Galveston Fishing Report

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Monday’s southerly wind ignited fishing again, as water levels in the bays returned to normal and the fish responded accordingly.

On the flounder scene, the run is getting into full swing with a couple of excellent reports, one from the Galveston Ship Channel area and the other from the junk yard, also called the Old Barge Grave Yard, off the end of Bolivar.

Lori, known in fishing circles as the Saltwater Hooker, fished the Galveston Channel area with a friend and landed 20 flounder in the 14 to 18 inch range while retaining their limit of four.  Flounder Pounders accounted for all of the fish.

Sterling Hicks and Mike Malone fished the junk and rebar off the end of Bolivar and landed two quick limits of flounder.  Their fish ranged from 13 to 19 inches in length.

Malcolm Mencacci and his brother Frank fished lower Galveston Bay and found the birds feeding over trout and reds. Fishing in four to six feet of water, they caught 17 trout, three sand trout, three reds and an 18-inch flounder. Only eight trout passed the minimum size test and were retained along with the reds and flounder. Hackberry Hustlers on 1/4 oz. jigs was the bait.

Chris Darthard of Richmond and Jim Lamb and Rick Maddox of Missouri City fished Monday with Capt. Ron Woods, 2 Fish’Aholics Charters, and the group lost count on bull reds landing over 15 and retaining only two.

The anglers limited out on flounder within the first 20 minutes of the trip. Also caught were two huge black drum. The action came from the Galveston Ship Channel and the North Jetty Boat Cut using a variety of cut bait and Gulps.

Richard Belleau, 61st Street Fishing Pier, reported the wind out of the south at 10 mph at 2:30 a.m. and catches of whiting, sand trout, jack crevalle, sharks and bull reds.