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Sunday, August 19, 2007

In spite of the upcoming bumpy forecast in the next few days, today was a relatively calm one offshore...sort of that "calm before the storm" that's supposed to be coming around mid-week. Today's offshore fishing trip by the partyboat Capt. John was run smoothly through the 2-3 ft. swell with the benefit of those long and slim twin hulls.

Capt. Tony Langston had the area about 50 miles SE of Galveston targeted for the 69 fishermen aboard. Fishing their baits of cut squid and/or whole Spanish sardines throughout the 110 ft. water column, over several rock formations, produced this catch:

* 138 red snapper to 10#
* 3 kingfish
* 1 bonito

The red snapper catch was an allowable daily limit for the 69 fishermen. Along with the bottom spots they fished, a shrimpboat drift was made, but no one was home, so to speak. That drift, while on the way back, was another of those efforts that can make the day, at times, it just didn't add anything to the fish boxes today...you can't catch 'em if you don't try. It's that extra effort the Capt. John, and Capt. Langston, is known for. Give us a call at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853, and make your reservations for one of these exciting trips.

Saturday, August 18, 2007

After a few days off, Capt. Tony Langston was again at the wheel of the partyboat Capt. John. With somewhat bumpy conditions continuing offshore, the run to the South was smoothed to a great degree by the long, twin hulls of the Capt. John.

The destination for today's fishing was several wrecks about forty miles offshore in 90 ft. of water. With fishing for red snapper being on the slow side for some reason, those hard-pulling and great eating Atlantic spadefish, also know as tiger snapper, took up the slack for the 79 fishermen. This catch that attempted to eat their cut squid or Spanish sardine baits, was made up of:

* 80 red snapper, most keepers, with 2 of 10 lbs. each.
* 301 Atlantic spadefish (tiger snapper)

With the weather during the next work week being influenced by the path of Hurricane Dean, the office is the source of information on scheduled trips in the near future. Give the Galveston Pier 19 office a call to make your Capt. John reservations at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853. While Dean is forecast to be a distant concern, who knows what good effect its wave action might have on our near future fishing offshore out of Galveston.

Friday, August 17, 2007

With Capt. Johnny Williams at the wheel again, today's fishing by the 52 fishermen aboard the Capt. John started in the same area as the Wednesday trip. After those stops about 30 miles offshore, the run farther out to the wreck of the V. A. Fogg began. Fishing those wreck pieces in 100 ft. of water with their cut squid or Spanish sardine baits, they wound in this catch:

* 33 red snapper to 6#
* 18 vermilion snapper
* 28 lane snapper
* 2 mangrove snapper
* 120 Atlantic spadefish(tiger snapper)
* 5 rainbow runner
* 22 gray triggerfish
* 6 Almaco jack

To be a part of winding in one of these multi-species catches, get your spot at the rail on the Capt. John by calling the office at Galveston's Pier 19. The numbers down there are 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853. Call today, the office staff is waiting for your call.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Playing dodge'em with offshore thunderstorms was a part of today's fishing activity by the partyboat Capt. John, running out of Galveston's Pier 19. That run, in a southerly direction, had Capt. Johnny Williams taking the 66 fishermen about thirty miles offshore where they were to fish at several wrecks in 70 ft. of water. Their baits of Spanish sardines or pieces of cut squid produced this catch:

* 112 red snapper to 9#
* 13 lane snapper
* 7 mangrove snapper
* 121 Atlantic spadefish (tiger snapper)
* 1 bluefish
* 4 Atlantic sharpnose sharks
* 8 kingfish

Shannon Williams, Alvin, (Capt. Williams' daughter), had a red snapper limit and a kingfish limit.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Today's offshore fishing trip by the partyboat Capt. John had Capt. Tony Langston firmly planted in the driver's seat again. Destination was that productive area of the recent past, wrecks and a production platform about thirty miles south of Galveston Island. The 70 ft. deep water had this catch eating the 63 fishermen's baits of cut squid or whole Spanish sardines and joining them on deck:

* 126 red snapper to 8#, a boat limit
* 37 lane snapper
* 16 mangrove snapper to 10 lbs.
* 197 Atlantic spadefish (tiger snapper)
* 6 bluefish
* 18 blue runner
* 28 triggerfish
* 1 bonnethead shark

Pat Larson, Beaumont, had a red snapper limit to 7#.
Patrick Lemire, Texas City - I had a mangrove snapper and a red snapper limit to 7#, all on Carolina rigged Spanish sardines.