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[reeltime]

Welcome and all good advice as well as whiting and croaker are tastee surf fish and easy to catch!

[corndog]

All of the above is great advise. When you get closer to the arrival date start checking the website for whats going on in the area. You can usually find some post on who is catching what and where. Oh BTW the main game fish we target here are Speckled Trout, Red Drum AKA redfish and Flounder. However there are many other fish in the area that enjoy peeling line off of your reel. Enjoy your visit!!

[Curmudgeon]

Robalo & Jhua have great advice.
At Jamaica Beach you can walk straight into the beach and fish. Galveston Island State Park is right next to Jamaica Beach and it has some places to bank fish or wade on the bay side. I think it's $5 /day/person, so if you're there for very long, the annual pass may be a bargain.
You can't go wrong fishing with live shrimp, but Gulp shrimp on a jig head is nearly as good. I also love topwaters and Corkys.
Have fun and feel free to ask questions. There's a wealth of information available here.

[Jhua]

The surf is awesome when it's on. Look for clear water (or clearer than in usually is) and you could be looking at frivolous action for a while. I have a very all-round set up with a 3/8th ounce egg sinker with a red glass bed attached to a swivel. Then from the swivel I have a designated leader which is usually double the strength of my main line attached to a #4 (I think) Eagle Claw Croaker Hook. Fishing should be on by then. Good luck!

[Robalo]

Welcome. Try down by San Luis Pass-just be VERY careful-drop offs and moving sand-please wear a PFD to be safe. Drum and Reds as well as trout and flounder should be moving through then. Try the bayside also-watch out for the guts/drop offs on bayside also-be courteous and ask someone if they don't mind if you wade with them and tell them you are a newbie and would like some info/learning-unless they are a jerk, they'll say "Sure". Go to the maps on the Home Page here and check it out-down by Sportsman road is wade access-also GISP (Gal. Is. State Park) but you need a permit to drive into it. Surf should be good if not rough.

Read some of the Shallowists and Aqua Pimps articles on this site also. You may want to take advantage of a guide-hire Aqua Pim[p-a/k/a Capt. Greg Francis, Saltwaterassault.net. baits/rigs:

I use baitcasters and am a soaker of live shrimp. Most folks use bass assassins (purple/chartruese) on a 1/8 oz. jighead or topwaters such as super spooks.

Good luck and be safe.

[WestEndAngler]

There is nothing like surf fishing when it turns on. If your wanting to get out on the bay one day hook up with one of the guides we recoomend. Capt. Greg Francis is a great West Bay guide there are many others too in the event he is booked when your wanting to go.

Walk-in spots near Jamaica: Galveston Island State Park, San Luis Pass, Sportsman / 8 Mile Road these all access the bay.

[itchin2gofishin]

Howdy All,
I will be staying on the Island at Jamacia Beach during the month of March and Part of April. I was wondering if I might get some information as to where to fish and what type of fish are avalible that time of year. Also any information on rigs and baits. I will be bank fishing or surf fishing. I would appreciate any and all information. Hopfully the weather will have warmed up by then.

Thanks and good fishing