u/Brodoooooo

Good morning Dirty Coast Crew!

Back with another report and this one gets really
interesting!

This weekend is going to be a GREAT weekend to go out at any
time and still catch fish! As long as you strategize it correctly!

Fri-Sunday we have 4 
tide movements throughout a 24hr period. What that means is that the
tides will be changing more frequently throughout the days, and water will be
moving a lot, pushing bait fish in and out of the marshes and bays. About every
4-5 hrs there is a tidal change expected. The winds will be about 5-15 mph most days with an exception for sunday.
Sunday winds will range from 3-10mph throughout the morning.
The key is to fish it correctly. Id fish the end of an
outgoing tide at the mouth of a large marsh or lake. This is when the most bait
will be congregated in a certain spot. This is also when the fish will be
starting to push bait fish back in to the marsh once slack tide is over with.
And the fish will most definitely follow!

The tide will be starting to drop at around 6am so as long
as you’re in the water by 6, you should be fine. Youd be traveing to the mouth of
your favorite marsh or lake during the slack tide and will still be able to catch the end of the
outgoing tide at around 11ish. Since the heat starts cranking up around that
time, it might be smart to be in an area with some shallows around and some
deep areas close by as well. Just so if one 
area doesn’t work, the other should. As long as the baitfish are there.
One important thing that a lot of people miss is if there
are a lot of baitfish but nothing blowing up on it, or no signs of feeding
fish, id leave and try somewhere else. You don’t necessarily have to move far
away from where you're currently at but a slight movement or readjustment makes
a lot of difference.

Lastly, don’t be afraid to launch out of a marina and not
fish around it before you leave. Could be a last spot for one last cast😉
Plenty of times, fishermen on boats or any craft will just
head out of the area and go toward a destination that is so much further away.
But if you think about all the fish guts and bones that get tossed at these areas
when fishermen fillet their fish, it makes sense to fish this. The strong smell
will attract baitfish and game fish to these areas/docks. And it doesn’t necessarily
have to be near the docks, you could just hit a nearby shoreline with some decent
structure and you’ll get on something! Last time I went out, as I was launching,
a dude next to me caught a red off the side of the launch area while waiting for
his buddy to get back in the boat.

Rigging

Id still use croaker, they are getting smoked left and right
anywhere and everywhere! But if you know how to use a cast net or how to target
piggy perch, id do that! Those suckers are candy for trout! Probably more so than
croaker. Lures, again, id stick to simple colors, pink, white, dark. Don’t overcomplicate
it. The reason most people don’t catch fish is because they spend more time
changing out lures than actually casting. I keep 2-3 poles on me if in a vessel
and if wading, I keep 1 rod with a snap on swivel unless im using a hardbait in the A.M.
The 2-3 poles are each rigged differently. My ideal set up
is one with a snap swivel for easy change out of plastics. I only use this rod
for plastics! My second pole will be rigged for a topwater or twitchbait, and my
last pole will be rigged with either a live bait rig if im getting live bait, and if
not then I will also have it with a swivel and plastic. Only difference is id have one dark
and one light plastic on these rods.

Lastly,
any feedbck or anything i can add or remove, let me know! Sorry for the long read today.
For some reason i was in a writing mood yesterday.

Sub to r/DirtyCoastFishing for more reports!

Good morning Dirty Coast Crew!

Back with another report and this one gets really
interesting!

This weekend is going to be a GREAT weekend to go out at any
time and still catch fish! As long as you strategize it correctly!

Fri-Sunday we have 4 
tide movements throughout a 24hr period. What that means is that the
tides will be changing more frequently throughout the days, and water will be
moving a lot, pushing bait fish in and out of the marshes and bays. About every
4-5 hrs there is a tidal change expected. The winds will be about 5-15 mph most days with an exception for sunday.
Sunday winds will range from 3-10mph throughout the morning.
The key is to fish it correctly. Id fish the end of an
outgoing tide at the mouth of a large marsh or lake. This is when the most bait
will be congregated in a certain spot. This is also when the fish will be
starting to push bait fish back in to the marsh once slack tide is over with.
And the fish will most definitely follow!

The tide will be starting to drop at around 6am so as long
as you’re in the water by 6, you should be fine. Youd be traveing to the mouth of
your favorite marsh or lake during the slack tide and will still be able to catch the end of the
outgoing tide at around 11ish. Since the heat starts cranking up around that
time, it might be smart to be in an area with some shallows around and some
deep areas close by as well. Just so if one 
area doesn’t work, the other should. As long as the baitfish are there.
One important thing that a lot of people miss is if there
are a lot of baitfish but nothing blowing up on it, or no signs of feeding
fish, id leave and try somewhere else. You don’t necessarily have to move far
away from where you're currently at but a slight movement or readjustment makes
a lot of difference.

Lastly, don’t be afraid to launch out of a marina and not
fish around it before you leave. Could be a last spot for one last cast😉
Plenty of times, fishermen on boats or any craft will just
head out of the area and go toward a destination that is so much further away.
But if you think about all the fish guts and bones that get tossed at these areas
when fishermen fillet their fish, it makes sense to fish this. The strong smell
will attract baitfish and game fish to these areas/docks. And it doesn’t necessarily
have to be near the docks, you could just hit a nearby shoreline with some decent
structure and you’ll get on something! Last time I went out, as I was launching,
a dude next to me caught a red off the side of the launch area while waiting for
his buddy to get back in the boat.

Rigging

Id still use croaker, they are getting smoked left and right
anywhere and everywhere! But if you know how to use a cast net or how to target
piggy perch, id do that! Those suckers are candy for trout! Probably more so than
croaker. Lures, again, id stick to simple colors, pink, white, dark. Don’t overcomplicate
it. The reason most people don’t catch fish is because they spend more time
changing out lures than actually casting. I keep 2-3 poles on me if in a vessel
and if wading, I keep 1 rod with a snap on swivel unless im using a hardbait in the A.M.
The 2-3 poles are each rigged differently. My ideal set up
is one with a snap swivel for easy change out of plastics. I only use this rod
for plastics! My second pole will be rigged for a topwater or twitchbait, and my
last pole will be rigged with either a live bait rig if im getting live bait, and if
not then I will also have it with a swivel and plastic. Only difference is id have one dark
and one light plastic on these rods.

Lastly,
any feedbck or anything i can add or remove, let me know! Sorry for the long read today.
For some reason i was in a writing mood yesterday.

Sub to r/DirtyCoastFishing for more reports!

Good morning Dirty Coast Crew!

Back with another report and this one gets really
interesting!

This weekend is going to be a GREAT weekend to go out at any
time and still catch fish! As long as you strategize it correctly!

Fri-Sunday we have 4 
tide movements throughout a 24hr period. What that means is that the
tides will be changing more frequently throughout the days, and water will be
moving a lot, pushing bait fish in and out of the marshes and bays. About every
4-5 hrs there is a tidal change expected. The winds will be about 5-15 mph most days with an exception for sunday.
Sunday winds will range from 3-10mph throughout the morning.
The key is to fish it correctly. Id fish the end of an
outgoing tide at the mouth of a large marsh or lake. This is when the most bait
will be congregated in a certain spot. This is also when the fish will be
starting to push bait fish back in to the marsh once slack tide is over with.
And the fish will most definitely follow!

The tide will be starting to drop at around 6am so as long
as you’re in the water by 6, you should be fine. Youd be traveing to the mouth of
your favorite marsh or lake during the slack tide and will still be able to catch the end of the
outgoing tide at around 11ish. Since the heat starts cranking up around that
time, it might be smart to be in an area with some shallows around and some
deep areas close by as well. Just so if one 
area doesn’t work, the other should. As long as the baitfish are there.
One important thing that a lot of people miss is if there
are a lot of baitfish but nothing blowing up on it, or no signs of feeding
fish, id leave and try somewhere else. You don’t necessarily have to move far
away from where you're currently at but a slight movement or readjustment makes
a lot of difference.

Lastly, don’t be afraid to launch out of a marina and not
fish around it before you leave. Could be a last spot for one last cast😉
Plenty of times, fishermen on boats or any craft will just
head out of the area and go toward a destination that is so much further away.
But if you think about all the fish guts and bones that get tossed at these areas
when fishermen fillet their fish, it makes sense to fish this. The strong smell
will attract baitfish and game fish to these areas/docks. And it doesn’t necessarily
have to be near the docks, you could just hit a nearby shoreline with some decent
structure and you’ll get on something! Last time I went out, as I was launching,
a dude next to me caught a red off the side of the launch area while waiting for
his buddy to get back in the boat.

Rigging

Id still use croaker, they are getting smoked left and right
anywhere and everywhere! But if you know how to use a cast net or how to target
piggy perch, id do that! Those suckers are candy for trout! Probably more so than
croaker. Lures, again, id stick to simple colors, pink, white, dark. Don’t overcomplicate
it. The reason most people don’t catch fish is because they spend more time
changing out lures than actually casting. I keep 2-3 poles on me if in a vessel
and if wading, I keep 1 rod with a snap on swivel unless im using a hardbait in the A.M.
The 2-3 poles are each rigged differently. My ideal set up
is one with a snap swivel for easy change out of plastics. I only use this rod
for plastics! My second pole will be rigged for a topwater or twitchbait, and my
last pole will be rigged with either a live bait rig if im getting live bait, and if
not then I will also have it with a swivel and plastic. Only difference is id have one dark
and one light plastic on these rods.

Lastly,
any feedbck or anything i can add or remove, let me know! Sorry for the long read today.
For some reason i was in a writing mood yesterday.

Sub for future reports

Good afternoon Dirty Coast Crew!

Hope everyones having an alright day. I apologize for missing last week’s game plan. I was contemplating not doing one this week either. Ive been going through some personal struggles in my life right now making it extremely difficult to keep up with and have the enthusiasm that I had when I initially started this sub. (sorry for venting)

With all that said, I decided the best way to try and get out of this funk is to do what I love, and that’s talking fishing.

For this weekend’s game plan, its looking really good and the winds look calm in the mornings. The fishing will definitely be better Sunday than Saturday though. Reason being is that the tide change is happening at different times and make a quite of a difference for each day. And Monday-Wednesday will look even better! But I might make something separate for that.

Saturday

The tide is rising til about 9am, at 9am it becomes slack tide for at least another 30 minutes to an hour before it starts going back out. Now fishing this a certain way, and timing it correctly, is crucial for Saturday. You can have a late start Saturday, (I wouldn’t), and fish the outgoing tide only, or wake up at 3am to try and fish the rising tide as much as possible. The start of the falling tide isn’t too great to be fishing anyways, plus it’ll be super hot by then possibly turning the bite off. Id focus on the early morning bite. Get there by 4:30-5am the latest and be in the water by 5:30.  

For this incoming tide id target grassy shorelines and coves. Casting right at the shoreline where the baitfish will be pushed in to. Reds will be there as well. Look for shells on the bottom, shores forming points. Anything with a uniqueness to it with structure. If you’re fishing a marsh system, then you’d want to be in the back of that marsh by 7am. And making your way back at 9 while slack tide is going on. Fish the shoreline and mouths of marshes after 9am. Use binoculars to watch certain shores! This is a tactic that I use often! I keep me some cheap binos that I can toss around. I look for birds, bait jumping in the water, blow ups, or tails. Many times, ive seen reds tailing using these. Look for egret birds, if 2 are close to each other, that means there is an abundance of bait in that water. These birds do not like each other, so they tolerate each other whenever they have to. If you see this, I’d fish that shore!

Sunday

The tide will have a long gradual rise making the bite last longer. The tide will go slack at around noon. Id fish this the exact same way as I explained for Saturday but you have a longer period to fish the shoreline or back marshes.

With the bait around the bay lately, id use paddletails to match the mullet around. Shrimp is still good as live bait but is not what the game fish are chasing right now. Don’t get me wrong, they’ll definitely bite shrimp but they want something they can chase and that provides a big meal for them. 5-6in paddletail with a 1/8oz in shallows and 1/4oz in 4ft or more. Croaker are still killer! Took my niece out last Friday and put her on her first trouts on croaker and she fell in love with fishing!

 

Lastly,

Id like to say thank you to everyone who follows. As always, if theres anything im missing or anything youd like for me to include in my plans, please let me know.

Good afternoon Dirty Coast Crew!

Hope everyones having an alright day. I apologize for missing last week’s game plan. I was contemplating not doing one this week either. Ive been going through some personal struggles in my life right now making it extremely difficult to keep up with and have the enthusiasm that I had when I initially started this sub. (sorry for venting)

With all that said, I decided the best way to try and get out of this funk is to do what I love, and that’s talking fishing.

For this weekend’s game plan, its looking really good and the winds look calm in the mornings. The fishing will definitely be better Sunday than Saturday though. Reason being is that the tide change is happening at different times and make a quite of a difference for each day. And Monday-Wednesday will look even better! But I might make something separate for that.

Saturday

The tide is rising til about 9am, at 9am it becomes slack tide for at least another 30 minutes to an hour before it starts going back out. Now fishing this a certain way, and timing it correctly, is crucial for Saturday. You can have a late start Saturday, (I wouldn’t), and fish the outgoing tide only, or wake up at 3am to try and fish the rising tide as much as possible. The start of the falling tide isn’t too great to be fishing anyways, plus it’ll be super hot by then possibly turning the bite off. Id focus on the early morning bite. Get there by 4:30-5am the latest and be in the water by 5:30.  

For this incoming tide id target grassy shorelines and coves. Casting right at the shoreline where the baitfish will be pushed in to. Reds will be there as well. Look for shells on the bottom, shores forming points. Anything with a uniqueness to it with structure. If you’re fishing a marsh system, then you’d want to be in the back of that marsh by 7am. And making your way back at 9 while slack tide is going on. Fish the shoreline and mouths of marshes after 9am. Use binoculars to watch certain shores! This is a tactic that I use often! I keep me some cheap binos that I can toss around. I look for birds, bait jumping in the water, blow ups, or tails. Many times, ive seen reds tailing using these. Look for egret birds, if 2 are close to each other, that means there is an abundance of bait in that water. These birds do not like each other, so they tolerate each other whenever they have to. If you see this, I’d fish that shore!

Sunday

The tide will have a long gradual rise making the bite last longer. The tide will go slack at around noon. Id fish this the exact same way as I explained for Saturday but you have a longer period to fish the shoreline or back marshes.

With the bait around the bay lately, id use paddletails to match the mullet around. Shrimp is still good as live bait but is not what the game fish are chasing right now. Don’t get me wrong, they’ll definitely bite shrimp but they want something they can chase and that provides a big meal for them. 5-6in paddletail with a 1/8oz in shallows and 1/4oz in 4ft or more. Croaker are still killer! Took my niece out last Friday and put her on her first trouts on croaker and she fell in love with fishing!

 

Lastly,

Id like to say thank you to everyone who follows. As always, if theres anything im missing or anything youd like for me to include in my plans, please let me know.

Hope everyone is able to make it out this weekend! Surf is looking amazing still! Post your pics if you go!!

(Thursday–Saturday)

Good morning Dirty Crew,

This weekend should be decent. I'm not saying it's going to be a killer weekend, but I don't think the bite will be dead either. This plan is only through Saturday, and I'll explain why in a bit.

One thing to remember is that tides won't be the same everywhere. If you're fishing near a pass, you'll see a long outgoing tide from around 3 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you're fishing farther back in the bay, like Sea Isle in West Bay, the tide changes later because it takes time for the water to move through the bay. That means the bite window changes too.

Near a pass, I'd target the outgoing tide from about 6 a.m. to noon. Farther back in the bay, you'll still have a rising tide during that time, with the outgoing starting around noon. Meaning early morning, the bait fish will be pushed far back in to the marshes or grass lines til they start draining at noon.

For the incoming tide in the middle of the bay, I'd work grass flats, marsh edges, or even kayak into skinny water looking for tailing reds.

for the outgoing tide by the pass id focus on any drains or guts that will have bait fish pouring out with the tide.

I'd throw topwaters before sunrise, then switch to plastics once the sun gets up. Fan cast as much as possible. I love fishing grassy shorelines, but don't overlook deeper guts you can wade for trout.

Sunday-Tuesday

should be even better. Strong incoming and outgoing tides should make for an excellent bite, and I'd expect fish to stay active most of the day. I'd still focus on the morning while the water is cooler. but if the surf lays down, an evening surf wade could be perfect too.

For muddy water, throw darker plastics. For cleaner water, go with lighter colors like white. Don't overthink lure selection! keep it simple! If one light or dark color isn't working, make a change in cadence instead of constantly switching lures. Sometimes a straight retrieve works better than jigging it. Live bait will always catch fish too, and with croaker season here, don't let anyone tell you it's cheating. Whatever puts fish in the boat works.

Good luck this weekend, guys. And if you can call out of work Monday or Tuesday... I would!

Tight lines, DirtyCoastFam.

Just wanted to apologize to the few followers I have lol. I did not post the weekend report like I meant to! I seemed to have gotten a little drunk for americas birthday and the days leading up to it.. I did not fish Thursday like I planned from drinking Wednesday night.. then recovered Thursday all day, and drank Friday & Saturday at my buddies lake house!😂 a time was had and it was all in fun but I cant drink like I’m a 20yr old anymore! I’m still tired! 🥱😮‍💨
Anyways, I’m resuming the posting and updates.
New fishing report will be uploaded Wednesday or Thursday.
Also, if you’re a new angler or a follower, send me a DM and I will ship you some lures or hooks. Need to clean out lures that i have and im sure someone could use them!
Anways hope everyone had a great 4th like I did!
Cheers 🍻

Welcome to Dirty Coast Fishing
Born in the mud. Built for the bays.

We are a community dedicated to fishing the muddy bays, marshes, back lakes, and shorelines of the Texas coast.
Forget the crystal-clear flats you see all over social media. Around here, we chase redfish, speckled trout, flounder, black drum, and everything else that calls our dirty water home. Whether you’re wading, kayaking, fishing from a boat, or soaking bait from the bank, you’re welcome here!

This community is built for anglers who want to:
-Share fishing reports and conditions.
-Show off catches (big or small).
-Trade tips, tactics, and lure recommendations.
-Discuss gear, kayaks, boats, and DIY projects.
-Help new anglers learn the Texas bays.
-Respect the resource and each other.

One thing I want to bring to this community is consistency. Every Thursday, I’ll do my best to post a weekend fishing report covering the conditions, weather, tides, bait activity, and anything else that might help you plan your trip.
That said, I don’t want these reports to be one-sided. I want this to become a community where everyone contributes. If I’m missing something, let me know. If you fished a bay system and found a pattern, discovered a productive lure, or noticed something others should know, share it.
Every angler sees the water a little differently, and the more we work together, the better this community becomes.
Whether you had an incredible day or got skunked, your experience is valuable. Someone else might learn from it.

There’s no gatekeeping here. No unnecessary drama. Just people who appreciate what the Dirty Coast has to offer and want to help each other catch more fish.

Welcome aboard, and thanks for helping build a community that every Texas coastal angler can be proud of.
Tight lines, and welcome to the Dirty Coast.

Welcome to Dirty Coast Fishing
Born in the mud. Built for the bays.

We are a community dedicated to fishing the muddy bays, marshes, back lakes, and shorelines of the Texas coast.
Forget the crystal-clear flats you see all over social media. Around here, we chase redfish, speckled trout, flounder, black drum, and everything else that calls our dirty water home. Whether you’re wading, kayaking, fishing from a boat, or soaking bait from the bank, you’re welcome here!

This community is built for anglers who want to:
-Share fishing reports and conditions.
-Show off catches (big or small).
-Trade tips, tactics, and lure recommendations.
-Discuss gear, kayaks, boats, and DIY projects.
-Help new anglers learn the Texas bays.
-Respect the resource and each other.

One thing I want to bring to this community is consistency. Every Thursday, I’ll do my best to post a weekend fishing report covering the conditions, weather, tides, bait activity, and anything else that might help you plan your trip.
That said, I don’t want these reports to be one-sided. I want this to become a community where everyone contributes. If I’m missing something, let me know. If you fished a bay system and found a pattern, discovered a productive lure, or noticed something others should know, share it.
Every angler sees the water a little differently, and the more we work together, the better this community becomes.
Whether you had an incredible day or got skunked, your experience is valuable. Someone else might learn from it.

There’s no gatekeeping here. No unnecessary drama. Just people who appreciate what the Dirty Coast has to offer and want to help each other catch more fish.

If you’ve ever looked at chocolate-colored water and thought, “There are reds in there,” you’ve found your people!

Welcome aboard, and thanks for helping build a community that every Texas coastal angler can be proud of.
Tight lines, and welcome to the Dirty Coast.

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