The last few days have been slow overall for fishing as an area of disturbed weather passed through the Galveston Bay Complex and adjoining coastal waters. Tuesday, conditions began improving, although a nagging easterly wind prevailed most of the day.
The early forecasts of light winds for Tuesday did not materialize and all morning, velocities were running up to 20 knots. I had a friend scheduled to go bay fishing with me and after observing the 6 a.m. North Jetty Buoy report, he called and asked for a rain check.
Late morning, the wind started subsiding a bit and I headed off with my No. 1 fishing partner, Polly, around 9:30 a.m.
We fished the cedars of Pelican Island, Bolivar gas wells and North Jetty’s channel side. Not a lot of action to report; however, we did manage a few trout and a 27-inch red along with sharks, sheepshead and yellowtails that were released.
The surf on the Gulf side of the North Jetty was chopped up by the east wind; however, all other areas we fished held nice water.
Only the gas wells failed to produce a fish. There was no tide movement, and that likely was the reason.
If the upcoming weather forecast holds, look for some excellent fishing to start.
Aunt Margie’s Bait Camp reported a nice catch of trout by Jelly Abel, who fished along the shore of Offatts Bayou near the 61st Street Boat Ramp. Abel had a portable generator with flood lights and fished late Monday into the wee hours of Tuesday using free-lined live shrimp for bait. His catch consisted of seven specks to 20 inches along with a large number of bait-snatching ladyfish and needle noses.
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