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GSC Spring Flounder Run -- 3/21/14 to 3/23/14
The spring flounder run is in full swing in Galveston Bay. A full moon this past week, water temps warming into the mid 60’s, and strong incoming tides was the recipe for triggering a strong spring flounder run. I’ve been catching all of my fish on the Gulp! mantis shrimp in white and chartreuse on a ¼ oz. jighead. I fished Friday through Sunday and ended up with a limit of flounder each day, in less than an hour. The GSC is holding both the quantity and quality. Bay action is starting to heat up, but not as good as the ship channel and passes right now. In another month or so, that will all change. I’m fishing the same flounder spots as the fall run, with better success closest to the main channel drop offs. If the flounder are there, they will hit within the first couple casts. No need to fan cast 50 times into the typical flounder spots. They are hungry and feeding aggressively.
03/21/14
Clear and sunny skies had the fish feeding far off the shorelines. Quickly picked up a limit by bouncing the mantis shrimp over rocky bottom with scattered sand pockets the size of a garbage can lid. The flounder were holding in the sand pockets. If the lure crossed anywhere in the flounder’s cone of vision, it was getting struck. A few of the fish even chased down the lure with the water being so clear.
03/22/14
Fog rolled in during the morning hours, which limited me to kayaking the shorelines. The overcast conditions actually helped as the fish were feeding tight to the shorelines in less than 2 feet of water. They were holding underneath the glass minnows that were schooled up along the bulkheads and riprap. Again, the incoming tide in the morning kept the flounder active.
03/23/14
Made a repeat trip of the 03/22/14 trip. Weather conditions were calm, drizzly rain, and overcast… just the way I like it! Ended up another limit and caught and released 5 more before getting blown off the water by the strong north winds. Was releasing my 10th fish as the winds switched to the north at 20-25 mph. Not fun in a kayak.
03/21/14
Clear and sunny skies had the fish feeding far off the shorelines. Quickly picked up a limit by bouncing the mantis shrimp over rocky bottom with scattered sand pockets the size of a garbage can lid. The flounder were holding in the sand pockets. If the lure crossed anywhere in the flounder’s cone of vision, it was getting struck. A few of the fish even chased down the lure with the water being so clear.
03/22/14
Fog rolled in during the morning hours, which limited me to kayaking the shorelines. The overcast conditions actually helped as the fish were feeding tight to the shorelines in less than 2 feet of water. They were holding underneath the glass minnows that were schooled up along the bulkheads and riprap. Again, the incoming tide in the morning kept the flounder active.
03/23/14
Made a repeat trip of the 03/22/14 trip. Weather conditions were calm, drizzly rain, and overcast… just the way I like it! Ended up another limit and caught and released 5 more before getting blown off the water by the strong north winds. Was releasing my 10th fish as the winds switched to the north at 20-25 mph. Not fun in a kayak.
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