Galveston fishing report

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Wednesday continued the pattern of zero fishing reports as a cold north wind kept temperatures at levels not suitable for comfort on the water.

Days like this present opportunities to discuss fishing related subjects. Otherwise, the space just does not permit when the bite is on.

Today, I want to address Texas Fish Records and how many likely record-breaking catches are either released or consumed.

There is no doubt in my mind that a lot of potential record-setting fish are caught and the angler was just not aware of the current record for the fish.  

This happened to me in all likelihood. A few years ago, I was fishing the Galveston Ship Channel just off of Pelican Island when I landed a huge pig fish. My fishing companion, who has close to the same number of years fishing the Galveston Bay Complex as I, was amazed at the size of the fish. We both estimated the piggy (not to be confused with pinfish) weighed in the two-pound range.

At the time, neither of us were aware of the state record, and upon returning home, I checked the records and disappointingly learned that my fish would likely have set a new one.

The current record for pig fish is 1.04 pounds, and both my fishing buddy and I know that the fish I released was in excess of that weight.  

The moral to this story is to never go fishing without a copy of the records with you.  

In other fishing news, Opa Miller of Texas City sent a note advising of another freshwater fishing spot in Galveston County.  

Miller said that Texas City has a lagoon inside the storm levee with several miles of canals that was stocked with bass and catfish. Kids catch fish from the bank and the best access is from Bay Street Park or street crossings along the canals.