Offatt's Bayou 
Saturday May 5, 2012

 Offatts Bayou offers a variety of areas to fish. Launching from the Galveston Boat Club allows you to access many areas of the Bayou with only a short paddle.

 Aaron Ferguson, click here to email, 409-766-0358

Saturday May 05, 2012
7:00am to 4:00pm 

If you want to go, contact the trip leader (or sign up at a monthly meeting) and provide: name, email address and phone number (preferably cell phone). or Register for a PACK login account and then use the Auto Enroll link above to automatically have your name added to the list below.

How o Get There: Once on Galveston Island, exit for 61st Street.  Turn right on 61st Street until you reach the 1st traffic signal light at Heards Lane (Avenue P 1/2).  There is a Valero Gas Station at this corner.  Turn right on to Avenue P 1/2, drive half a mile to the second 4 way stop which will be at 69th street.  Turn right on to 69th street and drive approximately 1/5th of a mile to Avenue O.  Avenue O will be the 3rd street on the left.  Turn left on Avenue O and the entrance to the Galveston Boat Club will be approximately 450 feet down and on the right.  I will be at the gate to open it and let PACK members in from 6:45am-7:30am.  Once on the property, the kayak launch site is at the northwest corner of the property.  We can unload our kayaks and gear there, then park in the designated areas.  See attached maps below for more detail.

See Standard PACK List for items to consider for any PACK outing

Important items:

• VHF Radio for communication and emergency contact
• First Aid Kit 
• Lunch, Water, snacks
• Kayak Drift Sock 

Recommended guidelines for participates:

• Make sure trip leader or an officer has your emergency contact
• Notify the trip leader if you have any potential concerns
• If inexperienced, then buddy up. Make sure the trip leader knows your experience level
• Communicate with the trip leader, if you are unsure of your skill level required
• Member dues are current
• Guests are invited to particpate
• Have performed deep water entries
• Cary a first aid kit
• Have a life jacket
• Have a VHF radio
• Inform the trip leader of your float plan if planning to fish alone or longer then the designated times.
• Sign in and sign out at the launch site. Inform the trip leader if you will be launching in a different place.

Recommended for Trip Leaders:

• Insures proper authorizations
• Secure sites
• Prepare emergency preparedness plan
• Keep abreast of weather conditions that might effect the trip
• Point out any potential area hazards
• Maintain a head count
• Have available a first aid kit
• Have a VHF radio

Expenses/Fees:

The Galveston Boat Club has a fee of $3 per person if you are not a member of the GBC. 
 

There are plenty of fishing options within a reasonable paddling distance of the Galveston Boat Club.  Options include the many drop offs, docks, bulkheads, rip-rap, reefs, flats, marshes, and other structures.  When launching at the GBC, I head west towards Moody Gardens fishing the above mentioned structures along the way towards the South Offatts Flats and beyond.  Water depth varies greatly from very shallow to 20+ feet along the way.  The drop off areas near and just beyond Moody Gardens have been very productive in the past.  Take a look at the photo above and be sure to check Google Earth for other options as well.  If you are a live bait fisherman, there are many bait shops on the island or if you prefer to use a cast net to acquire your bait, the canal just outside of the GBC entrance gate is a great spot to pick up some mullet. 
 

(We prefer for you to create a login account on this website so that you can have your name added to the auto register list below. If you don't have a registered login account on this website we can list your name here; please contact the trip leader to request your name to manually added. If you have a login account then use the enroll feature at the top of this page to become part of the auto enroll list below)

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