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Monday, June 25, 2007

This offshore fishing trip was run to an area about 50 miles SE of The Island. After leaving Galveston's Pier 19 with 33 fishermen and later entering the Gulf waters, Capt. Johnny Williams started the run offshore.

Rock formations in 100 ft. of water were the targets for the day's fishing. Using whole Spanish sardines or pieces of cut squid, fished from near the bottom to the near surface area, this catch was reeled in:

* kingfish
* triggerfish
* vermilion snapper
* lane snapper
* red snapper (the 66 red snapper to 6 lbs. was a daily limit for all of the fishermen)

Don't forget, to get on the Capt. John for one of these offshore, 12 hour fishing trips, call the Pier 19 office for your reservations – 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853.

Sunday, June 24, 2007

The general area of the claypile, which has produced good catches on the two previous days was again the target. With Capt. Tony Langston once more in the driver's seat of the partyboat Capt. John, the 68 mile run offshore began through the two foot swells after turning the end of the Galveston jetties.

The area fished today was another of the multiple rock formations in the 150 ft. deep water that projected up from the bottom about 50 feet. Using the standard partyboat baits, pieces of cut squid or whole Spanish sardines that were fished from near or at the top of the rocks to the near surface area, the 73 fishermen would in this catch:

* 1 scamp grouper of 10 lbs.
* 15 rockhind grouper
* 4 yellowmouth grouper of 8-10 lbs.
* 1 Atlantic spadefish
* 1 ling of 41 lbs.
* 70 red snapper to 8 lbs.
* 10 lane snapper to 3 lbs.
* 20 mangrove snapper of 7-8# each
* 303 vermilion snapper to 4 lbs.

Sam Rosas, Sugarland, had a red snapper limit, several vermilion snapper and the 10 lbs. scamp grouper.

With a catch that was similar to the previous two days, this was another good one, with weather and seas to match. As happens in life, the old saying "results may vary" comes to mind. One of the attractions of partyboat fishing is that you never know who's going to hook into what at any stop on any given day. Give the office a ring at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853 to make your reservations on the partyboat Capt. John and see what fishing memory is out there, waiting for you or one of your new found friends who could be fishing next to you.

Saturday, June 23, 2007

For today's 12 hour deep sea fishing trip by the partyboat Capt. John, the weather gods continued to smile, with seas of 1-2 ft. still hanging in there.

Leaving Galveston's Pier 19 with 82 of us fishermen aboard, Capt. Tony Langston once again pointed the Capt. John to the south, knifing through the light swell. Our first stop was at a rock formation in 100 ft. of water about 45 miles offshore. This stop resulted in an assortment of bottom fish, a few kingfish and about 140 red snapper being decked.

The next two stops were in the Claypile area, both over rocks in 130 to 150 ft. of water about 65 miles offshore. These stops produced amberjack to 50 lbs., mangrove snapper, vermilion snapper, red snapper, kingfish, ling, etc.

After those two Claypile stops, with time running out and the Spanish sardine and cut squid baits having done their job, we headed in with another of those multi-species catches. The day's catch included:

* 1 queen triggerfish
* 9 gray triggerfish
* 5 kingfish
* 1 creolefish
* 10 rockhind grouper
* 20 blue runner
* 2 ling of 30 and 45 lbs.
* 18 mangrove snapper to 12 lbs.
* 4 lane snapper
* 301 vermilion snapper to 4 lbs.
* 150 red snapper to 10 lbs.
* 6 amberjack of 22 to 51 lbs.

Mike Richardson, Athens, with a red snapper limit to 5 lbs., 6 vermilion snapper, a mangrove snapper and a kingfish.
Ronnie Vaughn, Dallas, had a red snapper limit to 5 lbs., a kingfish and 6 vermilion snapper to 3 lbs.
Jon Newman, Dallas, with vermilion snapper, a red snapper limit, a kingfish and the trip's heaviest fish, a really nice 51 lb. amberjack that hit a small piece of cut squid, fished about 15 feet off the rock.
Tom Hargrove, Columbus, Georgia; had a red snapper limit and an amberjack limit of 2 that went 25 and 30 pounds.
Greg Moliere, Houston, with a red snapper limit, vermilion snapper and a 22 lb. amberjack, his first one.
Patrick Lemire, Texas City: My catch was made up of 6 vermilion snapper to 3 lbs., 2 mangrove snapper of 6 lbs. each and a red snapper limit to 6 lbs.

Today's catch was a good one, but as in most cases, there was a missed opportunity which could have resulted in another prize coming aboard. At the first claypile stop, a ling had been hooked about ten spots down the rail. I put a whole squid out at about ten feet down on a mono leader, hoping the first ling had a running mate that wanted a squid snack. There was no second ling, but a big wahoo did join the scene - it ate the squid, cutting my mono leader in the process. This one was definitely an adult, an estimated 70-80 pounds. It flashed away and didn't come back; even the misses add to the excitement of fishing offshore. Without my polarized sunglasses, I wouldn't have seen any of this.

To see what your catch results will be, call the Capt. John's office at Galveston's Pier 19 to make your reservations. The phone numbers are 409-762-8808 and 713-223-4853. Don't forget your polarized sunglasses - wearing them gives you a view of what's going on below the surface and adds another dimension to the total experience of offshore partyboat fishing.

Friday, June 22, 2007

The Gulf maintained its 1-2 ft. wave heights for today's offshore fishing trip, making for smooth running again today. With 77 fishermen aboard, Capt. Tony Langston pointed the sleek, twin hulls of the partyboat Capt. John to the SE after entering the open Gulf.

Fishing over assorted bottom structure in 150 ft. of water had this catch biting the squid or sardine baits.

* 39 red snapper to 10 lbs.
* 1 lane snapper
* 279 vermilion snapper to 3 lbs.
* 8 mangrove snapper- 10 lbs. ea.
* 12 rockhind grouper
* 1 Warsaw grouper - 18 lbs.
* 12 triggerfish
* 1 Atlantic spadefish
* 3 ling
* 1 dorado - 15 lbs.
* 6 amberjack to 25 lbs.
* 9 almaco jack
* 25 kingfish to 30 lbs.

The term "Multi-species catch" is used quite often in Capt. John fishing reports. Without a doubt, today's results qualify for that term. What a great looking hang as the boat approached Pier 19! To make your reservations on the Capt. John, call the office, located at Galveston's Pier 19, at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853. The office staff there is waiting to hear from you.

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Today's fishing trip into the Gulf started off with a run SSE after passing Galveston's south jetty. The area selected by Capt. Tony Langston for today's fishing on the partyboat Capt. John was various types of bottom structure in 125 ft. of water, 55 miles offshore.

With 54 fishermen working their cut squid or sardine baits from the bottom to near the surface, this catch was decked and iced:

* 8 kingfish
* 9 dolphin fish (mahi-mahi)
* 108 red snapper to 12 lbs., a daily limit for the 54 fishermen.

Kenny Swanson from Galveston had a kingfish limit and a red snapper limit plus one of the dolphin fish, a nice 8 pounder.

With the Gulf presently going through one of its calm periods, seas only ran from 1-2 ft., making for a nice ride out and back.

The numbers to call for making reservations on the Capt. John are: 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853; they're waiting to hear from you and so are all of those fish out there.