Galveston fishing report 5-14-15

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Thursday turned out to be a pleasant surprise for fishermen; however, most would-be anglers that day shied away because of the forecasts.

Light to moderate southeasterly winds prevailed and the few fishermen who hit the water caught some nice fish.

We are getting reports of fresh water in the bays which is reducing salinity levels.  This is particularly true of Trinity and parts of East Bay.

One interesting, but unconfirmed, report came from an angler on the west end of Galveston Island who told of a neighbor returning from Chocolate Bayou with two channel cats that were caught along with two reds.  The fish came from grassy areas above the FM 2004 Bridge.

Obviously the water is fresh in the bayou or the catfish would not have been there.

Bulldog’s Bait Shop reported some excellent night action from West Bay along Sportsman’s Road.

  The Hoffman family from Breckenridge and the Leveridge family from Arlington fished around lights using live shrimp for bait and landed 13 keeper trout to 18 inches.

Several of the bait camp’s customers reported good action on puppy drum from around the beachfront rock groins.  Rain did not hinder the fishing and live shrimp was the bait.

Fred Eastman sent a note saying that Thursday morning there was an unusually large amount of bait fish around his dock off of the Intracoastal Canal near Crystal Beach. He asked if all of the fresh water in the bay could have driven them to his canal which connects with the Intracoastal.

That certainly is a possibility; however, at this point I am not certain just how fresh that part of East Bay is at this time.

Today could be another pleasant surprise for fishing if the recent change in forecast holds.  If so, you just might see my boat at the jetties this morning.