Fresh Rollover Pass Fishing Reports

Surface water temps 80 degrees, water clarity decent in most places for East Galveston Bay. As you progress further east the water clarity decreases. The large amount of freshwater the entered the bay system due to all the rains up above us did not seem to hamper the overall bite, so we were able to fish our regular spots in East Bay. Winds have been Westerly over the past few days limiting the areas we have been able to target effectively. We have been able to find a good number of baitfish, and shrimp and the predators have been close by. Grass lines up in the marsh and in and around drains have produced Redfish, Flounder, and Black Drum for us, utilizing live shrimp, under a popping cork, as well as paddle tails and ¼ oz jig heads. Purple with Chartreuse worked well for us this week. We did have one day where we were able to get out on an open water reef and it did produce some trout action for us, so that bite should get better as we progress into more of a summertime pattern. Now is the perfect time to hit the water with Family, Friends, and Clients, and as always, we will design a trip around your expectations, and guarantee you will have a great time fishing Galveston Bay.

Surface water temps 76 degrees, water clarity Fantastic in most places for East Galveston Bay. Marsh point and further east the water clarity decreases. Winds have been South/Southeast at 14 to 27 mph, for the most part with higher gusts, limiting the areas we have been able to target effectively. We have experienced good tide movement and been able to find a good number of baitfish, and the predators have been close by. The drains did not produce as good for us this week, however the fish feeding over shell was able to provide some good consistent action for us, hooking up with Black Drum, Redfish, and Trout. We fished trips this week with Live Shrimp and Artificial Lures, with both producing well. Our best water depth this week was in the 3 to 4’ range, and the popping cork distance that performed the best was with an 18” leader. We were able to hook up a couple of Speckled trout on topwater’s, but the ¼ oz Jig head with paddle tails produced the most artificial bites for us, with colors that mimicked bait fish working well. If you are looking to get out on the water with your family and beat the crowds, now is the perfect time to make it happen, and as always, we will design a trip around your expectations, and guarantee you will have a great time fishing Galveston Bay.

Surface water temps 74 degrees, water clarity good in most places for East Bay, thanks to the recent wind direction. Winds have been South/Southeast at 10 to 20 mph, for the most part with higher gusts, over the past week. Early mornings started off with low incoming tides, and we found trout, black drum and reds, and a few flounder over shell bottoms, where we could find decent baitfish activity, and the bite was better when we had good current movement. Our best fish this week came off tails with 1/8 oz heads fished under a popping cork, with a 24 to 28” leader. Most bites were after popping the cork and the bites were aggressive and the fish were active. We also caught good numbers on tails either bouncing off the shell bottoms or cranking faster in the upper portion of the water column. We threw topwaters as well, but we were achieving more bites on our other tactics. We also utilized the same tactics on our late afternoon trips, and the outgoing tides, the fish were just positioned a little differently over the shell and further offshore. Colors that performed the best were Blue Moon, Purple Reign, and White Ice, and the standard size obtained more bites the last few days. With water temperatures on the rise, and the days getting longer, fishing will continue to get better, so grab a friend or a loved one and get out and enjoy the great outdoors. If you are looking to get out on the water and beat the crowds, now is the perfect time to make it happen, and as always, we will design a trip around your expectations, and guarantee you will have a great time fishing Galveston Bay.

Surface water temps in the low 70’s, water clarity 6 to 12” in most places in East Bay. Winds have been across the board from North to Northwest, South to Southeast, and South to Southwest, depending upon the day and speeds anywhere from 10 to 20 mph, with higher gusts. Early in the week we started out fishing flats outside the mouths and pinch points of the marsh and found good numbers of trout and managed to pick off a couple of redfish as well. Our best trips have been in the afternoon when tide levels are high. Most of our catching has been in and around areas where we see a good amount of nervous bait activity. We fished after the front yesterday and the fish we found had moved back into the deeper channels and in the lower part of the water column, including trout and flounder. All our trips this week were fishing artificial lures, with ¼ oz jig heads and the color blue moon produced the best for us overall. The topwater bite was not as good as we experienced last week, and the artificial under a popping cork yielded a few trout, but more gafftop, which was not the targeted species. We fished a mid-bay reef as well with only a couple bites, and due to the wind, did not venture out to any others. Now that May is here the fishing will only continue to get better for us in the Galveston Bay system.

Fishing has been extremely good over the past week, and the redfish bite was stellar and then on early Friday morning we had a front move through bringing with it strong winds and rain, which muddied up East Bay and made for tougher than normal conditions for our trips on Saturday. Winds were Northeast at 14 to 27mph, with Blue Bird Skies and an incoming morning tide. We fished artificial and live bait trips this week, with the bite becoming more consistent on our evening trip with the weather beginning to stabilize. We fished back in the marsh to find better looking water and found several good, speckled trout, flounder, redfish, and black drum. We had our best trips in the late afternoon, when we had lots of water and an outgoing tide, with winds switching to the East/Southeast at 12-19mph. We fished ¼ oz jig heads and the purple reign color seemed to trigger some great action for us with either a slow retrieve or bouncing off the bottom. For our live bait fishers, we utilized shrimp under a popping cork, and a 24” leader worked best. The Topwater Bite has been decent, but not on fire like last week. Most of our catching this week was on Flats in and close to drains, as well as flooded grass on the higher tides for redfish prowling for an easy meal. If you are looking to get out on the water and beat the crowds, now is the perfect time to make it happen, and as always, we will design a trip around your expectations, and guarantee you will have a great time fishing Galveston Bay.

Surface water temperatures are now in the low 70’s, and water clarity is getting better by the day. We had a few days with North Winds, but for the most part we had winds from the East to Southeast most of the time, with gusts up to 20mph. We fished artificial and live bait trips this week, and depending upon the day and time, the bite was anywhere from finicky to jerk the rod out of your hand, so it made for some great times on East Galveston Bay. This week, we had our best trips in the late afternoon, when we had lots of water and a strong incoming tide. We had a couple of days where every spot we fished produced for us and resulted in some awesome catching for some great fishers. We fished ¼ oz jig heads and the Blue Moon color seemed to trigger some great action for us, as well as live shrimp under a popping cork. The Topwater Bite has been on fire for us the past few days, resulting in our bigger fish and some great action that helped make some great memories for our clients. Most of our catching this week was on Flats and in and around shell on the wind protected shorelines. We photographed and released all of our solid trout over 20”, as we desperately need to get our population of larger trout replenished as it was 10 years or so ago. If you are looking to get out on the water and beat the crowds, now is the perfect time to make it happen, and as always, we will design a trip around your expectations, and guarantee you will have a great time fishing Galveston Bay. Until Next Time – Captain Jeff Brandon – Get the Net Guide Services, LLC – Year-Round Fishing Guide, 1183 N Stingaree Dr, Crystal Beach, Texas 77650