Galveston fishing report

Galveston Fishing Charter Compamy

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The big news on the fishing scene was trout action around the railroad bridge next to the causeway.Wednesday morning, there were three reports of excellent catches of speckled trout by anglers using live shrimp fished under popping corks.

Rudy Masterson and Joan Humphries fished their favorite hole between the two bridges and landed 12 specks to 22 inches.A large jack crevalle gave Humphries quite a fight before breaking off when the line got tangled in the concrete base of one of the utility poles.

Fred Sparks, Jimmy Scott and Bill Walker teamed up for a combined catch of 15 specks.The fish were caught at various locations on the north side of the bridge.A single Spanish mackerel and two gafftop rounded out their catch for the morning.

The other report from the causeway area was unconfirmed and involved two anglers who caught several nice specks and sheepshead.

Spanish mackerel continue to roam the beach front with the size being on the small side.Most of the fish are attacking live shrimp with only a few being hooked.Milt Harrison reported the action while fishing the rock groins off of 24th Street.

Personally, I have been expecting trout action around the causeway area to break open any day now.When checking my reports for the last nine years, they showed that at some point in April there was a flurry of action on speckled trout and other fish.After the first round of big catches, trout action around that part of upper West Bay was fairly consistent during periods of good tidal movement and water clarity.

Another area that is ripe for turning on with speck action is around the piers and pilings along Channelview just around the bend from the railroad bridge.

Galveston fishing report 4-9-15

Galveston Fishing Charter Company

832-917-FISH (3474)

www.galvestonfishingchartercompany.com

Excellent conditions for fishing continued to prevail in the Galveston area this week. The southeast winds and good tidal movement resulted in good water clarity, and with the strong tidal movement, action continued on par with some of the best this year.

Earlier this week Capt. Ron Woods, 2 Fish’Aholics Charters, hosted Tim Arendsen, his father-in-law Ted Banderkool and son Seth, all from Michigan, to a jetty fishing trip. Using live shrimp and cut bait, the anglers landed bull reds, slot reds, puppy drum, large oversized drum, Spanish mackerel, gafftop, shark, sand trout and hard heads. The highlight of the trip was a ling. All of the fish were released except for three reds and three Spanish mackerel.

The action came from outside both the North and South Jetties.

It was good to hear from Sarah Melcer again. She is a jetty pro and frequent contributor to the Reel Report.

Melcer was back on the water last Tuesday and had a great catch, which she asked to be mentioned in honor of Wanda Smith, wife of the original owner of Smitty’s Bait Camp on Broadway. Smith passed away last January and was the aunt of Sarah’s husband Stephen.

Melcer fished Abby’s Hole at the end of the South Jetty, which is named after her famous fishing dog and companion.

Using her favorite bait, white squid, she landed 25 gafftop and a huge stingray.

The big news from the beach front was the arrival of large schools of shad that were working all along the surf. When that occurs, not far behind are the predator fish and Wednesday was not an exception.

Bulldog’s Bait Shop reported customers running into excellent action on jack crevalle, bull reds and sharks that were attacking the concentrations of shad.