Flounder

If you're looking to tangle with some flounder near Seabrook, Texas, you're in the right place. Galveston Bay and its surrounding estuaries are prime hunting grounds. Focus your efforts around the fall months as flounder migrate from the bays to the Gulf of Mexico to spawn. This 'flounder run' concentrates fish and makes for some exciting action. Look for areas with good tidal flow and structure like docks, piers, and channel edges. Live bait like mud minnows or finger mullet are tough to beat, but soft plastics that mimic these forage fish can also be effective. A key local tip: wade fishing the mud flats near the bayous at low tide can be very productive, especially on the outgoing tide as flounder ambush prey moving off the flats. Pay close attention to water clarity, as flounder prefer clearer water to ambush prey.