Today's offshore fishing trip by the partyboat Capt. John was run to the same general area as the past few days. Fortunately, the wind and sea conditions improved today. With 66 fishermen aboard, including that Marigliano and small school of Richardsons, a run to the South was begun with Capt. Tony Langston at the wheel.

With that fifty mile run completed, fishing began over several wrecks in the area's 100 to 110 ft. deep water. Using the standard baits, pieces of cut squid or whole Spanish sardines plus a variety of artificials, they wound in this catch:
?Ģ 132 red snapper to 7 lbs., a boat limit
?Ģ 7 mangrove snapper to 8 lbs.
?Ģ 24 vermilion snapper
?Ģ 9 lane snapper
?Ģ 8 gray triggerfish
?Ģ 321 Atlantic spadefish, a.k.a "tiger snapper"

Steve Narramore & son Mason, from Commerce - each had red snapper limits. Their trip highlight was a ling Mason had on until it unfortunately broke off at boatside. This was the seventeen year old's first offshore trip, and the ling, without a doubt assured that it won't be his last.

Jim Marigliano, Dallas, with a red snapper limit to 6 lbs. to go along with mangrove and lane snapper. He also had two of those hard-pulling and great-eating Atlantic spadefish, also known on the Capt. John as "Tiger Snapper".

Mike Richardson, Athens, had a red snapper limit to 7 lbs. and four mangrove to 8 lbs.

Rob Richardson, Lone Oak, with a red snapper limit to 6 lbs and a mangrove snapper of 6 lbs. Rob's catch came on a 1 oz, pink/chartreuse Snapper Slapper that was sardine tipped. Hits came in the mid-depths while on the sink.

Today had somewhat better operating conditions than the past few but those two factors, "B & B" were still in the area. This trip did have one of those multi-species catches the Capt. John is known for. To make your reservations to be a part of the catching that goes along with the fishing, give the office a call at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853.