With Stillhouse in definite “turnover” mode, I
decided to give it a few days to calm down and for the fish to
establish a “new normal” which typically involves seeing them trend
upstream in the reservoir and move to deeper structures in the mid-lake and upper-lake areas.
I headed to the Texas coast these past 4 days with my bride to enjoy a little down time.
We fished on the Galveston Bay complex for a full day on October 17th and for a half day on October 18th.
I fished with Captain Mark Kimbrough (409-682-4095).
The weather sure didn’t do us any favors. We had a cold front come in
overnight on Wednesday and stalled on top of the eastern half of Texas
for the next few days bringing cool, windy, and rainy conditions. The
bay is so shallow that any temperature drop immediately impacts the
fishery.
Thursday was the better of the two days; just Mark and
I fished this day. We drifted some weedy flats, fished some marsh
lakes and cuts, and targeted rocky breakwaters and oyster beds. By
day’s end we landed several redfish, black drum, flounder, and speckled
trout. All fish came on Gulp! shrimp or Vudu shrimp fished on jigheads
under a popping cork
On Friday I convinced Rebecca to come
along. Unfortunately, the winds were up high and this very much limited
our options. We did a little bait fishing so Rebecca was sure to catch
a few fish. She landed piggy perch and a dogfish for her efforts, but
the gamefish were hard to come by.