Galveston fishing report

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Fishing continues to be on the slow to nonexistent side as moderate to strong easterly winds combined with stormy weather controlled the picture Wednesday. It appears that the wind will start subsiding this weekend; however, rain chances remain strong.

Hopefully, there will be acceleration in the movement of the low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico that is causing all of the unsettled weather.

Anglers have been concerned over the erratic trout action this summer and what is causing it. At this point we can only theorize as to the cause; however Jose Aceves Jr.’s report might give a clue as to what is happening.

Aceves and other fishermen have reported some excellent nighttime action on specks resembling daytime reports we are accustomed to receiving this time of year. It could be that there has been a shift to night feeding this year and, looking at the tidal movements and strengths during the past several weeks, night feeding could be the answer.

Aceves and friends Jesse Lopez and Robert Martinez fished two consecutive Friday nights and each time found nonstop action on trout between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. The action took place in East Bay off Bolivar, with the anglers using soft plastics and live shrimp for bait.

While other fish such as reds, black drum, stingrays and whiting were caught, a flurry of action on trout took place early in the morning hours with full limits of trout taken. On both occasions, the anglers left the area with the fish still biting.

Aceves’ report came from last weekend; however, several reports from earlier in the month told of similar action not only in East Bay but from around piers and docks where either overhead or underwater lights were used to attract the fish.

And a reminder to everyone, most Texas fishing licenses expire at the end of this month.