While not many fishermen were on the water Thursday, all indications are that fish are beginning to make their fall season move.
Flounder action is about to bust wide open, and while there will be a lot of throwbacks in the early group to begin their move, the sizes will increase as we get farther into October and November.
November has been the month when the flounder run reaches its peak and the most fish move through the limited pathways to the Gulf.
For that reason, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department set some stringent regulations applicable only to that month.
The objective of the tighter rules which include a bag-limit reduction to two per day from five and the elimination of flounder gigging, is to allow a free passage for the spawning fish.
The November special rules have been in effect for several years now and have helped to rebuild the once-dwindling stocks of flounder.
Today, most experienced flounder fishermen will tell you that the numbers and quality of flounder are much better than they were 10 years ago.
Before moving to Galveston permanently, most of the flounder I caught were incidental to fishing for trout and reds.
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