Galveston Fishing Report

Another frontal system will be wreaking havoc with this weekend’s fishing. The good news is that we should not see any big drop in temperatures, which means that the effects will be short-lived.
There likely will be fishable waters around Galveston; however, mid-bay reefs that were so productive last week likely will feel the brunt of the wind. Both East and West bays produced some nice trout earlier this week.

One of the anglers catching a prized fish this week was Lester Geason, who took a 29-inch speck from West Bay that weighed almost 8 pounds. Live shrimp fished under a popping cork was the bait.

Tuesday, Sarah Melcer hosted her jiu-jitsu instructor Evan Gideon and his wife, Emily, at her favorite spot off the South Jetty, where the action busted open.

Using squid for bait, the group landed 42 gafftop, 18 bull reds that were released and, the highlight of the trip, Gideon’s landing a 7-foot, 2-inch shark that was quickly released.

A couple who gave their names as Jess and Emily called in to report their fun trip to the Texas City Dike, where they landed two stingrays to 43 pounds and a 5-pound gafftop. The couple said they loved watching the fish swim away when released.

We have not had many reports from Moses Lake; however, the fishing obviously has been excellent this week. Houston Hernandez and his father-in-law, Roy Torres, fished just inside the floodgate Tuesday and Wednesday and loaded up on black drum, whiting and croaker. Two flounder and two reds — one undersized and the other a 21-inch slot red — rounded out their catch. Dead shrimp fished on a dual leader with 5:0 J-hooks did the trick.

Robert Holland sent a note saying action turned on under his fishing lights around 4 a.m. Thursday at his uncle Byron’s home on Tiki Island. Eight specks — five throwbacks and three keepers — were caught before daybreak.