Artificial Lure here with your Texas Gulf Coast fishing report for Sunday, October 12, 2025. If you’re heading out, you picked a classic fall morning on the water—cooler air rolling in overnight, tides on the move, and plenty of hungry fish waiting.

Sunrise hit at 7:27 am and sunset comes at 7:01 pm, giving us right at eleven and a half hours of daylight to work the bays and jetties. Across much of the coast—from Galveston Bay down to Port Aransas—the tidal coefficients are running moderate to high, meaning *there’s good water movement*, and that usually has fish feeding actively. In Galveston, that tidal coefficient is a solid 98 this morning, ramping up even further across the day, so expect strong currents, especially around the channels and passes (from Tides4Fishing). Down in Port Aransas, the action’s steadier with average tides—plenty to stir up bait schools along the beachfront and guts.

Weather-wise, these crisp October mornings have been treating anglers right, though there’s word of some rough surf and minor flooding in low-lying areas on the mid-coast, so take care around beach roads and marsh entries (Country Herald & National Weather Service). Otherwise, it’s prime autumn fishing weather, and light north winds are setting the table for a great day.

Let’s talk fish: The inshore scene is classic fall—*flounder* are stacking up with the first cold fronts stirring their migration. Anglers working Galveston and Surfside have reported steady catches dragging soft plastics and live mud minnows along the bottom, especially close to the passes and marsh drains. That flounder bite is only going to heat up in the coming weeks, so break out your paddle tails and Gulp! swimming mullets now (based on Galveston fishing YouTube reports and local chatter).

Speckled trout have been popping up over shell in East Matagorda Bay, with many boats limiting out early. Look for the best action during moving tides. Topwater plugs just after sunrise have surprised a few folks lately, but most success has come on shrimp imitators and soft plastics under popping corks—especially when the breeze lays down mid-morning (Shallowrun Guide Service, Fishing Reminder Matagorda). Out west in Freeport and Matagorda, redfish are cruising shorelines and slot-size fish have been thick around grassy edges and flats, eager for shrimp-tipped jigs or live finger mullet.

If you’re keen to mix it up, scattered reports say Spanish mackerel and occasional jack crevalle are still chasing bait around the jetties, with silver spoons and flashy hard baits doing damage (LuresHook’s bait guide backs this up—go for shiny, erratic stuff on those clear mornings).

Now, for the hot spots:
- **Galveston South Jetty and San Luis Pass:** Veteran anglers know these are high-current pinch points when fall tides run big—perfect for flounder ambush, and schools of specks behind the eddies.
- **East Matagorda Bay Shell Reefs:** It’s trout city when the water’s moving over scattered shell.
- **Port O’Connor Pass and Mud Island:** Consistent for reds and the occasional bull drum along channel edges in October.

Best baits today? Start with Gulp! shrimp, H&H Cocahoes, or a classic white paddle tail for reds and trout. For flounder, a 1/4 oz jighead with a dark soft plastic tail can’t be beat. If you’re hitting deeper water or the surf, grab a big silver spoon or walk-the-dog topwater early.

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