The early part of the weekend looks as if it will be a continuation of the beautiful weather Galveston has been experiencing lately. Nice weather and good fishing has been the norm all week.
Saturday through Monday, we revert to single-tide change days, and that could slow down the recent hot action.
Reports from all over the Galveston Bay Complex keep coming in, so let’s take a look at who is catching what and where.
Capt. Michael LaRue, LaRue’s Guide Service, hosted Lynn Houston and Tim O’Rourke to a great day of fishing while drifting over deep shell.
Their catch was made up of 20 trout, two reds and a flounder.
Orlando Continas was the high bidder on a new surf rod at the silent auction at Our Lady of Lourdes Church’s Fall Carnival. The first time he used his new equipment, he landed a nice-sized bull red while fishing the surf.
The Kemah Flats have been consistently producing some nice catches of trout and reds this week. Karrie and Chuck Combs fished that area Tuesday and landed a full limit of specks to 22 inches, several slot reds and a 22-inch black drum. Live shrimp was the bait that worked.
Dr. Charlie Chapon, from Heartly, Va., fished with Capt. Bob Leonard and caught a 30-inch bull red. Additionally, Drs. Don Karolyi and Mike Malloy, of Galveston, caught seven gafftop and seven specks. The action took place in Trinity Bay.
Joey Anderson and a friend fished Seawolf Park earlier this week and had easy limits of flounder to 18 inches. They observed several bull reds being landed by other fishermen.
We have been hearing of specks being caught around the jetties and in the surf this week, which is a bit unusual for November. Dawn Freeman was fishing the surf Wednesday using fingerling mullet for bait and landed a 22-inch speck.
Opa Miller, one of our regular contributors, was back wade fishing Thursday morning and landed a limit of reds and flounder. The fish were caught in shallow water just north of Virginia Point.
While fishing the area, Miller observed his friend, Rick Wegman, fishing. Wegman also had a limit of flounder and reds and a few keeper specks. The action was early, and curly tail jigs and Johnson Sprite Spoons were the baits.
Moses Lake is in its prime now, and Vicki Pike at The Fish Spot can vouch for that. Pike has been observing some nice catches by her customers.
Thursday, Charles Elmore and Byron Coffman had two reds, three flounder and a trout to add to her reports. Artificial baits were the choice of the anglers.
