Galveston fishing report

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There is little doubt that we are in the peak of the flounder run, as easy limits of quality fish have been caught. Last Saturday, just about every angler fishing Seawolf Park returned with a flounder and most had their two-fish limit.

Jim Fortune, Tommy Brown and Arnold Bronstein were among the hordes of fishermen and each had his limit of flounder, with all being quality fish.

While a high percentage of flounder are heading toward their winter home in the Gulf of Mexico, a good number are still being caught in the back bays and marshes. Betsy Hatherill landed some nice-sized flounder in her canal in Spanish Grant on the west end of the island.

Hatherill said the flatfish are still hanging around in her area.

The next couple of days could offer some of the best conditions for fishing this week. Expect to see the Texas City Dike to be one of the hot spots as well as the mouths of Moses and Swan Lakes.

Wade fishermen were catching a lot of flounder while targeting trout around Sand Island at the Pelican Island Cut. All were caught on soft plastics.

Just about any of the traditional flounder run hot spots should be productive as the flat fish are stacking up and moving toward the deeper Gulf waters.

Bull red activity was good around the jetties before all the high winds associated with the cold front set in Sunday.

If flounder do not interest you, possibly red fish will. The ends of both the North and South Jetties were where a lot of bull reds were caught last weekend and there is no reason to believe that the action will not continue this week.  The only issue will be wind velocity as the forecasts call for higher velocities later in the week.

Live mullet might be in short supply as more fishermen appear on the scene.