With those two unwanted visitors "Bumpy and Breezy" still in the neighborhood, Capt. Johnny Williams pointed the sleek, twin hulls of the partyboat Capt. John through the chop. The offshore run began after passing the end of Galveston's South Jetty. About 45 miles later, fishing started at the wreck of the V.A.Fogg. Fishing its 100 ft. deep waters, the 53 fishermen wound in a multi-species catch which included red snapper, lane snapper, vermilion snapper, Atlantic spadefish, triggerfish, mangrove snappers, etc. Next, they fished rock formations a bit farther offshore in about 110 ft. of water.

Baits such as pieces of cut squid, various artificials lures and whole Spanish sardines helped the fishermen bring in this catch:
?Ģ 106 red snapper to 17#, a boat limit.
?Ģ 2 mangrove snapper
?Ģ 20 lane snapper
?Ģ 17 vermilion snapper
?Ģ 1 ling
?Ģ 40 Atlantic spadefish
?Ģ 13 gray triggerfish

Buck Farrar and 15 year old son Spencer from Bethel Springs, TN, each with red snapper limits on Carolina rigged sardines and 1 oz. Snapper Slappers.
Shannon Cox and wife Julie from Harrison, Arkansas - red snapper limits on squid pieces and Spanish sardines.
Shannon Williams, Capt. Williams' sixteen year old daughter, had vermilion snapper, red snapper and Atlantic spadefish, again on sardines or pieces of cut squid.

Your opportunity to participate in reeling in one of these multi-species catches awaits you aboard the Capt. John. Give the office at Pier 19 a call at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853. Be a participant, not a "Wish I had been there" person -- who knows what might end up on your hook out there.