The surf continues to be the place to catch trout. Friday, there was threatening weather offshore; however, the surf remained in good shape. Wade fishermen using live bait — both shrimp and croaker — were taking easy limits and near limits of trout.
Bulldog’s Bait Shop reported some nice trout catches coming from the San Luis Pass area. Eric Burney had his limit within an hour using live croaker for bait, and Garrett Goodson limited out in an hour with croaker.
Morris Maxwell almost had a limit of trout fishing the surf off Eight Mile Road. Using live shrimp for bait, the angler from Dickinson caught eight trout, three bull whiting and a 22-inch red.
Horace Highsmith found ladyfish to be too much of a nuisance when he fished the surf near Murdocks. Highsmith had a pint of live shrimp and was able to land only one trout before the aggressive ladyfish depleted his supply.
The 61st Street Fishing Pier reported catches of croaker, sand trout, whiting, specks, sharks and reds early Friday.
The wind continued from an easterly direction Friday, which has been the case for more than a week. Conditions in the bays look great; however, fishing has been slow overall.
Deep Reef in East Bay produced a nice catch for Michael Mickey and his two guests early Friday. The three anglers anchored off the reef and caught 11 specks, two large slot black drum, five undersized reds and a keeper sheepshead. Live shrimp fished under a popping cork did the trick.
August is prime time for offshore fishing, and Galveston’s party boat operations are taking advantage of it. Thursday, the party boat Capt. John made a 30-mile trip east of the jetties where Capt. Johnny Williams found action for his guests in 55 feet of water.
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