Galveston Fishing Report

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Monday was one of those scary days anglers try to avoid. The day started out with relatively clear skies, light to moderate winds and the Internet weather radar showing nothing on the 50-mile scan.

The forecast called for a 40 percent chance of rain, which mostly was predicted for the afternoon.

I was on the water around 7:30 a.m. and headed to the jetties. Once I hit the Bolivar Roads, the wind picked up; however, it still was tolerable for fishing the rocks. I had been anchored for less than 30 minutes when I heard thunder and looked toward Texas City where a large storm system appeared to be headed my way.

The lightning was the key to my pulling anchor and heading back to more protected waters. As I approached the Pelican Island Bridge, the system appeared to be gaining strength, so that was it, and on to the dock.

Just after arriving, the wind howled with gusts over 50 mph and was I happy to be on land. My only catch was an undersized flounder and a large hardhead. The water at the jetties was in fishable shape early.

A group of anglers going by Wayne, Phil and Ronald were out fishing Monday morning and were driven in around 10:30; however, not before they landed seven flounder to 17 inches and three reds, two slots and a bull.

Before the storms hit, jack crevalle, bull reds, blacktip sharks, Spanish mackerel, stingrays, pompano and croaker were being caught from the 61st Street Fishing Pier.

Sunday, the party boat Capt. John made a 30-mile trip offshore where Capt. Johnny Williams placed his guests into action. The tally for the trip was 174 spadefish, 68 sharks and a variety of other fish including king, ling, rainbow runners, blue runners, Spanish mackerel and blue fish.