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Strong Winds & Flounder -- 4/14/12
Location: Galveston Ship Channel
Water Depth: 2 to 4 feet
Water Clarity: 6 inches
Structure: Along rip rap, between pilings, and around mooring dolphins
Lure: H&H curly tail grubs (red/white) tipped w/ Gulp pearl white pogys, rigged on a 1/4 oz jighead
Launched my kayak around 7:30 AM and was greeted with 25-30 mph winds and an incoming tide. I knew the winds were going to be blowing today, so I headed out to a couple spots along the southern side of the ship channel where it was somewhat protected. Crossing the ship channel to access these spots was another story. It was absolutely brutal and the 35+ mph gusts, breaking waves, and incoming tide almost rolled my kayak on a few occasions. Normally it takes me 15 minutes to get to my spot, but took me 45 minutes today. I was completely soaked from head to toe.
Once I reached protected water, I anchored and stayed in the same spot for a few hours to grind out a limit of flounder. I couldn't feel any of the bites when working my lure across the bottom, just some weight and maybe a couple tugs. The flounder were pushed up tight to the bulkheads and shoreline rocks, and were all caught underneath small schools of big finger mullet.
It was miserable fishing and the wind never let up. Have you ever had sulfur sprayed in your eyes and up your nose at 35 mph? I can now say that it happened to me today, and it sucked.
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
- WW
Water Depth: 2 to 4 feet
Water Clarity: 6 inches
Structure: Along rip rap, between pilings, and around mooring dolphins
Lure: H&H curly tail grubs (red/white) tipped w/ Gulp pearl white pogys, rigged on a 1/4 oz jighead
Launched my kayak around 7:30 AM and was greeted with 25-30 mph winds and an incoming tide. I knew the winds were going to be blowing today, so I headed out to a couple spots along the southern side of the ship channel where it was somewhat protected. Crossing the ship channel to access these spots was another story. It was absolutely brutal and the 35+ mph gusts, breaking waves, and incoming tide almost rolled my kayak on a few occasions. Normally it takes me 15 minutes to get to my spot, but took me 45 minutes today. I was completely soaked from head to toe.
Once I reached protected water, I anchored and stayed in the same spot for a few hours to grind out a limit of flounder. I couldn't feel any of the bites when working my lure across the bottom, just some weight and maybe a couple tugs. The flounder were pushed up tight to the bulkheads and shoreline rocks, and were all caught underneath small schools of big finger mullet.
It was miserable fishing and the wind never let up. Have you ever had sulfur sprayed in your eyes and up your nose at 35 mph? I can now say that it happened to me today, and it sucked.
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
- WW
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