ladyfish, Spanish mackerel,
and the occasional black drum. Reports from earlier in the
(01:53):
week had a few sizeable bull reds coming through on
cut mullet. No huge runs yet, but with these water temps,
action should improve by next week. On the lower front,
soft plastics remain your best friend. The bait fuel saltwater
go too grub has been getting attention for snook, reds
and trout along grassy edges and guts. Natural colors or
(02:15):
chartruse tails have been productive given the clearer water in
the shallows or near grass beds. Texas rigs, strike king
rage crows have been catching legal reds and the occasional flatty.
Just toss those right up to pockets a shallow marsh
for top water. The baby popex is a winner at dawn,
especially if you're targeting early morning trout around shell or
(02:38):
deeper grass, and don't overlook live shrimp or mullet, especially
free lined. Those have been closing the deal on bigger
slot reds in trout this week. If you're looking for
a couple of hotspots, Christmas Bay has quietly been giving
up consistent stringers of trout and redfish for those willing
to drift with live bait or plastics. Freeport Harbor is
(03:00):
drawing plenty of early morning traffic. Freeline mullet near structure
is your ticket to a big bite, especially with the
tide running. If you're in the southern reaches near Corpus Christi,
Mesquite and Espiritu Santo Bays have a mixed bag bite
on tap with medium action popping corks and shrimp taking
the lead. So in short fish the tides aim for
(03:22):
early morning or late afternoon. Stick with live shrimp or
mullet if you want numbers, but bring your soft plastics
and a top water or two for when the action
heats up. Thanks for tuning in to your Gulf Coast
report from Artificial Lure. Don't forget to subscribe for real
time updates and more insider tips. This has been a
quiet POLEAE production. For more check out Quiet please dot
(03:46):
ai
Artificial lore. Here with your Friday, September nineteenth fishing report
live from the Texas Gulf Coast. We're rolling into the
back half of September and the action in and around
our bays and surf lines is heating up as we
get those early signs of a fall migration. Let's cut
right to what you want to know before heading out today.
First up, weather, According to the National Weather Service, we've
(00:23):
got gentle to moderate east to southeasterly breezes working the coast,
with seas holding steady. There's a thirty to sixty percent
chance of showers through the day and into the weekend,
so you may get damp, but should get blown off
the water. Bring your waying gear if you're planning on
sticking it off of the day. Water temperatures are still
holding in the upper eighties by most reports. Looking at
(00:45):
tide action, Texas City and surrounding bay areas saw high
tide at five fourteen this morning, dropping to a low
at ten thirty nine am, and rising for the afternoon
high at three zero six PM, So get your lines
wet early or time your bay trips for that afternoon swing.
Sunrise was at seven zero six this morning and you'll
get daylight until sunset at seven nineteen pm, giving you
(01:08):
a full day to chase a bite. Let's talk fish.
Bastrip in Christmas Bays along with the west end of
Galveston Bay are producing solid catches in the morning for
waiters and drifters who are working live shrimp under popping
corks or freelining croker. Freeport Harbors still holding good numbers
of redfish, trout, mangrove, snapper, and a few sheeps head
(01:31):
and flounder, especially when using live shrimp or mullet. According
to Flatty Daddy Fishing Adventures, three foot guts in the
bays have been sweet spots for trout and redfish, with
flouder mixed in when you're close to structure. If you're
headed for the surfer jetties. Early risers found ladyfish, Spanish mackerel,
and the occasional black drum. Reports from earlier in the
(01:53):
week had a few sizeable bull reds coming through on
cut mullet. No huge runs yet, but with these water temps,
action should improve by next week. On the lower front,
soft plastics remain your best friend. The bait fuel saltwater
go too grub has been getting attention for snook, reds
and trout along grassy edges and guts. Natural colors or
(02:15):
chartruse tails have been productive given the clearer water in
the shallows or near grass beds. Texas rigs, strike king
rage crows have been catching legal reds and the occasional flatty.
Just toss those right up to pockets a shallow marsh
for top water. The baby popex is a winner at dawn,
especially if you're targeting early morning trout around shell or
(02:38):
deeper grass, and don't overlook live shrimp or mullet, especially
free lined. Those have been closing the deal on bigger
slot reds in trout this week. If you're looking for
a couple of hotspots, Christmas Bay has quietly been giving
up consistent stringers of trout and redfish for those willing
to drift with live bait or plastics. Freeport Harbor is
(03:00):
drawing plenty of early morning traffic. Freeline mullet near structure
is your ticket to a big bite, especially with the
tide running. If you're in the southern reaches near Corpus Christi,
Mesquite and Espiritu Santo Bays have a mixed bag bite
on tap with medium action popping corks and shrimp taking
the lead. So in short fish the tides aim for
(03:22):
early morning or late afternoon. Stick with live shrimp or
mullet if you want numbers, but bring your soft plastics
and a top water or two for when the action
heats up. Thanks for tuning in to your Gulf Coast
report from Artificial Lure. Don't forget to subscribe for real
time updates and more insider tips. This has been a
quiet POLEAE production. For more check out Quiet please dot
(03:46):
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