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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Heading in a southerly direction again today was the route chosen by Capt. Johnny Williams for the 39 fishermen aboard the partyboat Capt John. The area, about 50 miles offshore, with its 110 ft. deep water covered rocks and a production platform on the way back was where today's fishing was done.

Baits of cut squid or whole Spanish sardines, along with the fishermen's efforts, had this catch ending up in the fish boxes:

75 red snapper to 12#, 3 short of a limit.
10 mangrove snapper to 8#
9 lane snapper
1 sandtrout
23 Atlantic spadefish
9 Atlantic sharpnose sharks
28 kingfish to 21#

The closure of the red snapper fishery in Federal waters is creeping up on us, there's only 45 days let. Get on the Capt. John before this happens, call 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853 for reservations.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Capt. Johnny Williams chose an area fifty miles or so south of Galveston, in 110 ft. deep water as the fishing area for today. The offshore run began shortly after leaving Pier 19 and then exiting the Galveston jetties.

Sardine and/or pieces of cut squid that the 83 fishermen worked from just below the surface to the rocky bottom convinced this catch into biting:

111 red snapper to 13#, almost 2/3 of a limit.
49 vermilion snapper
3 lane snapper
3 kingfish to 20#
2 ling of 38 and 40#

Don't forget that there's only about 7 weeks left for the 2009 red snapper fishery in Federal waters to be open. August 14th is the last day it's open until 2010...call 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853 today for your reservations aboard the Capt John, and you'll be on your way.
Patrick

Saturday, June 27, 2009

All 72 fishermen on the partyboat Capt. John had another relatively calm and hot fishing day ahead of them as Capt. Johnny Williams pointed the boat's twin hulls in a southeasterly direction, about a half hour from when they left Galveston's Pier 19.

Fishing the same general area, up to about 60 miles offshore, while using the standard baits of cut squid or sardines, success was the result. Those baits, fished from the near surface to the bottom, plus the fishermen's efforts, fooled this catch into biting:

144 red snapper, boat limit for 72 fishermen
23 lane snapper
15 kingfish

To make your reservations aboard the partyboat Capt. John and be able to be part of this "catching", give the office a call at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853.

Don't forget -- the short length of time the red snapper fishery is open in Federal waters will end soon. August 14 is the last day of the red snapper season and it will be here much sooner than it sounds today.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Today's offshore fishing trip was again headed up by Capt. Johnny Williams. With 82 fishermen aboard the partyboat Capt John, he again fished the same general area as Thursday's trip, up to 60 miles SE of Galveston.

The squid or sardine baits that were worked throughout the water column produced this catch:

164 red snapper, boat limit for 82 fishermen.
11 lane snapper
1 ling
1 African pompano
1 Warsaw grouper
21 kingfish
26 Atlantic spadefish

Thursday, June 25, 2009

With the hot and calm offshore conditions continuing, the run SE of The Island by the partyboat Capt. John was a smooth one. Capt. Johnny Williams had the 35 fishermen working their squid or sardine baits in up to 150 ft. of water at a production platform and several rock formations up to 60 miles offshore. Today's catch results were:

70 red snapper, a boat limit for 35 fishermen.
35 kingfish
1 ling