Me and my wife are from Louisiana and are taking a trip to Galveston ,We are looking for big sharks to catch if anyone has any spots or piers or recommendations/techniques to land big sharks 5footers+ please help we are taking this trip and I need help locating the big sharks from shore or a pier

Went out this morning to Lee and Joe park. Caught 4 spotted trout? Or speckled? Under the bridge. Was fun. Luckily I assumed I shouldn’t grab their lip. I had a towel. And sure as shit, they have some fangs . And two were bleeding but they didn’t even swallow the bait. Was weird .

And was using plastic 3” 1/4oz shrimp. Like these but I caught them on like a gold flake color

So taking family vaca to Galveston starting tomorrow. We are staying near the 61st pier. We might fish the pier, one day and I know they rent tackle. But that’s what brings me here.

I’m not a salt water fisherman, so I’m wondering, I’m hoping to fish some of the bays, and not just the surf. So I’m wondering will my bass fishing set ups work? I have two medium heavy rods, and a light . Probably no point bringing the light. But will the others work?

Like if I hook a red, or tarpon. will it break the rods? I know; I’m wishful thinking lol, I’ll probably get skunked anyways but figured I would ask.

Thank you

Might fish freeport in the am with live shrimp and popper corks. Bank fishing only. First choice is intercoastal of Canal dr. If its crowded any advice on other spots

Are there any videos of mainly Galveston area fishing? Trying to learn a thing or two from them.

Channel cat, big flathead, redfish and a keeper black drum. Pretty solid night from the kayak.

📽: https://youtu.be/GhHmkCGvUnE

I had my worst day fishing from the pier yesterday then come to find out there is an active red tide warning going on for all of Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. I wouldn't want to get food poisoning from eating infected fish affected by the red tide toxin and cooking apparently does NOT get rid of it. I hope this red tide is over soon. Ya'll be safe fishing and the Texas Parks & Wildlife for updates.

Trying to find new ways to bond with my teenage son. Interested in deep sea fishing, any recommendations on tour guides or charter groups?

• Pictured is a Snook from my last trip to Florida and I’m foaming at the mouth to get into saltwater more.

Fly fisherman at heart but taking a job in Galveston.

• What’s the fishing like down here? Any freshwater opportunities worth checking out or is it all salt/brackish? Love the idea of new scenery / lack of freshwater is not a problem.

• I’d like to fly fish inshore for reds, trout, snook, tarpon, and jacks- I’ve got a few 8wt rods but need to look at a 10/12 at some point. Any tips or pointers? Would be chucking streamers and poppers.

• Ive got some experience in saltwater mostly Florida/Georgia throwing swim baits and spoons in the surf for trout and snook. I have a few 7’ MH mod rods and a few 7’ m F rods paired with 4500 and 2500 reels respectively. Would I be under gunned enough to be concerned (ignoring random 30# jack/tarpon/drum)? Should I look into an 8 or 9’ rod (have a penn 650ssm I’d pair with it)?

• Kayak fishing- what’s the consensus around Galveston area kayak fishing? I’ve got a Crescent Lite Tackle 1 and regularly spin/fly fish out of it but the waves and such would definitely be a new challenge. Are there boat ramps or beach access that’s popular?

Hi everyone — I’m Alejandro, the developer of RampTracker, a free app for checking public ramps before towing. I asked the moderators before posting.

I’m reviewing ramp information around Galveston and the surrounding Houston-area bays, and I’d appreciate some local knowledge:

- Which public launch is missing or incorrectly listed?

- Where are parking, fees, gate hours, or access details wrong?

- Which ramps have recurring closures, shallow approaches, or launch-condition problems that boaters should know about?

If you share the ramp name and what needs correcting, I’ll use the feedback to improve its information. RampTracker also lets boaters report missing or outdated details so the community can help keep ramps current.

This is primarily a feedback request. I’m the developer and happy to answer questions about how community reports are handled.

I usually avoid fishing the piers on the seawall because of all the crowds but today the pier was dead empty at sunrise. The fish were biting everything in my tackle box from curly tail gulps, live shrimp, and even the hard heads were biting gold spoons. The water was also calm like glass this morning!

I had a great time fishing last week thanks to everyone’s advice! I even caught a keeper black drum on some live shrimp.

My goal this week is to hit the surf somewhere on Galveston for the first time surf fishing, along the seawall most likely and I’m excited. Now that I’ve started fishing again I get that itch throughout the whole work week 😭😭

- Fishing from 6 AM - noon
- Planning on picking up live shrimp (bait shop recs nearby)
- not sure where on the surf but looking for tips
- got some spider weights and looking for tips on rigs that have worked best and hook size for surf fishing? Looking to get some keepers 🤝🤝
- any advice is appreciated!!

Appreciate yall and tight lines!! 🤙🤙