By Captain Bryan Brawner
Sounding like a broken record, but it looks like that we will possibly be continuing to deal with fresh water run off in Galveston East Bay for several more days. At the time of writing, Lake Livingston Dam discharge is at 23000 cfs but expected to be increased as the Trinity River rises due to flooding rains continuing up north. Local runoff is also on the increase with the daily downpours we have had.

Water is fresh on most mid bay reefs with fish pushed to more south shoreline areas. This will make more good days for those that wade fish the shallow south shorelines.

I am running a couple of on the water classes next week and will be monitoring conditions of the whole bay closely and have updated conditions on next week’s report.

After the long holiday weekend, we returned to running fishing trips and have been catching scattered specks in the bay from the boat this week while doing a lot of running as winds and water conditions change daily. We have been boating lots of smaller specks along with the keepers being in the 15-16” range. Despite some fresh water, I expect fishing to get better throughout the bay as there are plenty of shrimp and also scattered bird activity.

Surf fishing is turning on now. Early morning catches with top waters and tails can be good when conditions are correct; light winds and clean water up to the beachfront. If you have taken a class, don’t forget to reach out for your included support as fish have really been transitioning into different areas with the fresh water slow to leave the bay and more on the way.

I have some weekdays still open in July and also some opportunities for classes. Classes are the Best time you will ever invest in to improve your fishing success for the long haul! I have added some special features this year!

This time of year we can run trips where the whole family can be successful with a large variety of fish. Email for questions and availability. Now is the time to book an East Bay Class with the prime fishing just around the corner.

For exact fishing locations and techniques, I am conducting one-on-one classes of the Galveston East Bay System. We will spend a half-day trip exploring that bay and the techniques and timing of fishing there. Bring your hand-held GPS and a map and note pad and I will further your knowledge of the bay and patterns for fishing in all of the seasons of the year. These classes include everything from locations to tackle and lure selection; thus have a lot of content. So, I limit them to 2 persons max at a time. Call 409-256-1265 for more information. We cover a lot of area and burn a lot of gas.

Text or call 409-256-1265 for availability of trips and to reserve your fishing adventure.You can also e-mail me [email protected] for updated fishing conditions and trip availability.

Check my website www.galvestoncoastalfishing.com for prices and more information.

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Captain Bryan Brawner

[June-2-2020]