Galveston Fishing Charter Company
832-917-FISH(3474)
If
you want to enjoy the peak of the flounder run, my suggestion is to
plan your trip within the next week to 10 days, as most seasoned
flounder fishermen feel that this year’s run will begin rapidly dropping
off after that.
Wednesday morning conditions were about as nice as they get during late autumn. Polly
and I headed out early to take advantage of the flounder run and as we
were making our way down the Offatts Channel to West Bay, I had an urge
to turn left toward the Deer Islands and go after trout.
With those conditions, trout had to be schooling in West Bay.
We
continued with our plans, however, and headed to the Galveston Ship
Channel where everyone was catching fish. This time it was decided to
not retain any fish below 16 inches and with that restriction, we still
quickly limited out on flounder to 20 inches.
The
action came from near the wall of the Galveston Yacht Basin and every
angler nearby, whether fishing from a boat or pier, was catching good
numbers of flounder.
The
wind picked up about the time we limited out and, instead of moving to
the jetties, we decided to save the live shrimp and do some night
fishing Wednesday evening.
On the way back we passed Capt. Lori, The Saltwater Hooker, anchored at one of her favorite spots. She was hosting Michelle Gauthier and her nephew Ryan Gauthier and his wife Donna. They landed 32 while retaining only their limit of eight.
A tip
if you plan to fish this week, the flounder were taking gentle bites
and not aggressively hitting the baits. Each flatfish we caught felt
more like we were initially pulling in debris. A lot of fish were lost
due to weak hooking.
If you were planning to fish Serious Tackle’s flounder tournament on Dec. 6, note that the date has changed to Dec. 13.
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