Captain Jeff Brandon Fishing Report

Surface water temperature 86.2 degrees in East Galveston Bay. We are still weeding through a number of undersized Trout to find the better fish, as in previous weeks, but our last few trips have resulted in some solid upper slot females. Colors varied, depending upon water clarity and light conditions, with Rollover Moon getting the most bites for our anglers. Our clients are still finding good success using Fish Smack Popping corks with a 1-to-2-foot leader above a shrimp imitation lure, or Tails with a 1/8 oz jig head, with a hard pop and a 5 to 10 second pause gathering the most strikes.

The Topwater bite continues to be good when utilized on our early morning and late afternoon trips, so if you like throwing walking baits, now is the perfect time to get on the water and make it happen. We are also catching a few on hardbaits and soft body swim baits if you like to throw those. We have made a couple trips to the Jetty’s when the conditions were right and caught them on suspending jerkbaits early, so if that is an option as well, if you like crowds on every side of you.

We are starting to see more and more solid fish show up on reefs in the middle portion of the bay, which is getting better as the days go by. We also found a few birds working int the middle portion of the bay, over the past couple days and found some solid trout and oversize redfish under them chasing shrimp.

Jeff

Captain Jeff Brandon’s Love for Fishing began at the young age of 5 years old. He targets Galveston East Bay, where he has spent the last 39 years saltwater fishing, and the last 9 as a full-time resident of Crystal Beach, to better focus on the ever-changing fish patterns to get clients on the fish. Whether you prefer fishing the shallow flats, or the reefs out deep, he would love to have you aboard, and will work to design a trip that you cherish forever. Captain Jeff is a devoted family man with 2 children, who enjoys nothing more than putting smiles on kids ‘faces when they achieve that impressive or first time catch and will work tirelessly to make it a memorable day on the water. Captain Jeff specializes in teaching/instructional trips with artificial lures and guarantees you will have a wonderful day on the water.

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