Galveston Fishing Charter Company
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As we wind down 2014, let’s take a look at how fishing shaped up this year. This will be addressed in a two-part series beginning today.
Overall, 2014 was a good year for coastal fishing; however, there were some dark spots with speckled trout action being the biggest disappointment.
During the first quarter of
the year when trophy trout were the target of many anglers, 2014 seemed
to be an off year for quality of trout taken. That same pattern
continued all year, especially in lower Galveston Bay, East and West
Bays and the jetties.
While surveys taken by the
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department indicated healthy stocks of specks
in Galveston Bay, most anglers were finding the numbers of fish caught
to be considerably less, on average, than previous years.
Normally in early May, the
specks start running along the jetties. While specks were caught during
this time period, we just never saw the consistent action that jetty
fishermen have grown to expect. That pattern continued all season long
at the jetties.
Fishing guides had to work
harder and longer to put their guests into decent numbers of fish, and
for the most part, the best catches came from the northern parts of
Galveston Bay and Trinity Bay.
Spring and fall bird action in East and West Bays was not what it was in recent years and overall, a big disappointment.
There was a lot of
speculation on the cause of the shift in catches and most cited the lack
of sufficient fresh water flowing into the bays.
In summary, anglers were able to catch specks but the fish were scattered and 10-fish limits were hard to come by.
The late winter and spring black drum run produced a lot of fish, and this year’s run was on par with earlier years.
Tuesday, we will discuss what took place last summer.
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