Today's trip by the partyboat Capt. John was headed up by Capt. Johnny Williams. Departing Galveston's Pier 19 with 66 fishermen, he headed in a sort of southerly direction with the wreck of the V.A. Fogg as his destination for the start of today's fishing. Forty five miles later they were there and the fishermen began working their baits throughout the 100 ft. water column. The majority of the catch was taken at these wreck pieces. Drifts were made at a weed line and a couple of anchored shrimpboats, with ling, kingfish and dorado as the primary targets. These drifts can be very productive, but not today.

Cut squid, sardine or artificial baits had this catch biting:
?Ģ 132 red snapper to 7 lbs., a boat limit
?Ģ 1 ling, 25 lbs.
?Ģ 146 Atlantic spadefish, known locally as "tiger snapper"
?Ģ 43 vermilion snapper
?Ģ 2 mangrove snapper
?Ģ 1 rainbow runner
?Ģ 8 gray triggerfish

Jim Marigliano, Dallas - his red snapper limit went to 5 lbs.
Mike Richardson - Athens, with a red snapper limit to 7 lbs.
Jeff Richardson, Lone Oak, had a red snapper limit to 7 lbs.
Rob Richardson, Lone Oak, wound in his red snapper limit to 7 lbs. after they hit a black/purple, 1 oz. Snapper Slapper that was tipped with a Spanish sardine. Hits came on the sink at about 50 ft.
Roland Garcia, Houston, had a 25 lb. ling to go along with his red snapper limit to 5 lbs.

On this trip, "Bumpy & Breezy" weren't as prevalent as in the past few days, though the water wasn't "mill pond flat" by any means, but it was improved. Six of the past seven days have had red snapper limits ??? the one that was short even had over 90%. The multi-species description certainly holds on, with a variety catch coming in every day. Give the office a call at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853 and see what brand of multi-species catch is out there waiting for you. Call the Pier 19 office today!