GALVESTON FISHING REPORT

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Wednesday, we were discussing fall fishing and the next day, hot, summerlike weather reappeared with the heat index reaching 102 degrees in Galveston.

The warm temperatures prompted some excellent action around the jetties as fish must have thought that summer had returned.

Henry Homrighaus along with Ernest Bernard, Rick Campbell and Cassidy Defel fished the rocks with Capt. Mike Eden and landed a wide variety of fish.

Included in their catch were pompano, slot reds, bull reds, sheepshead, black drum, sharks and jack crevalle.

John Gradwall and Ted Rosenbaum fished the channel side of the South Jetty Thursday morning and landed two bull reds, five sharks and a 22-inch flounder.

All of the fish were released except one bull red (29 inches) that was tagged and the flounder. Live fingerling mullet was the bait.

Johnny Baldwin fished Clear Lake on Wednesday and landed three reds while working the area near the cut into Lake Pasadena. A large flounder was hooked but broke off before it could be netted.

Baldwin said that there was a big influx of floating vegetation from Clear Creek all around the lake.

The Kemah/Seabrook Channel continues to produce good stringers of a variety of pan fish for anglers fishing near the state Highway 146 Bridge connecting the two towns. Black drum and gafftop have been plentiful.

Ken Scanlan reported a 19-inch triple tail being caught by Craig Carter of Houston while fishing from the 61st Street Fishing Pier. Scanlan said it was the first triple tail any of the employees had seen caught off the fishing pier.

The sixth annual West Bay Showdown and Fundraiser is Oct. 25 at the West End Restaurant and Sand Bay at Sea Isle.

The event benefits the Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston. Call 713-594-4252 or visit www.fishwestend.com