Lol I have caught hundreds of drum off the beach .I have not heard anything new on the rebuilding of the piers . Waiting.....Waiting......Waiting..... Think I'm going to go kill something and wait some more

Yeah, i dont think they plan on rebuilding til summer 2010. Maybe as far as early 2011.

I went to galveston and fished out on the rocks this past weekend(9-19-09). It was pretty crowded out there too. I think they're rebiulding some of the jetties that were damaged by the storm.

yeah man i don't even go to sea wolf park. I'd be ready to knock somebody out. you're suppose to be out there to have a good time, not fishing to survive.

Seems like everone is having PIER HATE because of rude or ignorant people . So life goes on!!!! Waiting Waiting

Hello everyone,

I am very much new to fishing and i plan to fish this saturday either on sea wolf or on the rocks. I want to know what kind of bait is good in this period of the year.

And any suggestions, tips and warnings are greatly appreciated.

Mike

Dead shrimp is a great bait for shallow water beachfront . Also any small fish you catch u can cut them up . Redfish, drum , and croakers should be all over beachfront right now .

yea id have one pole with a good sized weight on it on the bottom with cut bait on it, and a lighter pole to fish a lure, or dead shrimp.

Hey does anybody have a report on the water conditions out on the beachfront? I'm trying to see if the sea weed has cleared up yet.. I'm going to hit the rocks early sat. if its cleared up.

Duh ???? seeing if anyone was awake out there

The only fishing I've done in the Galveston area is at seawolf park getting my limit on flounder within an hour each time I've been down there....wishin December would get here so I can make the trip worthwhile....235 miles roundtrip from my house...

HMM December huh...
It was always my understanding that september and october were the best months...Could you talk a little about december. Im new to the whole kayak fishing thing, any help would be greatly appreciated. THanks!

December is when the flounder limit goes back to 'normal.'

Where'd you here that from?

its in the book

anyone heard or seen anything on the rebuiding of the galveston piers

I was down there last week and all signs of the 61st pier were gone and the long pier to the west was in the same shape that its been in since the hurricane.
I read yesterday that they will not rebuild the SLP pier which is really a shame....homeowners and businesses are taking away the piers....

Jan 1 2010 Me and wife went for a ride to Galveston . The old Galveston Fishing Pier is being torn down . A sign listing thier new Website (galvestonfishingpier@comcast.com).I talked to a few bait camps and emailed some friends all the Pier is need is an OK from the city and Coastal Officals and the design and rebuilding will start. Note most of the rock groins off Seawall have been repaved with cement walkways so u can walk to the ends easily.Handicapped would still be a bitch due to the rocks so beware .

i have talked to some who know a lot of what is going on . jimmy who owns the galveston fishing pier has the pier for sale as is. he is looking for investors to help him rebuild. i have heard from many people he does not intend to rebuild. i have also heard that the owner of teh pier at 61st street is waiting for the corps of engineers to finish and then he is ready to rebuild but it wont be until the spring before he will reopen if then. he has all his permits and in also going to make the t-head longer on both sides.
as far as pier for seniors and handicap people the one we go to is bob hall in corpus on padre island. they allow cast nets and are only 1 dollar per person for 24 hours and 1 dfollar per rod up to 4 rods. . we tried the jetties but my husband fell and had to have surgery on his hand so more jetty fishing for us. ireally wish the pier would be built soon.
there are also 2 new piers in bolivar that will be built when they close rollover pass when i dont know one will be at the old meacom pier

U ever fell like screaming I do screw u IKE

yes i do feel like screaming about ike. right now i am hqaving to sue my insurance comapnay over damages to my house. and i live in the humble area. atascocita. we took a hard hit here. we are having to go to corpus area to fish. i still have not heard a thing about the fishing pier yet but soon we will try going to rollover pass for a bit just to get out of the house. i really miss my old galveston most of the things that were there from my childhood now are gone and will never come back.

anyone been to the beachfront seen if they are working on the piers yet

I guess I shall just walk my [censored] out into the surf.

... for now.

Ok it's time !!!! after 16 months me and wife have decided to go fishing . we are going to rollover pass !!!! we will also drive by the destroyed piers on the way and check out progress . hopefully will have some thing to report next week

Got an email today from the owner of the Galveston fishing pier. He said they plan to finally start cleaning up the pier in April. You can sign up from the old galveston pier link to get updates: http://galvestonfishingpier.com/

His name is Jimmy and he seemed very helpful and excited that there is alot of interest in it coming back soon. Just the normal red tape from the government agencies to get it going.

Rob

Anyone seen any work on the piers in Galveston