Galveston Fishing Charter Company
832-917-FISH(3474)
One of
the most common questions from readers lately has been about the wind.
Most are asking if this is normal to have such an extended period of
high winds and if this is a sign of a windy summer.
Fishing
has been slowed considerably by all of the recent wind. Velocities in
excess of 20 knots are just too much to deal with for most anglers and
that is especially true of speeds close to 30. One negative outcrop of
this has been the extraordinarily high tide levels.
In
response to the questions, it is not at all unusual for our area to
experience a lot of high winds during May, especially the early part.
May, after all, is the third-windiest month of the year preceded by
April, the windiest, and then March.
Sustained
high winds this time of year do not indicate that we are going to have
higher than average wind velocities during the summer. If tradition
holds, more stable weather along with lighter winds should set in close
to Memorial Day Weekend. Let’s hope for that pattern to repeat itself
this year.
Now,
on the fishing scene, fish are being caught, just in selected areas.
During times of above-average tide levels, red fish will be found of
feeding around newly-covered terrain by the rising waters. Anglers
fishing the marshes of Bolivar along Big Pasture Bayou have been finding
good action on reds, with most being taken by kayakers and waders.
The
weather reports seem fairly consistent that we are in for unsettled
weather this week. Keep an eye on the weather if you are planning a
fishing trip, and if not, keep your tackle ready because at the first
sign of stable weather setting in, action is going to bust wide open.
Those conditions could be appearing as early as late this week.
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