Colors can change from day to day. check out this link for more help on colors.
http://www.texastacklefactory.com/in...d=5&Itemid=111
Look at the salinity chart under the weather/tides/launches. trout like salty water redfish dont care as much.
fish moving tides
baits such as sand eel jr, Jerk jr, gulp swimming mullet. Do a search on the site for bait suggestions there are several threads about peoples favorite topwaters and other baits