The current heat wave is sending fishermen in early as the late morning heat is just too intense for most people. Once the wind shifts to a more southeasterly direction, cooler temperatures should follow along with better tidal flow.
The weather forecast calls for this to begin Friday, so look for inshore and surf fishing to pick up.
Several readers have asked why we are having such a prolonged spell of the adverse wind. Most feel that this is unusual and are curious if I have seen this before.
Prolonged spells of southwest winds are common from mid-June to late July. We have discussed the effects of moderate and stronger winds from that direction and the fact it is normally a part of summer.
While the prevailing wind around Galveston is from the southeast, different weather patterns will cause a change in direction. August is normally a month with light winds, either variable or from the southeast, both excellent for fishing.
Hopefully, we will not be discussing this ill-wind next week.
On the fishing scene, there’s little to report from daytime fishing. We did have a report from Jetty Joe at Galveston Bait and Tackle who had three customers from Cleveland return to his cleaning table with a catch of eight trout, three reds, eight sheepshead and three sand trout all caught at the railroad bridge. Live shrimp was the bait.
Along the beach front, off-color water continues to hamper fishing; however, customers at the 61st Street Fishing Pier were catching croaker, whiting and sharks.
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