The Cold front we had push through last week lowered the water temperature from the low 70s, to the low 50’s, and the strong North Winds blew most of the water out of Stingaree Canal, which made it tough to get my boat out of the lift on Friday. By Saturday the water was back in to where launching was not a problem, and we managed to find some redfish feeding in the shallows over shell and around grass patches. The trout bite was slow but has since picked up every day as the water begins to heat up and the clarity begins to improve. This morning, the water was back up in the lower 60’s and the fish were once again very active as we managed a couple limits of trout before 9am, fishing deeper drops, next to flats with shell, during an outgoing tide. The artificial bite was rather finicky, as we had trouble hooking up on 1/4 oz jig heads with DownSouth Tails, but once we switched to Gulp 4” swimming mullet tails in pearl/chartreuse the catching began. Today, they preferred a steady retrieve, with a pause about every 5 seconds, and that initiated the most strikes and hook ups for us. We utilized a number of other retrieves, but none produced as well for us. The winds were for the most part 10 to 15 mph out of the South, and mosquitoes were still rather active and required continual spraying of Marshland to keep us able to focus on fishing.

All in all, a great day to enjoy God’s Beauty and fellowship with some great folks on Galveston Bay.

Until Next Time – Captain Jeff Brandon – Get the Net Guide Services, LLC – Year-Round Fishing Guide

thanks. my boat is in the shop. long story. should get it back next week, then i can get back after em. deer season put a crimp in my fishing.

Nice post.

Smaller crowds this time of year and the fish are active - best of luck once you get on the water !