New to this forum, so a big HELLO to everyone! I am a fishing guide in Galveston TX and I will try to post a report here atleast once a month. Fall is here and fishing has started to heat up! Two to three weeks ago fishing was a bit slow, but in the past 10 days I have seen a huge change and the fishing has really picked up. At the beginning of fall we were catching fish, but the trout we were catching were undersized trout 13-16 inch trout. Our ratio of throw backs to keepers were around 1 out of every 6. Now we are on better schools with more keeper trout and the sand trout and gulf trout action is non stop at times. We are mainly using soft plastics to catch our fish and depending on the weather we have used live shrimp under a cork at some locations. We are pretty much fishing under the birds in Trinity Bay and when they aren’t working, we are drifting some reefs or anchored on the shoreline. Some days it is an early bite and other days the birds are working til noon. Colors of the plastics doesn't matter too much when the birds are working, but try the darker colors with a heavier jig head that seems to attrack the bigger trout. Fall is typically a great time to take a trip, the weather is great and fishing is even better. It’s a great time to get the family out one last time before winter comes. Until next time, see you on the water.
Capt. Alan
www.galveston-fishing.com

Awesome, sounds great. I had been wanting to head out to Trinity Bay on a trip soon. I know Trinity is really good in fall/winter due to the more stable water temps with it's deeper waters and since a lot of the trout seem to make the migration from Lower Galveston Bay, East Bay etc. You know how when you look at a trout's tail and you can see parts where it is split up and an indication it has been doing a lot of swimming to migrate into Trinity Bay.

Do the fish seem to be holding in the deeper water over reefs? I love working the birds and like you said it helps to get a heavier sinking jig head to get to the bigger fish in the schools.