Galveston Fishing Charter Company
832-917-FISH(3474)
This week just does not look good for fishing, at least not the early part. Today’s cold front likely will shut things down until well after old Santa makes his appearance tomorrow night. Following this latest cold front, expect to see our winter fishing patterns take over.
So, what are our winter patterns? Well to begin with, dodging cold fronts will be a big part of our fishing strategy as one system after another hits the upper Texas coast.
What this means is that
anglers will have to learn the patterns of trout and reds following the
cold fronts. Certain areas tend to be best this time of year and are
different from the standard places fish are found most other times
during the year.
For instance, Upper West
Bay is one of the better choices as that area tends to hold a lot of
trout during the late fall and winter. One reason is that deeper waters
that shelter fish during blasts of cold air are close by, and when the
sun warms the shallows, especially around mud bottoms, the fish will
leave their safe haven to feed.
The areas around both Deer
Islands and between Mecom’s and Green’s Cuts are often quite productive
for wade fishermen and those choosing to drift fish.
During periods when the
water gets really cold, meaning water temperature readings in the 40s,
Offatts Bayou will attract a lot of fish to several of its deeper holes
such as the famous Blue Hole.
While the bayou is a refuge
to fish during very cold weather, the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department has the authority to close Offatts Bayou to fishing during
freezing weather. The areas that would be affected by a closure are east
of a line from Marker 22 and south to Scholes Field.
Hopefully we will not have any weather that warrants a closing.
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