8-pounder is a trophy. Trout in the 9-plus range are career fish that come with bragging rights and command a wall spot. Some of the best is on Galveston's East Bay. This is a premier trophy trout fishery. Some of the trout you'll hook into could be upwards of 8 pounds and better.
East Bay is classic lure fishing water.
Most of the top wadefishing areas offer hard sand bottom making for comfortable walking. Some of the best water you'll find at this time of year on East Bay will be the north shoreline. That's because prevailing winds this time of year will be northerly, and that means the north shoreline will be flat water. However, it's worth your time to consider fishing windward shorelines, because that's where baitfish will often pile up. And under those baitfish are likely to be some rather large trout.