Texsun II's Fishing Report
by
Patrick Lemire of Saltwater Adventures

Sunday, August 12, 2007

This afternoon's 4 hour bay & jetty trip was again headed up by Capt. Johnny Williams. Fishing at the are of the South Jetty, the 59 fishermen wound in a catch which included sand trout, whiting, Spanish mackerel, Atlantic spadefish, an oversize black drum(released), and numerous hardhead catfish(also released).

Today's morning bay & jetty trip, Capt. Johnny Williams put the 66 fishermen in positions for some bottom fishing at the South Jetty and also at the sunken concrete ship, the Selma. Their baits had this catch coming aboard to join them: redfish, sand trout, Atlantic sharpnose shark, whiting, croaker, several released sharks and hardhead catfish, also released.

Saturday, August 11, 2007

For today's four hour afternoon bay/jetty fishing trip, Capt. Johnny Williams had the 62 fishermen aboard working their baits in the area of the South Jetty. Their efforts had a catch of Atlantic sharpnose shark, redfish, stingray, whiting, gafftop catfish, black drum and numerous (released) hardhead catfish.

This morning's 4 hour bay & jetty fishing trip was a charter by the BP Group of 49 from Louisiana. Capt. Johnny Williams had them working their baits at or near the bottom in the south jetty area. Their catch included redfish, whiting, stingray, Atlantic sharpnose shark, gafftop catfish, sand trout and numerous hardhead catfish that were released.

Give the office a call at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853 to make your reservations on the Texsun II and give some of this Galveston Bay fishing a try. It's four hours of relaxed, family atmosphere fishing with the saltwater smells, sights and sounds thrown in at no extra charge. Call today.

Thursday, August 09, 2007

This mornings four hour bay and jetty fishing trip was run with Capt. Johny Williams at the wheel. He had the 52 fishermen working their baits at or near the bottom at Galveston's South Jetty.

Their efforts produced a catch that was made up of:

* 2 bull redfish
* 10 Atlantic sharpnose sharks
* 6 gafftop catfish
* 37 sand trout
* 6 whiting
* numerous hardhead catfish, released.

To book your spot at the rail on the Texsun II, that not only gives you the experience of fishing Galveston Bay, but also the sights, sounds, and saltwater smells that complete the picture, call today at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853. The office staff at Pier 19 are waiting for your call.

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

This morning's four hour bay and jetty fishing trip with Capt Johnny Williams at the wheel, was run on the partyboat Capt. John since there was no offshore trip scheduled for the Capt. John, and there was 66 fishermen wanting to go on a bay/jetty trip. After departing from Pier 19, the run to the jetties area began. Their baits were fished in the areas of the North and South jetties and along the area of the sunken concrete ship "Selma".

The trip's catch included bull redfish, whiting, sand trout and Atlantic sharpnose sharks. Also reeled up and then released were numerous hardhead catfish and undersized Atlantic sharpnose sharks.

To book your spot at the rail of the partyboat Texsun II, which is usually used for these four hour trips, give the office a call at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853.