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Thursday, August 02, 2007

Today's offshore fishing trip by the partyboat Capt. John was headed up by Capt. Johnny Williams. After leaving Galveston's Pier 19 and later entering the Gulf, the run to the area of the wreck pieces of the V. A. Fogg began through the gentle swell of less than two feet. After a run of about 45 miles, they arrived at the day's first stop, with one of the wreck pieces 100 ft. below the surface.

Using the more or less standard baits, pieces of cut squid or whole Spanish sardines, the 78 fishermen went to work. Their efforts had this catch coming over the rail and later into the fish boxes:

* 156 red snapper to 9 lbs., a boat limit
* 32 lane snapper
* 17 vermilion snapper
* 8 gray triggerfish
* 1 rainbow runner
* 178 Atlantic spadefish (tiger snapper)

The red snapper fishery in Federal waters has less than three months remaining open for this year. The closure could be from six to eight months, depending on the powers that be. While a multi-species catch is always the goal, the red snapper portion of the catch is an important factor also. Don't miss out if red snapper are of importance to you. To make your reservations on the partyboat Capt. John, give the office a call at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853.

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Today's offshore fishing trip by the partyboat Capt. John was headed up by Capt. Tony Langston, who took the 42 fishermen about 50 miles to the south of Galveston Island. The run through the swells of two feet or less ended over several wrecks in 100 ft. of water.

The baits, used from the near surface area to the bottom, did their part in producing this catch:

* 84 red snapper to 8 lbs., a boat limit
* 3 mangrove snapper
* 22 kingfish
* 1 ling of 42 lbs.
* 301 Atlantic spadefish

Give the office a ring at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853 to make your reservations on the partyboat Capt. John; come out and see what multi-species you can reel in.

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Mother Nature and King Neptune continued to do their part in keeping the Gulf's wave heights to what really amounted to a swell of two feet or less. These last four days have been really nice without "bumpy & breezy" being around. The entry into the calm Gulf waters began shortly after leaving Galveston's Pier 19, with Capt. Tony Langston pointing the twin hulls of Galveston's newest partyboat, The Capt. John, in a sort of Southerly direction. Several wrecks, production platforms and gas wells from 30 to 40 miles offshore, in 70 to 85 ft. of water were fished.

The baits of the 40 of us fishermen, cut or whole squid and whole Spanish sardines, "talked" this catch into joining us on the deck:

* 80 red snapper to 11#, a boat limit
* 19 lane snapper
* 6 mangrove snapper to 3#
* 3 kingfish
* 2 bluefish
* 103 Atlantic "tiger snapper" spadefish

Those you really can't count included several amberjack that were a little undersize, one just undersize ling and an estimated 30# ling that came unhooked about one foot out of gaff range. You can't count 'em but you can talk about 'em. They are like strikes in baseball, a miss instead of a hit by less than an inch or a foot...a strike not a hit, either wy.

Aaron Hardin, Texas City, eight years old and his fishing buddy, sixteen year old "Bo" Steber (Capt. Steber's son) each had red snapper limits going to 3#, along with numerous Atlantic spadefish, a.k.a. tiger snapper.

Pat Larson, Beaumont, and his daughter Harley, with red snapper limits to 11#.

G. W. Engle, wife Gerri and her mom Jinni Harvin, all from Nacogdoches, each with red snapper limits that went to 5#, along with numerous Atlantic spadefish (tiger snapper). G.W. also had the just undersize ling that was released.

Patrick Lemire, Texas City, my red snapper limit that was taken on lighted weighted Carolina rigged Spanish went to 6 lbs.

This was one of those trips highlighted by fishing with old friends Pat and Harley, and meeting some other nice folks and fishing alongside the Nacogdoches 3...There's more to fishing than just catching fish. To have your opportunity to participate in bringing one of these multi-species catches over the rail of the partyboat Capt. John and meet some new friends give the office a call at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853. Getting on the boat at Pier 19 is where it all begins.

Monday, July 30, 2007

This day trip by the partyboat Capt. John was headed up by Capt. Johnny Williams. After leaving Galveston's Pier 19 with 54 fishermen aboard and later entering the calm waters of the Gulf, the run offshore began. The fishing area for the day was pieces of the V.A. Fogg wreck that are in 100 ft. of water, and spots further out in around 125 ft. of water. Using baits such as cut squid or whole Spanish sardines, they brought this catch up from the depths and near surface area:

* 108 red snapper to 10#, boat limit
* 82 vermilion snapper
* 4 mangrove snapper
* 22 lane snapper
* 6 gray triggerfish
* 3 kingfish
* 28 Atlantic spadefish

This was another of those multi-species catches the Capt. John usually returns with. To participate in adding to this give the office a call at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853

Sunday, July 29, 2007

With Capt. Tony Langston at the helm again, and liking those seas of two feet or less, the twin hulls of the partyboat Capt. John headed to the East. After a run through the open Gulf of approximately seventy miles the fishing started at wrecks and rocks in the 90 ft. deep water.

The baits of the 68 fishermen, Spanish sardines or pieces of cut squid, had the fish biting from near the surface to the bottom. Catch totals were:

* 86 red snapper to 8 lbs., 63% of a limit
* 22 kingfish to 24 lbs.
* 100 Atlantic spadefish, "tiger snapper"

To make your reservations on the partyboat Capt. John, give the office at Galveston's Pier 19 a call at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853. After receiving updated info about three weeks ago, the last day this year that the red snapper fishery in Federal waters is open is October 31. While three months sounds like a lot of time, it's really not. A delay here, a delay there about making your reservations and the next thing you know, the door on red snapper fishing is slammed closed...for at least six months. Don't delay, call the office today and make your reservations on the Capt. John. There's a lot of other species out there also, but if red snapper is of interest to you, the closure will be seemingly in a heartbeat.