Friday, conditions returned to near perfect for fishing. In some areas, the fish cooperated and in others, they must have not received word of the change.
Early Friday, Polly and I headed out to our favorite spots for this time of year with live shrimp and croaker. Our first stop was the Bolivar Gas Wells, where the water was clear and the tide moving. Only a shark to show for a half-hour stop. The Gulf side of the South Jetty was in fair shape but not as good as the channel side of the North Jetty near the boat cut.
While our catch was not up to par quantity-wise, quality-wise, it was. The highlight of the trip was landing my second-best trout ever fishing the North Jetty, a 28-inch sow that hit a live croaker.
Conditions were just perfect near the boat cut; however, not much in the way of action for any of the boats nearby. Two specks, a bull whiting, shark and a nice sheepshead were all that we could muster before the midday sun and heat drove us in.
Bulldog’s Bait Shop reported a nice catch of trout and reds by José Cevallos, who fished the west end beach front. Cevallos said the water was clear in that area.
Jetty Joe, Galveston Bait and Tackle, reported about Capt. Cecil Gray’s productive charter on Thursday. Gray hosted three guests from Houston to East Bay, where they landed 19 trout to 23 inches using live croaker for bait.
The party boat New Buccaneer made a 65-mile trip offshore Thursday where Capt. Matt Smith placed his 100 guests into action. The catch included 158 vermilions, 23 kings, seven amberjack, 57 tomtate, 27 sharks, an African pompano, Dorado and a variety of reef fish.
The party boat Cavalier had productive bay trips Thursday, landing 36 bull reds and sand trout, gafftop and sharks.
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