This week finally provided some nice days to get on the water.  Sunday we had some nice fish in the box from West Bay with some topping 4 pounds. 

Tuesday we had a nice ENE breeze and an incoming tide throughout mid day offering a great opportunity in West Bay.  The morning was a little slow for us, but we caught about 15 trout between 1 and 230 before the rain set in.  We only had a couple of good fish in the box, but others reported in with the majority of the fish in the 3-4 Pound range.

Thursday we headed back to West, but the winds were very light and the fog was so thick we couldn't find the water we were looking for.  Finally when the fog lifted a bit we were able to see the color changes in the water and get on a few fish.  We had two in the box in the 3lb range with the rest coming in around 2lbs. 

As long as we can get on the water, I predict we will be able to get on some good fish.  Remember that this time of year, a "Chamber of Commerce Day" is better on the golf course than on the bay.  Light winds and clear blue skies add up for a tough day on the water in most cases.  Strong tide movement and a good breeze can go a long way on the water right now.  And remember, It's never too cold to fish!

Sunday was supposed to be the best day so far this month.  The forecast called for fog in the morning and clearing off to partly cloudy skies and a high near 70 degrees.  Yeah, in Houston!  I scheduled my trip at 9 am to give the fog a chance to burn off.  The fog was still present when we returned to the dock at 2 pm although the visibility was about 1/4 mile by then.

When we left you litterly could not see the end of the dock.  I followed my GPS track out into West Bay, but all bets were off for my game plan.  I was going to look for mud slicks in the open bay, but it just wasn't going to happen that day.

I motored out to some go-to spots, but we just couldn't find them.  I hit one of my redfish holes and we only pulled out 1 fish around 19 inches.  Finally I made a desperation phone call and found a buddy that was doing pretty good just around the corner from where we were.  It was on as soon as we stopped the boat.  We managed 8 trout on our first drift and then turned around for a second, but it was too late.  We caught the very tail end of the tide.  The boat wasn't moving a bit.  We caught a couple of more trout and then made our way in.

I actually wanted to fish this area, but with an 8 year old in the boat I didn't want to go very far in the fog.  He had a blast and caught the majority of the fish.  I told him that we'd do netter next time.

Get ready, West Galveston Bay is about to blow wide open.  This cool weather should drop the water temps into the mid 50's.  That along with the wet fall we've had add up to Great Fishing in West Bay! 

We will be targeting mid bay reefs and mud slicks on lower tides and fishing the flats during flood tides for the "Big Girls"!  You can bet I'll be out every day that the winds allow this time of year.  Hope to see you there.

Capt. Chris
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Last week we saw good numbers of fish from Tinity Bay and the start of some good action in West Bay.  While the birds continue to work in the mornings in Trinity bay, the afternoons are a little slow.  I was forced to start throwing bait on my evening trips, but the reward was well worth it.  The size of the fish were worth the wait, we had several fish in the 3 1/2 to 4 pound range.  On other days we couldn't find as many keepers in the slow outgoing tide, but we managed to catch a lot of trout with an occasional red mixed in.

Wednesday I fished West Bay due to the winds and was suprised to find a few birds working down there as well.  The water wasn't in the greatest shape, but we did manage to put a few in the box as well a releasing plenty of 14 inch fish. 

The water in West Bay has been gorgeous the past few days even with the bad weather.  I'm looking for the bite to really turn on this week with the temps dropping into the 40's.  All the rains we have had should drive the fish out of the bayous and marshes into the middle of the bay for easy pickins!

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