September 17, 2025 • 3 mins
Artificial Lure here with your Gulf of Mexico Texas fishing report for Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
We’re coming up on the end of federal Red Snapper season—remember, federal waters closed on the 15th, but Texas state waters are open year-round for those snapper fans. Texas regs let you keep four a day at a minimum of 15 inches, so if you hug that nine-mile line, there’s still snapper up for grabs. Galveston is the perennial hotspot; charter captains continue to report solid catches on live pinfish, cigar minnows, and big jigs bounced on the reefs. Freeport also delivered limits this past weekend, and there’s talk of some chunky snapper mixed in with mangroves on the deeper state-chartered spots according to rodnreelgirls.com.
Let’s talk tides. Moveable water means active fish, and today’s charts for Eagle Point in Galveston Bay show a minor high at 3:50 AM, a low at 6:10 AM, then back up to a 0.76 ft high tide at 10:54 AM and a slacky low just after sundown, 7:35 PM. Sunrise is right around 6:31 AM with sunset at 8:20 PM—plenty of daylight for a solid morning and evening bite. Tidal amplitude is low today—tides4fishing.com clocks the coefficient at just 46 this morning, rising only slightly by sunset, so anticipate weaker currents and fish relating tighter to structure and depth changes.
Weather’s stable—light winds and clear skies predominate, making for pleasant outings up and down the middle and upper Texas coast.
Around the bays, Galveston’s jetties and Causeway bridge pilings have been loaded with speckled trout—most coming early around sunrise and late in the evening on live shrimp under popping corks or soft plastics in natural shad patterns. Surf-side, Redfish have started popping up in the guts and sloughs closer to the beach, especially on moving tides. Cut mullet or fresh shrimp on the bottom is producing, but artificial fanatics are doing well tossing paddle tails in new penny and chartreuse, especially on the incoming water. Fishgame.com emphasizes the importance of fishing around those moving tides; slack water often means slow action, so time your outings to those tide changes.
Matagorda and Freeport are both solid bets right now—Freeport’s surf is seeing whiting and some pompano, while the jetties are good for sheepshead on fiddler crabs or live shrimp. If you want something toothy, Spanish mackerel showed up around the Galveston beachfront mid-week, nailing silver spoons and flashy plugs.
Up in the marshes and back bays, flounder are still a bit scattered but are showing signs of staging for the first big push to the Gulf. Try Gulp! swimming mullet or live mud minnows on the bottom near grassy drains. For those sticking close to shore in local ponds, largemouth are hitting topwater frogs and soft plastic craws—Wired2Fish.com gives the nod to natural colors like watermelon and June bug for pressured fish.
A couple of hot spots for this week: head to the North Jetty at Bolivar for mixed bag action (trout, reds, Spanish), or fish the San Luis Pass for a shot at big trout on the outgoing tide. For a quieter scene, check out Drum Bay’s north shoreline for slot reds and drum on cut bait.
Best baits lately: live shrimp for trout and sheepshead, finger mullet for reds, whole menhaden or pinfish for larger snapper, and Gulp! or Strike King Rage Craws for inshore artificial action.
That’s a wrap for today’s report, anglers. Keep an eye on the tides, adjust your baits to the bite, and get out there while the weather’s holding. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss what’s biting next.
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We’re coming up on the end of federal Red Snapper season—remember, federal waters closed on the 15th, but Texas state waters are open year-round for those snapper fans. Texas regs let you keep four a day at a minimum of 15 inches, so if you hug that nine-mile line, there’s still snapper up for grabs. Galveston is the perennial hotspot; charter captains continue to report solid catches on live pinfish, cigar minnows, and big jigs bounced on the reefs. Freeport also delivered limits this past weekend, and there’s talk of some chunky snapper mixed in with mangroves on the deeper state-chartered spots according to rodnreelgirls.com.
Let’s talk tides. Moveable water means active fish, and today’s charts for Eagle Point in Galveston Bay show a minor high at 3:50 AM, a low at 6:10 AM, then back up to a 0.76 ft high tide at 10:54 AM and a slacky low just after sundown, 7:35 PM. Sunrise is right around 6:31 AM with sunset at 8:20 PM—plenty of daylight for a solid morning and evening bite. Tidal amplitude is low today—tides4fishing.com clocks the coefficient at just 46 this morning, rising only slightly by sunset, so anticipate weaker currents and fish relating tighter to structure and depth changes.
Weather’s stable—light winds and clear skies predominate, making for pleasant outings up and down the middle and upper Texas coast.
Around the bays, Galveston’s jetties and Causeway bridge pilings have been loaded with speckled trout—most coming early around sunrise and late in the evening on live shrimp under popping corks or soft plastics in natural shad patterns. Surf-side, Redfish have started popping up in the guts and sloughs closer to the beach, especially on moving tides. Cut mullet or fresh shrimp on the bottom is producing, but artificial fanatics are doing well tossing paddle tails in new penny and chartreuse, especially on the incoming water. Fishgame.com emphasizes the importance of fishing around those moving tides; slack water often means slow action, so time your outings to those tide changes.
Matagorda and Freeport are both solid bets right now—Freeport’s surf is seeing whiting and some pompano, while the jetties are good for sheepshead on fiddler crabs or live shrimp. If you want something toothy, Spanish mackerel showed up around the Galveston beachfront mid-week, nailing silver spoons and flashy plugs.
Up in the marshes and back bays, flounder are still a bit scattered but are showing signs of staging for the first big push to the Gulf. Try Gulp! swimming mullet or live mud minnows on the bottom near grassy drains. For those sticking close to shore in local ponds, largemouth are hitting topwater frogs and soft plastic craws—Wired2Fish.com gives the nod to natural colors like watermelon and June bug for pressured fish.
A couple of hot spots for this week: head to the North Jetty at Bolivar for mixed bag action (trout, reds, Spanish), or fish the San Luis Pass for a shot at big trout on the outgoing tide. For a quieter scene, check out Drum Bay’s north shoreline for slot reds and drum on cut bait.
Best baits lately: live shrimp for trout and sheepshead, finger mullet for reds, whole menhaden or pinfish for larger snapper, and Gulp! or Strike King Rage Craws for inshore artificial action.
That’s a wrap for today’s report, anglers. Keep an eye on the tides, adjust your baits to the bite, and get out there while the weather’s holding. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss what’s biting next.
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):
Artificial lore. Here with your dulf of Mexico. Texas Fishing
Report for Wednesday, September seventeenth, twenty twenty five. We're coming
up on the end of federal red snapper season. Remember
federal waters closed on the fifteenth, but Texas state waters
are open year round for those snapper fans. Texas rags
let you keep four a day at a minimum of
fifteen inches, so if you hug that nine mile line,
(00:22):
there're still snapper up for grabs. Galveston is the perennial hotspot.
Charter captains continue to report solid catches on live penfish,
cigar minnows, and big jigs bounced on the reefs. Freeport
also delivered limits this past weekend, and there's talk of
some chunky snapper mixed in with mangroves on the deeper
state charted spots. According to rodreelgirls dot com, let's talk tides,
(00:45):
movable water means active fish, and today's charts for Eagle
Point in Galveston Bay show a minor high at three
fifty am, a low at six ten am, then back
up to a zero point seven to six foot high
tide at ten finfy tfty four am. And a slacky
low just after sundown seven thirty five pm. Sunrises right
(01:06):
around six thirty one am, with sunset at eight twenty pm,
plenty of daylight. The content which can only be investigated
with all five sounds in summer settings. It's six tidal
amplitude is low today tides four. Fishing dot Com clocks
the coefficient at just forty six this morning, rising only
slightly by sunset, So anticipate weaker currents and fish relating
(01:29):
tighter to structure and depth changes. Weather Stable, light winds
and clear skies predominate, making for pleasant outings up and
down the Middle and Upper Texas Coast. Around the bays,
Galveston's jetties and causeway bridge pilings have been loaded with
speckled trout, most coming early around sunrise and late in
the evening on live shrimp under popping corks or soft
(01:52):
plastics and natural shad patterns. Surfside redfish have started popping
up in the guts and sloughs closer to the beat
each especially on moving tides. Cut mullet or fresh shrimp
on the bottom is producing, but artificial fanatics are doing well,
tossing paddle tails and new penny and chartreuse, especially on
the incoming water. Fishgame dot com emphasizes the importance of
(02:16):
fishing around those moving tides. Slack water often means slow action,
so time your outings to those tide changes. Matagorda and
Freeport are both solid bets right now. Freeport's surf is
seen whiting in some pomp ando while the jetties are
good for sheep's head on fiddle of crabs or live
shrimp if you want something toothy. Spanish mackerels showed up
(02:36):
around the Galveston beach front midweek, nailing silver spoons and
flashy plugs up in the marshes and back bays. Flounder
are still a bit scattered, but are showing signs of
staging for the first big push to the gulf. Trigulp
swimming mullet or live mug minnows on the bottom near
grassy drains for those sticking close to shore in local ponds,
(02:57):
largemouth or hitting topwater frogs. Soft plastic cross wired twofish
dot com gives the nod to natural colors like watermelon
and junebug for pressured fish. A couple of hot spots
for this week. Head to the north Jetti at Boulevar
for mixed bag action trout, reds, Spanish or fish. The
sand lewis passed for a shot at big trout on
(03:19):
the outgoing tide. For a quieter scene, check out drum
Bays North shore Line for slot reds and drum on
cut bait, best baits lately live shrimp for trout and
sheep's head, finger mullet for reds, whole men, hayden or
pinfish for larger snapper, and gulp where strike king rage
crawls for inshore artificial action. That's a wrap for today's report. Anglers,
(03:42):
keep an eye on the tides, adjust your baits to
the bite, and get out there while the weather's holding.
Thanks for tuning in, and don't forget to subscribe so
you never miss what's biting next. This has been a
quiet please production. For more check out Quiet Please dot
ai
Artificial lore. Here with your dulf of Mexico. Texas Fishing
Report for Wednesday, September seventeenth, twenty twenty five. We're coming
up on the end of federal red snapper season. Remember
federal waters closed on the fifteenth, but Texas state waters
are open year round for those snapper fans. Texas rags
let you keep four a day at a minimum of
fifteen inches, so if you hug that nine mile line,
(00:22):
there're still snapper up for grabs. Galveston is the perennial hotspot.
Charter captains continue to report solid catches on live penfish,
cigar minnows, and big jigs bounced on the reefs. Freeport
also delivered limits this past weekend, and there's talk of
some chunky snapper mixed in with mangroves on the deeper
state charted spots. According to rodreelgirls dot com, let's talk tides,
(00:45):
movable water means active fish, and today's charts for Eagle
Point in Galveston Bay show a minor high at three
fifty am, a low at six ten am, then back
up to a zero point seven to six foot high
tide at ten finfy tfty four am. And a slacky
low just after sundown seven thirty five pm. Sunrises right
(01:06):
around six thirty one am, with sunset at eight twenty pm,
plenty of daylight. The content which can only be investigated
with all five sounds in summer settings. It's six tidal
amplitude is low today tides four. Fishing dot Com clocks
the coefficient at just forty six this morning, rising only
slightly by sunset, So anticipate weaker currents and fish relating
(01:29):
tighter to structure and depth changes. Weather Stable, light winds
and clear skies predominate, making for pleasant outings up and
down the Middle and Upper Texas Coast. Around the bays,
Galveston's jetties and causeway bridge pilings have been loaded with
speckled trout, most coming early around sunrise and late in
the evening on live shrimp under popping corks or soft
(01:52):
plastics and natural shad patterns. Surfside redfish have started popping
up in the guts and sloughs closer to the beat
each especially on moving tides. Cut mullet or fresh shrimp
on the bottom is producing, but artificial fanatics are doing well,
tossing paddle tails and new penny and chartreuse, especially on
the incoming water. Fishgame dot com emphasizes the importance of
(02:16):
fishing around those moving tides. Slack water often means slow action,
so time your outings to those tide changes. Matagorda and
Freeport are both solid bets right now. Freeport's surf is
seen whiting in some pomp ando while the jetties are
good for sheep's head on fiddle of crabs or live
shrimp if you want something toothy. Spanish mackerels showed up
(02:36):
around the Galveston beach front midweek, nailing silver spoons and
flashy plugs up in the marshes and back bays. Flounder
are still a bit scattered, but are showing signs of
staging for the first big push to the gulf. Trigulp
swimming mullet or live mug minnows on the bottom near
grassy drains for those sticking close to shore in local ponds,
(02:57):
largemouth or hitting topwater frogs. Soft plastic cross wired twofish
dot com gives the nod to natural colors like watermelon
and junebug for pressured fish. A couple of hot spots
for this week. Head to the north Jetti at Boulevar
for mixed bag action trout, reds, Spanish or fish. The
sand lewis passed for a shot at big trout on
(03:19):
the outgoing tide. For a quieter scene, check out drum
Bays North shore Line for slot reds and drum on
cut bait, best baits lately live shrimp for trout and
sheep's head, finger mullet for reds, whole men, hayden or
pinfish for larger snapper, and gulp where strike king rage
crawls for inshore artificial action. That's a wrap for today's report. Anglers,
(03:42):
keep an eye on the tides, adjust your baits to
the bite, and get out there while the weather's holding.
Thanks for tuning in, and don't forget to subscribe so
you never miss what's biting next. This has been a
quiet please production. For more check out Quiet Please dot
ai
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