Galveston Fishing Report 2-10-16

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Wednesday, low water levels continued to hamper fishermen; however, they did not keep everyone from catching fish.
Harold Manchester, Dirk Ramsey and Todd Hemphill got into some great early day action in Offatts Bayou. The anglers from Pearland fished the vicinity of the Blue Hole, a deep pocket that has been famous for years as a wintertime fish haven.

Using live shrimp, Corkies and Gulps for bait, they caught seven trout to 19 inches and five reds, three of which were slots and retained.

The report did not come as a surprise to me as I took a run through Offatts on Wednesday afternoon to run my boat engine that had been idle for a month. While cruising the area, numerous cormorants were observed in a herding formation just off the shoreline. That indicated to me that they were chasing and feeding on a school of fish. It could have been bait fish; however, a mature cormorant can devour fish close to its size.

Once I observed one of the not-so-popular birds surface with a trout and swallow it whole. I could not believe my eyes.

The low water levels should not last much longer as a wind shift took place Wednesday afternoon, and a south wind was gradually pushing water back into the bays.

Fletcher Thompson, of Kemah, sent a note saying that his fishing friends have been doing well in Burnet Bay. He asked why we have not reported the action from that area as it is a popular winter spot for anglers who fish mid-Galveston Bay.

Occasionally we do get reports from Burnet Bay and publish them in the Reel Report. Within the last three weeks, we mentioned a catch by some local anglers who fished that area.

Hopefully you and your friends will send in more reports. I agree that the small bay does have a good reputation for winter fishing.