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Lower Galveston Bay -- 07-24-13
Went back out to the same area I fished on Tuesday. Pretty much a repeat, with a lot more smaller fish to show. Still managed to catch and release a few nice flounder. I also paddled a lot of miles on this trip exploring new water. I measured my route on Google Earth and round trip was nearly 15 miles.
Launched early around 7:00 AM to fish the end of a very strong incoming tide. Current was so strong it was dragging my 10 lb anchor across the bottom. No way I could flounder fish in this kind of current. So, I anchored in some protected water alongside a bulkhead. Water depth was about 6 feet. First few casts resulted in 3 keeper-sized flounder but the bite quickly died. After about an hour I moved to some nearby pilings with similar results, just a couple flounder and a 12" mangrove snapper.
Once the current slacked up around 9:00 AM, I made a move to an area I've been eyeballing on Google Earth for sometime. It was a long 2.5 mile paddle in the wind. Dropped anchor along another bulkhead realized this area was deeper, about 15 feet. By this time, the tide had already turned and had a weak outgoing current.
Made my first cast and discovered the croaker and piggy perch were abundant here, so I switched over to my favorite setup to single out flounder: H&H curly tails tipped with frozen finger mullet. Next cast, I made a couple short hops and the bait immediately got hit. Lifted my rod tip up and felt that heavy weight and knew it was a good one. Waited a few seconds and set the hook. The flounder ended up being about 6.8 to 7.0 lbs, according to my Bass Pro Shops scale (however accurate those are). It was a nice fish, but still not quite a STAR contender. This fish was released.
I stayed a while longer in this deep water to catch about 12 more flounder between 16 and 19.5 inches. (and No, I'm not flicking y'all off)
My last catch of the day was a nice 27.5" redfish while jigging a Gulp pogy tight along the bulkhead. This fish weighed approximately 8.5 lbs and was also released.
I think the final tally was about 25-30 keeper-sized flounder. Not quite sure as I lost count. The quantity of 17-18" fish was so good, I decided to keep 5 for a fish fry.
Launched early around 7:00 AM to fish the end of a very strong incoming tide. Current was so strong it was dragging my 10 lb anchor across the bottom. No way I could flounder fish in this kind of current. So, I anchored in some protected water alongside a bulkhead. Water depth was about 6 feet. First few casts resulted in 3 keeper-sized flounder but the bite quickly died. After about an hour I moved to some nearby pilings with similar results, just a couple flounder and a 12" mangrove snapper.
Once the current slacked up around 9:00 AM, I made a move to an area I've been eyeballing on Google Earth for sometime. It was a long 2.5 mile paddle in the wind. Dropped anchor along another bulkhead realized this area was deeper, about 15 feet. By this time, the tide had already turned and had a weak outgoing current.
Made my first cast and discovered the croaker and piggy perch were abundant here, so I switched over to my favorite setup to single out flounder: H&H curly tails tipped with frozen finger mullet. Next cast, I made a couple short hops and the bait immediately got hit. Lifted my rod tip up and felt that heavy weight and knew it was a good one. Waited a few seconds and set the hook. The flounder ended up being about 6.8 to 7.0 lbs, according to my Bass Pro Shops scale (however accurate those are). It was a nice fish, but still not quite a STAR contender. This fish was released.
I stayed a while longer in this deep water to catch about 12 more flounder between 16 and 19.5 inches. (and No, I'm not flicking y'all off)
My last catch of the day was a nice 27.5" redfish while jigging a Gulp pogy tight along the bulkhead. This fish weighed approximately 8.5 lbs and was also released.
I think the final tally was about 25-30 keeper-sized flounder. Not quite sure as I lost count. The quantity of 17-18" fish was so good, I decided to keep 5 for a fish fry.
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