Galveston fishing report 7-7-15

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There was not much to report in the way of catches on Tuesday. The whole Galveston Bay Complex continues to suffer from moderate to strong southwest winds; however, that might be changing soon.

One question regarding that dastardly southwest wind came from Tommy Phillips of Rockwall who is spending this week vacationing here with his family. Phillips has been virtually shut down as far as fishing goes this week and asked how long it takes for conditions to improve once there is a wind shift to a more favorable direction.

The answer to that question is determined by how strong the wind is and from what direction. Let’s use the upcoming forecast as our example. A wind shift to the southeast is forecasted at volumes that progressively decrease from 10 to 15 knots down to light levels. With a few tide changes, water clarity should improve quickly, meaning within a day or two.

Light and variable winds also contribute to a quick clean-up of off-color waters.

Offshore anglers will welcome this forecast, as seas should be running at levels tolerable for the Mosquito Fleet to make offshore trips.

Night fishing continues to be the better choice for catching fish lately and there were a couple of good reports on Tuesday.

Eleven year-old Will Clore fished from a lighted dock on Offatts Bayou and landed a 19-inch trout along with several undersized trout, a redfish and a ribbonfish. Live shrimp was his choice for bait.

Fred Moore fished from his boat which was docked at the yacht basin Monday night and caught a variety of fish using dead shrimp for bait. Among his catch were sand trout, gafftop, pinfish and a stingray.