Galveston Fishing Report

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This year’s flounder run appears to be getting underway. Definitely the time of the month (Columbus Day Weekend) is ripe for flounder to begin a serious move. A coldfront headed our way likely spurred the move, as flounder have a sixth sense when it comes to predicting a change in the weather.

Joe Moughon found the flatfish on the move at the Diversionary Canal on Sunday morning and caught several, with the largest measuring over 25 inches. All of the fish were caught on Chicken Boy soft plastics in red shad Psycho Chicken. Moughon said the bite was aggressive.

Debra Deckard, Bolivar Yacht Basin Bait Camp, called in and said the flounder are running in her area. Deckard fished Sievers Cut Sunday morning and landed two nice-sized flatfish.

While the flounder are on the run, so are some lesser desirables. Bret Vollmer called in to say that large alligators to 15 feet in length are on the move in the vicinity of the Highway 146 Bridge over Dickinson Bayou. He cautioned wade fishermen to beware.

I can verify that the gators are moving, as there were a large number of sightings of large gators last week at Mallard Lake in Brazoria County. This is a private hunting and fishing club where I spend a lot of time during duck season and in the early spring.

During gator season last month, the average size of the reptiles harvested was approximately two feet longer than the average over the past five years. During my 15 years of being part of the club, we have not had an incident with humans being attacked; however, two of the member’s dogs were victims.

In other fishing news, the party boat Capt. John made another offshore trip over the weekend fishing 30 miles out of Galveston on Saturday. Their catch included 18 sharks, 171 spadefish, 131 Gulf trout, other common reef fish and king mackerel.