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Fish Report for 10-13-2007
Captain Johns Fish Report 10-13-07
10-13-2007
Johnny Williams
With only three foot seas, today's offshore fishing trip by the partyboat Capt. John was a relatively smooth one. Today's chosen fishing area was an old submerged wreck of a production platform about 30 miles south of The Island and a couple of nearby working platforms.
Capt. Tony Langston put the 80 of us fishermen working our baits of cut squid, whole Spanish sardines and various artificials in the 70 ft. deep, sort of sandy green water. The majority of the day's catch came from those platform remains, with most being taken from the mid-depths to very near the bottom. Catch totals were as follows:
?Ģ 160 red snapper to 10#, a daily limit for all 80 fishermen
?Ģ 23 lane snapper
?Ģ 13 mangrove snapper to 7#
?Ģ 49 Atlantic spadefish
?Ģ 3 rockhind grouper
?Ģ 12 blue runner
?Ģ 6 gray triggerfish
?Ģ 1 gaugauanche(member of barracuda family)
?Ģ 1 bluefish
Patrick Lemire, Texas City ??? my red snapper limit went from 8 to 9#. They hit Carolina rigged Spanish sardines that were head-hooked on pink & chartreuse, bucktail dressed 7/0 circle hooks. My targeted mangrove snapper didn't show any interest.
The reason mangrove snappers in particular were mentioned is that, for anyone interested in going after a World Record, the International Game Fish Association recently opened up some new Line Class records. As of October 1, line class records up to 30# were being accepted for mangrove snapper along with some others with little or no interest. While setting records are of little importance to most fishermen, if it's of interest to you, this is a new opportunity. Also, October 1 was the beginning of mangrove snapper Junior Records being opened. Watch out for often mentioned, 9 year old Aaron Hardin jumping on this one...get your youngsters involved, too, kids love records just like adults. See www.igfa.org for details.
To make your reservations on the Capt. John, call the Pier 19 office at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853. Also, don't forget that as of this date, there are only eighteen days left for the red snapper fishery this year in Federal waters, don't miss out on these last opportunities this year, make your reservations today!
Capt. Tony Langston put the 80 of us fishermen working our baits of cut squid, whole Spanish sardines and various artificials in the 70 ft. deep, sort of sandy green water. The majority of the day's catch came from those platform remains, with most being taken from the mid-depths to very near the bottom. Catch totals were as follows:
?Ģ 160 red snapper to 10#, a daily limit for all 80 fishermen
?Ģ 23 lane snapper
?Ģ 13 mangrove snapper to 7#
?Ģ 49 Atlantic spadefish
?Ģ 3 rockhind grouper
?Ģ 12 blue runner
?Ģ 6 gray triggerfish
?Ģ 1 gaugauanche(member of barracuda family)
?Ģ 1 bluefish
Patrick Lemire, Texas City ??? my red snapper limit went from 8 to 9#. They hit Carolina rigged Spanish sardines that were head-hooked on pink & chartreuse, bucktail dressed 7/0 circle hooks. My targeted mangrove snapper didn't show any interest.
The reason mangrove snappers in particular were mentioned is that, for anyone interested in going after a World Record, the International Game Fish Association recently opened up some new Line Class records. As of October 1, line class records up to 30# were being accepted for mangrove snapper along with some others with little or no interest. While setting records are of little importance to most fishermen, if it's of interest to you, this is a new opportunity. Also, October 1 was the beginning of mangrove snapper Junior Records being opened. Watch out for often mentioned, 9 year old Aaron Hardin jumping on this one...get your youngsters involved, too, kids love records just like adults. See www.igfa.org for details.
To make your reservations on the Capt. John, call the Pier 19 office at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853. Also, don't forget that as of this date, there are only eighteen days left for the red snapper fishery this year in Federal waters, don't miss out on these last opportunities this year, make your reservations today!
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