Galveston Fishing

Monday was overall a disappointment for anglers fishing the Galveston area.

Double tide changes returned and water conditions were excellent. Unfortunately, the fish did not cooperate like they should have.

While the morning was slow, the tide change around noon helped start what little action there was and the afternoon hours saw a few catches come in.

I spent most of the morning through early afternoon fishing the Galveston Ship Channel area targeting flounder. There were several boats out; however, it appeared that they were having the same slow day as I experienced.

Ironically, it was the first time this year that a mangrove snapper did not hit one of my lines while fishing off of Pelican Island. 

A good number of medium-sized croaker and sand trout in the 11- to 13-inch range were caught, along with a couple of undersized male flounder. Not the day I expected on the water.

Before heading out, I visited with Glenn Goff at Galveston Bait and Tackle asking if he had seen many specks at his cleaning table recently.

Goff said that specks were being caught around the causeway and railroad bridges; however, with the water temperature remaining above 70 degrees, a cold front or two will be needed to really get things going.