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Saturday, July 28, 2007

Having seas of only two feet or less to run through, the passage to the South was a smooth one for the partyboat Capt. John. The area chosen by Capt. Tony Langston for the day's fishing was several rocks and a wreck in 70 to 100 ft. of water, about forty miles offshore from Galveston Island.

There baits, fished from the bottom to the near surface area, along with the fishermen's efforts, produced this catch:

* 168 red snapper to 10 lbs., a boat limit
* 2 kingfish
* 8 lane snapper
* 7 blue runner
* 1 stingray of 50 lbs.
* 302 Atlantic spadefish (tiger snapper)

Friday, July 27, 2007

Well, characters who affect the weather and wave heights offshore were still out there today, fortunately the Capt. John is designed to handle them. After leaving Galveston's Pier 19 and later entering the Gulf, the run offshore began. With the bumpy conditions, Capt. Tony Langston was able to maintain a speed of 18 knots for just about all of the 30 mile trip to the fishing area...technology soothes Mother Nature.

After arriving over the rocks and at a rig in the 70 ft. waters, the 68 fishermen began working their cut or sardine baits from near the surface to the bottom. The snappers were there as well as a Warsaw grouper and some of those "tigers". The catch totals were:

* 136 red snapper to 11 lbs., a boat limit
* 4 mangrove snapper
* 1 Warsaw grouper
* 4 triggerfish
* 71 Atlantic spadefish, "tiger snapper".

Hopefully, "Bumpy & Breezy" will be evicted soon. In the meantime, the fish out there don't seem to care, as those multi-species catches keep being reeled in. Give the office at Pier 19 a ring at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853 to make your reservations at the rail on the Capt. John.

Thursday, July 26, 2007

"Breezy & Bumpy" were in the offshore neighborhood today. They weren't there so much at the start,but when they did show, they brought along cousin "Really Bumpy". Unfortunately, the forecast isn't a good one for the next couple of days. The good part is that we all know about forecasts, they aren't always correct. Hopefully, that's the case for the near future. With conditions being what they were today, the sleek twin hull catamaran design of the Capt. John dampened those wave motions to a great extent.

Leaving Galveston's Pier 19 and shortly thereafter entering the Gulf with 75 fishermen aboard, a southerly run offshore began. When the run of approximately fifty miles was complete, Capt. Tony Langston had the fishermen working their cut squid or sardine baits over wrecks and rocks in the 110 ft. deep water. Their efforts and the baits used had this catch biting and joining them on deck:

* 150 red snapper to 10 lbs., a boat limit
* 12 mangrove snapper to 8 lbs.
* 20 vermilion snapper
* 2 rainbow runner
* 3 kingfish
* 2 dorado (mahi-mahi) of 18-20 lbs. each
* 1 ling of 30 lbs.
* 50 Atlantic spadefish (tiger snapper)

Despite the unwelcome return appearance of "Bumpy & Breezy" and cousin, "Really Bumpy", another of those multi-species catches managed to end up in the fish boxes. To secure your spot at the rail on the Capt. John, contact the office at Pier 19 to make your reservations. The office staff is waiting to hear from you. Call as soon as you know which day or days you or your group can go fishing with us. The numbers are 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Today was the proverbial, at least in the forecast, day before the storm, since it's supposed to go downhill for the next few days. With calm conditions, Capt. Tony Langston pointed the twin hulls of the Capt. John in a southerly direction after entering the open Gulf.

A couple of drifts were made at anchored shrimp boats about forty miles out, on the way out and back. The majority of fishing was done about fifty miles out at a rig and a couple of wrecks in one hundred to one hundred ten feet of water.

The forty-eight fishermen's baits, whole Spanish sardines or pieces of cut squid, helped this catch into biting:

* 96 red snapper to 6 lbs., a boat limit
* 12 mangrove snapper to 20 lbs.
* 8 lane snapper
* 15 vermilion snapper
* 2 kingfish
* 106 Atlantic spadefish (tiger snapper)

Once again, that "opportunity fishing" at the shrimpboats wasn't very productive, only one kingfish was caught. Shrimpboat drifts are always a welcome addition to any offshore fishing trip. The possibility of ling, kingfish, dorado(mahi-mahi), bonito or wahoo being hooked is always the thought. It's another exciting aspect of fishing offshore...the unknown residents at any of them.

Hopefully the forecast for the next few days is incorrect, but it doesn't look so. In any case, it won't last forever. Give the office a ring at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853. Our friendly office staff is waiting for your call – get your reservations in place for an offshore fishing experience aboard the Capt. John – come out and get in on some of this offshore multi-species fishing at a bargain price.

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Today's offshore day trip by the Capt. John was run with Capt. Johnny Williams behind the wheel. With 81 fishermen aboard, the run began to the south and the pieces of the V.A.Fogg wreck. Having a calm Gulf ahead of them made the approximate fifty mile run out and back a smooth one.

Using Spanish sardines or pieces of cut squid baits, they wound in this catch from the area's 100 ft. deep water:

* 162 red snapper to 7 lbs., a boat limit
* 11 lane snapper
* 48 vermilion snapper
* 94 Atlantic spadefish, a.k.a. tiger snapper