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Wednesday, August 08, 2007

This offshore 12 hour day trip was run with Capt. Tony Langston in the driver's seat. Shortly after leaving Pier 19 and entering the waters of the open Gulf, a turn was made in a southerly direction. His target area for the 48 fishermen was a series of rocks, wrecks and a production platform about 50 miels offshore.

Arriving at the fishing sites, the fishermen's baits of whole or cut squid and Spanish sardines were deployed throughout the 100 ft. water column. The fishermen's efforts and the appetite of various species down below had this catch ending up in the fish boxes:

* 93 red snapper to 9 lb
* 27 vermilion snapper
* 59 lane snapper
* 12 mangrove snapper
* 3 rockhind grouper
* 2 bluefish
* 1 kingfish
* 15 blue runner
* 3 rainbow runner
* 247 Atlantic spadefish "tiger snapper"

Katy Langston, Dickinson, who is Capt. Langston's 13 year old daughter, with Atlantic spadefish (tiger snapper).
Aaron Hardin, 8 yrs. old, from Texas City, had Atlantic spadefish, vermilion snapper and a red snapper limit to 7-1/2 lbs.

Reservations for one of these offshore trips can be made by calling either 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853.

Monday, August 06, 2007

Today's offshore fishing trip by the partyboat Capt. John, out of Galveston's Pier 19, was run with Capt. Tony Langston in the driver's seat. After a run through the bay and then passing through the jetties, the trip offshore, in a southerly direction, started. About 50 miles out, they arrived at the fishing area and its wrecks and rigs in 100' of water. The 50 fishermen, using their cut squid pieces, whole squid or whole Spanish sardine baits, wound this catch up and over the rail:

* 100 red snapper to 10 lbs.
* 20 vermilion snapper
* 3 kingfish
* 140 Atlantic spadefish, "tiger snapper"

The consistency of the catches continues in this area roughly fifty miles to the south of the island, along with the great weather and sea conditions. Along with other species, red snapper limits to around ten pounds and boat limits as was again the case today plus numerous Atlantic spadefish have highlighted the fishing. To book your spot at the rail and take your opportunity to participate in one of these offshore catches, give the office a call, 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853.

Sunday, August 05, 2007

The Capt. John had more of those swells of a foot or less for its twin hulls to smoothly slice through...a foot or less, nice problem. After leaving Galveston's Pier 19 with 42 fishermen aboard and later entering the calm Gulf, the offshore run in a sort of southerly direction started. After around 55 miles Capt. Tony Langston had them fishing over rocks in 120 ft. of water.

The baits, whole Spanish sardines, pieces of cut or whole squid, were fished throughout the water column. The baits, and the fishermen's efforts, had this catch ending up in the fish boxes...

* 1 wahoo, 40 lbs.
* 5 kingfish
* 9 lane snapper
* 4 vermilion snapper
* 76 red snapper to 8 lbs., over 90% of a boat limit
* 100 Atlantic spadefish (tiger snapper)

With nice weather forecast for the near future, now is a great time to make your reservations at the rail on the Capt. John. The friendly and informed office staff at Pier 19 is anticipating your call to 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853...call today.

Saturday, August 04, 2007

Although the swells in the open Gulf were only running a foot or less, squalls were out there also. With those squalls well off to the south, a choice was made to run to the SE for today's offshore fishing by the partyboat Capt. John. After turning the end of Galveston's south jetty, that offshore run began.

At around 55 miles out, Capt. Tony Langston stopped the Capt. John and the 83 fishermen started working their baits at a series of rocks in the area's 120 ft. deep water. Those baits, pieces of cut squid, whole squid, whole shad or Spanish sardines, were worked from the near surface area to the bottom. Those baits and the fishermen's efforts produced this catch:

* 142 red snapper to 10#
* 9 lane snapper
* 20 vermilion snapper
* 2 Atlantic sharpnose sharks
* 40 gray triggerfish
* 1 scamp grouper
* 22 kingfish
* 1 wahoo of 60#

Today's total catch was indeed one of multi-species qualifications. The red snapper portion was a little short of a boat limit for the 83 fishermen at a little over 85%. The individual catch highlight was the beautiful 60 lb. wahoo that Sharica Brown, a Washington Redskins cheerleader, coaxed into hitting her freelined shad. Later in the fight, she called for backup and her fiance, Rashan Clark finished the job off - teamwork wins again! That was a great tradeoff, a possible "whatever", i.e. snapper, ling, etc., while using a mono leader, for a magnificent 60 lb. wahoo. The bullet that Sharica dodged was those wahoo teeth, she had a mono leader and fortunately, a circle hook. A "J" hook could have struck home early, resulting in the mono being sliced clean in two by the wahoo's teeth. The circle hook penetrated the corner of the wahoo's jaw with the mono safety outside...whew! Had she known the wahoo was in the vicinity, the insurance of a wire leader would have been used. Looking at it another way, the wire may have caused the wahoo to shy away. You never know what's going to work out there.

Today's catch shows again that you never know what will show up on your hook. To get your ticket to this virtual fish lottery, give the office at Pier 19 a ring at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853 to make your reservation at the rail on the Capt. John, Galveston's newest partyboat.

Friday, August 03, 2007

Today's offshore trip by the Capt. John, Galveston's newest party boat, was indeed a good one. While They are all good, in different ways, today's highlights were the catch and sea conditions. When the entry was made into the Gulf, with its foot or less swell, Capt. Tony Langston had the twin aluminum hulls heading south.

With a run of about fifty miles behind them, fishing started at several wrecks in around 100 ft. of water. The 83 fishermen's efforts and their cut squid or Spanish sardine baits brought this catch into the fish boxes:

* 166 red snapper to 8 lb.
* 31 vermilion snapper
* 10 lane snapper
* 21 mangrove snapper
* 8 blue runner
* 6 kingfish to 20 lb.
* 1 amberjack -- 18 lb.
* 1 African pompano
* 1 scamp grouper
* 1 Warsaw grouper
* 8 rockhind grouper
* 294 Atlantic spadefish - "Tiger Snapper"

"Good" was mentioned earlier. Obviously, today's catch in particular wound way past good. Incidentally, the red snapper portion of the catch was an allowable daily boat limit for the 83 fishermen and the rest of the multi-species catch wasn't too shabby either.

To have your opportunity to participate in some of this offshore fishing at a bargain price, give the Capt. John office a call at either 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853. The friendly and informed office staff at Pier 19 is waiting for your call -- do it today.