I have done a fair amount of fishing on the opposite side of the bay. Dusk/dawn is definitely the best time to get out on the water. However, the trout bite is steady on the oil rigs for most of the day. The trick is getting out there and back before the water gets too rough. Fishing live shrimp or bull minnows beneath a slip cork at around 15 ft seems to work like magic.
Dixie Bar is an incredible spot to fish for bull redfish. A Carolina Rig with some sort of live bait is best here but the spot is probably pretty tough to get to in a kayak.
If the water is rough, there are plenty of places to fish closer to shore. The State does a good job creating structure for fish throughout the bay. I used a "hot spot" fishing map of the bay to help me identify this structure. If you can make it out at dawn, you'll catch white trout, specks, redfish or drum until the sun gets up and the fish move to deeper cover. Good luck!
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