Galveston fishing report

Trip 1-19-15

Galveston Fishing Charter Company

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If you were lucky enough to have Monday off as a holiday the weather was the best so far this year.

 Mild temperatures and calm winds triggered some excellent fishing, especially for speckled trout.
Richard Belleau, in his report from the 61st Street Fishing Pier, said that the surf was calm and green water reached all the way to the beach. Customers fishing the pier early Monday were catching black drum, bull reds, sheepshead and whiting.

Specks continue to roam the beach front rock groins and a report from the jetties indicated trout were there as well.

Bulldog’s bait shop reported David Netzband’s catch of six trout to 20 inches from one of the rock groins along the beach front. Netzband used live shrimp freelined with no weight to land his fish.

Jetty Joe at Galveston Bait and Tackle had several customers bringing in speckled trout from all around upper West Bay, Offatts Bayou and the jetties. One of the fishing guides operating out of his bait camp took a party of four to the jetties where they caught a number of nice sized specks.

Another customer caught close to a limit of trout while fishing various spots in Offatts Bayou.

Malcolm Mencacci was back on the water Monday and fishing upper West Bay. Mencaccci said the bite was on again when the incoming tide began to move. Using plum and chartreuse Hackberry Hustlers, he managed eight trout to 20 inches during a two-hour span. The water temperature in West Bay was 53 degrees.

The Texas City Dike and Moses Lake also produced fish. Carl Hancock fished just inside the Moses Lake locks and landed a limit of reds using live mullet for bait.

Jerry Jack Peters and Tom Spencer fished the Texas City Dike Monday where they landed several sand trout, a puppy drum and two sheepshead.