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Fish Report for 7-31-2007
Captain Johns Fish Report 07-31-07
7-31-2007
Johnny Williams
Mother Nature and King Neptune continued to do their part in keeping the Gulf's wave heights to what really amounted to a swell of two feet or less. These last four days have been really nice without "bumpy & breezy" being around. The entry into the calm Gulf waters began shortly after leaving Galveston's Pier 19, with Capt. Tony Langston pointing the twin hulls of Galveston's newest partyboat, The Capt. John, in a sort of Southerly direction. Several wrecks, production platforms and gas wells from 30 to 40 miles offshore, in 70 to 85 ft. of water were fished.
The baits of the 40 of us fishermen, cut or whole squid and whole Spanish sardines, "talked" this catch into joining us on the deck:
?Ģ 80 red snapper to 11#, a boat limit
?Ģ 19 lane snapper
?Ģ 6 mangrove snapper to 3#
?Ģ 3 kingfish
?Ģ 2 bluefish
?Ģ 103 Atlantic "tiger snapper" spadefish
Those you really can't count included several amberjack that were a little undersize, one just undersize ling and an estimated 30# ling that came unhooked about one foot out of gaff range. You can't count 'em but you can talk about 'em. They are like strikes in baseball, a miss instead of a hit by less than an inch or a foot...a strike not a hit, either wy.
Aaron Hardin, Texas City, eight years old and his fishing buddy, sixteen year old "Bo" Steber (Capt. Steber's son) each had red snapper limits going to 3#, along with numerous Atlantic spadefish, a.k.a. tiger snapper.
Pat Larson, Beaumont, and his daughter Harley, with red snapper limits to 11#.
G. W. Engle, wife Gerri and her mom Jinni Harvin, all from Nacogdoches, each with red snapper limits that went to 5#, along with numerous Atlantic spadefish (tiger snapper). G.W. also had the just undersize ling that was released.
Patrick Lemire, Texas City, my red snapper limit that was taken on lighted weighted Carolina rigged Spanish went to 6 lbs.
This was one of those trips highlighted by fishing with old friends Pat and Harley, and meeting some other nice folks and fishing alongside the Nacogdoches 3...There's more to fishing than just catching fish. To have your opportunity to participate in bringing one of these multi-species catches over the rail of the partyboat Capt. John and meet some new friends give the office a call at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853. Getting on the boat at Pier 19 is where it all begins.
The baits of the 40 of us fishermen, cut or whole squid and whole Spanish sardines, "talked" this catch into joining us on the deck:
?Ģ 80 red snapper to 11#, a boat limit
?Ģ 19 lane snapper
?Ģ 6 mangrove snapper to 3#
?Ģ 3 kingfish
?Ģ 2 bluefish
?Ģ 103 Atlantic "tiger snapper" spadefish
Those you really can't count included several amberjack that were a little undersize, one just undersize ling and an estimated 30# ling that came unhooked about one foot out of gaff range. You can't count 'em but you can talk about 'em. They are like strikes in baseball, a miss instead of a hit by less than an inch or a foot...a strike not a hit, either wy.
Aaron Hardin, Texas City, eight years old and his fishing buddy, sixteen year old "Bo" Steber (Capt. Steber's son) each had red snapper limits going to 3#, along with numerous Atlantic spadefish, a.k.a. tiger snapper.
Pat Larson, Beaumont, and his daughter Harley, with red snapper limits to 11#.
G. W. Engle, wife Gerri and her mom Jinni Harvin, all from Nacogdoches, each with red snapper limits that went to 5#, along with numerous Atlantic spadefish (tiger snapper). G.W. also had the just undersize ling that was released.
Patrick Lemire, Texas City, my red snapper limit that was taken on lighted weighted Carolina rigged Spanish went to 6 lbs.
This was one of those trips highlighted by fishing with old friends Pat and Harley, and meeting some other nice folks and fishing alongside the Nacogdoches 3...There's more to fishing than just catching fish. To have your opportunity to participate in bringing one of these multi-species catches over the rail of the partyboat Capt. John and meet some new friends give the office a call at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853. Getting on the boat at Pier 19 is where it all begins.
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