Topic: Galveston Bay
It has been dubbed the "Ike Dike" — a 55-mile barrier, 17 feet high, that would be built along the Texas Gulf Coast to fend off the sort of devastating flooding inflicted by last year's Hurricane Ike. The grand idea for what would probably be the biggest seawall in ...
Galveston Bay Fishing Turns on As Spring Arrives By Chris P Howard Fishing has definitely taken a swing for the better in the last month as water temperatures in Galveston Bay are nearing the 70 degree mark. The only trouble is, as soon as the water gets to around 65 - 68 degrees, another stray cold front blows through and drops ...
Trout and Redfish Numbers Strong For Galveston Bay Fishing After Hurricane Ike By Chris P Howard All through the month of March, as long as the weather was cooperative, nice numbers of speckled trout and redfish have been coming out of west Galveston Bay. The early part of the month yielded smaller numbers, but most fish were in the 3 ...
On the eve of October's peak seafood harvesting season, migrant fishermen are sweeping debris from gutted bay side homes instead of scooping shrimp and oysters from the Gulf of Mexico's lucrative floor. The $100 million fishing industry in Galveston Bay is virtually paralyzed. Hurricane Ike's ...
