Galveston fishing report

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Saturday’s gusting north winds benefited waterfowl hunters much more than fishermen.  With winds blowing in the 20 knot range at the North Jetty Buoy, anglers desiring to fish had to find protected waters.

Canals feeding into the Intracoastal Waterway west of Harborwalk offered suitable water for escaping the effects of the wind.  Alfred Hancock and his two young sons fished one of the canals and caught a variety of pan fish along with several undersized reds.  

Penny Turner and Helen Montgomery found the wind too much to deal with in West Bay and returned to Harborwalk where they fished two of the original canals from an earlier development. 

Using soft plastics for bait, the lady anglers caught five trout, two keepers and three throwbacks, along with a red and flounder, both undersized.

Friday fishing was much better as Nick Endres, his wife, Linda, his sister Jeanne and her husband, Jim Delano, fished the North Jetty with Capt. Shawn Warren.  Their catch included six slot reds, four trout to 25 inches and a bull red that was tagged and retained. A large sheepshead rounded out their catch. The action took place during the outgoing tide.

Also fishing the North Jetty Friday was Sarah Melcer. Her catch included 13 bull reds and six hardheads. The action came from the boat cut and all of the fish were released.

Saturday, the surf was not in shape for good fishing with the gusting north wind; however, Friday there were some nice fish caught.

Capt. Lloyd Pepper fished the surf in front of Terramar on Friday and landed a 32-inch bull red that was released.  

Michael Nowell fished the rock groins west of the Pleasure Pier early Friday and landed a shark, flounder and sheepshead using fresh peeled shrimp for bait