Galveston fishing

Sunday, fishing was affected by the unsettled weather in our area and catches were scattered. Offshore fishing, which has been close to red hot lately, was set back by seas running 5 feet and higher Sunday.

While fishing overall was slow last weekend, the best reports continued to come from night time fishermen.

Cold Pass produced some nice catches of trout, ladyfish and sharks Saturday night. Carlos Hernandez and his cousin Manny set up their flood lights powered by a portable generator and had sporadic action most of the night. Sharks came through the area around 2:30 a.m. and all of the other fish scattered. Live piggy perch and other small fin fish caught in a cast net was the bait.

Before the east wind taking over Saturday, deep reefs around East and Trinity Bays were producing good numbers of trout and other fish. Deep shell was the key, according Norman Cahoon, a seasoned trout fisherman who fishes Trinity Bay.

Deep Reef, Hannah’s Reef and shell pads around gas wells in East Bay were where trout were hanging out and once this spell of inclement weather passes, expect to find the fish in those locations again.

Reports so far from the jetties, do not show the trout action we are accustomed to this time of year. Perhaps that will change once conditions settle.

In connection with the current weather conditions, the National Weather Service issued a warning for the possibility of waterspouts and weak tornadoes across the coastal waters through today.

 Atmospheric conditions are favorable for the formation of weak water spouts and short-lived funnel clouds during the daytime hours. Any sightings of water spouts or funnel clouds should be reported to local law enforcement who will then relay that information to the National Weather Service.