Gulf Coast Fishing Report: Trout, Reds, and Topwater Action in Texas Waters

# Gulf of Mexico, Texas Fishing Report – December 3rd, 2025

Well howdy, folks! Artificial Lure here bringing you your Wednesday morning fishing report for the Gulf waters around Texas.

Let's start with the tides. Sunrise this morning was at 6:59 AM and we're looking at sunset around 5:23 PM, so you've got a solid day ahead of you. The low tide came in early this morning at 6:59 AM, and we're heading toward a high tide around 3:34 PM at a solid 2.3 feet. This is shaping up to be an excellent day on the water with a very high solunar coefficient of 93 – that means the fish are gonna be aggressive.

Now here's the good news from recent reports out of Rio Grande and Gulf waters – reds and trout have been absolutely biting strong in December. We're talking stacked specks and hungry redfish ready to eat. According to local fishing data, speckled trout and redfish are the primary targets right now, along with black drum and flounder when conditions align.

For your lure selection, the Corky is one of the most recognizable and effective lures on the Gulf Coast right now. It's a proven producer for sight-casting in shallow water. You'll also want to bring topwater plugs for early morning action and soft plastics rigged on jigheads for the deeper channels.

As for bait, live mullet and live shrimp are your go-to options when the fish are active like they are right now.

I'd recommend hitting the shallow flats and bay systems this morning while that low tide is working for you. Areas around Freeport and the upper bay systems are prime real estate right now. The afternoon high tide should push fish into secondary areas, so be ready to move and adjust.

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