Galveston fishing report 9-12-15

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Saturday, the rain moved out; however, with it came increasing wind velocities. 

The heavy rainfall over the past several days will continue to help trout fishing. While we continue in our summertime patterns with the warm water temperatures, the shorter periods of sunlight will help cool the water.

As the temperature and length of daylight decrease, trout action will pick up as Mother Nature signals winter is not far off, and adding layers of fat is a must for survival over those long cold months.

With all of the heavy rainfall and spotty flooding last week, anglers fishing near the mouth of drains or inlets into the bays might find some excellent action early this week. The floodwaters flowing through small creeks and bayous will flush baitfish out of the wetlands and into the open bays. Fish, especially trout, have learned that such conditions usually result in easy meals as the bait fish concentrate not far from the inlets.

Last week, especially the early part, the surf was alive with fish, with tarpon being the highlight of the action.

Stormy weather shut down fishing Thursday and Friday; however, once things settle, we should have a return of hot action in the surf if calm to slightly choppy conditions return to the beach front.

This week could see a return of unsettled weather, as there are some uncertainties over the effects of the latest cold front when it dies down in the Gulf of Mexico later this week.

A reader called in asking about Lake Pasadena mentioned in an earlier Reel Report. The question was where it is and also he pointed out that NASA Road 1 is on the north side of the lake.

Lake Pasadena is known to old timers as Mud Lake and is, in fact, to th