i always see people fishin those jettys wen i go surfin so is it any good? what fish can u catch out there?

Yeah it's all good u can catch sharks to reds to specks.

Jetties and their guts act like highways for fish. Especially on low and high tides, the predator fish just hang out on the access roads and jump unsuspecting fish.

Remember if you fish the jetties it's not always about casting way out in to the center. Most of the larger fish are cruising the rocks within 10-20 yards.




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Yep have gotton alot specks fishing around the rocks, also love to fish at roll over pass thats just like a highway from the bay to the gulf.

well good deal ill have to goout there and wet a line on the flat days.. is the fishing out there better on flat days?

Well i seen alot of guys catch specks when the surf was flat, so yeah do try.

Flat days are topwater and shark days.

Especially sharks days...



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what the biggest shark youv'e caught out off the jettys?

5 foot black.


On a faithful Penn Senator with #50 pound big game and a whole whiting under a ballon.

Was around dusk on an outgoing tide. I had tried all day earlier to fish the incoming tide but that was a waste. My bait kept getting dragged into the jetties. So I wised up and fished the outgoing tide so it took my bait out in the sea.

Now, if I fish the night with a ballon I like to put light sticks in a yellow or white heavy duty ballon. That way I can see it better at night. These work great in June and July when the sea's are calmer.


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I like to use the balloon method also. I have done good with Jacks and sharks off of the jetty this way. The out going tide is key to fishing from the jetty. If I have my boat, I like to fish the incoming tide.

wow jsut reading that made me wanna go try it really bad sharking sounds like where its at

Yeah watch your fingers LOL

shoot yea now equipment..im tight on money so i have two baitcasting reels one pleuger trion and an abu garcia ambassador is there any way i can use those to shark fish jsut put heavier line on them?or do i need to upgrade?

Yes that or hope for a small shark LOL

Where is this Galveston Jetty?
How do you get to this Jetty?
I have heard nothing but good things about this Jetty,
Any help would greatly appreciated,

The Jetty is "cleaverly" hiden at the East end of Galveston.

From 45 get off on 61st street. At the end of 61st, turn LEFT on Seawall and follow it all the way to the jetties. Take a RIGHT on Boddiker Road or whatever it's called.

There are other ways to get to the Jetties that are fast but I like the scenic tour, plus it gives me a chance to stop in at Islanders.

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shoot i was just talkin about fishin on those jettys right there ...after you take a left on 61st just all those jetties lining the beach front right there....are they any good or is there some premier jetty that your talking about??

Ah, I believe I have seen this Jetty by accident. We took a left from 61st street and went all the way to the end of Sea Wall and saw a few cars parked on this little steep hill on the left. Or maybe that is not the right one. But I got a pretty good bearing where is Jetty is at.

Thank you for all your HELP and we will see you there in the SPRING and SUMMER run. "Whatever run up there, we will try to catch it"

what about the fishing in high island and jamaica beach???is that some good fishing???

No I don't think anyone has ever caught a good fish up at High Island.. Jamaica Beach is a community and it's only good for flats fishing. The surf is decent but the bay produces better.


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"way to the end of Sea Wall and saw a few cars parked on this little steep hill on the left"TO fish these area what is best line/hooks/bait how about dead cut baits????

Ant report on anything being caught at the Jetty?

You guys got me interested to fish the jetty. Couple of questions....1. do you fish the gulf side or the bay side? Does the side you fish depend on the tide? 2. How do you determine where the guts are? 3. Read about jigging large jigs with Norton sand eels along the sides of the jetties, would this hold true? My first instinct would be free lining bait or popping corks, but I ain't no expert. Thanks.

i can tell you about tides a lil..i think ive heard you want to fish kinda clsoe to the jetttys becasue they are warmer but you will get hung up many a time on jsut any old day..if u fish on a day with outgoing tide it will bring your bait away from the jetty...less hangups

High island is good for bull reds and shark but you need a Kayak to get the baits out.