The last several days were interesting, as we had a lot of feedback from flounder fishermen, and the majority feel that the run still is on with the prime fish now making their move.
A note from Mike Krnavek pretty well represents the view of most anglers that responded.
Krnavek said he keeps reading reports that the flounder run is over and people think it’s over.
“Well, I can tell you that it is not,” Krnavek said. “People tend to call it over when they are not able to pull up to a spot and catch five flounder in 20 minutes. The thing that’s good about people like that is they give up for the year. Then you end up with fewer crowds.”
He said when this happens, that’s when the fishing gets good. The December fish are so much bigger and are the last to head for the Gulf.
“Don’t get me wrong, there will be slow days that you will have to grind it out, but the size of the big females is well worth it,” Krnavek said.
Krnavek and George Potchkhoua fished the Galveston Ship Channel on Saturday and caught 12 flounder, keeping nine of the fish. Most all the flounder were larger than 21 inches. Potchkhoua also caught a 25-inch red that was kept. Two fish were caught on mullet, but the bigger solid fish were caught on Chickenboys and Gulps. Krnavek said he thinks anglers will be catching flounder into January.
Practically all of the reports lend optimism that fresh flounder might be an option for Christmas dinner.
The frontal passage Saturday afternoon took away prospects for good trout fishing for a few days. Today, conditions should begin to improve for fishing and, by Tuesday, action on both specks and flounder should pop open again. Don’t forget the reds; they are there, just not getting the notoriety of the other two of the big three.
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