By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 86.2 degrees in East Galveston Bay. The Bay is still off colored, but the clarity is much better and continues to improve since Beryl pushed a great deal of saltwater into the bay system. We are still weeding thru a number of undersize Trout to find the better fish, as in previous weeks, but our last few trips

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 85.9 degrees in East Galveston Bay. The Bay is still very off colored, with better looking water over by the Ferry Landing, but fishing is continuing to improve for us in the Bay over the last week or so. We are having to weed thru a number of undersize Trout to find the better fish. We are still catching them around

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 84.6 degrees in East Galveston Bay. The Tropical Storm that rolled into Mexico last week pushed an enormous amount of water into East Galveston Bay, along with the Full Moon, so we had several days we could not fish due to Tides so elevated we could not get to our boat to fish. The Bay is still very

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 85 degrees in East Galveston Bay. As in previous weeks, the Water clarity is still stirred up more than usual with all the freshwater entering the bay system from the heavy rains up above us. We are still finding good numbers of solid trout on the protected Shorelines over shell pockets, in areas with better

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 83 degrees in East Galveston Bay. As in previous weeks, the Water clarity is still stirred up more than usual with all the freshwater entering the bay system from the heavy rains up above us. We are still finding good numbers of trout on the protected Shorelines over shell pockets, and are having to weed thru

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 81 degrees in East Galveston Bay. As in previous weeks, the Water clarity stirred up more than usual with all the freshwater entering the bay system from the heavy rains up above us, as well as the storms that came across the bay last week. We are still finding good numbers of trout on the Shorelines over

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 78 degrees in East Galveston Bay. Water clarity stirred up more than usual with all the freshwater entering the bay system from the heavy rains up above us. The further we ventured East, the more muddied up the water became. This week we had a few days with lighter than normal winds and we

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 76 degrees. Water clarity stirred up more than usual after the front we had this past week, in conjunction with the freshwater entering the bay system from the heavy rains. We fished in the typical Spring Time winds again this week, so it continues to limit where we are able to fish effectively. We found good numbers

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 75 degrees. Water clarity Good for East Galveston Bay. We battled the typical Springtime winds again this week, so it once again limited where we were able to fish effectively. We found good numbers of solid trout on the Shorelines over shell pockets and within proximity to drains where we had good current

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 76 degrees. Water clarity is normal for East Galveston Bay, with the further East you travel the more stirred up the water is. With the high tides and strong South/Southeast winds we battled this week we were limited to fishing close to the shoreline over scattered shell and back in the back lakes to hide

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 78 degrees. Water clarity good for the majority of East Galveston Bay, especially on the South shoreline, with stained water East of Marsh point. This week we fished shell beds in the 2′ – 3’ depth range and found good numbers of Trout and a few reds, and flounder. As in previous weeks, if you catch a fish

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 74 degrees. Water clarity good for the majority of East Galveston Bay. This week we fished shell beds in the 2′ – 3’ depth range and found good numbers of Trout and a few reds. As in previous weeks, if you catch a fish, powerpole down and fan cast the entire area, as we have been picking up several fish in

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 72 degrees. Water clarity very good for the majority of East Galveston Bay. This week we once again fished shoreline shell in close vicinity to drains in the 3’ depth range and found good numbers of Trout and reds, and a few flounder. If you catch a fish, powerpole down and fan cast the entire area, as we

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 69.5 degrees. Water clarity good for the majority of East Galveston Bay. This week we fished shoreline shell in close vicinity to drains in the 3’ depth range and found good numbers of Trout and reds, and a few flounder and black drum. If you catch a fish, powerpole down and fan cast the entire area, as we

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 69.5 degrees. Water clarity normal for East Galveston Bay. We are still finding Trout, Reds, Black drum, and a few flounder in the marsh/bayou areas, around deeper cuts and bends, as this past week the wind has made it impossible to fish our early Spring areas that we prefer on the main bay system, with any

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 68 degrees. Water clarity decent for East Galveston Bay. We are still catching Tout, Reds, and a few flounder in the marsh/bayou areas, but the fish have started their transition out into the main bay system. We found good numbers of solid trout on the Shorelines over shell pockets and within close proximity

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature dropped back down to 58 degrees, due to the front that pushed through the area. Water clarity stained for the most part, with a couple areas with better clarity west of Elm Grove. The majority of our success remains back in the marsh/bayou areas. This Redfish bite remains consistent in areas where

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature up to 64 degrees, water clarity still stained for the most part in East Galveston Bay, with a few areas with better clarity well in the back of the marsh and back lakes. The fish are becoming more active as we continue to get more salinity back in East Galveston Bay. We had some excellent Speckled Trout

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 61 degrees, water clarity stained for the most part, with a few areas with better clarity in the marsh and back lakes. The fish are becoming more active in both the marsh/bayou areas, as well as shoreline flats with shell, where one can get some protection from the strong wind and wave action, as we continue

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature up to 63 degrees, water clarity stained for the most part, with a couple areas with better clarity in the marsh and back lakes. Success remains back in the marsh/bayou areas where one can get some protection from the Strong wind and wave action. This Redfish bite remains consistent in areas where

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 58 degrees, water clarity stained for the most part, with a couple areas with better clarity west of Elm Grove. Most of our success remains back in the marsh/bayou areas where one can get some protection from the Strong wind and wave action. This Redfish bite remains consistent in areas where good

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature rose to 58 degrees, water clarity stained for the most part. Our success remains back in the marsh/bayou areas where one can get some protection from the Strong North wind and wave action. This Redfish bite has still been consistent in areas where good current flow has bait up against the shorelines/grass

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 47 degrees, water clarity stained for the most part, as a number of our areas have been blown out by the continual winds. The pattern remains unchanged, as success remains back in the marsh/bayou areas where one can get some protection from the wind and waves. This Redfish bite has still been consistent

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 50 degrees, water clarity, varies depending upon where you are on the bay with the recent Fronts, as a number of our areas have been blown out by the winds. Our anglers are still having the most success back in the marsh/bayou areas where we can get some protection from the wind and

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 54 degrees, water clarity = average for this time of year. This week we have concentrated back in the marsh areas where we can get some protection from the wind and wave action, as well as find some pockets/areas with adequate water depth and slight temperature increases. The

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature back up to 60 degrees, overall water clarity = Good. North Winds and Low Outgoing Tides have forced us to adjust our tactics, so we have concentrated back in the marsh/bayou areas where we can get some protection from the wind and wave action, as well as find enough water to fish

By Captain Jeff Brandon
Surface water temperature 61 degrees, water clarity = Good. Strong North winds have once again forced us to adjust our tactics, so we have concentrated back in the marsh areas where we can get some protection from the wind and waves. This week the Redfish bite has been good around areas where good current flow has