

| Here is where you can find out about the trips I take on the water fishing with Flounder Pounder Products. Now mind you I don't fish as often as I did once before, but I am getting out more this year than in the past. I have already fished more this month than all of the past six years, and though not every trip has been a meat haul, only one was a complete washout. What can I say, I have been busy being a daddy. With each trip I will give a new report here So Please check back to see what's biting. |
29th of May, 2009. We fished on Galveston Island off of the famed Seawall down on the west end in a regular spot of years past. Ike rearranged the rocks considerably below the stairs on each side. This created a interesting backwash into the surf and a nice slightly deeper cut in front of the rocks leading into the first trough. The water was not in the best of shape, sandy with the tide going out early. It was said to have been beautiful during the morning high tide. The worst part was that we lost the moon on a major and had to fight hard to draw strikes. The best fishing was going to be around sunup and into noon on the incoming with the moon dropping back to the major beneath us. But we had to leave at 4 a.m and we managed only a handful of decent trout that had the biggest one tipping 6+ pounds and more than 25 inches. The fish were caught on chartreuse orange, and white pearl chartreuse ShadFish with Rattling 3-D Eyes.
June 4th, 2009 To say that this was the first trip to The Seawall in Galveston this spring would not be true. In fact we had made several trips to fish with friends at the beach over the Memorial Day week.
Each was as it was before. Calm winds on the mainland. Predicted light north winds variable to 5-10 knots on the coast. The brutal truth is that the island always has its own winds and the weather mans gauge and predictions are usually farther off than on.
Such was the case all week. Make the drive down only to find sandy water on the beach. No bait to be drawn up because they just cant be seen. But the water was for the most part flat each trip. But the winds were from the northeast, blowing light and variable to 15 knots. tubing the beach. Just not from the southeast.
But then Friday night and into Saturday morning was different. June 4th, 2009. Finally the break we needed. First off we had the building full moon. Second we were still inside a major lunar zone for the night and falling into the minor feeding mode. Third we had a good incoming tide after 9 p.m. and last and most important for the island beachfront, we had green water wash in with the incoming tide.
It all started with one pop. After waiting about three hours for the tide to start in and wash in some water over the first trough off the rocks, the trout binge started. The first fish we caught were on the fabulous ShadFish, in pearls and chartreuses. The big wave came on Ratfish. Once the fish came up on a full surface pop the sub surface/surface action of the cheating rattling Ratfish took over.
Having lots of company in the water the trout ate up the few we had in a hurry. Our fall back beach standard was and always has been SpeckWreckers, so we made some that floated using two Split Tail Tubes rigged in-line. After a while we rigged up just one Split Tail Tube and went to work. John and Kristin of Rain Forest Pets in League City Texas, had a wonderful time. John and Kristin each started learning how to use a bait caster. Kristin did excellent for her first time. She spanked John her husband. Just watch the video. Who knew she had a fisherman hiding inside that just naturally came out Friday night.
Robert, was dead on with the Cheating Ratfish. I think he caught two or three limits maybe more of fish before he had to leave for work. I just went with it and landed as many as I could while I was not helping to rig others and cast lines or un-hook fish. It was to say the least, a free for all out on the Seawall.
The funniest part of this story would be Saturday night though. After cleaning all the fish after the trip and getting some shut eye, we gathered up again and took a look at the weather pages. We looked into the crystal ball beach and surf cams We checked the tides and moon. We liked what we saw for the chance of a repeat event.
The winds were light on the mainland, and projected light to moderate from the south/southeast on the coast. Everyone called friends and we all drove to the beach. But just as soon as we hit the top of the wall at the top of 61st street and the gulf came into view, the water and the winds and the waves were all moving from the south and southwest at a solid 15 knots sustained. How could there be so much difference in 24 hours.
Needless to say, of the 20 people of family and friends that showed up with high expectations, they were all blown away from fishing by the unpredictable winds of Galveston Island. We the true diehard few stayed until 4:30 a.m. , paying the fish gods their dues, and all for one break off, one throw back trout, and one small red landed. For the second night in a row I suffered from another broken top dollar rod. It was snapped in the door jam of the truck, at least Robert and a trout did the other one in.. But this is the price we pay to play under the lights on the beach. You must experience the sight to truly appreciate it the most. Here are just a few pictures from the night. Hope to see you on the water. Phil










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July 1-2. Wow, you think that a seasoned pro would know better than to think that he could make mother nature do something against her will. Well I did because members from the last outing on the seawall in Galveston are itching to blow it open on the surf again. Well it just never happened. No, we tried the first night which in all reality was the best night we had to put keepers in the box out on the wall. The clean water that was visible at the end of the arms on the last of the outgoing tide never rolled over and turned killer green. Well it did from what I saw the next morning on the surf cams. Problem was just as we started hitting trout of some size, after all the sand trout started thinning out the generator ran out of gas. It was 1:15 am and the we were well into a downward fall on the moon. Needless to say we caught fish as soon as they turned on just not long enough to box any. Just a gallon short for what may have been another outstanding night. 5 The winds were still against us for the most part. Though light they were still southerly with a hint of west. The water was a hard sandy green and first showed mostly sand trout. When we ran dry we were catching mostly specks.
July 2-3. Let myself get talked into trying again, and saw worse results than before. No problems mechanically just weather. The winds had picked up enough to turn hopes brown. Sand trout were there but mostly small. A few small specks started to show but the water was getting darker with sand. We went to the crash basin and set the light in the cut on shore. Had a few pops under the light and actually caught a few specks. None were worth bragging about, but they were legal. Stopped at 4 a.m. and went home.
July 3-4. Well I am game to go fishing when friends can, so off we went tonight back to the island. No wall all crash basin. Had folks from the shore visit. Had folks from the bay visit. Bait everywhere and some fish under them. This was a night when you fished a light but about a hundred yards away from it. The fish had the shad pegged on the south shoreline at the far light fringe. It was actually quiet spectacular to see. I left both the cameras at the house. Catching fish or getting them to hit something when they have entire banks of fifty cent sized shad down to nickel size by the millions was a different story. I have a one inch minnow that is deadly here in this exact body of water. But throwing two 1/16 heads into a stiff 15 mph west wind is tough. The next thing I did was take a C.T. SHAD and cut the curl tail off. The size then fell into bait size and shape and better mimicked the clouds of them blowing up all over. I was then confronted with wading out in my good work boots, because I left my fish shoes on the front deck. The fish won the boots lost and they now smell like fish bait. It was not as fast and furious as you hoped but there were some nice reds in the bunch. Some nice specks, though nothing big for bragging. I want to go again tonight but no one is around with this being the Fourth. God Bless America. Until next time.

September Red! It's all in the surf and it is all "Off The Wall".
"TRICK OR TREAT" JUSTIN LOVELL OPENS OCTOBER WITH SOME CANDY RED SURPRISES
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With only two tides Saturday, we arrived on the end of the incoming tide about 11:00 p.m.. There was an hour or so left of it. The moon was falling to set on the horizon and during that time we could not buy a bite. The window was closing. After that moon dipped below the horizon that window opened again and kept opening wider. The first fish we caught was a hardhead. Then things changed. A couple of reds followed and then three straight sting rays. Each one bigger than the last followed. Robert enjoyed one about 50-60 pounds. After that it was all reds. Big reds! We used shad and finger mullet as well as my favorite live piggie's. It has been like this all month. So if your interested in getting some on your line hit the wall fish the surf and turn yourself red.



















