Danny Popovich and myself take 1 st place in the GTTS opener October 22 nd.

It was a tough bite and grind out there today. A lot of cussing and head scratching from both of us today. But we stayed with the game plan and kept plugging away at them. We pretty much stayed in one area picking up one here and one there. Luckily the ones we did catch were the ones we needed. Dpop got things started with a nice Trout that was a little over 6lbs and almost took big Trout honors with it but fell a bit short. Dpop’s went 6.09 and Eric’s big Trout of the tourney went 6.33 I think. Congrats to Eric on a hell of a Trout. About an hour later I stuck a 3 lb fish but was released an hour later when I stuck a Trout that was in the 24″ range. Danny had a 4lber pull off a right after this one that he was not to happy about LOL. But he made up for it a few cast later when he popped a perfect tourney Trout that was a hair under 25″. All total I think we may have caught 13 to 14 fish. 10 of these fish were just inside the 16 to 17″ range. My two highlights of he day was watching Dpop catch the 1st big Trout of the day. This Trout was seriously pissed off and thrashed around the water like crazy. It was a cool site to see. The 2nd was watching Steve Anderson and Aaron Stillwagon right down the shoreline from us. They were about a 100 yards away when Aaron stuck a 5 1/2lb Trout. We could here her thrashing the water from where me and Danny where. It was an awesome site but we both knew he had a good one and put the pressure on us a little more LOL.

Had a great time out there today and had a great time at the weigh in talking to all the tourney guys.

Capt. Greg Francis

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The fishing has been heating up as we are quickly approaching our fall season. The water temps have been dropping with each passing front and the cooler morning air temps have been fantastic!!!! The topwater bite is getting better and better…… The Trout fishing has been really good lately. Soft plastic Assassins have been catching steady numbers while wading shell pads in 2 to 4′ of water. We are keying in on slicks and nervous pods of Mullet when fishing over shell pads. Redfish have been plentiful in the back lackes, coves, and the north shoreline. the Flounder run is starting to get underway too. Been seeing a lot of Flounder on shoreline and some of the passes. Fall fishing is a great time of year to be on the water. Drift fishing or wading both will be a productive way to catch fish.  The bird action is slowly getting started aswell. We still need a few more fronts to get the bird action started. Working Trout under hovering Gulls is a fast and furious way of catching Speckled Trout. Working birds can result in fast limits of Trout. The fall season is here and my days are filling up fast!!! to get your trip scheduled shoot me an email at captgreg@saltwaterassault.net or call me at 409-939-1684.

Tight lines and be safe on the water

Capt. Greg Francis

Saltwater Assault Guide Service

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Fishing remain as hot as the summer heat!!!! For the last 3 weeks it been easy limits every morning. Most of my clients have been reaching thier limits by 730 to 8am. This morning the bite was a little slower but we still brought in 25 Trout to 20 by 930. Free lined Shrimp over deep shell is still the pattern and will continue to be the pattern until we can get some relief  from the heat. This pattern should hold up for atleast another month.

To get in on some of this fast and furious action give me a shout at 409-939-1684 or cast me an email at captgreg@saltwaterassault.net

Capt. Greg Francis

Saltwater Assault Guide Service

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What a week it has been! The fishing has been on fire this week with easy limits caught everyday.  Free lined Shrimp over deep shell structure in lower Galveston Bay has had all of my clients very happy. Most of our limits are comming before 8am. 

Monday August 15th

Met up with my party of  Mark, Suzanne, Jeff, and Jennifer at Fat Boys bait camp on Tiki Island. We left there and went to the Galveston Jetties first but things didnt look good out at the jetties. Didnt see any slicks or any bait fish being busted. Decided to make a quick move over some deep shell pads in lower Galveston Bay. The first shell pad we went to was a good one as my party boxed 22 keeper Trout to 21″ and released another 10 Trout that were just slightly over 15″.

Tuesday August 17th

   Met up with Chris and Tim this morning at Fat Boys and headed to the deep shell reefs in lower Galveston Bay. Tim came in from Pittsburgh yesterday and hasn’t fish saltwater in over 10 years. It didn’t take long for him to get going either as he stuck a good Trout his very first cast. The action stayed solid up until 9am but by then we had caught over 30 Trout retaining a 2 man limit. All trout boxed were in the 17 to 20″ range. I had one that pushed 24″ that I released. Left the deep shell about 930 and went to West Bay looking for some Reds but couldnt locate any. Off the water at noon. Fished an almost slack tide this morning free lining Shrimp over deep shell. The tide was just barely moving in but it was enough to get the Trout feeding.

August 18th

Left the Texas City Dike at 6am this morning and headed off to my money hole. Had Warren, Blaine, and his daught Bailey this morning for a little free line action. This started off early and never let up as my group put a beat down on some Trout. By 730am a 3 man limit was had on our way to an easy 65 Trout day. This was Baileys first time ever saltwater fishing and she held her own as she caught well over 20 keeper Trout. Finally used up 4 quarts of Shrimp by 1030 and called it an early day before it really got hot. At 1030 when we left the bite was still fast and furious. Free lined Shrimp in deep water over shell was our pattern for the morning.

August 19th

Fishing remains out standing!!!!! Today my party of John, Bill, and Harold put a whooping on them. It wasn’t as easy as the dat before and it took way longer to reach limits but we finally got our 3 man limit around 11am. Ended the day catching about 40 keeper Trout between 16 to 20″ free lining Shrimp

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Fishing over the last few weeks has been really good. Its been very hot out on the water but we been getting on the fish early and been getting off the water by noon.

Wade fishing we have been doing our best work down around the San Luis Pass and Chocolate area. Wade fishing around shell pads in 2 to 4′ of water keying in on nervous Mullet and slicks have been paying off on some solid stringers of Trout. Smaller topwaters in bone, blue/chrome, or chartreuse and pearl have been working best. Bass Assassins in plum/chartreuse have been deadly rigged on 1/8 ounce lead heads. The San Luis Pass is still producing a good topwater bite if you can catch it right. Over the last several weeks we have had a westerly wind that has had the water sandy and off-colored at times.

Fishing live Shrimp has been killer. Todays party of 3 had there 3 man limit of Trout by 8:30am. After that they continued hammering the Trout for another 2 hours catching well over 60 keeper Trout from 17 to 23″. Ran out of bait by 10am and left them biting. This action will cotinue for another month or so. Free lining Shrimp over deep shell in anywhere from 6 to 15′ of water has been very good and steady this summer. Also, the jetties will continue to produce some solid Trout and some very fast action.

To get in on some of this action send me an email at captgreg@saltwaterassault.net or you can call me at 409-939-1684

Tight lines and full limits

Capt. Greg Francis

Saltwater Assault Guide Service  

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Met up with Coe Parker and his dad today at Fat Boys at 530am. Coe is the owner of www.fishwestend.com. Fishwestend.com is the finest fishing forum on the Texas Gulf Coast! It offers plenty of useful imformation on fishing up and down the coast and has plenty of helpful tips and reports from some of the best fisherman in the area aswell as some of the best guides in the area. Check out Fishwestend.com and sign up to be a member today, and the best part its free!!!!!

After meeting up with Coe and his dad it was off to the Galveston Jetties. The bite started off fast but only lasted for an hour or so. During the hour we caught 20 to 25 Trout retaing 15 Trout to 20″. Free lining Shrimp up close to the rocks around active baits and slicks was keyto catching Trout today. About 830 am the bite slowed way down and we struggled to get a bite going again. Made a move over to some deep shell reefs near the Texas City Dike but there we only managed a few Trout but most were under sized. The bite was an early one today and for some reason they had lock jaw mid morning to noon. Off the water at noon with 15 Trout.

Gonna give it another shot tomorrow, report to follow.

Tight lines and be safe on the water…….

To book your trip give me a shout at 409-939-1684 or cast me an email at captgreg@saltwaterassault.net

Capt. Greg Francis

Saltwater Assault Guide Service

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Met up with John Miller and his family this morning at the Texas city dike. I thought this day might be a tough one on Galveston Bay due to all the boat traffic on a holiday weekend. Headed out to the Galveston Jetties this morning and was very suprised the spot I wanted was completly empty of boats. Once the anchor was in place John’s 2 daughters took over and started hammering the Trout. For about 3 hours these 2 young ladies put a beat down on Trout to 20″. Abby had one 5lb Trout up to the boat but unfortunatly the Trout spit the hook at the boat. Not long after that she battled a 50lb class Black Drum for 30 minutes but ended up losing it at the end. 5 minutes later she was once again on the bow of the boat fighting another one. This time she was determined to win the fight. About 15 to 20 minutes later I had the 30lb Black Drum on the boga for some pictures then the release.
We sat in the same spot all morning catching 27 Trout to 20″ free lining Shrimp close to the rocks. Made a move around 930 to one of my reefs near the Texas City Dike. The tide was starting to die off so I knew the bite was not going to last much longer. At the last spot of the day we scratched out 3 or 4 more keeper Trout and lost a few more. This was another fun trip as I had a blast fishing with John and his family. John kept things entertaining while we watched his wife and girls fill the cooler with fish LOL. The girls today kicked butt!!!!!!

Capt. Greg

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Met up with the Dunbars at Fat Boys this morning and headed straight to the Galveston Jetties once again. Fished the exact same areas as Wednesday but had a total different bite this go round. As soon as the anchor was set the kids got started and the Trout butt kicking started right away. For the next hour or so Chris and I played net boys and baited hooks for his 9 year old son spencer and his 13 year old freind Carson. These two were having a ball catching some solid Trout to 20″. They ended up catching over 30 Trout while retaining 15 or so for a fish fry they were planning that night. What a fun day this one turned out to be. I was whipped after this trip lol. Off the water at 11am.

Capt. Greg

 Wednesday June 29th

Met up with Ali, Hunter, and thier dad John Mays at the Texas City Dike. Went out to the Galveston Jetties to free line some Shrimp but it ended up to be a tough one! We just couldn’t get on a good Trout bite for some odd reason. We had good tidal movement and the water clarity was good. For some reason we just could not get a bite. Ended the day with 8 keeper Trout and a few throw backs. The fish were there but just couldn’t catch them today.

Capt. Greg

For the next 3 months I will be on some solid, fast action fish catching using live Shrimp (no Croakers please) on deeper shell reefs and the Galveston Jetties.  To get your trip booked you better hury! July is all booked up and August is filling up fast.  Wade fishing with topwaters and other artificials are still producing some good hefty numbers aswell. The San Luis Pass has been good early throwing topwaters and Bass Assassins. The mid bay reefs around Galvestons West Bay and Chocolate Bay are still holding good concentrations of quality Speckled Trout.

To get your trip booked today give me a shout at 409-939-1684 or cast me an email at captgreg@saltwaterassault.net.

Tight Lines and be safe on the water

Capt. Greg Francis

Saltwater Assault Guide Service

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Yesterday Team Saltwater Assault fish the Tailes and Tunes Tourney and ended up doing really well under a stiff North wind blowing 20 gusting to 25 knots. The bay was really tore up but we managed to scratch out just enough fish to put us in the money.  All we needed was 3 Trout and to Reds which was easier said than done under the conditions. My team of Chris, Brian, and Gene grinded hard for what fish we had. By 1:30 we had caught 4 Trout and 4 Reds. Our 3 biggest Trout and 2 biggest Reds gave us a weight of 21.84 which was good enough for a 2nd place finish just 1lb out of 1st place. We also had 1 3lb Flounder that won us 1st place in the Flounder division.  It was a great tourney and I really enjoyed it. Look forward to hitting it again next year.

A big congrats go out to the 1st place team of Danny, Steve, Keith, and Jamin for taking home the first place honors with a total of 22.90 lbs. It was a tight finish but they held on to edge us out. Great job guys!!!!!

On the the fishing side of things it has been brutal. Strong winds continue to make things tough and has been keeping the bay tore up. We have been catching some scattered fish but this wind has been keeping me from hitting the areas that have been holding the most fish. Once these winds lay things will pick up quickly.

Capt. Greg Francis

Saltwater Assault Guide Service

Capt. Greg with a 25" Trout

Team Saltwater Assault 2nd place

Team Fishwestend 1st place

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