Estes Flats is a well known local hotspot. These shallow, grassy flats are good for trout and redfish year-round. Target the numerous potholes in the area. In 2006, this area was designated a voluntary "No-Prop" zone and new regulations have made it a Class C misdemeanor to destroy or uproot seagrasses.
A history of fishing reports for Estes Flats. Maybe you can find a seasonal pattern or a bait or technique that has worked in the past. May-27-09 . Redfish are good on mullet on the Estes Flats.
May-06-09 . Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats on mullet and crabs.
Mar-25-09 . Redfish are good on live shrimp under a cork while drifting the edges of the Estes Flats.
Mar-18-09 . Redfish are good on live shrimp under a cork while drifting the edges of the Estes Flats.
Mar-11-09 . Redfish are good on live shrimp under a cork while drifting the edges of the Estes Flats.
Feb-25-09 . Redfish are good on live shrimp under a cork while drifting the edges of the Estes Flats.
Feb-18-09 . Redfish are good on live shrimp under a cork while drifting the edges of the Estes Flats.
Feb-11-09 . Redfish are good on live shrimp under a cork while drifting Estes Flats.
Feb-04-09 . Redfish are good on live shrimp under a cork while drifting the edges of the Estes Flats.
Jan-28-09 . Redfish are good on live shrimp under a cork while drifting the drop-offs of Estes Flats.
Jan-14-09 . Redfish are good on live shrimp under a cork while drifting the edges of the Estes Flats.
Dec-31-08 . Redfish are good on live shrimp under a cork while drifting the edges of the Estes Flats.
Dec-24-08 . Redfish are good on live shrimp under a cork while drifting the edges of the Estes Flats.
Dec-17-08 . Redfish are good on live shrimp under a cork while drifting the edges of the Estes Flats.
Dec-10-08 . Redfish are good on live shrimp under a cork while drifting the edges of the Estes Flats.
Dec-03-08 . Redfish are good on live shrimp under a cork while drifting the Estes Flats.
Nov-19-08 . Redfish are good on live shrimp under a cork while drifting the Estes Flats.
Oct-29-08 . Redfish are good on live shrimp under a cork while drifting the Estes Flats and Hog Island.
Oct-22-08 . Redfish are good on live shrimp under a cork while drifting the Estes Flats.
Aug-13-08 . Redfish are fair to good on the grass on Estes Flats on gold spoons and mullet.
Jul-02-08 . Trout are fair to good on the outside of Traylor Island and on the Estes Flats on croaker and live shrimp.
Jun-25-08 . Trout are fair to good on the outside of Traylor Island and on the Estes Flats on croaker and live shrimp.
Jun-18-08 . Trout are fair to good on the outside of Traylor Island and on the Estes Flats on croaker and live shrimp.
Jun-11-08 . Trout are fair to good on the outside of Traylor Island and on the Estes Flats on croaker and live shrimp.
Jun-04-08 . Trout are good on the outside of Traylor Island and on the Estes Flats on live croaker, pumpkinseed/chartreuse and plum/chartreuse Norton Sand Eels, Trout Killers and Bass Assassins.
Jun-04-08 . Redfish are good on cut-mullet around Mud Island and the Estes Flats.
May-28-08 . Trout are good on the outside of Traylor Island and on the Estes Flats on live croakers and plum Sand Eels, Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Stanley Wedgetails.
May-21-08 . Trout are good on the outside of Traylor Island and on the Estes Flats on live croakers and plum Sand Eels, Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Stanley Wedgetails.
May-14-08 . Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats and around Hog Island on live shrimp and finger mullet.
May-07-08 . Redfish are good on the Estes Flats on live shrimp under a popping cork.
Apr-30-08 . Trout and redfish are fair to good on live shrimp and croakers in the holes around Estes Flats, Mud Island and Traylor Island.
Apr-23-08 . Trout and redfish are fair to good on live shrimp in the holes on the Estes Flats.
Apr-16-08 . Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats on shrimp and mullet.
Apr-09-08 . Redfish are fair to good for drifters throwing red soft plastics and live shrimp on the Estes Flats.
Apr-02-08 . Trout and redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats on She Dogs, Top Dogs and Super Spook Jr's.
Mar-12-08 . Redfish are good on cut-mullet on the Estes Flats.
Mar-05-08 . Redfish are good on cut-mullet on the Estes Flats.
Feb-20-08 . Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats on shrimp, spoons and topwaters.
Feb-06-08 . Trout and redfish are fair to good in the California Hole and on the Estes Flats on plum, glow and chartreuse Red Killers, Trout Killers, Sand Eels and Bass Assassins.
Jan-23-08 . Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats on mud minnows, mulletand live shrimp.
Jan-09-08 . Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats on jigs tipped with shrimp.
Dec-19-07 . Redfish are good at the Estes Flats on mud minnows and shrimp.
Dec-12-07 . Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats on shrimp, spoons and topwaters.
Dec-05-07 . Redfish and flounder are fair to good on the Estes Flats and in the deeper holes on mud minnows, topwaters and live shrimp.
Nov-21-07 . Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats and Mud Island on mud minnowsand finger mullet.
Nov-14-07 . Trout and redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats on live shrimp and She Dogs.
Nov-07-07 . Trout and redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats on live shrimp and She Dogs.
Oct-31-07 . Redfish are good on piggy perch and finger mullet on the Estes Flats.
Oct-24-07 . Redfish are good on the Estes Flats on finger mullet and live shrimp.
Oct-17-07 . Redfish are good on the Estes Flats on finger mullet and live shrimp.
Sep-26-07 . Redfish are good on the Estes Flats and around Traylor Island on finger mullet and cut bait.
Sep-19-07 . Redfish are good on the Estes Flats on mullet and live shrimp.
Sep-12-07 . Redfish are good around Mud Island and the Estes Flats on live finger mullet.
Sep-05-07 . Redfish are good on the Estes Flats on shrimp under a popping cork.
Aug-29-07 . Redfish are good on the Estes Flats on shrimp under a popping cork.
Aug-15-07 . Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats on mullet and shrimp.
Aug-08-07 . Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats and Long Reef on live shrimp and mullet.
Jul-04-07 . Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats and Long Reef on live shrimp and mullet.
Jun-27-07 . Redfish are good on mullet and topwaters on the Estes Flats and on Long Reef.
Jun-20-07 . Redfish are good on mullet and topwaters on the Estes Flats and on Long Reef.
Jun-13-07 . Redfish are good on cut-mullet and live shrimp on the Estes Flats.
Jun-06-07 . Trout are fair to good on the outside of Traylor Island and on the Estes Flats on croaker, pumpkinseed and electric blue/chartreuse Hogies, Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Norton Sand Eels.
May-30-07 . Trout and redfish are good on live shrimp and cut mullet on the Estes Flats.
May-23-07 . Trout and redfish are good on live shrimp and cut mullet on the Estes Flats.
May-16-07 . Redfish are good on live shrimp and cut mulleton the Estes Flats.
May-09-07 . Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats and around Hog Island on live shrimp and finger mullet.
May-02-07 . Redfish are good on cut-mullet on the Estes Flats.
Apr-25-07 . Trout and redfish are fair to good on live shrimp in the holes on the Estes Flats.
Apr-18-07 . Redfish are good on the Estes Flats and in South Bay on live shrimp.
Apr-11-07 . Redfish are good on the Estes Flats on live shrimp and gold spoons.
Apr-04-07 . Trout and redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats on Corkies and topwaters.
Mar-28-07 . Trout are good on the Estes Flats on live shrimp.
Mar-21-07 . Redfish and black drum are good on the Estes Flats on cracked crabs and dead shrimp.
Mar-14-07 . Redfish are good on cut-mullet on the Estes Flats.
Mar-07-07 . Redfish are good on cut-mullet on the Estes Flats.
Feb-07-07 . Trout and redfish are fair to good in the California Hole and on the Estes Flats in the afternoon on plum, glow and chartreuse Red Killers, Trout Killers, Sand Eels and Bass Assassins.
Jan-24-07 . Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats on mud minnows, mulletand live shrimp.
Jan-10-07 . Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats on jigs tipped with shrimp.
Dec-13-06 . Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats on shrimp, spoons and topwaters.
Nov-22-06 . Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats and Mud Island on mud minnowsand finger mullet.
Oct-25-06 . Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats on live shrimp and finger mullet.
Oct-18-06 . Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats on live shrimp and finger mullet.
Oct-04-06 . Redfish are good around Mud Island and the Estes Flats on topwaters.
Sep-20-06 . Redfish are good on the Estes Flats on mullet and live shrimp.
Sep-13-06 . Redfish are good around Mud Island and the Estes Flats on live finger mullet.
Sep-06-06 . Trout are fair to good while drifting the Estes Flats on live shrimp and mullet.
Aug-30-06 . Trout are fair to good while drifting the Estes Flats on live shrimp and mullet.
Aug-23-06 . Trout are good on the outside of Traylor Island , the reefs of Copano and on the Estes Flats on croaker and live shrimp.
Aug-16-06 . Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats and at California Hole on on shrimp and mullet.
Aug-09-06 . Redfish are fair to good on the Estes Flats on mullet and shrimp.
Aug-02-06 . Redfish are good on cut-mullet and gold spoons on the Estes Flats.
Jul-26-06 . Trout are good on the outside of Traylor Island, the reefs of Copano and on the Estes Flats on croaker and live shrimp.
Jul-19-06 . Redfish are good on cut-mullet and gold spoons on the Estes Flats.
Jul-12-06 . Trout are good on the outside of Traylor Island , the reefs of Copano , Super Flats and on the Estes Flats on croaker and live shrimp.
Jul-05-06 . Trout are good on the outside of Traylor Island and on the Estes Flats on live croakers.
Jun-28-06 . Trout are good on the outside of Traylor Island and on the Estes Flats on live croakers and plum Sand Eels, Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Stanley Wedgetails.
Jun-28-06 . Redfish are good on cut-mullet around Mud Island and on the Estes Flats.
Jun-21-06 . Redfish are good on mullet and topwaters on the Estes Flats and on Long Reef.
May-31-06 . Trout are good on the outside of Traylor Island and on the Estes Flats on live croakers.
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