The beach water temperature was in the low 70s on Tuesday morning and is expected to drop more by today. A cold front blew through Tuesday, and once tolerable conditions for fishing return, look for even more flounder to be moving.
The surf was on the leeward side of the norther, and fish were being caught all along the beach front. The 61st Street Fishing Pier reported croaker, Spanish mackerel, sand trout, gafftop, pompano and bull reds being caught Tuesday morning.
Mark McDavid fished the surf along west beach and landed a 40-inch bull red that provided a 90-minute battle on the angler’s light tackle.
While the wind was blowing Tuesday morning, Gerald Stanford and Mark Mize fished the outer canals at Harborwalk and landed a Texas Grand Slam that included four specks, two keepers and two throwbacks, along with an undersized red and three flounder to 19 inches.
Rick Henderson fished Highland Bayou near the Highway 6 bridge at Bayou Vista and landed two keeper flounder using Texas Chicken soft plastics.
Ed Morris sent a note asking about the old barge graveyard mentioned often as a hot spot for flounder. Morris wants to know where it is, how to get there and if it can be accessed by wade fishermen.
The spot Morris refers to is located near the Bolivar Ferry Landing and is close to where the Intracoastal Waterway intersects Galveston Bay.
This time of year it is particularly easy to find as many boats and bank fishermen will be concentrated in the area.
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