Air Temp: 78-85
Water Temp: 79
Water Clarity: Good
Winds: 10-15+ mph
Bait: live shrimp, live caught bait fish and cut bait
My friend Alan and I made the drive from Austin to Galveston early on Saturday morning and enjoyed two good days on the water. The wind was predicted to be 15+ mph on Saturday and it was definitely a little rough on Saturday; however, we still found some fishable water at both the North and South Jetty. Sunday was calmer with winds about 10 mph and calm for part of the morning.
On Saturday, we caught a few sand trout, perch and a bunch of large croakers near the sunken barge at the North Jetty. We moved over to rougher water conditions with plenty of chop on the channel side of the South Jetty and landed our one and only big red fish for the day. Alan caught this big redfish on a large live croaker.
On Sunday, we tried the North Jetty again on both sides with limited success but did manage to catch a few croakers and more perch but not at the same rate as Saturday. We then tried the concrete ship and then made our way to the Pelican Island bridge. We caught and released about 10-15 sand trout and a few croakers at the bridge before a big redfish hammered a tiny piece of fresh cut bait on a small "J" hook fished on my small bait casting reel. It was a fun fight on light tackle. This redfish had some damage to his tail (likely from a shark attack).
As usual, we enjoyed some Casey's for dinner and look forward to our next saltwater trip.
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