Extraordinarily high tide levels again plagued the Galveston area Monday, as near gale force winds from the south preceded the arrival of the cold front.

We are experiencing recent weather patterns that resemble those more than a decade ago, as early cold fronts are crossing the upper Texas Coast.

I am now convinced that we are in the midst of a flounder run, albeit mostly males. We have often mentioned that the smaller males are the first to make their way through the pathways to the Gulf, and the Galveston Ship Channel is probably the prime route.

Weekend anglers are looking at some nice weather for fishing and, as an added bonus, those anglers might be in for a prefrontal bite.

There definitely is a flounder run taking place along the Galveston Ship Channel. While easy limits of the flatfish are reportedly being taken, this is the only area where we have had any reports of significant flounder activity.

There are signs we might have an earlier flounder run this year than in recent years. Tuesday offered good conditions for fishing, and the few anglers who took advantage of them had good results.

Anglers likely will deal with cooler and rainy conditions for a few days. However, my prediction is that once the weather settles after this next cold front, flounder action will begin heating up.

While all of the inclement weather Monday morning discouraged most anglers from hitting the water, that was not the case with one of our more frequent contributors, Mark McDavid.

Sunday turned out to be a gorgeous day and a nice time to be on the water. The few reports received indicated catches of mostly pan fish; however with the conditions prevailing Sunday afternoon, it appeared ripe for some action. Unfortunately anglers start exiting the water early on Sundays …

We are entering into that approximate two-month period when flounder tend to be the focus of attention among a number of anglers. This subject will take up a lot of space in this column.

The Columbus Day weekend is upon us and a number of years ago our weather patterns were such that anglers would consider this as the start of the fall fishing season.

It was another gorgeous day around Galveston. However, a moderate to at times strong southeast wind hampered anglers from fishing open bodies of water.

Ideal conditions prevailed over the Galveston area Wednesday. However, that is about to change. Another cold front is on the way, and this one likely will lower the water temperatures a bit.

Finally, some cooler temperatures for the Galveston area. While not enough to get the fish to moving, there are indications that flounder are thinking about it.

A cold front, actually more of a cool front, is moving across the upper Texas Coast and bringing more pleasant temperatures to the Galveston area for a while.

Beautiful weather and excellent fishing conditions prevailed around Galveston over the weekend.

This week we should see some relief from the summertime temperatures that have prevailed longer than expected.

Summertime weather continues to prevail over the Galveston area and fishing, except for the marshes and back bays has been on the slow side.

Several reports have come in and all indicate that the marshes and back bays are alive with action.