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Monday, August 13, 2007

With Capt. Tony Langston behind the wheel of the partyboat Capt. John, the run to familiar waters about thirty miles offshore and to the area's wrecks and platforms in 70 ft. of water began. Five stops in that general area gave this catch to the 85 fishermen and their baits:

* 170 red snapper to 11#
* 27 lane snapper
* 18 mangrove snapper to 10#
* 1 gaugauanche
* 1 stingray of 75#
* 3 kingfish to 20#
* 1 Warsaw grouper
* 18 blue runner
* 2 bluefish
* 410 Atlantic spadefish (t/snapper)

Michael Raiborn & 7 year old son Dylan from Arlington each had red snapper limits to go along with Dylan's Atlantic spadefish and lane snapper.
Jim Marigliano, Dallas, Michael's dad,with a red snapper limit to 8#.
Aaron Hardin, Texas City, had a red snapper limit plus Atlantic spadefish.
Kenny Swanson, Galveston, had a red snapper limit to 7#
Barry Axelrod, Houston, with a red snapper limit to 6#, a 20# kingfish and the 75# stingray.
Patrick Lemire, Texas City - my catch included the gaugauanche, a relative of the barracuda family, Atlantic spadefish, a.k.a. tiger snapper, bluefish, a rare hookup with a porpoise that ate a whole squid and I immediately broke off, 4 mangrove snapper to 9# on a pink/chartreuse 1/2 oz. Snapper Slapper Jr that was sardine tipped and a red snapper limit to 8# on Carolina rigged Spanish sardines.

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Having those great Gulf conditions, 2 ft. or less swells, made for a nice day of fishing, other than the heat. Capt. Tony Langston headed the partyboat Capt. John through the calm waters of the Gulf in a sort of southerly direction, with the target area being about thirty miles out wth it's wrecks and rigs in around 70 ft. of water. Working their squid or sardine baits from the near surface to the bottom, the 83 wound in this catch:

* 166 red snapper to 12#, with many running 5-7#, which was a boat limit.
* 30 vermilion snapper
* 40 lane snapper
* 16 mangrove snapper to 10#
* 1 rockhind grouper
* 151 Atlantic spadefish, a.k.a. tiger snapper
* 2 rainbow runner
* 1 kingfish

It's apparent from three reports that the fishing has been pretty good lately. Unfortunately, the weather forecast for the Western Gulf is going down hill for the next couple of days due to a passing tropical system. That situation won't last forever though, give the office a call at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853 to make your reservations, call today.

Saturday, August 11, 2007

With a virtually dead calm Gulf ahead of the partyboat Capt. John as Capt. Tony Langston made the turn around the end of the south jetty, everyone aboard knew the ride was going to be as smooth as glass. After a run of around forty miles in a southerly direction, they were over rocks and a wreck in about 100 ft. of water.

The eighty seven fishermen's baits such as Spanish sardines or pieces of cut squid brought up another multi-species catch. The catch that was taken from the near surface area to the bottom was made up of:

* 174 red snapper to 10 lbs., a boat limit
* 15 mangrove snapper to 10 lbs
* 7 bonnethead sharks
* 1 rockhind grouper
* 1 kingfish
* 1 Almaco jack
* 350 Atlantic spadefish

Jim Marigliano, Dallas - his catch, taken on Carolina rigged Spanish sardines or pieces of cut squid, was made up of a kingfish, a red snapper limit to 10 lbs. and 5 mangrove snappers to 10 lbs. Mangroves are generally considered to be the wariest and hardest to catch of the snappers and Jim fooled five nice ones today.

The forecast for the next three or four days looks to be pretty much the same offshore. Hopefully it turns out that way. To have your spot at the rail on the Capt. John during some of this great weather and matching fishing, give the office at Galveston's Pier 19 a call. The office manager, Dorothy, and her friendly and informed staff are waiting for your call; make it to 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853.

Time is running out on the red snapper fishery being open in Federal waters where the Capt. John fishes offshore. The last day it's open is October 31. Don't delay, if you're interested in red snapper, it will be closed, seemingly in a heartbeat, and for six to eight months. Call today for your reservations.

Friday, August 10, 2007

With 85 fishermen aboard the partyboat Capt. John, Capt. Tony Langston headed in a southerly direction after exiting the Galveston jetties into the calm Gulf waters. Destination was rocks and a wreck in 100 ft. of water about 50 miles offshore.

Their cut squid and Spanish sardine baits, fished from the bottom to the near surface, brought this catch to the fish boxes:

* 170 red snapper to 8 lbs., a boat limit
* 37 vermilion snapper
* 20 lane snapper
* 347 Atlantic spadefish (tiger snapper)
* 3 kingfish
* 10 gray triggerfish
* 12 blue runner
* 10 rainbow runner

Today was another of a welcome string of virtually dead calm days offshore, a welcome change from a week or so ago. Make your reservations on the Capt. John to experience your part of bringing in one of these multi-species catches. You never know who's going to catch what out there, that's part of the excitement. Give the office a call at either 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853.

Thursday, August 09, 2007

Today's offshore fishing trip by the partyboat Capt. John was run with Capt. Tony Langston at the helm. This was a charter by LLC Management of Houston, headed up by Jim Washburn. What a day of great fishing they had to go along with the dead calm Gulf waters. Shortly after leaving Pier 19 with this group of 32 fishermen, the turn to the South after passing the end of Galveston's South Jetty was made. After a run of seventy miles, they arrived at the fishing area and its numerous rock formations in around 160 ft. of water.

Their baits, pieces of cut squid or whole squid and Spanish sardines, along with the fishermen's efforts, produced this catch from near the surface to the bottom:

* 64 red snapper to 13#, a boat limit.
* 5 mangrove snapper to 10#
* 32 kingfish to 30#
* 2 amberjack to 33#
* 2 almaco jack
* 1 squirrelfish
* 2 ling of 33# each
* 8 Atlantic sharpnose sharks
* 20 bluerunner
* 1 bull dorado of 32# (mahi-mahi)

What a catch, with sizeable fish in several categories, topped off with that really nice 32# bull dorado. They had one of those catches that could occur many days, but for some unknown reason, don't get there. This was definitely a trip the group from LLC Management won't ever forget ...really nice job for a group of 32 fishermen.

You certainly can't take part in one of those catches if you aren't on the Capt. John. Give the office a call at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853 to make your reservations.