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:

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