Water temperatures are warming, resulting in a slowdown on flounder action. Still, good numbers of the flatfish are being taken from the seasonal hotspots during the big run.
According to a report from 3-G Bait Camp at the yacht basin, bull red action around the jetties continues to be excellent and, while anglers are bringing in good numbers of flounder, the sizes reflect mostly the smaller males making the run so far.
A few of the larger females were beginning to appear last week.
Trout action in the bays is picking up, especially Trinity Bay. Gordon King of Baytown drifted near the mouth of the Trinity River Sunday morning and limited out on trout to 4 pounds. Kelly Wigglers and Norton Sand Eels were the baits. King said that the soft plastics with chartreuse tips caught most of the fish.
Freddy Havis of Texas City limited out on slot reds while fishing near the flood gates of Moses Lake on Saturday. Havis used fingerling mullet for bait and landed a half-limit of flounder as well, which was a single, 17-inch flatfish.
Jones Lake produced a number of reds for Marvin Sloan and his wife, Paula. Unfortunately, all of the fish had to be released, as they ranged in size between 15 and 18 inches in length. Reds must be at least 20 inches long to retain.
Otis Raymond reported slow action around San Luis Pass on Sunday. Last weekend the angler from Jamaica Beach limited out on flounder and caught a variety of other fish including a Spanish mackerel at the same spot near the big bridge.
This weekend, only small black drum, sharks and whiting were biting. Raymond said he used fresh dead shrimp with the heads peeled off for bait both times.
Reports from the Texas City Dike indicated flounder, black drum and reds were being caught last Saturday.
Another frontal system in on its way and should cross our area today. While not as strong as the earlier front, it should help get the fish to moving.
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