Gulf Coast Fishing Report: Bull Reds, Trout, and More in Port O'Connor and Freeport

# Artificial Lure's Gulf Coast Fishing Report – Friday, November 28th, 2025

Well howdy, folks, this is Artificial Lure coming to you live with your Friday morning Gulf report. Sun's rising at 6:54 this morning, and we're looking at a sunset around 5:20 PM, so you've got a solid fishing day ahead of you.

Let's talk tides. Over in Texas City, we're looking at a low tide around 4:07 PM this afternoon with heights around 0.38 feet, and then a high tide pushing through around 11:51 PM at about 1.32 feet. Down in Freeport, the pattern's similar – we're in a low tide window right now in the mid-morning, sitting around the 2:24 PM mark, then picking back up tonight. Not the most dramatic tidal swing we've seen this month, but plenty enough to work with if you know where to position yourself.

Now here's the real action. Reports coming out of Port O'Connor from just two days ago are showing some seriously solid bull redfish bites. They're hammering large shrimp and Spanish sardines both inside the south jetty and outside the north jetty. The slot redfish are cooperating too – hitting small rocks at the back of the jetty from Alcatraz Island all the way out to Honey Hole. Water temps were sitting right around 65 degrees, which is exactly where you want them for trout movement into the jetties. Sheepshead are aggressive on live shrimp in 8 to 12 feet of water inside the jetties, and black drum are crushing dead shrimp in the apron.

For your lure selection, the Texas Tackle Factory Redfish Killer is an absolute must-have today. That mullet-shaped body with the weight-forward design casts like a dream and works beautifully at slower speeds in shallow water – fish it on a jig or swimbait hood, or throw it under a popping cork. The red and white or matagorda magic patterns are producing right now.

I'd recommend getting yourself to either Port O'Connor or the Freeport jetties this afternoon. Time your approach for that late afternoon low tide push, and you'll be positioned perfectly when everything starts feeding into the evening bite.

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