Wednesday, a nagging southwest wind changed the plans of many anglers organizing fishing trips around the Galveston area as most looked at the upcoming forecast and decided to postpone to later in the week. Favorable changes in conditions are forecast to begin today.
With no fishing reports Wednesday, this gives us an opportunity to share some questions from readers.
A frequent question about the Bolivar Gas Wells came from David Sullivan, who asked about the history of the group of wells across the channel from the Texas City Dike and why they are so popular with fishermen.
The group of wells we commonly refer to as the Bolivar Gas Wells were drilled by Houston Oil and Minerals back in the early 1970s. At the time, it was one of the largest gas fields in the Galveston Bay complex. Today, production continues from isolated wells; however, the ownership has changed hands several times.
Before Hurricane Ike stirred up the shell pads, the old wells had the reputation of being one of the top spots for trout and other fish during the heat of the summer. The 8- to 15-foot depths and shell bottoms were a perfect match for summertime trout.
Following Ike, the fishing dropped off; however, there are two or three wells that still produce good numbers of fish. Those few wells tend to be kept close to the vest of regular fishermen and guides in the area.
This summer, I have not had any great trips fishing that area; however, each day is different. I have my favorite well I hit each time the conditions are right and on one of the trips, the trout will be there.
Our only fishing report comes from a Tuesday trip made by the party boat New Buccaneer. Capt. Matt Smith took 38 anglers 65 miles offshore where they landed a boat limit of king mackerel (76) along with 16 amberjack, 31 vermilions, a Warsaw grouper and a bunch of other fish.
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