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Welcome to our Galveston Bay Fishing Reports or Galveston Fishing Reports page. I will try to post Bi-weekly fishing reports for the areas that my brother and I have fished recently and the other hot spots around the Galveston Bay Complex where fish are being caught. We will give up to date fishing reports on the speckled trout, redfish, flounder and other seasonal action. Hope you enjoy all the fishing reports !!!
GALVESTON FISHING REPORTS
February 3rd,2012
February is here and I'm really looking forward to Spring fishing. Spring is always real busy for us. We offer a spring time fishing trip special for $375.00 for 1-3 anglers. We usually head out to the jetties or some shell reefs and catch a variety of fish. These trips can be non stop action some days and is great for families, kids or anyone that wants to catch fish! We will also be fishing for speckled trout & redfish for those of you that want a bay trip. You can call me or my brother for all the details. We had a great time at the boat show this year. Thanks to all of you that stopped by our booth to talk fishing. It was a really good show this year and it was pretty busy. I also got my 2012 Suzuki DF250 four stroke motor put on my boat last Friday. Man I can really tell the difference in power and performance. I'm looking forward to not having my boat in the shop this year. (LOL) As for fishing around the Galveston Bays, it is still hot and cold. We can't seem to get a consistent trout bite on a daily basis. One day is good fishing, then the next day we can't buy a bite. I think all the rain lately is going to change things a lot. It should push most of those trout that are up river (due to the lack of rain in 2011) down river and into our northern parts of our bay system It should get real good soon. Check back in a week or two and I will let you know if I'm right. We are running a special til the end of Feb. $350.00 for 1-3 people. If you want to get out for a great price call us. Jennifer Reyna from channel 2 news was at the boat show and she was nice enough to take a picture with me. I told her I would put it on my website. Until next time, see you on the water.
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January 4th,2012
It's hard to believe that it is already 2012. My brother and I want to thank everyone that booked a trip with us in 2011. We hard some great trips and caught a lot of fish. I keep hearing that the fish population in the Galveston Bays are down, yet year after year we keep catching more and more trout and reds. I'm looking forward towards another great and productive year in 2012. I haven't posted a fishing report lately because I had lower unit issues. It took longer than expected to get it replaced. I did get a few trips in before the new year with mixed results. The morning bite was real slow for us. The afternoon bite was much better, the trout seemed to be feeding when the water warmed up. I have been fishing up north, although West Bay has produced some good trout and reds. Using soft plastics and live shrimp under a cork has worked best. I will be sharing a booth with some other guides at Reliant starting on Friday and ending on next Sunday the 14th. If you get a chance come by and visit with us. I do have some openings for the next couple of weeks and we are running a winter time fishing special so give us a call if you want to get out and catch some fish! Until next time see you on the water.
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October 18th,2011
Fall is here and the weather is cooling down, but the fishing is heating up! I get asked all the time when is the best time to book a trip. Well I like to fish all year round and every season, but it is hard to find a better combination of comfortable weather and great fishing than fall has to offer. This time of the year is absolutely exciting for fishermen. The speckled trout start schooling up and feed all over the bay system. We all know about fishing under the birds which are feeding over schools of fish, but there are also some nice trout being caught on the shorelines. Live shrimp under a cork is always productive, but using topwaters this time of the year can produce those bigger trout and red fish. Soft plastics are my choice of bait while fishing the birds. As for an actual Galveston Bay fishing report - I am getting great reports for all of the bays! The south shoreline of East Bay is producing nice trout and basically all of Trinity Bay is producing trout and reds. Concentrate on slicks and bird action and you will catch fish. I say this over and over, but it is the main key for success in my business. When the wind is not blowing over 15 mph we are catching good fish. Everyday over the past 2 weeks when we have had 5-10 mph winds, my customers have boxed some nice trout and reds. We unfortunately had a few days of 20-25 mph east wind and it was really though fishing. Overall my brother and I have had a great start to Fall fishing. We do have some days left throughout November and we will be offering a winter time special during December and January. Too many people overlook the great fishing during the winter months. If you have any interest in getting in on some great fishing give us a call. Until next time, see you on the water.
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September 19th,2011
September is here and the fish are traditionally in a transition stage. The changes in the weather and the back side of the full moon has made the past week really slow. I did get out and managed to salvage a few good days of fishing, but the speckled trout have not been as abundant as two weeks ago. Jennifer and her father John caught a nice box of fish on Friday. (pic. below) The wind was blowing out of the east at 20-25 mph! And we were on some great fish before the wind started blowing crazy. Now that we are past the full moon, the fishing should pick up. Fall fishing can be really fun and action packed. The birds start feeding over schools of fish that are feeding on the migrating shrimp and usually it is easy pickings. Now sometimes you may get on a school of undersized specks, sometimes it's a school of reds or it could be a school of all good sized legal speckled trout. That's the fun part, each school is different. The bigger trout can also be on the shorelines and if you know where to find them it can make for a great day on the water. My brother and I will most likely be fishing the north part of the Galveston Bay Complex for the next 2 months using live shrimp under a cork, but we will mainly be throwing artificial baits during Sept. & Oct. The weather can also be a plus with calmer winds between cold fronts and cooler temperatures. So if you want to get in on this action give us a call. Until next time, see you on the water.
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August 15th, 2011
Fishing is still great to excellent in our bay system right now. In my last report I mentioned that we have had great weather and I guess I shouldn't have. Last week we had a 20-30 mph southwest wind for 4 days! Needless to say fishing suffered. I went out on Sun. and had a great day, but Mon. - Thurs. was pretty though. No good reports, not even from the protected shorelines. I'm sure someone caught fish somewhere, but every guide I talked to either struggled or cancelled their trips. Starting on Fri. things started to change and the fishing picked up again as the water cleared up and the winds died down. We have had some awesome outings with some great people over the past 2 weeks. I want to say thanks to Charlie and his crew from Daltile and also Scott and his people with Automated Logic for their time spent with Me, Capt. Matt and Capt. Zane. We had a great time with them and their friendly competition. I can't wait to see them next year, everyone was fun and had a great time. Ok as for fishing it is still the same. The pattern hasn't changed for me, in fact the places where I have been fishing has improved. The water and winds have been perfect and limits of trout are being caught. I'm still using croaker over deep shell (8-12 feet) and drifting or dredging is the key. The fish are there, you just need to drift to find them. Too many anglers anchor up and only catch a few, it's much better to use a drift sock and catch 4-5 trout each drift. After 5 drifts you will have a good box of fish. Also I still can't believe how many boaters don't have or understand boat etiquette. You should NEVER start your engine and get up on plane in the middle of a reef with other people fishing, please try not to anchor in the middle of a reef where there are 4-5 boats drifting, when drifting head to the outside of the reef before you get up on plane and most of all don't motor too close to another boat just because they are catching fish. You will not only ruin their fishing, you won't catch fish either. All of our motors are loud under water even 4 strokes so just use common sense and common courtesy. I don't think I own any part of the water, but it is frustrating to see and experience all the unnecessary actions out on the water. We should all be able to get along out there, have fun and all catch fish! Well until next time, see you on the water.
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August 4th, 2011
I don't want to sound redundant, but I have another great Galveston Bay fishing report for you. We had a very windy Spring, but July and August have been almost perfect with light winds. Now we could use some rain and we have had a southwest wind for about 3 weeks, but overall the weather has been great. As a fishing guide all I can ask for is decent weather and some good tidal movement and I can put my customers on some nice fish. Well as for the fishing it has been great. Near limits and some limits on each outing is what we are experiencing. If we could get some southeast winds I think we would be catching more limits instead of near limits. The southwest wind is keeping the water just a little too off colored. We have been having to move around from reef to reef to catch our fish. One day they are on a reef the next day they are on a different one. Bottom line is we are still having some great days on the water. Dredging with croaker is still producing for us. Keying on some slicks from reef to reef has been productive. I haven't received any great reports from other areas so either people are being quiet or fishing has slowed in West Bay and Trinity Bay. I really want to thank all my customers this summer for their business, fishing with live croaker can really get frustrating at times. I try to teach and help all my customers catch more fish and at times I imagine they get tired of hearing me say "let it take it" or "don't reel", but you have to be patient when it comes to catching speckled trout with live croaker. At the end of the trip when I put all the fish on the deck to take a picture and I see the smile on my customers faces, it is all worth it! Fishing should be fun and a good experience and my brother and I try to make every trip memorable. So when you fish with myself or my brother be prepared to receive some teachings and have a lot of fun. Well until next time, see you on the water.
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July 28th, 2011
Fishing is still excellent! The Galveston Bay Complex is holding good schools of speckled trout and other species. Fish are being caught all over the bays. West Bay, East Bay, Trinity Bay and the Jetties have produced good to excellent catches of trout and redfish. We are still using live croaker over shell for our best results. The water temperature is holding in the high 80's and that makes the fish feed in deeper water. Most outings are producing numbers and quality. Dianne from Austin caught a 27 in. 7.4 pound trout on the 20th. Her and her son had a great trip. I also fished with my dentist Dr. Gould for the 3rd year in a row and we finally had a good weather day. Look at the picture below and see what good weather can do for fishing. The weather still looks good for the up coming week, so fishing should stay on fire. I do have some opening in August, so if you want to get out before school starts or summer ends just give me or my brother a call. Well until next time, see you on the water.
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July 15th, 2011
Another great Galveston Bay fishing report! The weather has been great and the fishing has been even better. Capt. Mike and I had a 2 party boat trip for the Allen family on Monday and they had an awesome day on the water. It was their family reunion and 8 of them came from Freeport to fish with us on Mon. Between the 2 boats we boxed around 55 speckled trout, 20 gulf trout, a few gafftopps and a 30in. shark. I'm guessing all those fillets were welcomed at the family reunion Mon. afternoon. My brother and I also had some great trips over the past 2 weeks. It has been really excellent fishing over the past month. Limits or near limits have been the norm. The size of the trout are also a bonus! Leaving early (5:30-5:45 am) and coming back in before noon has been a regular occurrence. Most of the trips have left the bait well empty. Using all 80-120 croaker on an outing equals lots of fish and lots of action! It is great when we get good weather and are able to put our customers on good fish. We are still using live croaker, but we have moved around more often lately. Mid bay reefs in East Bay have been productive for us. West Bay around Mecums Cut, Confederate Reef and Carancahua Reef along with the east shoreline in Trinity bay have also been hot spots. I also got the pleasure to fish with one of my High school buddies Chris, his brother-in-law & his father on Sunday. We had a great trip and there was some friendly competition. They all caught some nice fish, but Roy did catch the biggest trout (24 in. trout) Way to go guys and can't wait to fish with you next year. Well until next time, see you on the water.
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July 6th, 2011
Well finally a great Galveston Bay fishing report! We have really been fighting the wind this year, but it laid and the fishing has really turned on. We had some great trips over the past 10 days. We have been catching plenty of speckled trout and some other species. There are some nice gulf trout (not sand trout) 14-18 inches being caught along with an occasional redfish. I think the redfish are more spread out this year because of the lack of rain. There are more small sharks being caught this year too. Overall fishing has been excellent. We are using live croaker drifting over shell and humps, mainly around the ship channel. We are also catching some big trout (22-26 inches) on every outing. We are not the only ones catching fish, I have received good reports from all over the Galveston Bay Complex. The Causeway and Virginia Point area, both Jetties and the Trinity Bay wells have also been great for catching plenty of trout. When we get decent weather it is almost automatic for catching numbers and quality fish. Well hope you get in on this great action. Until next time, see you on the water.
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GALVESTON BAY FISHING REPORTS
June 20th, 2011
June is almost over and the past 4 days have had 20 mph plus winds! I really can't recall a year like this. Believe me I am use to some winds in March & April, but all of May and now into June. I'm not sure this has ever happened. I have been fishing the Galveston Bay Complex for over 25 yrs. and I personally don't remember such a windy year. The wind has had such a bad affect on our bay system and it makes fishing really though. Earlier this week we were able to get out and catch some quality trout early in the morning. I am very impressed with the size of the speckled trout we are catching. The numbers are there when we have had quality weather, but the wind has caused us to stay near the shorelines and fish protected areas. There are some good fish out there in our bays especially around the mid bay reefs, but we can't fish them on a consistent basis. Good news is it can only get better! We are suppose to get some rain this week and the winds are going to lay down. (HOPEFULLY) I look forward to the change in weather and being able to fish instead of cancelling and rescheduling so many trips. I have some customers that have rescheduled 2-4 times. I want to thank all of you that have been patient. Well hopefully my next report will be full of good news and great reports. Here are some pictures of some of our recent trips. Until next time, see you on the water.
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May 31th, 2011
Well the end of May is here and for me and thousands of other anglers we couldn't be more happy. This May was the windiest May ever on record. May is traditionally a great month to fish. Every May we have some great trips, but this year it was consistently windy! For me and my brother, we can get out and catch some fish even if the winds are 15-20mph. When the winds are 20 plus, gusting to 30 and this is an every day occurrence then it causes us to just be safe and cancel or reschedule trips. We want you as a customer to have an enjoyable experience and only catching a few fish in 20-30mph isn't fun at all. Now the forecast for the 1st week of June looks excellent! We should really see a vast improvement in fishing over the next week and weeks to come. Winds are SUPPOSE to be under 13 mph for the next 5 days. I will be heading out to the mid bay reefs and the channel to dredge some croaker. I will also post more reports and post more pictures, so look for some good Galveston Bay fishing reports soon. If you want to get out on the water and take advantage of this good weather or reserve a future day, please give us a call. Until next time, see you on the water.
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May 9th, 2011
May is here, but the winds are too. We have really had some high winds over the past month, it is time for some rain and the winds to lay down. On the very few days that the wind hasn't blown 20mph plus, we have been able to catch some nice fish. The trout are healthy and when the weather has been decent they have been plentiful. Even on some of the windy days we have managed to box some nice fish. Right now we are catching most of our fish close to the shorelines with live shrimp under a cork. Live shrimp & artificials have been the best baits to produce good fish. Most anglers are catching their fish in the mornings and on non windy days. The croaker bite hasn't been as good right now, but as we head towards summer we will start to fish with live croaker over some mid bay reefs and near some wells. The trout like that deeper water as the water heats up. This weekend the weather looks really good and we should have some good trips. Hopefully all these high winds will be a thing of the past. I will post some more pics. on my next report. Until next time, see you on the water.
April 25th, 2011
Well mother nature sure has made it though for us to fish lately! It has been an extremely windy month of April and the past 2 weeks have been really bad. This past week we have had 20 mph plus winds almost every day. I have only fished 4 days during this period and we did catch some nice fish, but it was really bumpy out there. I don't like to miss out on my scheduled trips, but sometimes it really isn't worth all the hassle. Safety and catching fish are my main concerns for my customers. I'm not going to put any ones safety in jeopardy or just take you on a fishing trip that I know you are not going to enjoy. Sure there are some days when we can get out there on windy days and catch some nice fish. I'm sure we all have had those days, but they are not that common. Most of the time when we have 20 mph plus winds day after day, the fishing all over suffers. We can always fish a protected shoreline, but the fish have to be there for that to be successful. Not only are we getting these very windy days, we are in a serious drought. The concentrated schools of speckled trout and red fish are really spread out right now. The bays are very salty and fish are everywhere. Now all this being said as soon as these winds lay and we get some rain, conditions will improve and the fishing will get really good. I'm looking forward to that day! Be safe out there and good luck fishing. Until next time, see you on the water.
March 22nd, 2011
Usually during Spring Break every year we seem to get blown off the water with 25-35 mph winds. The winds weren't perfect this year, but we were able to fish every day during Spring Break. We were very blessed with good weather and winds that were not too bad. I had some very productive days on the water. Most every trip produced 25-75 fish (sheep head, red fish, puppy drum, bull drum, whiting, sand trout and gulf trout) and our customers were very happy. These trips are great for the kids and families just wanting to catch some fish. Some of our customer went home with (4-5) gallon baggies full of fillets, while others wanted to catch and release everything. The beauty of these trips are anglers catch a variety of fish and have a great time. My brother Capt. Steven also had similar outings with satisfied customers. We will still be offering these Spring Break trips through all of April and the way it is looking we will start targeting speckled trout in about 2 weeks. The schooling trout traditionally show up around April and it is easier to stay on consistent fish then. There has been some speckled trout being caught around the bay system lately and it looks like this year is going to be a great one for speckled trout. We caught a lot of quality trout last year, we caught more juvenile trout (14-16 in.) last year than we have in many years. The good news is those smaller trout will be good quality 17-20 inch trout this year. When we start fishing for speckled trout we will being using live shrimp under a cork and we will always have some soft plastics ready for some bird action. These fishing trips are also fun and great for any angler, experienced or novice. If you want to get out on the water and get in on some of this action, give us a call. Until next time, see you on the water.
February 16th, 2011
It has been awhile since I have posted anything on here. Usually in Jan. & Feb. every year my brother and I don't book too many fishing trips. The weather is really too unpredictable and most people just don't want to get out in the wind on those cold days and try to grind it out to catch some fish. Some fish are still being caught around our bay system, but you really have to pick those good weather days and know where to go. Winter time fishing is so different than other seasonal fishing. Your presentation has to be slow, you still key on bait fish, but you have to try to find the off colored water instead of the clear water. Of course you have to try to avoid the wind and the high pressure. That's a lot to deal with when you plan to go fishing. We have had a very cold Feb. this year and I'm sure it is on every ones mind if this is going to affect our fishing this coming year. Well it could ,but from what I heard there wasn't as many fish killed from these freeze. The 1st freeze probably caused many species to head out to the Gulf towards warmer water, so the 2nd freeze didn't kill as many fish as we thought it would. Fish always seem to be in abundance every year, no matter what mother nature throws at them. Spring is not too far off and I'm so ready to get back on the water. By the last week of Feb. we will be on the water on a regular basis, so look for our reports. To anyone that is interested, I started a blog about Galveston Fishing or Galveston Bay Fishing recently. Please feel free to check it out at www.galvestonbayfishingblog.blogspot.com I created this blog for all of us. I will be posting all sorts of information on it that has anything to do with fishing and Galveston. There will be a variety of subjects posted and you will be able to leave your comments. All I ask is to be courteous, honest and of course no profanity or nudity! I have 2 post up already and more is coming. Last but not least we will be at the fishing show again this year at the George R. Brown Conv. Center Hall A (booth 546) March 2nd - 6th, so if you get a chance come by and visit with us. Can't wait for some trout trips like below, good job guys!.Until next time, see you on the water.
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GALVESTON FISHING REPORTS : SUMMER 2010 
