Galveston Fishing Charter Company
832-917-FISH(3474)
Wind and rain were making the news Tuesday instead of fishing with the National Weather Service issuing the following warning:
“Strong rip currents are possible along the coast Tuesday night through Sunday while elevated tide levels are expected through Monday. Possible coastal flooding will depend on the location and strength of the coastal storm system.”
We have been discussing the
tropical system crossing the Gulf of Mexico and its effects on Galveston
area fishing. The immediate effect is to likely shut things down for a
few days.
The abnormal high tide levels
could cause problems with boats in slips, as the forecast calls for
strong easterly winds which are behind the high water levels. The good
news is that the rain is badly needed, and it is timely in arriving.
Now what can we foresee down the road, say by early next week?
No doubt we will have changes in
fishing patterns due to the influx of new salt water to the bays, along
with lower water temperatures.
Flounder and tarpon are the fish of concern.
For tarpon, my guess is that the
prolific action of last week will be gone; however, if the water
temperature along the beach front does not drop much more, there might
be some scattered action for a while longer.
On the flounder scene, it is
anyone’s guess as the influx of salt water into the marshes likely will
put the flat fish into a holding pattern, especially the big females.
One of the keys to igniting a run of flounder is for the water in the
marshes to be pushed out by strong cold fronts.
The opposite is taking place now with the wetlands being replenished with warm salt water from the Gulf.
Trout will be there when the conditions calm and anglers should look for more schooling activity from specks in the near future.
