Fish Report for 8-19-2007

Captain Johns Fish Report 08-19-07

8-19-2007
Johnny Williams

In spite of the upcoming bumpy forecast in the next few days, today was a relatively calm one offshore...sort of that "calm before the storm" that's supposed to be coming around mid-week. Today's offshore fishing trip by the partyboat Capt. John was run smoothly through the 2-3 ft. swell with the benefit of those long and slim twin hulls.

Capt. Tony Langston had the area about 50 miles SE of Galveston targeted for the 69 fishermen aboard. Fishing their baits of cut squid and/or whole Spanish sardines throughout the 110 ft. water column, over several rock formations, produced this catch:
?Ģ 138 red snapper to 10#
?Ģ 3 kingfish
?Ģ 1 bonito

The red snapper catch was an allowable daily limit for the 69 fishermen. Along with the bottom spots they fished, a shrimpboat drift was made, but no one was home, so to speak. That drift, while on the way back, was another of those efforts that can make the day, at times, it just didn't add anything to the fish boxes today...you can't catch 'em if you don't try. It's that extra effort the Capt. John, and Capt. Langston, is known for. Give us a call at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853, and make your reservations for one of these exciting trips.


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