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8/7/07-
General Offshore - Offshore fishing continues to stay hot.
Last week the Git Er Dun managed to get into some of the
blackfin tuna behind some shrimpers. The impressive thing
was that some of these blackfin were between 25-28lbs. He
also got a handful of ling, a shark, and a couple of chicken
dolphin. Overall, the meat/bottom fishing has been very
good. Boats that have been trolling have been catching
numerous dolphin and wahoo on weedlines from 70 -300 fathoms.
Billfishing boats have been reporting enormous amounts of bait
just about everywhere. It looks like we could be getting
into a breat billfish bite for the next couple of months as long
as the weather holds out.
Down south
at TIFT the fishing was a bit slow. It did seem that there
were a fair amount of white marlin being caught. There was
a lot of grass offshore the canyons, so there will be plenty of
weedlines in the future off of Port Aransas. I fished on
the Cherokee and below is a picture of the white marlin that we
released.
7/31/07
- General Offshore- After a wet start to the summer,
the fishing has been nothing short of excellent the last few
weeks. The captains have been catching just about every
species available. Both Iced Down and High Bid
have stated that fishing is wide open. On yesterday's
trip, Aaron Chambers on the High Bid caught good "turkey"
dolphin, limits of kings, snapper, ling and blackfin tuna
behind some of the working shrimp boats. Capt. Nate
on the Iced Down has been seeing some similar catches.
Nate also fished the Rockport Offshore Challenge and managed to
catch a sailfish, white marlin and missed 3 other billfish.
He also weighed in a 53lb kingfish, tuna, wahoo, snapper and dolphin.

Butch
Findley on the El Gato brought in 180lbs of dolphin
last week on a solid troliing trip. That seems to be what
a lot of the boats have been having luck with, probably due to
the amount of grass and rips offshore. One weedline that
has been very productive for decent dolphin and kingfish has
been as close as 15 miles. The water is reported to be
very nice in shore as well as offshore.
The shrimp
boats have been producing some blackfin tuna and the charters
are taking advantage of it. The charters have been getting
their chum from the inshore boats at anchor, and then hitting up
the dragging boats offshore.
It seems
like the bill fishing finally hit full stride this last week for
the ROC. There were many blue and sails caught with some
whites thrown in. The billfish were caught just about
everywhere, from Dutra to the fairway to Colt and as far as the
floater 120 miles off of South Padre. There were also a
large number of big dolphin (30lbs+) brought in with the winning
dolphin being 52lbs. The large wahoo came in at 63lbs.
The large Yellowfin was caught by the Wet & Ready at
167lbs, heck of a catch.
There are
now 2 more very nice boats that are available to charter, the Mo Azul
(43' Cabo) and the Wet & Ready (47' Riviera). Some
pictures of the Mo Azul's last charter are below.
Check out
offshore boats for info.

General
Inshore - The bay fishing has been overall good with
its usual ups and downs. With all of the rain earlier in
the summer, the guides have been looking for some good water.
Talking with the guides, it seems that it is improving.
The most recent reports have been of good catches of trout.
I know that some of the guides who normally knock off their red
limits are targeting trout right now. With the summer
pattern in full swing, the guides are ready to get out into the
surf for some exciting fishing.
Jackson
Hole- Made a trip up to Jackson Hole for a friend's wedding
and had a chance to try some fly fishing. What a wonderful
time, it was my first time with the fly and it was a blast.
We went out with Matt Elliott of
Westbank Anglers and he put us
in great water on the whole float. He was also very good
in helping a beginner like me. We ended up releasing about
15 native Snake river Cutthroats up to 16 inches. Give me
a call if you have any questions about the area. I would
also highly encourage a trip to Yellowstone National Park.

6/18/07
- General Offshore- Good reports from the offshore
boats. There seems to be something for everyone. Red
snapper fishing has been good and the kingfish are moving in
closer now. A lot of boats catching them at the anchorage
and even a report of a some caught at the 3rd buoy. There
have also been many ling caught in close as well, so hit those
weed patches and rigs to get you some. In the deeper
water, the wahoo have been the story, lots of "wee-hoos" with
some larger ones thrown in. Do not let the green water scare you
(green to Falcon) there are plenty of fish and bait past
the rigs in the green water. It seems that the blue water
is out around Dutra and the Dumps. One boat reported a
major color change in about 200 fathoms. Cherokee has been
out a couple of times with some good results.
Captain Tray has brought in some large wahoo, AJ's, dolphin,
tuna and seen a couple of blues. The High Bid has been
bringing in wahoo, ling, barracuda, dog snapper, red snapper and
chicken dolphin. The Git Er Dun has been very successful
this year as well, Capt. Jim Harmon always seems to get on the
fish,The boats are ready to fish and the weatehr is looking
good, so call to set up a trip. PICTURES BELOW.
Inshore
Fishing- The bay fishing has been fairly consistent with reports
of a variety of different species being caught. I have had
a few guides catch limits of trout one day and then get there
reds the next day. Redfish seem to be the predominant
species overall. One bay guide did catch a shark and
kingfish at the jetties this week when it was nice.
5/31/07
- General Offshore - The offshore season is in full
swing. There have been many reports of wahoo being caught
on some of the trips that are going out further. Most of
the fish have been found around pods of grass or floating
objects. There has not been a problem with finding
weedlines, but the problem is that sometimes there can be too
much grass to be able to troll how you would like to..
The bottom fishing has been producing snapper and amberjack as
long as the current is not too strong, as it was last weekend.
There have been a couple of billfish seen and it won't be long
before we get some good numbers caught. There are still a
lot of openings for the boats, but now that school is out, they
won't last long.
General
Inshore - The trips have still been successful with trout
and reds coming into the docks. There was a large amount
of water in the bays which made it a little more difficult for
the guides to pinpoint where the fish were. Wadefishermen
better keep an eye out in the deeper water, a 513 lb Bull shark
was caught in the Lydia Ann Channel off Mud Island last week.
4/23/07
- General Offshore- Snapper season has started and the boats
are bringing in their limits. We are getting into the
transition period for summer and looking at last years reports,
the fishing should be getting better and better with the warmer
weather and water making its way into the area. This is
the time to be looking for some weedlines and picking up some
ling, wahoo and chicken dolphin in some of the deeper waters.
Nate on the Iced Down reported catches of numerous
grouper, some African Pompano, limits of amberjack and of course
snapper. He has not seen any kings or sharks recently.
Quepos,
Costa Rica - What a trip we had. We made it down there
for a week and managed to catch sailfish, a couple of blue
marlin, big mahi mahi, roosterfish, cubera snapper, grouper and
a few other species. The best was that for a good number
of the group, it was their first billfish. One of the
girls even caught here first Blue and first sail on the same
day...she thinks it is easy now. Here are some pics.
Shoot me an email if you have any questions about Costa Rica or
if you are interested in making a trip down there.

General
Inshore- Redfish seem to be getting thicker out in the
flats. I had some reports of limits and numerous releases
from some of the captains. Capt. Frank Eicholz caught 19 reds
(released once hit limit) on one trip along with a 26.5
inch trout. HE also saw a school of jackfish up in the
flats last week tormenting the baitfish. Sounds like it is
almost summer.
4/02/07- General Offshore- Lots of different fish being
caught over the last month. There were a few shrimp boats
out near the rocks holding quite a bit of tuna, but have since
left. It seems like the most recent trips have had most
success at snapper (state) and lots of ling moving through in
"shallower" waters. Both Iced Down and High Bid
have been out regularly and have had overall good success as
long as the weather does not dictate fishing.
General
Inshore - All of the guides are reporting more consistent
fishing the last couple of weeks. Mark Jones
had limits of redfish over the weekend and also started to catch
some nice trout. One trout was 26". The guides have
been mentioning lots of bait starting to show up, so things will
be in full swing any day now.
3/07/07 -
General Offshore- The wahoo bite is beginning to
materialize at Baker and Southern. Iced Down had a
day that the captain claimed was one of the craziest days of
fishing he has experienced. They caught limits of
amberjack, a couple of African pompano, grouper, kingfish,
jackfish, and wahoo. They had a 300lb mako by the boat
eating on there wahoo but could not get a hook in it. On a
triple hook up, the last bait was being reeled in when a 50lb
wahoo went airborne and landed on the transom and was
"teetering" but went back to where she came from. They
ended up with 7 wahoo that went 30-50lbs each, with 3 others
ending up in the Mako's belly. The boats have
been getting out there whenever the weather has cooperated and
they have been producing. The offshore boats have been
booking up fast for the summer, so call early so you are not
left at the dock.
Got a
report yesterday 3/06/07 from a group in Costa Rica.
It looks like the sails have finally shown up. Robert
"El Rey" Hart and his father had to call it quits early after
releasing 15 sails between the two of them. Looks like
three days of that may wear them out. I think they are
looking forward to there round on the golf course. Pura
Vida!!
Inshore is
starting to heat up. The warmer temperatures will get
these fish moving and feeding. The fishing has been up and
down, but that is fishing. The guides are getting ready
for the trout to move back in to add to there redfish that they
have been catching
2/21/07
- General Offshore - Not a whole lot of boats going out due
to the weather in the last week. Looking back at last year
at this time, you can expect to fish for kingfish, wahoo, tuna,
amberjack and some grouper. If you can time the weather,
the fishing can be very rewarding.
Isla
Mujeres, Mexico (Cancun)- The season is in full swing with
the docks full of sportfishing boats. Some reports of days
with 50+ bites from sailfish. The best part is that it is
only about a 10 mile run to the fishing grounds. We got
one day in on a quick trip and went 7 for 14 on sails. If
you want an easy trip with great fishing, give a call for
details.

General Inshore-
There have been some reports of some decent
catches of redfish. One from Capt. Frank Eicholz, he
caught three limits of redfish while releasing numerous
undersized. The tides have been low so the guides have
been fishing the drop offs. With the improving weather and
return of higher tides, the fishing should only improve.
2/07/07
- General Offshore - Iced Down made it out during this
window of decent weather. The group was rewarded with
wahoo, amberjack and some grouper. The largest of the
wahoo went 47 pounds with a handful of others averaging about
30lbs. He also caught limits of amberjack up to 30lbs.
On the way in, they stopped to get their state water snapper
limits too. Git Er Dun made it out as well and
found a couple of wahoo, one of which was greater than 50lbs.
They also managed to hook a 35lb dolphin. The most
difficult part of the trip was staying away from the kinfish and
jackfish.
General
Bay- The weather has not been favorable in the bay as well.
A few guides have been going out and have had to work hard for
their catch. The weather is starting to warm up which will
get the fish active again.
Flounder
start heading back into the bays in a few weeks and it is
usually a good time to get out. During the spring,
sheephead and black drum are also more numerous if you want to
go out and gig .
1/30/07 - General Offshore - Happy new year
to everyone!! Not a whole lot of fishing going on due to
the weather, but when the boats have been going out, they have
been catching. There have been a few scattered reports of wahoo
at Southern and Baker rigs. But this last weekend, those
spots were covered up with kingfish and jackfish. Capt.
Nate on the Iced Down went out and couldn't get away from the
kingfish while trolling. He also managed to get a few
amberjack up to 35 lbs and some state water snapper.
I am
starting to get a few reports from down south. It looks
like the sailfish are starting to turn on in Isla Mujeres with
the Let It Ride releasing 20+ on the troll a couple of days ago.
Just wait until they start schooling up. The Royal Flush
should be down there in a couple of days as well as a few other
local boats.
The seasons
in Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Panama are also in full stride and
will continue to be hot through May.
8/7/06 -
General Offshore - Thought I would get out a
Port Aransas Fishing Report before everyone went back to
school. Sorry about the delay, but things have been non
stop. In the last few weeks since the last report, the
shrimpers seem to dictate the fishing offshore. All of the
boats on the 8 hour deep sea fishing trips seem to be hitting
the the shrimp boats for kingfish, ling, sharks, and chicken
dolphin. There have also been numerous reports of sailfish
around a lot of the boats. When you can find a shrimper in
deeper water, the blackfin tuna have been the catch.
Snapper has also seen a comeback on a lot of the trips with Iced
Down throwing in some good Dog snapper too. All of the
Port Aransas fishing boats have been very consistent. On
the trolling side, the weedlines are becoming a little bit more
scarce. Talking with the boats from the last weekend, most
of the fish caught were in close, just offshore the rocks.
A lot of boats fished the Texas International Fishing Tournament
T.I.F.T. with Ambush catching an impressive 71lb wahoo, only to
be outdone by an 80lb monster on Saturday. This time last
year, the fairway started to get hot with pods of bait being the
thing to look for on the depth machine. Something unusual
has been happening offshore the past few weeks, SWORDFISH.
I have heard of at least 6 boats that have managed to bring one
to the boat. It seems that with the improved
technology, more boats have the capability to stay overnight and
fish for these nocturnal beasts. Remember, it is not known
just how the population is doing , so if you don't have to kill
it, get a picture and let it go...and remember "no light,
no bite."
General
Inshore - I have been hearing the guides talking about a fairly
solid trout bite, and a good redfish bite with the incoming
tide. This is the time of year the guides like to get out
in the surf to catch some of those fat trout. There have
also been reports of tarpon starting to show up in good numbers
at the jetties.
7/17/06
- General Offshore- All I can say about the offshore
fishing is FANTASTIC! Since the last report, the rain has
subsided along with the seas. The weather has been calm
and hot, just like the fishing. During the Deep Sea
Roundup, the billfish bite was "in close" at about
50-80 fathoms. There were large schools of bait in the
cooler water along with sails and blues. Some notable
catches were from the Hook 'Em with two Blues and a sail
released on day two. Outacontrol also released 2 blues and
a sail as well as jumping off a sail. Coco Mialjo caught a
blue and 4 sails. Madera, Bottom Dollar and
Francesca all released two blues. It seems that there were
about 20-25 blues caught and roughly the same number of sails
over the weekend. The meat fish catches were very good
with a 59lb wahoo taking top honors, and a 45 lb dolphin took
first place. Cherokee did not fish the roundup, but did
catch 3 blue marlin over the weekend, with one of the releases
looking well over 400lbs.

This last
weekend's featured tournament was the POCO BUENO. Congrats
to "Hot Rod" for taking first place with a 583lb and a
311lb blue marlin weighed. Most of the fish were caught at
the deep water rigs Tequila, Cerveza rigs, Little Sister,
Gunnison, Diana... A few fish were caught around Falcon
and Baker too. One report of a spearfish released on the Seay
Goddess, I am working on pics to confirm the report, just to
make sure it wasn't post POCO festivities affecting Eddie's
story.

Reports of
some very nice rips near north Baker to Falcon produced many
dolphin and wahoo for the Reel Easy.
Temptation
reported a good weed line inshore southern that produced
some dolphin and jumped a sailfish on it. He also reported
that the inshore kingfish bite is hot.
The Git
Er Dun has been having great success with kingfish, ling,
sharks, some snapper, spanish mackeral and even caught a
sailfish.
The Fishin
Impossible had a successful weekend catching kingfish,
dolphin, ling, snapper, jackfish and had a sailfish come looking
but not taking.
Iced
Down continues to have good trips out. Nate and Jamie
have been bringing in wahoo and dolphin to compliment their
kings, lings, snapper and grouper.
General
Bay - Once again the guides have been able to get out past
the jetties and have been adding kingfish to their stringers of
reds and trout. The trout have been coming from the surf,
and the reds from the flats. It has been very still and
hot so be ready with plenty of fluids and sunscreen.
Rumors of tarpon rolling at the jetties are starting to come in,
I will have to check it out...all work no play, what am I to do.
7/6/06-
General offshore - The pictures below pretty much sum up how
the last week of fishing has been. Some boats have been
making it out dodging the storms. Iced Down reported that
he had one of his better weeks with large amberjack at the
deeper rigs and also caught a 65 grouper along with a sailfish
at the rocks. Kings have been thick just about
everywhere. The Deep Sea Roundup is this weekend, so there
should be a whole lot of fishing reports/stories next
week.
General
Bay - The guides have been fighting the weather as well, but
they have been doing very well when they get a chance to
fish. I have heard different reports from different
guides. Some are catching reds in the flats, others are
catching trout in the surf. Still a few kingfish around
the jetties as well.

6/26/06
- General offshore- The offshore fishing
continues to be red hot this past week with calm weather and
cooperating fish. Once again the kings moved in to
jetties. The shorter trips have been consistent with the
kingfish, sharks and snapper. The boats getting out
further have added dorado and wahoo. The billfish trips
have had great success with good catches of dolphin and wahoo
along with some billfish releases. There have been a large
amount of billfish caught along weedlines from 85 fathoms to
offshore Dutra.
Meat Haul-
Huge congratulations to the Meat Haul crew catching a GRAND
SLAM Saturday going 3 for 7 on billfish. They caught
the white and sail early and finished with the blue in the
afternoon. It was extra nice for Dave Sullivan who caught
all three himself, making it a personal slam!!!!!
Cherokee-
Congratulations in order to the Cherokee who are champions of
the Masters Invitational. Releasing two blues at Tequila
to take top honors!
Temptation
- Had a great billfish trip Sunday with a released sailfish, 5
wahoo and 6 dolphin up to 38 lbs.
Iced
Down - Still going strong with great catches of snapper,
kings, sharks and ling nearshore. They seem to bring
in wahoo on about every trip as well. Thet have been
catching more dolphin and wahoo on the longer trips.
Git Er Dun
- Capt Jim is up to his usual self bring in 350lbs of meat on
one of his trips this last weekend. It included shark,
kingfish, snapper, ling and some dolphin.
Reel Easy-
Talk about the one that got away...well sort of, before the Reel
Easy made it out Saturday, Greg went online and entered the STAR
tournament, unfortunately his buddy Jason Albrecht did
not. Below is a picture of a weighed 45lb dolphin which I
believe would be in first. Too bad that the Contender got
away.

General
inshore- With
the light winds, the guides have been able to fish around
the jetties for kingfish with great success. Capt. Frank
Eicholz had limits on two trips in one day. When they are
not fishing the jetties. The reds have been schooling up
because of the low tides. If you can find them, you can
catch them quickly.
6/20/06
- General Offshore- The weather can't seem to make up
its mind right now. We had two amazing weeks of good
weather followed by some of the roughest four days anyone would
want to be out on. It does look like the forecast is
excellent for this weekend. Before the weekend blow, there
were some fish caught just about everywhere. The jetties
were holding kingfish, most of the bay guides were taking
advantage by bringing in limits of kings along with
redfish. Charlie Barrett of C&T charters caught a 41lb
ling at the 3rd buoy. Further offshore, a solid rip
inshore Falcon was producing blues, wahoo and dolphin. It
seems that the bite is in about 150 fathoms, so keep an eye out
for anything that looks fishy.
Ambush -
Capt. Dennis has been having great success trolling
the blue. Last week he made it out and released 1 blue
marlin and jumped another and had a third in the baits.
Also on the trip, a sailfish released, yellowfin tuna, dolphin
and wahoo. That makes for a second week in a row that he
has released a blue.
Cherokee
- Went offshore this last week and brought back wahoo and
dolphin. They spent a some time going after the AJ's but
couldn't keep the sharks off the baits. Below are some
pics from the previous weeks trip (see report below)
Iced
Down - Nate had a great trip before the winds picked
up. He released a blue, and brought back a boatload of
wahoo, a dolphin, huge AJ grouper ....

Temptation
- The Temptation is back on the water with Capt. Brian
Cibulka. He made his maiden voyage on the Temptation this
week in some rough seas. He managed to keep the customers
busy with some amberjack, ling, kingfish and red snapper.
His dates are wide open right now, so if you want to get out,
call before he gets booked up.
General
Inshore - The guides were doing well when the weather was
cooperating. With the light winds a lot of the guides were
targeting trout from the wells to the beaches. As
mentioned above, quite a few got into the kingfish bite
around the jetties when the weather permitted. Once the
wind picked up, they went back to bringing in plenty of redfish.
6/12/06
- General offshore - I think I could copy last weeks report
and there wouldn't be too many differences. If you have
ever wanted to get a good shot at a blue marlin now is
the time. There were many caught this last week by both
charter boats and private boats. Just about everywhere was
hot, most fish caught seemed to be in and around Dutra.
There are some good weedlines holding bait. Other fish
seemed to be caught in the open water with nothing significant
holding them. The snapper came on strong this week for
those on the 8 hours trips. Kingfish are solid just about
everywhere, including the jetties. Report of one guide
said he saw a free jumping sail on the outgoing tide line 2
miles off the jetty. Rumor has it that one guide caught a
51lb wahoo at the ships 7 miles off the jetties. The weather for
the week looks great. Check out all the pics below.
Ambush -
Besides catching red snapper, dog snapper, ling and kingfish
on his 8 hour charters, Capt. Dennis got a chance to go find the
man in the blue suit. He found him inshore the Dumps in
120 fathoms. He also got some good dolphin on a weedline.

Cherokee
- Heck of a week for the crew on the Cherokee and
their charters. On Friday, they went deep and it paid
off. They caught a first blue marlin for customer Brian
Schaffer along with a couple of 30lb yellowfin, wahoo, snapper,
dolphin and baracuda. He then followed up a successful
billfish trip with a meat haul the next day with 230lbs of fish
which included good sow snapper, kingfish triggerfish, shark and
what appears to be 7,354 chicken dolphin.

High Bid
- They mixed up the trips as well this week and saw good
action both bottom fishing and trolling. On the shorter
trips they brought back kings, sharks some good sized ling and
snapper. On the billfish trip, they got into some
yellowfin around a whale shark and brought in a 36.5 lb dolphin
and some wahoo.
Iced
down- It is starting to sound redundant, but when it comes
to catching fish, that is a good thing. The Iced Down has
been having a tremendous year. They have been consistent
on the shorter trips with kings, ling, and snapper. On a
12 hour trip, they got on a rip inside Falcon and pulled out a
handful of wahoo and dolphin. They even got the attention
of a blue marlin that wanted to check out their wahoo next to
the boat.
Royal
Flush - Capt. Richard Stiers had his shakedown run on
Saturday. Quite a trip it was. He ended up releasing
3 out of 4 blue marlin and also released a
sailfish. He started about 75 fathoms and found a grass
line and stayed with it for his success. He said they
marlin were about 100lbs, and the other two were about
200lbs. Congrats on a great day.
Outta
Control - Fished from Dutra to the Dumps and caught a 20lb
dolphin, 25 lb wahoo and a blue marlin in about 160 fathoms.

General
Inshore - The calm weather has been good for the trout
fishing. Some of the guides are running the beach catching
trout when it is calm. They are also bringing out some
bigger rigs to catch some of the kingfish around the
jetties. In the bays, the bite sems to be a late one with
the outgoing tide right now.
6/6/06 -
General Offshore- Summer is here and it has been
beautiful. This last week made up for all the wind during
may. I think every boat made it out this last weekend with
excellent results. The 8 hour trips were catching
kingfish, snapper, ling, wahoo, dolphin and sharks. As far
as billfishing, it is on!!! Most boats that spent the day
trolling got into something with a stick on its nose. I
would guess that about 8-10 blues were caught, same amount of
sails and even a few white marlin. Most boats saw at least
2 billfish and many blues were jumped off. A lot of the
action, including billfish bycatch (tuna, wahoo, dolphin) was
around the rocks from Southern to Baker. There
were also releases at Dutra and the Dumps. Even though
there were no significant rips, there was a lot of bait being
reported "shallow". The Meat Haul is trying to
get their third STAR winning dolphin by starting the season with
a 42.2lb bull. THe weather for the rest of the week looks
tremendous, so if you got the itch, pull the trigger and get on
down here.
Iced
Down- Another solid week of fishing for Capt. Nate and
mate Jaime. Most of the trips were 8 hours and he managed
to catch limits of snapper, kingfish, some ling, bull tiger
sharks, and some good sized wahoo. He even wore out one
charter before the eight hours and got to the dock early for an
afternoon siesta.
High Bid
- Capt. Aaron has been tormenting the fish out there all
week long. On the shorter trips, he has been hammering the
kingfish and shark along with red snapper, ling, and chicken
dolphin. On a 12hr, he caught all those listed above along
with an 9 foot hammerhead (released) and raised a sailfish.

Cherokee
- Had a fun filled day on the water
catching red snapper and a large wahoo.

General
Bay - The guides have been doing well this last week under
difficult conditions due to the heavy rains leading into the
light winds. According to Capt. Frank Eicholz the
redfish have been solid as long as you have the correct
bait. He has been switching from mullet to perch to
menhaden to get them on the line. Some of the guides have
been doing well catching trout when croaker is available. Capt.
Ralph Ray reported numerous oversized redfish at the jetties
using menhaden for bait.
Flounder
Gigging - Maybe you have not thought about it, but all three
of the flounder boats were out with trips this last weekend and
did extremely well. Capt. Max had two limits for
his couple celebrating their anniversary. Capt. Gerry gigged
15 but saw about 15 more that got away. Capt. Tray even
made it out between offshore trips and got his charter 26.
So when the conditions are favorable, the fish are out
there. These guys can also go out of the Rockport area.
5/30/06
- General Offshore- Looks like the weather pattern is
finally changing with lighter winds this week and isolated
storms. This weekend was still a little bit bumpy ofshore.
The boats still made it out and caught limits of red snapper and
kingfish with a few sharpnose sharks on the 8 hour trips.
Cherokee made it out for a 36 hour trip. He was able to
load up on many different species. He made it out to the
east breaks and Dutra but did not report on any weedlines out
that direction. There are also reports that the kingfish
have moved in, yet another sign that summer is here. All the
captains have been mentioning a strong current about 25 miles
off that has come into play on how they fish. This
weekend's forecast is for light winds and seas 2-3 feet.
Cherokee-
Capt. Tray Clark took out a group of 4 on a 36 hour
trip. They ended up bring back about 350 pounds of
fish. Included in the catch was wahoo, kingfish,
amberjack, ling, snapper, barracuda and rainbow runners.

General
Bay - If the winds lighten up, some of the guides have been
hitting the wells with croaker for some good catches of
trout. The reds are around with many reports of limits
from the guides, although some moving from spot to spot to find
them has been needed. There have been some reports of a
tarpon or two being seen and jumped off at the jetties along
with a good number of kings last week when the weather calmed
and tides brought clean water in.
5/24/06
- General Offshore- It is starting to look like summer out
there with all of the catches being brought to the dock.
Not many reports of weedlines out there but there is lots of
grass. Reports of big wahoo being caught around some of
the rigs around 26 miles out. Lots of snapper being caught
with an unusual amount of dog (cubera) snapper averaging 10lbs
being caught. Saw a good dolphin come to the dock last
week taken off a weedline by southern loaded with bait.
Cherokee is on a 36hr trip as I type this up, so there should be
a thorough report from him for next week.
Iced
Down - Capt. Nate has been consistently bringing in godd
numbers of fish including sow snappers, kingfish, sharks and
some large wahoo. Take a look at these trophy wahoo.

High Bid
- Capt. Aaron has been doing extremely well with the snapper
on the 8 hour trips. He even managed to bring back about
10 dog snapper on one of the trips. He is also seeing
kingfish, ling and some sharks.
Ambush- Caught
o good variety of fish on Saturday red snapper, dog snapper,
kingfish, and sharks. Dennis always seems to have a great
time on the water and can bring back a good catch.
Cabo San
Lucas- Had a great trip to Cabo San Lucas this past
weekend. We made it out three days and released 4 stripe
marlin. Three of the stripes were firsts for the
anglers. We saw about 30 marlin over the three days, but
they were not real hungry for any of the live bait. The
captain and mate were hard working with top of the line
equipment. Here are some highlights.

General
Inshore - It sounds like the recent high tides have
scattered out the redfish but have also brought some good
trout. Larry Kelley has reported a handful of redfish on
his trips but has been having more luck with the trout using
croakers. He had 25 keeper trout yesterday. Frank
Eicholz has also been catching reds with a couple of limits on
each trip and has even been releasing some oversized on a few
trips.
5/17/06 - General
Offshore- Things are starting to
turn on offshore. The boats that made it out this last
week had some great success with a variety of different
fish. Most of the fishing was for snapper, shark, ling...
There has not been any billfish/trolling trips recently.
Some of the reports that I got from captains that made it out as
far as Baker said it was green water with lots of grass.
The water ought to get better as soon as these fronts stop
coming through.
Yellowfin-
Tommy made a few trips out and had success on snapper, grouper,
and small amberjack. Check out his grouper.

High Bid - Capt. Aaron
Chambers had some excellent trips out this last week.
On one trip he caught limits of snapper, two 60lb blacktip
sharks, limit of sharpnose sharks, a dog snapper (cubera),
beeliners, strawberry grouper, chicken dolphin and about a
million triggerfish. On a trip yesterday, he brought back
10 dog snapper all about 8-10lbs, red snapper, sharks, and 2
ling up to 35 lbs.

Iced Down - Reports
from Capt. Nate Forbes are that he got into some good sow
snappers this last week. He also had a lot of amberjack
that were a little too small to keep.
Fishing Impossible - Captain
Randy Feikls made it out this weekend and brought back some
snapper, barracuda, ling, chicken dolphin and broke off a wahoo.
General Inshore- The
captains have been having good success on reds on the flats
using everything from cut menhaden to artificials.
Croakers are starting to show up at the bait stands for those
going after trout. One guide has been having good success
with the Berkely Gulp ( I wish I would get paid for the
promotion).Catch of the week was from Charles Bujan who caught
14 keeper reds on Saturday and a few trout thrown in.
5/8/06 - General
Offshore- Not a whole lot different from last
week. Some of the boats that made it out last week were
Cherokee, Iced Down, Yellowfin, Fishin Impossible and Git Er
Dun. They all brought in good numbers of snapper along
with some AJ's and sharks. Not too many boats have had any
longer trolling trips. It looks like a good push of warm water
came into about 50 fathoms. We should get some very
interesting reports in the coming few weeks.
General Bay- All of
the guides have been doing well with reds. Some of the
guides that are giving me their reports are catching limits of
reds and a few trout are Larry Kelley, David Kern, Frank Eicholz,
and Jimmy Simmons. All of the guides have been on the
water consistently and have been able to stay on the fish.
5/1/06 -
General
Offshore - It looks like everything is changing according to
the season offshore. The wind is coming from the south and
bringing lots of sargassum in the warm currents. The
good thing about it is that the warm water is getting pushed up
this way and the pelagic fish are starting to move in. For
the boats that have been making it out, they have been doing
very well. Limits of snapper are consistent along with a
very good blacktip shark bite. Many reports of ling being
brought in and even some chicken dolphin on near shore weedlines.
One boat even had a sailfish come up in their chum in 70 foot of
water.
High Bid
- Capt. Aaron Chambers has been wearing the clients out by
getting limits of snapper, multiple releases of blacktip, limits
of sharpnose, and some ling. One of the trips he caught 12
of 17 blacktip shark releasing all but one of them (125lbs).
Ambush -
Capt. Dennis Lugg made it out yesterday and brought back 5
limits of red snapper, 6 sharpnose sharks, a 70lb Ling, chicken
dolphin and even had a sailfish eating the chum on a weedline.
Iced
Down - Capt. Nate Forbes made it out a couple of times this
last week and here are the highlights in no particular order:
limits of snapper, 50lb warsaw grouper, 65lb warsaw grouper,
70lb amberjack, numerous scamp grouper, blacktip sharks,
sharpnose sharks and few ling.
General
Bay - The guides are reporting some bigger trout catches
along with the redfish this week. The bait with the most
success seems to be live menhaden and then cut menhaden.
This has been working for both reds and trout.
Frank
Eicholz - Reports that he has been having success around
the Hog Island flats with live menhaden. Usually
bring back around 2 limits of reds on the trips.
Claude
" Cowboy" Ward- Had a very productive
weekend. On Friday he brought in 11 redfish and a 26"
trout. Saturday he had 12 reds and 4 trout. Sunday's
catch consisted of 6 redfish and 14 trout for 2 people.
The trout have been between 18 and 23".
4/24/06
- General Offshore- Fishing is heating up. A lot
of boats made it out this last weekend with the opening of Red
Snapper season in the federal waters. There was a
productive weed line in about 30-35 fathoms that produced some
wahoo and chicken dolphin. Some wahoo were taken off large pods
of grass around the 26's. It seems that the winds are
backing off a little bit, so it is time to get down here and see
what you can catch offshore.
Yellowfin
- Capt. Tommy had some very productive days this weekend
making it out three days. He brought back limits of red
snapper everyday. He also managed to find a variety of
other species out there. On Saturday he caught 6
wahoo, kingfish, dolphin, ling, grouper and snapper.
High Bid
- Had some good trips over the weekend, they caught limits
of snapper up to 14lbs, along with 4 blacktip sharks between 70
and 110lbs. THey also caught their limit of
sharpose sharks both days.
Iced
Down - Capt. Nate Forbes made it out as well this weekend
with some good snapper trips. He also managed to catch a bunch
of AJ's, unfortunately they were a little bit to small.
General
Inshore - All of the bay guides se m to be doing very
well this last week. It sounds like there is a lot of
bait/menhaden moving in and the trout are following. I can
sense a little bit more excitement from the guides when asking
about their catches.
David
Kern - Has been catching limits of reds on his trips and
some very good size trout. One trout he brought in was 28
inches
Butch
Findley - Has reported good numbers and size of trout in his
catches. He always manages to get his limits of reds as
well.
Ralph
Ray - Ralph has been consitent with the redfish catches
behind Hog Island
4/17/06
- General Offshore - Not too many reports this last week
from offshore. Things should change this week with snapper
season opening on Thursday. Looking at some offshore
temperatures shows that things are warming up quickly with water
temps of 73 degrees out at the rocks. The first good
current from the south looks to be just south of the border so
it will only be a couple of weeks before it gets up in our
fishing area. When it calms down, there has been
some pretty green water coming in the jetties bringing plenty of
bait. There have been a few boats targeting the blacktip sharks
that hang around the shrimpers.
General
Inshore- The guides have had some good success on reds this
last week. It is much easier when the wind is not
blowing. Some reports from some friends that the
jackfish are aggressive early morning and late afternoon at the
jetties on lures. It helps when there is calm winds and
clean water.
Ralph Ray-
Caught limits of redfish at Hog Island. He did warn of
plenty of oysters that can cut you off, so be prepared to lose a
fish or two.
Don Miller-
Brought in 47 lbs of fish on Saturday despite the strong winds
4/10/06 -
General Offshore - Offshore has been a little windy the last
couple of weeks. Some boats have made it out there in
between the fronts withsome good results. It looks like
there have been some currents out there swirling
around. Tommy Gueldner had pretty blue water around
the 26's but then colder green water out at Southern.
Snapper season should be great in a couple of weeks when it
opens on the 21st of April. Lots of scattered grass
offshore.
Yellowfin
- Has been getting some AJ's on his trips. The wahoo
bite has slowed down, probably due to the green water.
Everything should pick up with some warmer water.
Ambush -
Had a very good near shore trip on Friday. Capt.
Dennis Lugg caught limits of state water snapper and then had
some fun with sharks, jacks and mackerals.
Iced
Down - Caught limits of Amberjack on there last trip and
then threw in some state water snapper.
Inshore-
Reds are the main story with a few guides reporting increasing
amount of trout. The water temperature is warm enough for
the baitfish to move on in. The sheephead bite continues
to be strong. One friend saw a few ling on the north jetty
and managed to hook one with a fly.
Frank
Eicholz - Has been catching 5 or 6 reds with numerous
throwbacks. Also seeing a few black drum.
Larry
Kelly - The reds have been very consistent on the
flats. He has been bringing back 2 -3 limits on his trips.
Ed
Woodhouse - Reports that there are some good size trout
starting to show up with the warmer water.
Backstabber
- The flounder are starting to come back into the bays, so
if you did not get to go out in the fall, now is the time.
Capt. Tray Clark has also been seeing a good amount of
sheephead and drum
3/21/06
- General Offshore- There have been a lot of reports
of larger wahoo being caught nears the rigs. The water
temperature is in the upper 60's around Southern and about 63
degrees a few miles inside. Some boats report seeing lots of
different species including blackfin tuna, wahoo, dorado,
kingfish, amberjack and even a large hammerhead cruising
around. With so many large wahoo being caught, we must
remember that we need to be responsible and think about the
future wahoo populations. Just remember to only keep
what you are going to eat.
3/17/06 -
Yellowfin- Numerous wahoo caught before 10:30am. Total
poundage of 481 lbs. Tommy said that the blue water was
lurking a mile or two offshore southern.
3/17/06 -
Iced Down - Capt. Nate got into the wahoo action with 16 caught
and a total of 450 lbs. He has also come across some
kingfish and amberjack.
General
Bay- Overall consensus from the bay guides was slow
fishing over the last full moon. But knowing these
guides expectations, they are not happy unless everyone limits
on every trip. They have been catching reds, drum, and
some trout. For those fishing for sheepshead, they have
been well rewarded. There have been some reports of trout
over 25" form a couple of guides. Bay fishing will be
getting better and better as the water temperatures increase.
3/7/06-
Hey everyone!!!! Just waking up from hibernation with some nice
reports.
General
Offshore-- When the boats have been able to get out there,
they have been getting into a variety of fish. The rocks
have been thick with kingfish all winter. Amberjacks have
been very numerous recently and consistent reports on wahoo.
Yellowfin
- Made it out Saturday and reported catching amberjack, a
few wahoo, kingfish and a couple of blackfin tuna.
Iced
Down - Capt. Nate Forbes just brought this boat to
town and "broke the ice" on the new boat with and
excellent trip. He brought back a very good catch of
amberjack, grouper, wahoo and tuna. Check out some of his
catch below.

Larry Kelley, Frank Eicholz, and
Jimy Simmons took out a group for a half day of bayfishing
and returned with a nice catch of redfish with some drum and
sheephead thrown in for fun. Randy Seidel reports
that he has been catching linits of reds on his trips around
Port A, but has had to travel down to the King Ranch shoreline
to find some good 20"-28" trout.
Keep checking the Fishing Report, it
will continue to be updated frequently now that the weather is
turning favorable. Now I gotta go find the fish.
1/3/06-
Happy New Year!!!
General
Offshore-
Temptation-Capt.
Matt Haworth has been out on a few different trips on his
boat yesterday he caught 7 wahoo up to 50lbs, a 51 lb Warsaw
grouper, and amberjack up to 50lbs. He said half of the
wahoo were mangled by barracuda on the way to the boat.
Matt also went on some longrange trips with the Gulf Eagle and
had some yellowfin up to 100lbs out at Boomvang and a wahoo that
was caught on Friday and weighed on Sunday that went 86
pounds. Sounds like there a re a few fish out there when
the weather is nice.
Got a
report of a boat out of Freeport that went to the floaters and
released 2 blues on New Years Eve day. One estimated at
275lbs, the other at 75lbs. Congratulations!!
El Rey- Fished
a week before Christmas and was at Southern at daybreak hoping
for the Wahoo bite. It never materialized. They did
manage a couple of nice wahoo in about 50 fathoms and picked up
some blackfin tuna at the Baker Rigs.
Yellowfin-
Tommy went out on December 23 with perfect conditions and had
one on the best days of the year for meat fish. He brought
back 14 kingfish, 7 blackfin, 7 Amberjack, and three 15lb
dolphin. The total poundage was 405lbs.
Git Er
Dun- Capt Jim fished the Baker rigs and ended up with 8
wahoo between 35 and 79 lbs. I guess you just got to hit
the right day.
Reports
from Larry Kelly and David Kearn say that the bay
fishing has been very good with lots of redfish. The recent
low tides have bunched up the fish making it easy
pickings. There have also been a large number of sheephead
at the jetties. Charles Bujan even brought a
24" Red Snapper in from the jetty.
International
reports are indicating a hot bite in Guatemala with
the sailfish. One boat reported a Christmas blue marlin
and many dolphin in Costa Rica. Panama has had some
great fishing for yellowfin and wahoo. Expect the sailfish
and marlin number to increase dramtically in the next few months
at these exotic locations.
11/07/05-General
Offshore- Not a whole lot of charters the past couple of
weeks due to weather and snapper season closing. I have
heard that there is still some good fishing when you can get out
there. Reports of some weedlines and color changes around
the rocks and offshore that are still holding some
dolphin. Some tuna have been caught in open water and
behind the shrimpers that are few and far between. I have
not heard of any billfish being caught recently, but I will not
be surprised if one or two are caught before the end of the
year. Look back at last year and you will see why.
Yellowfin-
Capt. Tommy Gueldner made it out a couple of times this last
week and found a bunch of Amberjack. He also managed to
catch some tuna, wahoo, and a good size barracuda.
General
Inshore- Good reports of redfish showing up in the
flats. There had been quite a run out at the jetties if
the seas permit.
Ralph
Ray-Limits of redfish on a few of the trips. Also
caught some oversized reds. Caught fish at both the
jetties and in the flats.

Ed
Woodhouse- Reports that the reds are back on the flats with
the cooler weather. He had a couple trips this week which
he had limits of reds within an hour. On one
of the trips he drift fished using a gold spoon and said the
action was fast and furious.
10/23/05
General Offshore- Fishing has not skipped a beat this last
week. The boats that got out there reported dolphin and
wahoo on some deep water rips. Some steady snapper and
even some good numbers of tuna. Still lots of floating
debris so do not go out in the dark. A good front this
week should only get the tuna fishing to improve as long as the
weather cooperates. There just aren't big numbers of
shrimpers out there, so finding the right boat makes it tough.
High
Bid- A couple of trips this week with some excellent catches
of tuna. 30+ blackfin on each trip with a 151 lb yellowfin
thrown in as well, just in case they did not get enough to eat.
Git Er
Dun- Got out yesterday and got into some of the tuna, as
well as snapper, barracuda and some good size sharks behind a
shrimper.
Flounder
Gigging- Both Tray Clark of Backstabber Guide Service and
Gerry Keene with the F.A.V. (Flounder Assault Vehicle) made it
out this last week. They have been bringing back 15-25
flounder per trip and are seeing numerous ones that are too
small. That means the bigger ones are not too far
behind. The cold front this week should get the flounder
run in full gear, so do not wait if you want to get out.
Ralph
Ray- Some of the best fishing this year over the
weekend. He had limits of reds and many releases Friday
and Sunday with the best success coming at the jetties.
Stayed in the bays on Saturday and managed a few decent reds and
some small trout and rat reds.
10/18/05-General
Offshore- Word from the captains is that the fishing remains
strong as long as you avoid all of the trash offshore.
There are many reports of large debris from telephone poles,
roofs, ice chests, trees, floating docks, rope and even an
iceberg. Seriously though, I would not recommend running
at night at all, or with auto pilot. A couple of boats tried to
fish the trash line at Baker but said it was too tough/dangerous
because of all the flotsam. There was a sailfish caught
around Baker and rumors of a blue being jumped off at Aransas
Rocks. Snapper are good on the rocks, especially with a
club soda and a twist of lime.
Royal
Flush-Managed a few wahoo out at Falcon. Tried to fish
the trash line but said it was too tough.
Irresistible-
Caught limits of snapper for 6pp and a 104lb shark. Better
get the snapper before the season closes at the end of the
month.
General
Inshore-School is in session at the jetties with many
oversize being caught. There were a few reports that you
caught as many reds as you had live mullet. Water has been
very pretty with the light winds. In the bays the redfish
have been sporadic with limits one day and all throwbacks the
next.
Larry
Kelley-9 slot reds, 2 oversized, numerous rats, 6 mangrove
snapper and a few trout on Sunday. Good eats from that
trip.
Backstabber-
I had the opportunity to go out with Tray on one of the
pretties nights of gigging he or I have seen. Water
clarity was better than 10 foot in most places. It was an
aquarium out there. We ended up getting a couple of limits
up to 24 inches and 6 sheephead. We were also lucky enough
to view the WWI ship wreck across from the lighthouse and what
Tray claims "the wheels of a model T Ford" at the
original Port Aransas ferry landing. I recommend getting
out there with Tray for a very unique experience.
10/10/05 - General
Offshore - The tuna are coming, the tuna are coming!!!
A few more reports on the tuna showing up behind some shrimp
boats. Big seas kept most boats in their slips last week
but a couple did manage to get offshore Saturday even with the
Texas/OU game. Dock talk has also involved the increased
amount of debris offshore, so be careful if you are running and
keep your eyes open. If you can time the weather, the
fishing is still very good. Weather looks good for this
week, so give a call to see if the tuna are still
around.
Temptation- 15
blackfin on Saturday with a few sharks and Kingfish thrown
in. On Sunday they caught 18 blackfin, 3 Wahoo (75lbs,
30lbs, 15lbs) kingfish and sharks. Looks like they found a
good shrimp boat.
General Bay-
Extremely high tides made the fishing a little bit tougher last
week until the cold front came through. Once the bays
started to dump out, the reds holed up and were easier to
catch. Look for the reds to get back into the flats and
bait to start moving with the decrease in temperatures.
Backstabber- Tray
had a couple of flounder gigging trips this last week boating 16
one night and 10 the next night. He also had a handful of
sheephead and black drum. Some of the flounder were up to
4lbs. According to his calendar, things should get
extremely hot starting next week and last through November.
10/03/05-General
Offshore- Well the hurricane did not seem to mess up the
fishing around here. Although it was not a real busy week,
there were some good catches by the boats that did make it
out. The blue water is out past 60 fathoms but there is a
lot of flying fish. One boat fished a rip offshore Baker
and pulled some chicken dolphin but did not stick around to see
if anything bigger was at home. What were you thinking
Perry? Some talk around the docks of some boats pulling
tuna from behind a shrimper. Lots of variety near shore as
well.
Royal
Flush- Do not bet against these guys when it comes to
catching billfish. They released one sail and had a blue
on for about 10 minutes before it came unbuttoned. They
were also able to boat a 50lb wahoo, and a couple of nice
dolphin to 25lbs. They fished from Baker to Falcon.
High Bid-Did
their usual meat haul by catching dolphin, limits of snapper,
barracuda, kingfish and a mix of sharks.
Yellowfin-
Reported limits of snapper and a few kings on the shorter
trips. Did catch a some nice wahoo as well over the
weekend out about 55 fathoms.
General
Inshore- Excellent weekend for the bay boats. They
have been into he schools of reds and catching some trout as
well. Some of the guys that reported great catches were:
Frank Eicholz, Ralph Ray (70lbs), David Kern (66lbs), Larry
Kelley, and Ed Woodhouse. With a norther coming this
week, it ought to get the reds in the flats and the baitfish
moving. All of the guides are excited to be getting into
the best time of year. Tray Clark has had some very good
success with the flounder gigging and bow fishing with reports
of about 15 flounder per trip along with a handful of sheephead
and black drum as well.
The Jetties
are going off right now with all sorts of action. Slot and
oversized reds have been numerous. One friend caught a
ling, tarpon and snook all in the same day standing on the
jetty. Lots of tarpon rolling with live mullet being the
bait of choice. It should only improve after a cold front
comes through.
9/26/05 - General
Offshore- A little bit bumpy this last week offshore so not
many reports. Some fish tales I did hear about before the
storm were quite interesting. One rumor of a boat that
fished a rip near the 26 mile rigs had 8 shots at sails.
Apparently released 4. Caught wahoo and dolphin as
well. Also, the redfish at some of the local jetties were
biting pre-Rita arrival. Some friends were catching all
they could with live mullet on top of the surface. I
personally saw the pelicans and frigate birds boarding up and
getting the hell out of here. I did see top buoy waves of
38 feet at 13 seconds.
9/19/05-General
Offshore- Lots of boats made it out this week and had a lot
of success. The water is green out to about 50
fathoms. It did not seem to hurt the snapper
fishing. The kingfish are not as plentiful as they were a
couple of weeks ago, but there are still some being
caught. The billfish slowed a little bit, but there was a
weedline at 65 fathoms off the rocks that produced some dolphin,
wahoo and a few blues that jumped off. Reports of whales
sharks and tuna in 150 fathoms off of Southern.
9/19/05-
Hale Yeah- Limits of snapper, a few kingfish, barracuda and
jumped a Mako shark about 250lbs. They withdrew their fish
from Aransas Bank.
9/19/05-
Royal Flush- Keeping their string alive with another
sailfish release. They missed another and also boated some
dolphin and a wahoo.
9/19/05-Cherokee-They
had a couple of good days meat fishing this last weekend.
Their catch consisted of three big AJ's up to 65lbs, a good
number of snapper, kingfish, rainbow runners, sharks, barracuda
and a ling.
9/19/05
-High Bid-Limits of snapper, bull and blacktip sharks and
some ling.
9/19/05-
Irresistible-Snapper kings and a 150lb hammerhead shark.

9/19/05-Git Er Dun-
Kingfish, snapper, bull tiger sharks, and a 5 and a half foot
blacktip.
9/19/05-Yellowfin-Limits
of snapper, some sharks. Kingfish have been a little tough
to find recently. Has caught some dolphin off of the rip
offshore.
9/19/05-Outa Control-
Fairly busy day on Saturday. Caught a wahoo, a few
dolphin, pulled the hook on a 60lb+ wahoo at the boat.
Caught a dozen or so blackfin and skipjack tuna while fishing
around some whale sharks in 150 fathoms. The picture below
has the mouth of a whale shark in the middle of it.
 
9/19/05-General Inshore-The
redfish have been very strong when the conditions are
favorable. Limits of redfish were brought in on Friday,
but the wind turned on Saturday which made it very difficult for
most of the guides. They still caught fish but had to work
hard at it. One report from Sunday was that there were
some huge schools in the East Flats. The schools were very
aggressive and could not be spooked. Sounds like once you
find them, it can change your day quickly.
9/12/05
- General - Not much going on this week due to the
weather. Big seas during the week and storms over the
weekend made kept most of the fleet at the docks. A few
reports from boats that made it out consisted of snapper limits,
kingfish limits, a few sharks, a couple of grouper and a
sailfish around the rocks. There are shrimp boats out
there but they are not holding any tuna yet. I guess it
needs to cool down a little bit more. Congrats to the
Cherokee for winning the STAR tournament for dolphin,
46lbs.

In the bay
it is still redfish that are the predominant catch. Some
reports of some huge schools in the East Flats.
9/06/05
- Offshore General- It is the same pattern for fishing right
now. The billfishing had been excellent with many boats
seeing and releasing agood number of sails with a few blues and
whites mixed in. The hot bite remains in about 60 fathoms
(360 feet for the landlubbers). The sails have been around
pods of bait, just a matter of time before you get one in the
spread. The meat trips are getting their share of snapper,
kingfish and dolphin.
9/06/05
- Temptation- One of Capt. Matt's trips this week returned
with limits of snapper, limits of kingfish, some blackfin tuna,
and a few dolphin.
9/06/05
- High Bid -What didn't these guys catch this week? King and
snapper limits. A good wahoo, ling, sharks dolphin and a
sailfish for good measure. I heard a rumor they had a
killer whale spit the hook.
9/06/05
- Reel Easy- Fished a rip off of Baker and caught a handful
of good dolphin, a couple of wahoo over 35 pounds and a blue
marlin attacking some chicken dolphin in the baits.
9/6/05 -
Outa Control-If the girls had been awake offshore this
weekend, they would have seen 4 sailfish released.
Congrats to Christine for her first sailfish release.

9/06/05-
Cherokee- Capt. Tray Clark was on a mission this weekend
catching anything that swam within 10 miles of the boat.
He brought in some snapper, barracuda, amberjack, dolphin wahoo,
kingfish, sailfish and a 10 point buck. Looks like they
are stocking up the fridge for a long winter.
9/6/05 -
Irresitible - Got in on the billfish action with a released
sailfish and missd a couple of blues.
9/6/05 -
Rockin and Reelin-Released 3 sailfish and 2 white marlin on
Saturday. Way to go!
9/6/05 -
Ms. Diane- Caught 2 blues and 4 sails over a couple of days
this weekend.
9/6/05 -
General Inshore- Same old story. The reds are the
center of attention for the guides. They are still
schooling up. They are also getting into some smaller
trout. Not a lot of mullet (fish) running at the jetties
yet.
8/29/05
- Offshore General-Excellent weather all week allowed for
the boats to get out everyday. Snapper and kingfish are
the name of the game for the shorter trips. Some
good sharks are being caught as well. Some of the
shrimpers are holding tuna but you have to travel far to get
them. The billfish have been thick in about 50
fathoms. TWAT had 29 billfish released on Saturday.
Lots of boats had numerous shots on sails, blues and
whites. Now is the time to get out billfishing, they are
schooling up. One boat reportedly had 14 shots on
Saturday, and I don't mean shots of Tequila. But come to
think of it, it was TWAT weekend.
8/29/05
- Irresistible- Limits of kingfish and snapper on this
weekend's trips. Also caught a few grouper.
8/29/05
- Git Er Dun - Lots of kingfish on the rocks. Had
limits of snapper as well all week long. Threw in a few
sharks for fun.
8/29/05-
Yellowfin- 2 for 8 on sailfish Saturday just off the rocks
in 50 fathoms. Had three fish in the baits at one time.
8/29/05
- Meat Haul - Released a sail and pulled the hooks on a blue
in 50 - 60 fathoms. Caught tuna and dolphin as well.
Saw a feeding frenzy with (5) 250-300lb sharks tearing up some
bait.
8/29/05-High
Bid-Caught 21 blackfin on one trip at a shrimp boat 60 miles
to the south. Time to start planning your tuna trips.
8/29/05-General
Inshore- Same story for the bay fishing...if you can find
the schools of reds, it is real easy. Have to work at it
for a while if you are out of the rodeo.
8/22/05
- Offshore General- Fishing has been very good for all
species this last week. Kingfish, snapper and sharks are
the story on the shorter trips. Billfish are still around
in strong numbers on the longer trolling trips. One report
of a sail caught 8 miles out this morning on a current change.
8/22/05
- Temptation- Congratulations are in order for Capt. Matt
Haworth for putting his clients on a state record Tilefish of
23.4lbs. Shattering the old mark of 4 lbs. Also
caught snapper, kingfish, black drift fish (yea, I don't know
either) a seven gilled shark, and a scorpion fish. Where
is he fishing at?

8/22/05
- High Bid - Limits of snapper, kingfish and sharks on most
of the trips. Weather is starting to get real nice again.
8/22/05
- Git Er Dun- Has been bringing back kingfish, ling,
snapper, sharks and a few little dophin as well
8/22/05
- Royal Flush- Released 3 sailfish on a 12 hour trip this
weekend. Way to go Capt. Chris! Also missed two
blues, actually pulled the eyeball back from one of the
blues. So if anyone sees a blue without an eyeball, that
is Chris' fish.
8/22/05
- Cherokee - One sail released this weekend out of 5
shots. Sounds like the billfish are around in strong
numbers. Also caught big snapper, kings, and a world class
bonita. Pretty work on the bonita Trey!

8/22/05
- General Inshore- Redfish are still schooling up. If
you can't find the schools, it will be difficult fishing.
A few trout are being mixed in too.
8/22/05
- Claude Ward - 11 trout and 2 reds on Friday. 6 reds
and 4 trout on Saturday.
08/15/05
- Offshore General - Despite the wind picking up, the
shorter trips have been producing limits of kings and snapper
with some good sized blacktip sharks being caught. A solid
kingfish bite on the rocks from Southern to North
Baker. Some reports of Blackfin tuna being caught
behind some shrimp boats this week. The billfish are still
around with reports of sails and blues being released from Baker
to the East Breaks. A few dolphin and wahoo thrown in for
the grill.
08/15/05
- Finatik- Had a very good week with several trips.
Released a sail on Thursday along with a nice wahoo.
Raised a blue on Friday and put some snapper, kingfish, and
dolphin in the box.
08/15/05
- Git Er Dun- Was able to catch their limits of kingfish and
shark despite calling the trips early due to weather conditions.
08/15/05
- Cherokee - Released 2 sailfish on Saturday and put some
snapper, dolphin and wahoo on ice.
08/15/05
- Hale Yeah- Limits of kingfish on Saturday along with 72,
68, and 58 pound blacktip. Picture of last weeks Blue on
Hale Yeah.

08/15/05-
Temptation, Yellowfin and Taryn It Up- Great trip day for
this group, kingfish, snapper, blackfin tuna, Amberjack and
dolphin. The largest kingfish was 54lbs.

08/15/05-
High Bid-Limits of kingfish (35lbs, 28lbs), red snapper (5
between 10-15lbs), a 35lb. ling, dolphin, lane snapper, and dog
snapper.
08/15/05
- General Inshore- Most reports from the bay guides are of
schooling redfish. If you can find the rodeo, you can get
your limits fairly quicjkly as long as you cooperate with
everyone else.
08/15/05-Ralph
Ray- Limits of reds on Saturday for a grandfather and
his 8 year old grandson.
08/08/05 - Offshore
General - Overall fishing is very good with just about every
type of fish being caught and the weather being very
cooperative. The rocks have been holding snapper and
kingfish in good numbers. Some amberjack have been coming
in off the deeper rigs at Baker. A few reports of tuna
showing up behind a shrimp boat or two. There are still
numerous rips and weedlines offshore the rocks from Falcon to
East Breaks to offshore Southern. Not a whole lot of bait
on the rips, but still some dolphin and wahoo being
caught. The majority of the billfishing took place down at
TIFT this last week with over 90 billfish released.
Largest brought to the dock was 463 lbs.
08/08/05 - Hale Yeah
- Caught 10 different species of fish on one trip this
week. Fished around the rocks. Also released a Blue
Marlin that was estimated at 450lbs on a 12hr billfish
trip. Caught dolphin and tuna on the same trip.
08/08/05 - High Bid
- Had a very good week with limits of kingfish, red snapper and
sharks on their trips. The weather has been excellent for
all of the charters.
08/08/05 - Git Er Dun-
Caught their limits of snapper and kinfish this week. Also
brought in 2 100lb blacktip sharks. Came across some ling
as well.
08/08/05- Irresistible
- Fished TIFT and went 1 for 5 on blues. Also caught their
share of wahoo, tuna and dolphin.
08/08/05 - Meat Haul-
Released a white marlin near 100 fathoms and a sail offshore
Southern this weekend.
General Bay- Reds
are starting to school around South Bay and Dagger. You
are either in them or your not. A lot of boats have been
fishing the surf with good success. Most of the boats are
heading to Cebar Bayou.
08/08/05 - Ralph
Ray- Fished the surf three days this last week and caught a good
number of trout to go along with limits of reds and a couple of
small blacktips.
08/08/05 - Don
Miller - HE has been fishing the schools of redfish with
success. He said the trout fishing in the bays are getting
tough. Lots of undersized trout to weed through in order
to get the keepers.
08/08/05 - Larry
Kelley - Consistent trout and reds in the surf near Cedar Bayou
and a few of the shrimp boat wrecks along San Jose surf.
One trout of 26 inches caught in the surf. Also hung into
a couple of blacktips.
08/1/05 - Offshore
General - The offshore bite has been very good along with
the sea conditions. Reports of many rips from the rocks to
400 fathoms. One boat released 3 whites and 2 sails over
the weekend at the Dumps. Kingfish have shown up on the
rocks. A few boats have tried to chum up some tuna behind
the shrimpers without any luck. Just a matter of time
before the tuna bite gets strong.
08/01/05- Royal Flush
- Went 1 for 5 for blues on Friday at a rip in 100
fathoms. Caught numerous dolphin up to 20 lbs. For
the weekend, they saw 7 blue marlin and 4 white
marlin.
08/1/05 - Yellowfin -
Limits of kingfish and snapper during the week. Caught a
59lb Wahoo at the Rocks. Jumped a sail at a rip about 26 miles
offshore.

08/1/05 - Temptation-Kings,
ling and snapper on the shorter trips. Also mixed in some
dolphin and a couple of blackfin to 28lbs.
08/1/05 - Meat Haul- Fished
a 3 degree temp break south of the dumps on Saturday. Saw
a few billfish, caught 6 dolphin at 25lbs or better, with the
largest being 37lbs.
08/1/05 - Bay
General- Great luck on the reds this week with limits on a
good number of trips. A few trout around but no outstanding
reports.
08/1/05 - Charlie
Kahn- Catching reds and trout in the bay. It has been
a little tough, but if you stick with it, you will find them.
08/1/05 - Don Miller-
Limits of reds early in the week. Tides are very
strong with an outgoing tide in the PM.
08/1/05 - Mark Jones-
Took out a group of kids and caught their limits of redfish
and then went for a little sightseeing and shell
collecting.
08/1/05 - Larry
Kelley - Had good luck on redfish all week. Was hoping
for a little bit of a breeze to cool things off.
8/1/05 - Backstabber
Guide Service- Tray Clark went out and gigged a limit
of flounder and sheephead. He said there were very many
small flounder and had many shots at sheephead.
07/25 /05 - Offshore General
- Billfish bite remains strong... Blues , Whites, and Sails
over the past week from 50 fathoms and on...
07/25 /05 - High
Bid - Capt. Brian Cody/Aaron Chambers - Grand Slam on
Saturday.. a Blue, White, and Sail! Pics Pending

07/25 /05 - Git Er Dun
- Capt. Jim Harmon - Solid numbers on Kings all week.
Picking up a few Sharks, Snapper, and a Wahoo or two on the
troll.
07/25 /05 -
Temptation - Capt. Matt Haworth - Several Dorado and
nice Wahoo over the weekend; missed a Sail.
07/25 /05 - Yellowfin-
Capt. Tommy Gueldner -
King limits
coming quickly, a few Aj's and Snapper limits this week. Jumped
a Sail on a rip at the 26's Mon.
07/25 /05 - Finatik -
Capt. David Hein - Several Blackfin Tuna, a Blue Marlin, and
a White Marlin Sat.. Pulled the hook on another Big Blue!
07/25 /05 - Cherokee -
Capt. Tray Clark - A Blue Marlin and a Sailfish on
Saturday.
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07/10/05 -Offshore General
- Water conditions still exceptional, and the bite remains
hot near-shore and offshore. Limits of Kings are steadily coming
in, along with Spanish Mackerel, Sharks and Snapper. Further
offshore there have been several rips and strong currents. Many
Billfish - Blues, Whites, and Sails being caught regularly. Good
numbers of Dorado and Wahoo as well.
07/10/05 - Git Er Dun
- Capt. Jim Harmon - Kingfish everywhere, picking up some
big Sharks, nice Dorado and smaller Wahoo on the inshore
rips.
07/10/05 - High
Bid - Capt. Aaron Chambers - Several nice Dorado this
week, limits of Snapper, Kings, and some big Ling.
07/10/05 -
Fishn
Impossible - Capt. Randy Feikels - Good rip off Southern
producing several Dorado up to 35 lbs, and some nice
Wahoo.
07/10/05 -
Temptation - Capt. Matt Haworth - Billfish Champion at
the Deep Sea Round Up! Two Blue Marlin and a nice
Dorado.

07/10/05 -
Backlash - Capt. Ron Melvin - A Sailfish on Saturday,
along with a few big Bull Sharks, Kings, Wahoo, and
Spanish over the weekend.
07/10/05 -
Other Reports - Meat Haul - White Marlin, Reel
Easy - Sailfish, Liquid Addiction - Blue Marlin, Barbara C
- Blue Marlin, 2 White Marlin, Deguello - 4 White Marlin,
1 Sailfish, Cherokee - Blue Marlin, Mechanical Man - Blue
Marlin, Awesome - 2 Sailfish, Whap Bam Boom - Blue
Marlin... and on and on ......around 35 billfish caught
over the weekend!!! |
06/26/05 -Offshore General
- Nice seas all week and excellent water clarity. Kings are
in as close as the jetties, and the inshore bite on Ling and
Snapper remain strong. From the 26's to deeper water the
Billfish bite has turned on. Several released Blues, Whites and
Sails.
06/26/05 -Yellowfin- Capt. Tommy Gueldner -
Several Wahoo
this week, limits of Snapper, a few Kings, and a Blue Marlin on
Thursday.
06/26/05 -Git Er Dun
- Capt. Jim Harmon - Good numbers of Kings this week, along
with a few big Black Tip sharks. 2 Nice Wahoo on Saturday and a
few Ling.

06/26/05 - Meat Haul
- A White on Sunday!

06/26/05 -High Bid -
Capt. Aaron Chambers / Brian Cody- Steady week of
fishing with a few nice Wahoo each trip, Kings, Limits of
Snapper, and a few Barracuda. Tournament fishing Friday and
Saturday catching many Blackfin Tuna, a few Yellowfin, Wahoo,
Dorado, a White Marlin and a Sailfish.
06/26/05 -Finatik -
Capt. David Hein - A Blue MArlin Saturday, along with a few
nice Wahoo.
06/26/05 --Fishn
Impossible - Capt. Randy Feikels - A Blue Marlin Saturday..!!

06/26/05 -Cherokee -
Capt. Tray Clark - Charter fishing mid week and catching a
Blue Marlin! Tournament fishing over the weekend catching two
Blue Marlin, a big Yellowfin, and big Wahoo. Taking 2nd place in
the Masters Billfish Tournament.

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06/20/05 -Offshore General
- Winds subsiding this past week making it a nice ride
offshore. Clear water nearshore and out deep with flying fish in
as close as the 26's. Rips inshore holding some nice Wahoo and
Dorado. Deeper water out near Falcon, a few Blues and a White
were caught Sat. along with a few Sailfish further South. 06/20/05
--Git Er Dun
- Capt. Jim Harmon - Solid week of fishing! Limits of
Kingfish with several up to 30 lbs, averaging a Ling per
trip, several nice Sharks, along with a few Dorado mixed
in.
06/20/05 -High
Bid - Capt. Aaron Chambers / Brian Cody- Two Sailfish
released this week for the High Bid! Limits of Snapper, a
few big Kings, several Ling, and some nice Wahooo, one
weighing in at 72 lbs!! PICTURES
POSTED TUESDAY!!!
06/20/05 -Yellowfin- Capt. Tommy Gueldner -
9 Wahooo for the
Yellowfin on Saturday and 12 Sunday! Steady on Snapper Limits,
several nice Amberjack and a Scamp Grouper.
06/20/05 --Finatik -
Capt. Paul McKnight - Ona roll with Billfish, the Finatik
went 1 for 3 on Sailfish Sat. and picked up 3 Dolphin
around 30 lbs., along with some nice Wahoo.
06/20/05 -Just 1 More
- Capt. Frank Eicholz -Catching several nice Trout in the
ship channel and Lydia Ann using live croaker. Still a few
Reds up in the Flats, but hit or miss.
06/20/05 -Fishing Fever - Capt. Mark Rochester III -
Several big Redfish and 1 oversize over the weekend around
Stedmans using cut shad. Also had one big Shark hook up
and beak off! A few good Trout being picked up out around
Pelican Isle. |
06/13/05 -Offshore General
- Rough Seas all week but settled down for Saturday.
Nearshore, the Snapper remain strong, along with a few Kings,
Cobia, and Shark. Deeper water still producing a few Blues and
Several Wahoo, along with a few Dorado. Most boats fishing to
the North due to seas and conditions.
06/13/05 -Fishn
Impossible - Capt. Randy Feikels - good mixed bag on Sat,
with 3 Wahoo, Limits of Snapper, and a few kings.
06/13/05 --Git Er Dun
- Capt. Jim Harmon - Rough seas this week, but Snapper
limits steady along with a few Kings, Cobia, and AJ's mixed in.
06/13/05 -High
Bid - Capt. Aaron Chambers - Snapper all week, Kingfish bite
getting better, and still catching several nice Cobia, and a few
shark.
06/13/05 -Yellowfin- Capt. Tommy Gueldner -
Amberjack limits this week
along with Snapper, and a few Kings.
06/13/05 -Temptation - Capt. Matt Haworth -
Wahoo and Amberjack 64 & 68lbs! this week, along with limits of snapper
and a few shark. Been rough water this past week.

06/13/05 -Finatik -
Capt. David Hein - Blue Marlin Released Saturday, and one
nice AJ to 40 lbs.
06/13/05 -Just 1 More
- Capt. Frank Eicholz - Still Redfish in the Flats, bite has
slowed, but when you find 'em, limits come quickly. Cut bait
still working best.
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06/06/05 -Offshore General
- Inshore bite remains steady with plenty of Snapper along
with some nice Cobia. Still plenty of Sargassum, but fairly
blown apart by strong SE Winds this week.
06/06/05 -Git Er Dun
- Capt. Jim Harmon - Mid week trips with 8 hrs catching
limits of Sanpper and a few nice Cobia, along with several
sharks.
06/06/05 -High
Bid - Capt. Aaron Chambers - Solid Cobia bite this week with
fish up to 83 lbs.! Also a limits of Snapper during the
week.

06/06/05 -Yellowfin-
Capt. Tommy Gueldner -
Amberjack, Snapper,
and a few Kings showing up.
06/06/05 -Just 1 More
- Capt. Frank Eicholz - Tough with windy conditions, but
steady numbers of Reds. Best luck w/ cut bait along
Dagger.
06/06/05
-Woodhouse Guide - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Hammered the
Reds over the weekend. 12 on Saturday along with 1
oversize and several releases. Good numbers of Trout mixed
in. Best bet with cut bait for Reds as well as for big
Trout! |
05/31/05 -Offshore General
- Inshore bite remains steady with Snapper, Ling, a few
Kings, and small Dorado along the weedlines. Plenty of sargassum
weed everywhere offshore.. Deep water trips picking up fewer
numbers of fish, but good ones - several Blue Marlin released
over the weekend, both to the North and South.
05/31/05 -Temptation - Capt. Matt Haworth -
Several Wahoo caught over the past week, along with limits
of big Amberjack. Snapper and a few Kings, and Sharks mixed
in.
05/31/05 -Yellowfin- Capt. Tommy Gueldner -
Limits of Snapper, Limits
of Amberjack, and a few Cobia over the weekend.
05/31/05 -Git Er Dun
- Capt. Jim Harmon - Limits of Snapper over the weekend,
along with a few nice Amberjack, and Kingfish.
05/31/05 - High
Bid - Capts. Aaron Chambers - 10 Wahoo on Monday and a few
nice Dorado. Big Cobia bite mid week with fish 40 to 62 lbs! Weekend
trips included limits of Snapper, some nice Kings, and a few
Amberjack and Vermilion Snapper.
05/31/05 -
Cash-n-Carey - Capt. Bobby Richter -
Picked up a Blue Marlin and a White Marlin mid week fishing
Dutra to E. Breaks. Also a few Wahoo and Dorado.
05/31/05 -
Outta Control - Robert Cathey -
Blue Marlin Released Sat.
05/31/05 - She Bangz
- Kirk Yariger - Blue Marlin released Sat, and picked up a
Tuna and Wahoo.
05/31/05 -Cherokee -
Capt. Tray Clark - Two Blue Marlin released over the
Weekend.
05/31/05 -Finatik -
Capt. David Hein -
Blue Marlin Released Sunday.
05/31/05 -Woodhouse Guide - Capt. Ed Woodhouse -
Many big Trout measuring in the mid 20"'s over the past
week. Also good Redfishing along Hog Island.
05/31/05 -Fishing Fever - Capt. Mark Rochester III -
Morning bite producing best results with several big Trout
and a few limits of Redfish. Cut bait still the bait of
choice.
05/31/05 -Just 1 More
- Capt. Frank Eicholz - Several nice Redfish over the
weekend. Best luck around Dagger with cut perch.
| 05/23/05
- Offshore General - Weedlines and strong currents keeping
the fishing active near-shore as well as deep. Several
boats getting into Wahoo and Dorado along rips around 30
fathoms and 70 fathoms. Reports of a Blue released and a
few Sails as well. Also the story of a Bluefin that pulled
the hook around 300 fathom hump!
05/23/05 -Temptation - Capt. Matt Haworth -
Steady weekend of fishing with fair weather and good
weedlines. Friday, 16 King, Limits of Snapper, and 4 Bull
Tigers; Sat - 13 Wahoo!, a 40 lb Warsaw Grouper, and 35 lb
AJ.
05/23/05 -
Yellowfin-
Capt. Tommy Gueldner -
Limits of Amberjack
both Sat and Sun, along with limits of Snapper and a few
Ling.
05/23/05 - Git Er Dun
- Capt. Jim Harmon -
Limits of Kingfish and Snapper over the weekend, along with
Bull Tigers and one Hammerhead.
05/23/05 - High
Bid - Capts. Aaron Chambers/Brian Cody -
Thursday, 3 Ling, limits of Snapper, 2 Kings,; Friday,
Limits of AJ's, Limits of Snapper w/ largest 24 lbs, and 2
Ling; Saturday, limits of Kings w/ largest around 28 lbs,
limits of Snapper w/ largest 12 lbs, 1 Shark; Sunday,Wahoo,
Dorado, a Ling and a few Snapper.
05/23/05 -
Outta Control - Robert Cathey - 6 Wahoo, a Dorado, and
a few Hoo released.
05/23/05
-
Fishing Fever - Capt. Mark Rochester III - Several
nice Trout fishing Traylor Isle and Redfsih along
California Hole using cut shad. Also picked up some big
Trout 21-25" while Redfishing!
05/23/05 - Just 1 More
- Capt. Frank Eicholz -
Limits of Redfish both Sat and Sun along with an oversize
each day. Best luck using cut perch on the bottom. |
05/15/05 -Yellowfin- Capt. Tommy Gueldner -
Limits of Amberjack and
Snapper on Sunday.. First trip back with the new engines!
05/14/05 - Git Er Dun
- Capt. Jim Harmon - Black Tip bite! Black tip limits on Sat
and Sun, plenty of Bull Tigers, a few Jackfish, and 15-20
chicken Dolphin. Also picked up Snapper Limits. Water still
pretty dirty, but looking better.
05/14/05 - Cherokee -
Capt. Tray Clark - Several Sow Snapper included in limits of
fish for 6 people. A few big Cudas and Sharks mixed in.
Excessive amounts of sargasso grass making trolling tough.
05/14/05 - Finatik -
Capt. Randy Pritchard - Limits of Snapper for 6, a 35lb
Grouper, a nice Wahoo, and a few sharks mixed in.
05/14/05 -Temptation - Capt. Matt Haworth -
Limits of Snapper and Sharks over the weekend on the 8 hr
trips. Picked up a 50 lb grouper on Sun.

05/14/05 -High
Bid - Capts. Aaron Chambers - Snapper and Atlantic Sharpnose
on Sat. Been steady on Blacktips earlier in the week along with
some Cobia mixed in.

05/14/05 -Miller Time
- Capt. Don Miller - 100 lbs of fish on Sat! 9 Keeper Reds,
27 Trout with 15 over 20"!
05/14/05 -Just 1 More
- Capt. Frank Eicholz -Limits of Redfish and several throw
backs. Fishing Dagger w/ live shrimp and cut bait.
05/12/05- QUEPOS
COSTA RICA! - Bite
remains steady in Quepos. Not the big numbers of winter, but
avg. of 4-5 Sails per day, still a good bite.. 75 Total Sailfish
along with 3 Blue Marlin and several nice Dorado for the dinner
table! Still have a month or so before the rainy season. Get
ready for the fall and our next trip! Pictures
Pending- Post Tues -17th!
more on way!
05/07/05 - Wildcatter
- Capt. D.A. Hughes - weather was pretty bad this weekend but we went fishing. we ran to the east breaks and caught 2 wahoo early and caught 125 blue marlin at 3:10pm.
| 04/25/05 - High
Bid - Capt's. Aaron Chambers / Brian Cody - The
long awaited opening of snapper season is finally here.
Weren't disappointed with limits of snapper up to 15 lbs.
and limit of Sharpnose shark for 5 people.
04/25/05 -Temptation - Capt. Matt Haworth -
Overnight trip producing several Blackfin Tuna, limits
of Amberjack, Snapperand a Sand Bar shark.

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04/11/05 - Yellowfin- Capt. Tommy Gueldner -
A little rough
Sat, but picked up 3 big AJ's and a 77 lb Wahoo on the 8 hour.
04/11/05 - High
Bid - Capt's. Aaron Chambers / Brian Cody - Overnight trip
producing big numbers of Blackfin Tuna (50) along with a couple
of Wahoo, and a bit of excitement as one customer tried to free
gaff a Mako shark!
04/11/05 - FISHING
FEVER - Capt. Mark Rochester III- Plenty of Redfish for
Carol and Levi Bullock from
Austin. Best luck using live shrimp fishing Southbay.

04/07/05 - High
Bid - Capt's. Aaron Chambers / Brian Cody - WAhooo! Loaded
down on big Wahoo Thursday. 8 for 11. Smallest 35 on up to 52
lbs! Also picked up a Blackfin in the mix. Blue water bite
remains strong.
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04/04/05 - Yellowfin- Capt. Tommy Gueldner -
3 Wahoo, A
Blackfin, and a couple of Dog Snapper on Saturday.
04/04/05 - High
Bid - Capt's. Aaron Chambers / Brian Cody - Good midweek
trip with a break in the weather. Picked up a nice Wahoo, 4
Blackfin, and a handful of Kingfish. Tougher bite over the
weekend.
04/04/05 - Temptation - Capt. Matt Haworth -
Good overnighter Friday-Sat. 1 Mako shark at 80 lbs and 40
Blackfin Tuna! Good bite under the lights!
04/04/05 - Just
1 More Outfitter - Capt. Frankie Eicholz -
04/04/05 - Woodhouse Guide - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Red
hot bay fishing over the weekend! 105 lbs Saturday morning
alone. Limits of Redfish and Sheephead. More Trout showing up
and also catching a few Flounder. Good bite freelining shrimp in
South Bay. |
03/28/05 - Yellowfin- Capt. Tommy Gueldner -
Kingfish bite is
picking up as of last week. Wahoo number remain steady. Friday 3
nice hoo and a Blackfin Tuna.

03/28/05 -
Temptation - Capt. Matt Haworth - Falcon
trip on Saturday: 3 Amberjack up to 51 lbs.. A nice Wahoo,
and a Gag Grouper 35 lbs.
03/28/05 - High
Bid - Capt. Brian Cody - Good Hooo bite Saturday! 6 nice
Wahoo between 35 and 66 lbs! Also picked up 12 Kingfish, and 3
Blackfin Tuna!

03/28/05 -
Woodhouse Guide - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Back in the flats,
the Redfish bite has picked up.. Limits of Redfs and Sheephead
on Saturday. Best luck freelining shrimp.
| 03/21/05 - Yellowfin- Capt. Tommy Gueldner -
Wahoo bite still
strong. Picked up 2 nice hoo on Thursday, and 3 big hoo
Sunday. Also hooked up a Blue that pulled the hooks!
03/21/05 -
Temptation - Capt. Matt Haworth - Two Hoo on Thursday
and A few Blackfin Tuna. Over the weekend a few (2) more
big hoo, one 72lbs!!

03/21/05 - Finatik - Capt.
Randy Pritchard - 9 Wahoo!!! Saturday trip big Wahoo
numbers... Early bite at the rigs. Also a temperature
break around 30 fathoms.
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03/12/05 - Finatik - Capt. Paul McKnight - Another
overnight trip to Falcon produces big numbers on Blackfin Tuna.
447 lbs! Also several big AJs and a nice dorado fishing a rip on
way in. Nice rip inshore of Baker with a 3 degree temperature
break.
03/10/05 - Yellowfin- Capt. Tommy Gueldner -
Big Wahoo day!
Nine big hoo's with the largest 50 lbs! A few Tuna being
picked up at the rocks and the AJ bite remains strong.
Limits of AJ's and 2 nice Hoo on Saturday as well.

03/12/05 - FISHING
FEVER - Capt. Mark Rochester III- 10 Redfish on
Saturday, and a few nice Flounder. The bite is back on. Best
Luck free-lining shrimp in the Flats.
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03/07/05 - Finatik -
Overnight trip to Falcon over the weekend proved to be a
red hot bite! 28 Blackfin Tuna and limits of big Amberjack
to 68 lbs! Overall catch of 542 lbs of fish!
03/07/05 -
Temptation -
Day trip to Falcon on Saturday also producing some nice
Blackfin Tuna. Had a few Hoo knock downs, but no solid
hook ups. Fought a few Cudas for fun and caught a Grouper
for dinner!
03/07/05 - Just
1 More Outfitter -
The bite is on back in the Bays this weekend. Several nice
Reds, Drum, and Sheephead. Having to search out the
Redfish schools, but they are moving up the Flats. Best
luck free-lining shrimp.
03/07/05 -
HUATULCO - Averaging 4-5 Sails released per trip, a
few nice Yellowfin, and a Marlin or two mixed in.
Definitely a steady bite this last week. |
02/22/05 - International
- GUATEMALA - Here is the Stat sheet for our most
recent trip..
February 17 to the 21
Boat 1: 4 people Patrick Seidensticker, Bill Seidensticker, David Niewolny, Terry Niewolny, Trolling on the 31' Bertram "Blue Light Special"
Day 1- 14 for 23 sailfish, 1 Dorado
Day 2- 28 for 45 sailfish
Day 3- 37 for 42 sailfish
Day 4 28 for 47 sailfish
Boat 2 : Robert Cathey , Dave Matisons using bait and switch technique on the 31' Bertram "Stragos"
Day 1: 32 Released on 54 bites, 69 sailfish raised
Day 2: 23 released on 47 bites, 63 sailfish raised (5 caught on
the Fly!)
Day 3: 22 released on 40 bites, 51 sailfish raised, 1 dorado (30lbs)
Guatemala offers a chance to have numerous shots at sailfish using different techniques. All fishing was done with circle hooks and inside of 13 miles from the marina.

02/22/05 - Local
Report - Been Foggy this week, but a few boats venturing out
for a few Kings, Amberjack, and Statewater Snapper. The Taryn it
Up got into some nice Dorado at the end of last week. Word
has it a nice little rip has formed up at 30 fathoms!
- 02/15/05 -YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner - Break in the weather with
fair skies and calm seas. Picked up 2 nice amberjack
and broke off several bigger. Also brought in two nice
Scamp Grouper.
- 01/29/05 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Brian Cody/Capt. Aaron Chambers - loaded
down with limits of big Kingfish, 2 Gag Grouper to 30
lbs., and a nice Amberjack! A weedline out at Southern
looked like it could have some Wahoo potential given a
longer trip!
- 01/26/05 - International
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- Costa Rica -
recent reports from January show an average of 1/2 dozen releases on Sails per day
in Quepos along with several Tuna, Dorado, Blue Marlin and a few Black Marlin.!
- Guatemala -
Sailfishing is hot! The highest number of releases in
the region is definitely Guatemala. Can see releases
in the teens on a regular basis.
- 01/26/05 -
YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner - The Hoo bite has slowed a
little, but the AJ's remain steady. Several over the
past couple of weeks and a few Dorado mixed in. Missed
another big fish that came back with a fraid
leader.... billfish?

- 01/26/05 -
TRAY'S FLOUNDER TRIPS - Capt. Tray Clark - Although
the big run of flounder has slowed, the fish remain
steady. Also good shots at drum and sheephead. Look
for the Flounder run to start big again in late
Feb/early March.

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01/08/05 -
TEMPTATION
- Capt.
Matt Haworth -A
little rough over the past month, but a
few good offshore runs. Still picking up
a few nice Wahoo at the rigs, and the
Tuna bite remains steady with several
Blackfin inshore, and the big
Yellowfin out on the Floater trips! Also
picking up some nice Vermillion Snapper
for the Dinner table. Blue water veteran
Ed Richer displays a Goggle Eye Snapper
below. Ed currently holds the state
record for Scamp Grouper which was also
caught aboard Temptation.
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12/25/04
- Christmas Snow in Port Aransas!!!!!!
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- 12/8/04 -
YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner - The bite is On
when the weather breaks! Several Blackfin Tuna,
Wahoo, and a Blue Marlin on Wednesday. Looking
for the big Wahoo bite over the next several
months.
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- Offshore
General - Weather has been tough on offshore charter
boats this month, but the deepwater trips are still
producing nice Yellowfin. Re-emergence of a few shrimp
boats has brought back the inshore tuna bite, along
with a few Blacktips.
- 11/26/04 -
TEMPTATION
- Capt.
Matt Haworth - Tuna bite is back on when the weather permits. Picked up 7 nice fish on a short trip after Thanksgiving. Also a few nice gobblers on extended trips,,,

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- 11/7/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Brian Cody/Aaron Chambers - Slow finding shrimp
boats, but made the Blackfin Tuna bite happen at
Southern. Picked up about 15.
- 11/7/04 -
REEL EASY - Gene Ashley - Double header Blue Marlin at
Baker! Also picked up a Blackfin. (opening of deer season?
?....)
    
- 10/25/04 - Offshore
General - Fair winds have deserted the Texas coast
for the past few weeks making it a tough trip
offshore most days. The Snapper have been getting
bigger, but season ends this month, so now is the
time! When you can travel, the Tuna bite at the shrimp
boats is still a good bet. Floater trips are still
Hot!
- 10/25/04 - TEMPTATION
- Capt.
Matt Haworth - Another successful run out to the
Floater's! 6 Yellowfin Tuna 40 to 70 lbs, a Dozen
Blackfin Tuna, a few nice Dorado, and a 15 lb Barjack
to round out the day!
- 10/25/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Aaron Chambers - Steady this week on Snapper,
Shark, and Ling. A few Dorado and Cudas picked up as
well. Current is ripping right now!
- 10/25/04 -
YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner - Over 400 lbs of Blackfin
Tuna on Sunday! Windy conditions making it tough to
travel to very many Shrimpers.
- 10/25/04 - WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Live Shrimp and Live Mullet
still working best up in the Flats. Picking up several
nice Reds around Estes.
- 10/25/04 - JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz -
Windy, Windy, Windy! - Picking up a few Reds
and Drum around Hog with Live shrimp under a popping
cork. Also good luck inside Dagger with Live Mullet,
Shrimp, and Spoons.
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- 10/14/04 - Offshore
General - Shrimpers moving to the North have brought
back the Tuna bite over the past few weeks. Several boats
brining in big numbers of Blackfin, along with a few very
sizeable Yellowfin. A few Dorado and Wahoo still being
picked up on the troll out past 50 fathoms. Bigger Snapper
showing up and Big Amberjack still hot out at Falcon.
- 10/14/04 - TEMPTATION
- Capt.
Matt Haworth - Fairly steady bite on Tuna over the
past week. Several nice Blackfin and a Yellowfin to 124lbs!
Also picking up occasional Blacktip Shark, a few nice
Dorado, as well as Amberjack to 66lbs!

- 10/14/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Aaron Chambers - Blackfin Tuna have been coming
in in good numbers off of the Shrimpers. Also picking up a
few nice ling and Dorado on those boats. Amberjack and
Snapper still steady.
- 10/14/04 - YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner - Tuna, Kingfish, AJ's, and some
BIG Snapper have been where the action is over the last
week. Looking for the Tuna bite to stay hot!
- 10/14/04 - JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz -
Hitting the Redfish in the Flats. Mullet working
best. Work them because they are definitely there!
- 10/14/04 - WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Reds moving up into the
flats. Fishing the pot holes on the drift with live shrimp
or finger mullet. Steady on limits of Reds and a few nice
Trout.
- 10/14/04 - FISHING
FEVER - Capt. Mark Rochester III - Limits and Limits of
Redfish! Good luck using live shrimp and finger mullet drift fishing hog island flats
Sunday the 10th.

- 10/08/04 -
Offshore
General - Sorry for the delay in reports! A little computer
memory glitch!... But the fishing has not stopped.
Last week saw the continuation of a good Tuna bite
anywhere from the 26's to near the North Baker
area. The Wahoo bite seemed to be scattered through
that area as well out to Falcon. Reports of Billfish
still hot out near Dutra with a few Blues released
last weekend. Loads of Small flying fish and a Blue
Green Rip at 40 fathoms. If the weather holds up, the
conditions look favorable for a continued hot bite!
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- 9/20/04 - Offshore
General - A little hurricane action has the current
ripping pretty hard offshore making the drift fishing a
little tough. Still good numbers of Snapper and Kings on the
8 hrs, with a Blackfin mixed in., Deeper water bite has been
a mixed bag. Blues, Whites and Sails continue to be caught
on a regular basis. The Blackfin Tuna bite has been steady
from Baker to Falcon and a few nice Yellowfin coming in from
boats Billfishing. And The big Yellowfin bite is on at the
Floater Rigs!
- 9/20/04 - TEMPTATION
- Capt.
Matt Haworth - Several trips this past week including
one to the "Floater Rigs" 140 miles offshore. The
Tuna bite has definitely picked up with good numbers of
Blackfin inshore on the Shrimp boats, and big Yellowfin and
Amberjack out in the deep water. The floater trips are Hot!
Released a nice Blue Marlin this week as well.
   
 
- 9/20/04 - YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner - Steady numbers of fish this
past week with Kings, Snapper, and Tuna. Look for the Tuna
to keep getting better. Released a nice Blue Marlin, and
missed a Sailfish around Baker.
- 9/20/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Aaron Chambers - Bottom fishing been a little
tough with the strong currents, but still good numbers of
Snapper, Kings and Ling, with a Tuna bite mixed in. Looking
for the Tuna to catch fire in the coming months.
- 9/20/04 - FINATIK
- Capt. Mike Gibbs - Worked over the Snapper on
Saturday, and got into the bite out at Baker Sunday with
Tuna, Cudas, and raised a few Billfish.
- 9/20/04 - JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz -
Traveling far to find the schools of Redfish this week.
High water has them spread out. Still catching some nice
Trout and a few nice Flounder.
- 9/20/04 - WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Bringing in some nice
keeper Reds when you can find and keep up with the schools.
Been working Dagger and Estes with piggies. Trout bite still
steady along the ship channel.
- 9/20/04 -
MILLER TIME - Capt.
Don Miller - High water has the Trout scattered a bit,
but we have been able to catch up with the Redfish schools.
8 nice keepers yesterday! Best bet using live mullet or
piggies working Hog & Dagger.
- 9/7/04 -
Offshore
General - White Marlin bite has arrived! Several
reports of releases this week. Blues and Sails are
also coming in steady. The Blackfin Tuna bite has
also arrived with many boats loading up and home by
noon!
- 9/7/04 - TEMPTATION
- Capt.
Matt Haworth - Tuna have turned on. Blackfin bite on
the shrimp boats steady this week. Also good numbers
of Snapper and Blacktip Sharks.
- 9/7/04 -
YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner - Several limits of Kings and
Snapper this week, also loading up on Blackfin Tuna
this week.
- 9/7/04 - FINATIK
- Capt. Mike Gibbs - White Marlin and a
Sailfish over the weekend. Also picked up a nice
Wahoo to 68lbs!
- 9/7/04 -
HIGH BID
- Capt. Aaron Chambers - Big Blue Marlin over the
weekend, and jumped another! Steady Tuna bite all
week.

- 9/7/04 - JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz -
Reds have been spotty this week with the weather
pattern. Best luck waiting em out. Good shots at
Tarpon at the end of the jetties this week.
- 9/7/04 - WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Scratching out a few
Reds in the Flats. Fishing the wells this week
picked up several limits of Trout and a few Blacktip
Shark. Spanish Mackeral bite has been hot at the end
of the jetties.
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- 8/30/04 - Offshore
General - Wind finally let up this weekend! With a few
shrimp boats near shore, Kings, Sharks, and Cobia have been
a good bite. A few more Tuna showing up as well. Deepwater,
the Billfish bite turned back on in big numbers. Several
Sailfish, White Marlin, and Blue Marlin released over the
weekend. The Breaks to Dutra a hot spot.
- 8/30/04 - MAKAIRA - Capt. Jim Harmon -
Blackfin Tuna bite turned on a bit over the weekend. A
dozen on Sunday along with a few nice Sharks and Kingfish.
- 8/30/04 - TEMPTATION
- Capt.
Matt Haworth - Several Kingfish and Snapper limits
this week along with a few Tuna mixed in. The Amberjack bite
also caught fire with limits of fish to 50 lbs!

- 8/30/04 - FINATIK
- Capt. Mike Gibbs - A Sailfish, a Blue Marlin,
and a Blackfin Tuna to win the TWAT Tournament!!
- 8/30/04 -
HIGH BID
- Capt. Brian Cody / Aaron Chambers - Sailfish on
Friday! Steady numbers of Kings, Lings, and Snapper.
- 8/30/04 - FISHIN
IMPOSSIBLE - Capt. Randy Feikles - Limits of Snapper, a
few Kings and Cobia this weekend.

- 8/30/04 -
YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner - Kingfish and Snapper strong all
week. 40 lb. Grouper and 38 lb. Wahoo.

- 8/30/04 - JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz - Look
for the Reds schooling. East Flats to Hog. Finger
Mullet and gold spoons working best.
- 8/30/04 - WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse -
- 8/23/04 - Offshore
General - Had to be pretty mad at the fish to want
to be out there this week. Relentless wind keeping
the water fairly dirty out to the rocks. Kings and
Snapper holding up for the 8 hr trips. Not much to
report for deepwater trips.. hoping the wind will
let us out this week!
- 8/23/04 -
HIGH BID
- Capt. Brian Cody / Aaron Chambers - Tough sea
conditions this week. Kingfish bite and Snapper
remain strong. Also picked up a few Shark and Ling.

- 8/23/04 -
TEMPTATION - Capt.
Matt Haworth - Fished a only a few days this week due
to weather, but good success with Kings, a few Ling,
and several nice Tuna.

- 8/23/04 - MUY
CALIENTE - Capt. Dennis Lug - A hearty crew this
week in the rough seas. Kings and Snapper remain the
staple, with steady limits.
- 8/23/04 - JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz - Trout
fishing holding up, but a little to tough to get out
to the surf and the deep water cuts for them this
week. Redfish bite getting a little hotter using cut
bait, along with a few nice Flounder. Still working
Quarrantine area.
- 8/23/04 - WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Redfish starting to school,
but you do still have to find 'em. For fun, we've
been catching some nice Blacktip sharks around the
wells in CC Bay.
- 8/23/04 - R&R
OUTFITTERS-
Capt. Ralph Ray - 5 nice Redfish on Saturday
with a late bite. Schools are showing up around
Estes.

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- 8/16/04 - Offshore
General - Inshore bite on the shrimpers hot this week
with Blacktips, Spinners, and Kings. Tuna also starting to
show up deeper on the shrimp boats and bottom structures. A
few Billfish released over the weekend, but overall numbers
have slowed.
- 8/16/04 -
YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner -
Kingfish bite still strong, but size is avg. A
few more Tuna showing up at the boats to the South and the
rocks. Snapper and a few AJ's mixed in.
- 8/16/04 -
FINATIK
- Capt. Mike Gibbs -
Released a Sailfish and broke off another on Friday.
Over the weekend, good number of Kingfish, Tuna, and
Snapper. Water clarity not so good until about 30 fathoms.
- 8/16/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Brian Cody - Steady numbers of Kingfish and
Snapper this week. A few nice Sharks while working the
Shrimpers, along with a few Tuna, a Ling, and an AJ.
- 8/16/04 - RED
DOG - Capt. Aaron Chambers - Blacktips and Spinner
Sharks are back with the Shrimp Boats. Also picking up some
good Kings and a few Blackfin Tuna on those boats. Red
Snapper and Dog Snapper mixed in.
- 8/16/04 -
TEMPTATION
- Capt.
Matt Haworth - Good bite on the Blackfin Tuna for us
this week.... once you wade through the Bonita! Good numbers
of Kings and Snapper still coming in and a few avg. Dorado.
- 8/16/04 - JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz -
Reds are starting Schooling, so keep an eye out
in the Flats. Trout can still be caught along Quarrantine
with live Crokaer or Piggies.
- 8/16/04 -
SANDPIPER GUIDE - Capt. Buddy Coker -
Trout bite remains strong... average 20 per
trip over the weekend with several releases. A few keeper
Reds mixed in. Fishing Dagger and Estes.
- 8/09/04 -
Offshore
General - Nearshore you can find the Kings, Ling,
and Sharks with no problem working the shrimpers and
rigs. A little more traveling involved to find the
big fish offshore. Reports of several Wahoo, Dorado,
and nice AJ's coming in from around Falcon. Good
shots at Tuna around the Shrimpers working the
deepwater as well. Billfish are not as hot, but
several still released over the past week.
- 8/09/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Aaron Chambers/Brian Cody - Kingfish and Snapper
with a Ling or two mixed in. Steady action, and a
few Tuna showing up. Nice AJ's this week to 40 lbs!

- 8/09/04 - RED
DOG - Capt. Randy Prichard- Kings, Snapper, and Cudas,
and a few Ling on the 8 hrs this week. Kings still
in close.
- 8/09/04 -
WAHOOO.COM - Capt. Bob Greir - Kingfish bite
remains steady, a few Snapper, and some nice Dorado.
- 8/09/04 -
MI CORAZON - Jim Black/Sterling Howry-
Nice Sailfish released around
Southern on Saturday!

- 8/09/04 -
REEL
EASY - Gene Ashley -
Released a Sail on Wed., picked up some
nice Blackfin, Dorado, and Wahoo over the
weekend.

- 8/09/04 -
DAYS GUIDE SERVICE - Capt. John Day - Redfish
and Trout bite a little tougher, but still plenty of
keepers and releases.
- 8/09/04 - C&L
ADVENTURES - Capt. David Hein -
5-6 keeper Reds and 30 releases.... 4
keeper Flounder, and a few nice Trout. Live mullet
working best.
- 8/09/04 - JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz -
Quarantine and Trailor still a hot bite, and a
great bite out in the surf for Trout. Reds are a
little hard to find, but good bite when you find 'em!
- 8/02/04 -
Offshore
General - Fishing remains steady for the nearshore-offshore
bite. Steady on Kings, Lings, and Snapper.
Looks like the shrimp boats have started to
draw in a few Blackfin Tuna. Other reports
of Tuna around the rocks at Southern, as
well as small schools well offshore.
Billfish have cooled off a little, but still
a few Blues, Whites and Sails released this
week. Only one keeper Blue to win the
Mansfield Tournamnet!
- 8/02/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Aaron Chambers/Brian Cody - Kingfish and Snapper
limits all week long. Several Cobia this
week, Dog Tooth Snapper, Amberjack, and a
few Grouper. Billfishing slowed a little,
but did pick up some nice Blackfin Tuna.
- 8/02/04 -
TEMPTATION - Capt.
Matt Haworth - Mostly meat-fishing this week. Steady
numbers of Kings, Lings and Snapper. Good
action with Blackfin Tuna on the shrimp
boats.
- 8/02/04 -
YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner - 9 Tuna and 5 Ling on
Sunday. Several limits of Kings, Snapper and
AJ's all week long.
- 8/02/04 -
CHEROKEE - Capt.
Tray Clark - Limits of Big Snapper this week 11 to 20
lbs. Also several Kings and Dorado.
- 8/02/04 - MAKAIRA - Capt. Jim Harmon -
Kingfish limits still coming pretty
easy. A few nice Snapper as well as Cobia
and Shark this week.
- 8/02/04 - TROPIC
STAR - Capt. Scott Andrews - Nice
weather Saturday, after starting off with a
few showers. Limits of Kingfish for 7 along
with several nice Snapper for an 8 hr.
- 8/02/04 - JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz -
Trout fishing still on fire. 16 on
Sunday along with a nice shark. A few nice
keeper Redfish mixed in this week.
- 8/02/04 - WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Surf is best fishing right
now, the further to the North, the better.
Piggies & Croaker are the best bait for
the Trout. Big Redfish can also be caught
with cut menheaden off the jetty.
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- 7/26/04 -
Offshore
General -Count on the Kings and Sharks on the 8 hour
trips. Cobia and gaffer Dorado still hanging around
inshore as well. Deeper water temps a little high
this week with the fair winds causing Billfishing to
slow a little, but there is still a bite. Look for
the shrimpers moving offshore to improve the shot at
Tuna.
- 7/26/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Aaron Chambers/Brian Cody - Nice Kingfish and
Snapper limits this week. Steady numbers of Cobia
and Dorado mixed in. Bilfish bite slowed a little.
- 7/26/04 -
TEMPTATION
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Capt.
Matt Haworth - Steady Kingfish and Snapper limits all
week. 5 Nice Ling up to 30 lbs, limits of AJ's to 35
lbs and several Blackfin up to 27 lbs!
- 7/26/04 -
MUY CALIENTE - Capt. Keith Schoolcraft -
Limits of big Kingfish and Big Blacktip Sharks
this week. Shrimp boats have been holding good
numbers of fish.

- 7/26/04 -
MAKAIRA - Capt. Jim Harmon - Kingfish and
Snapper all week on the 8 hr trips. Sharks and Cobia
still mixed in. Fish still in close.
- 7/26/04 -
REEL
EASY - Gene Ashley - 2 for 4 on Sailfish, both double
headers! Picked up a few Blackfin, and a Wahoo. Flat
and hot water out at the Dumping Grounds, but some
good current slicks to fish.

- 7/26/04 -
YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner - Good action at the rocks with
Kings and Snapper. Limits all week on Kings. Still
picking up nice Amberjack and a few Dorado and
Wahoo. Missed a Blue over the weekend.
- 7/26/04 - FISHIN IMPOSSIBLE - Capt. Randy Feikls -
11 Big Kingfish on Saturday, several others
released. Snapper bite a little slow, but picked up
a few. Spooled by a Blue Marlin on light tackle out
at Southern.
- 7/26/04 - ORION
- Capt. Mike Miglini -
Spearfishing tournament over the weekend - 1st
Place- 64 lb Amberjack! Also placed first in Dorado,
Snapper, and Barracuda.
- 7/26/04 - JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz -
Solid limits of Trout all week long. The bite in
the surf is especially hot with croaker. Also good
action along Quarantine and Trailor.
- 7/26/04 -
WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Limits of Trout and several
nice Reds this week. Fishing the Lydia Ann with
piggies - Big Slew a good bite too.
- 7/26/04 -
CHARLIES GUIDE SERVICE - Capt. Charlie Hutchins - Good
action with Trout and Redfish. Big Reds hanging
around the end of the jetties.
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- 7/19/04 - Offshore
General - Shrimp season is back on, so look for the
Bonita, Blackfin and Sharks to heat up on the nearshore
bite. Kings are still pretty steady on the 8 hr trips. Hope
to see a few Tuna start to show up as the shrimpers venture
a little deeper. The deepwater bite still producing some
nice Amberjack, a few Wahoo, and dorado this week. Sounds
like the White Marlin have also started to show up. Two
releases on Saturday, and reports of Many others missed. The
Blue bite slowed a little... in fact, only one keeper Blue
won Poco!
- 7/19/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Aaron Chambers/Brian Cody - White Marlin release
on Saturday! All week steady with Kingfish, Snapper, and a
Ling here and there.
   
- 7/19/04 -
TEMPTATION
-
Capt.
Matt Haworth - Shorter trips this week, but with good
results: Limits of Snapper, several small Dorado, Kingfish,
and a few Cudas.
- 7/19/04 - RED
DOG - Capt. Randy Prichard-
Amberjack and Cobia bite pretty good to the
South near Ranzells. Also had plenty of Kingfish to release,
and some nice Snapper.
- 7/19/04 -
MUY CALIENTE - Capt. Keith Schoolcraft - Kingfish
bite remains steady, along with Red Snapper. More Dog
Snapper this week, as well as a few Grouper.
- 7/19/04 -
FINATIK - Capt. Mike Gibbs - Saturday the bite was dead with a west wind but we scratched
out a few nice fish. A couple of amberjacks, 45 & 52# as well as
a couple of tuna kings and a horse eye jack.

- 7/19/04 -
WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse -
Red hot Trout bite this week. 27",
28", 29", 30", and released another 28"
on one trip. LEft them biting! Also some nice Black drum
limits on the afternoon trips.
- 7/19/04 - JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz -
Limits of nice Trout and Whiting in the surf.
Also picked up a couple of Kingfish this week!
- 7/19/04 -
SANDPIPER GUIDE - Capt. Buddy Coker -
Been limiting out on Redfish and Trout in the
surf. Early bite. A best bet when the seas are calm.
- 7/19/04 - MILLER TIME - Capt.
Don Miller - More Trout than Reds right now, but a
steady bite using piggies around C.C. Bay. Good Surf action
too when the seas permit with limits of Trout quickly.
- 7/12/04 -
Offshore
General - Kingfish are in close! Good fish of size
coming in. One up to 58lbs! Snapper, Cobia, and
Sharks remain steady inshore. Blue water bite
tapered off a little, however, still several Blue
Marlin and Sailfish releases this past week. Bigger
Dorado also showing up. Hot spot remains around
Falcon to Dutra.
- 7/12/04 -
HIGH BID
- Capt. Aaron Chambers/Randy Prichard- Kingfish limits,
Snapper, Sharks and Cobia all week. A few Dorado
mixed in. Released a Sailfish Sunday!
- 7/12/04 -
TEMPTATION -
Capt.
Matt Haworth - Dorado up to 20 lbs, Kingfish,
Barracuda, some nice AJ's mixed in. Jumped a Blue
Marlin over the weekend.
- 7/12/04 -
YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner - Limits of Kings coming quickly
close in, a few nice Cobia, broke of a 50+! Dorado
and some nice Snapper over the weekend.
- 7/12/04 -
MAKAIRA - Capt. Jim Harmon - Kingfish limits, a
few sharks and Snapper on the 8hrs.
- 7/12/04 -
MUY CALIENTE - Capt. Keith Schoolcraft -
Kingfish bite is steady. Red Snapper mixed in with
some nice Dog Snapper as well. Sharks and Cobia also
coming in on the 8hrs.
- 7/12/04 -
FINATIK - Capt. Mike Gibbs -
Dorado and Wahoo over the weekend. One hoo to 67 lbs!!
- 7/12/04 -
EL GATO - Capt. Butch Findley - Kingfish and
Snapper limits coming quickly. Slower on the troll
around Ranzells and Ant Hill. Good action back on
the bay trips with Drum and Trout steady on the
piggy perch... Redfishing picking back up.
- 7/12/04 -
JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz - Late bite on
the reds, but plenty to go around up in the Dagger
Flats. Limits coming quickly. Trout still steady
around the ship channel shoreline on piggies. A few
Flounder as well.
- 7/12/04 -
WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Big numbers of Trout this
past week freelining piggies from Trailor to the
Ship Channel. Redfish are picking up around the
shoreline around Dagger.
- 7/12/04 -
CHARLIES
PASTURE - Capt. Charles Bujan - Good Trout fishing this
week on the Ship Channel. Piggies on the free
line.
- 7/05/04 -
Offshore
General - Kingfish are in close for the 8 hr trips.
Sounds like the Snapper has slowed a
bit since the commercial guys have
started again. Reports of some nice
Tuna and Dorado caught just offshore
of the 26's. Blues and Sails are out
deep around Falcon, Dutra, and the
Breaks.
- 7/05/04 - TEMPTATION
-
Capt.
Matt Haworth - 41 lb Bull Dolphin early in the week,
limits of Snapper, a few Kings and
Amberjack. Released a Blue Marlin on
the 4th of July! Whale Shark
sighting at Falcon.
   
- 7/05/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Aaron Chambers/Brian Cody - Kings, Lings, and
Snapper all week. Overnight trip
released a Blue Marlin, caught 4
nice Wahoo to 40 lbs, and a Bull
Dolphin to 40 lbs.
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- 7/05/04 -
YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner - Snapper slowed a little this
week, but the AJ's are still a good
bite. Kingfish have fired back up
inshore. Picked up a few nice Wahoo
and Dorado around 40 fathoms,
scattered grass.
- 7/05/04 - MUY CALIENTE - Capt. Keith Schoolcraft -
Several limits of Kingfish all week.
Snapper slowed a bit, but steady
numbers. A few Ling mixed in.
- 7/05/04 -
MAKAIRA - Capt. Jim Harmon - Hammering the
Kingfish this week. Picked up a few
blackfin Tuna , and a few Snapper.
- 7/05/04 -
FINATIK - Capt. Mike Gibbs -
Released 3 Blue Marlin from East Breaks to Tequila on a
two day trip.
- 7/05/04 -
REEL
EASY - Gene Ashley - Released a Sailfish at the 100
fathom curve and broke off a big
Blue, Saturday.
- 7/05/04 - C&L
ADVENTURES - Capt. David Hein - Limits of Trout for 3
guests on Sat. Steady bite all week.
A few undersize Redfish
released.
- 7/05/04 - JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz -
Reds are still a little few and
far between, but some nice Trout can
be found free lining piggies or
croaker around Ingleside and
Portland shoreline.
- 7/05/04 -
SANDPIPER GUIDE - Capt. Buddy Coker - Trout
fishing still the way to go. Reds
are still scattered, but a few
keepers can be scratched out.
- 7/05/04 -
WINDSOR GUIDE SERVICE - Capt. Bill
Windsor - Limits of Trout for 5
on Monday. Good bite all week on
Croaker and Piggies.
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- 6/28/04 - Offshore
General - 8 hr trips remain steady with average numbers
of Kings and Snapper daily. A few Dorado and
Ling mixed in. Inshore temperature breaks
still productive. Blue water trips are still
hot with Billfish. The Masters Tournament
over the weekend produced several Blue
Marlin and Sailfish releases. Several good
gaffer size Dorado, and Tuna were also
brought in. One Yellowfin to 172.5 lbs!
- 6/28/04 - TEMPTATION -
Capt.
Matt Haworth - Steady week on Kingfish, Snapper,
Shark, and the occasional Ling on the
shorter trips. Dorado and Hoo on the longer
trips.
- 6/28/04 - MUY CALIENTE - Capt. Keith Schoolcraft -
Limits of Kingfish, Snapper, and Shark
throughout the week. Also picked up a few
nice Dog Snapper and Warsaw Grouper.
- 6/28/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Aaron Chambers - Limits of Kingfish for 6 on
Saturday, along with Limits of Red Snapper.
Getting ready for an overnighter Tues.
- 6/28/04 -
TROPIC STAR - Capt. Scott Andrews - A little
rough on Fri, but steady fishing. Picked up
3 Kings, 3 Cudas, 14 Snapper, and missed
many more. Had one Kingfish attacked and cut
in half by Cudas right at the Boat.
Kings and Snapper on Saturday out at the
rocks.
- 6/28/04 -
FISHIN IMPOSSIBLE - Capt. Randy Feikls - Kingfish
limits on Saturday. Kings holding tight
nearshore.
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- 6/28/04 -
SEAHAWK - Capt. Leon Seale - Kingfish and Snapper
steady for the week.
- 6/28/04 -
BACKLASH - Capt. Ron Melvin - Tagged a
Shark, caught a few Kings and Snapper out at
Double Yellow.
- 6/28/04 - JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz -
Fishing a little spotty this week. Trout
fishing best along the edges of Dagger,
Quarrantine, and Ransom. A few Reds still
holding in the flats.
- 6/28/04 - C&L
ADVENTURES - Capt. David Hein - Steady on keeper trout
this week, although a little more traveling
required.
- 6/28/04 -
HOP A LONG - Capt. Lloyd Dreyer - 3
Keeper Trout on Sat, many others during the
week. Several releases. Fishing a little
slower this week with the heavy rains. A few
nice Redfish mixed in.
- 6/28/04 -
MARSHALL'S
GUIDE SERVICE - Capt. Monte Marshall
- Trout are scattered, but if you're
lucky enough to find 'em its a good bite. 17
on Saturday. Live piggies and Croaker
working best. Reds also at end of jetties
using piggies and cut mullet.
- 6/28/04 -
BIG M CHARTERS - Capt. Marvin Engel - 11
Trout, but a little spotty. Good bite around
Ransom, Steadman, and Dagger with Croaker.
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- 6/21/04 - Offshore
General - Several reports of Billfish this week. Numbers
of Sailfish have been released inside of 30 miles.
Blues are still hot from Baker to Falcon and Dutra.
Weeldines and temperature breaks are holding around
30 - 50 fathoms. Plenty of Wahoo and Dorado picked
up along those lines.
- 6/21/04 - TEMPTATION -
Capt.
Matt Haworth - Jumped a White Marlin early in the
week, and picked up a few Wahoo and Amberjack.
Several large AJ's on Saturday, along with many big
Barracuda. Sunday Shark fishing caught an estimated
100lb Hammerhead, a few nice Kingfish to 25 lbs, and
some Snapper.
- 6/21/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Randy Prichard- Steady on limits of Snapper and
Shark. A ling almost every trip, along with some
nice Kingfish. Sunday picked up a nice Sailfish on a
ribbonfish!
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- 6/21/04 -
FINATIK - Capt. Mike Gibbs -
Dropped our first baits a little inshore of Dutra about 2:00 p.m. Mon. Had a small white up in about 5
minutes and failed to get a hook in him. Lots of bait
on the bottom machine and a big humpback whale but not
a sigh of another fish. Talked to two other boats in
the area with no bites so picked up and headed offshore about 6. Found a huge matt of grass about 12
miles east of Dutra. Dropped 2 baits in and picked up
a 30# dolphin and a blue estimated @ 375#. Arrived @
Diana at 2: a.m to solid tuna. No surface activity but
filled our boxes easily. Largest yellowfin was 78#, 29#. Trolled ballyhoo at first light but
could not stay away from the tuna so we switched to lures and picked up a blue estimated @ 150#

- 6/21/04 - MUY CALIENTE - Capt. Keith Schoolcraft -
50 lb Ling Tuesday, and several limits of Snapper.
Steady Kingfish, Sharks and Ling all week.
- 6/21/04 -
LOOKIN FOR ACTION - Jim Trebilcock - Ran
up to big red and tied up to do some bottom fishing.
We only had about 2 hours to fish before we had to
come back. The bite was surprisingly consistent,
although there were a lot of undersized snapper we
were able to keep a couple of limits. Had a drift
line out that got hit hard twice. The second fish
was a good sized sail that almost spooled the reel
because we couldn’t get free from the rig. Got
some good video and released him in good shape. The
water really looked good, there was a rip running
north and south right at 110’ of water, lots of
weeds and activity.
- 6/21/04 -
MAKAIRA - Capt. Jim Harmon - Big Kingfish limits
this weekend. A few sharks, and a nice Ling!
- 6/21/04 - MILLER TIME - Capt.
Don Miller -20 Trout mid week trip. 10 of them over
20"!
- 6/21/04 - C&L
ADVENTURES - Capt. David Hein - some nice Trout on
Saturday. Best luck free lining shrimp around the
deep wells.
- 6/21/04 - JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz -
A little slower around Dagger, but picked up a
few nice Reds over the weekend, along with a few
Trout. The Trout bite on croaker around Estes seems
to be steady.
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- 6/14/04 - Offshore
General - There is a bite on from the 26's to Baker.
Cooler water temps in this inshore area producing Billfish,
Wahoo, and Dorado. Offshore of Baker good currents... now
that the wind has come down, look for weedlines to tighten
up. If you can get offshore.. go!
- 6/14/04 - TEMPTATION - Capt.
Matt Haworth - Steady Amberjack and limits of
Snapper. Nice Wahoo on Saturday.
- 6/14/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Aaron Chambers- Snapper and Shark limits
all week, including Blacktips and Dog Snapper. A few
Kingfish and several nice Ling up to 50 lbs! Grouper and
Amberjack mixed in.
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- 6/14/04 -
YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner - Sunday - Released a Sailfish,
missed another. 8 nice Sow Snapper, a few Kingfish, a Ling,
and 4 Amberjack.
- 6/14/04 - FINATIK - Capt. Mike Gibbs -
Missed a Blue on Friday, picked up some nice Blackfin
Tuna and Kingfish. Saturday sharks and a nice Ling.
- 6/14/04 - MUY CALIENTE - Capt. Keith Schoolcraft -
Sailfish on Saturday! A few Kingfish, and limits of some
nice Snapper
and Shark.
- 6/14/04 - REEL
EASY - Gene Ashley - Saturday released one Blue Marlin
and pulled the hooks on another. One Yellowfin Tuna 37lbs.
South Baker out to the 100 fathom curve.
- 6/14/04 - MEAT
HAUL - Capt. Mike Sullivan - Sunday released a Blue
Marlin. 30 Fathoms!
- 6/14/04 - MILLER TIME - Capt.
Don Miller - Some nice Trout and a few Reds this week,
and several undersize.
- 6/14/04 - FISHING
FEVER - Capt. Mark Rochester III - Slower fishing
this week. A few nice Reds and Trout. Throwing Croaker for
Trout, and a little bit of everything at the Reds to get
that bite going!
- 6/14/04 -
JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz - With little tidal movement Thursday had little success. 1 keeper. Friday things picked up with 5 slot and 1 oversize and countlees undersize
Reds. 1 monster Drum..estimate 40-45 inches. Saturday was the
day... kept nine slot reds 2 trout and 1 flounder.
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- 6/14/04 - WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Catching some nice Trout
out around Trailer Island . Best bait has been piggy perch.
A few Redfish throughout the week.
- 6/14/04 - C&L
ADVENTURES - Capt. David Hein - 10 nice Specks on
Saturday, several were over 24". Catching them on the wells in east CC bay using shrimp and croakers.
13 specks, 3 reds and 2 bull gafftop on a half day trip Sunday.
- 6/07/04 - Offshore
General - The 8 hr bite has slacked off a little, but
still good limits of Snapper. 10 hr yielding
more Kings, Cobia, and Sharks. Deepwater
MARLIN BITE IS ON!!! Reports of up to a dozen
releases Saturday. White Marlin and Sailfish
included. From Baker to the Breaks it sounds like
the bait is plentiful right now. A few nice
Yellowfin Tuna and Dorado brought in as well.
- 6/07/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Aaron Chambers- Steady Snapper all week with
limits most trips. Kingfish steady as well, along
with Sharks. Released a big Spinner and Hammerhead.
A few nice Ling mixed in.
- 6/07/04 - TEMPTATION - Capt.
Matt Haworth - 75 Lb. Spinner Shark, limits of Red
Snapper, nice Ling 35lbs, and 5 Barracuda up to 40
lbs. A few Amberjack mixed in all week.
- 6/07/04 -
YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner - Limits of Snapper all
week. Some nice Kingfish , and a few big AJs along
with limits. Broke off several big ones over the
weekend.
- 6/07/04 -
FINATIK - Capt. Mike Gibbs - 33 lb. Dorado and
a few Blackfin Tuna over the weekend.
- 6/07/04 -
CHEROKEE - Capt. Tray Clark - Released a White
Marlin, missed a Blue, caught a 62 lb. Yellowfin,
and 2 nice Dorado. Whales schooling out near 500
fathom hump.
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- 6/07/04 -
WHAP BAM BOOM - Capt. Mark Nixon - Released a
Blue Marlin.
- 6/07/04 -
TROPIC STAR - Capt. Lefty Strong - Kingfish and
a few Snapper. Inshore bits a little slower over the
weekend.
- 6/07/04 -
WINDSOR CHARTERS - Capt. Bill Windsor - 4 limits
of Trout fishing the Laguna Madre to the South on
Saturday.
- 6/07/04 -
DAYS GUIDE SERVICE - Capt. John Day - 3 Nice
keeper Redfish in the morning, and limits in the
afternoon.
- 6/07/04 -
SANDPIPER GUIDE - Capt. Buddy Coker - Trout
picking up! 12 on Saturday. Using Croaker outside
Ransom and Dagger.
- 6/07/04 -
JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz - Trout during
the week and a few Redfish over the weekend, one
Oversize. Live Shrimp working around the Flats and
Quarantine.
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- 6/01/04 - Offshore
General - South- Southeast wind has been kicking all
week.. seas a little messy, but a steady bite inshore for
Snapper, Shark, and a few more Kingfish showing up. Big
Amberjack are still being caught in deeper water at the rigs
while a few more Dorado are showing up as the weedlines
develop. Report of a Blue missed out near the Breaks... time
to start Billfishing!
- 6/01/04 - MUY CALIENTE - Capt. Keith Schoolcraft -
Limits of Snapper, 2 Ling (41 and 28 ponds), a King, a
Sharpnose Shark, and a nice Dolphin (38 or 40 inches) on
Saturday. Sunday- Limits of snapper, 6 kings, 2 Sharpnose, some triggerfish and a dog snapper
(Grey). Also released several undersized Blacktips both days and Sunday fought a
Big Hammerhead on Mono leader for 40 minutes before he bit through it!
- 6/01/04 - TEMPTATION
- Capt.
Matt Haworth - Limits of Snapper and Big Kingfish on
the short trips, one king to 44 lbs! A few Barracuda, and
Ling. Released a Hammerhead approx. 135 lbs. Longer trips -
Missed a Blue Marlin on Friday, caught a nice A.J.
- 6/01/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Aaron Chambers- Limits of Snapper and several
Kingfish this week. One king to 48 lbs! Several Sharpnose
Sharks and one 80lb. Blacktip.
- 6/01/04 - YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner -
- 6/01/04 - WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Good bite with the Black
Drum using live or dead shrimp. Redfish picking back up as
the water cleans up. Catching a few Flounder in the Flats.
- 6/01/04 -
JONES
CHARTERS - Capt. Mark Jones - Redfish on live shrimp
near shore. Brackesh water making it a little more
difficult. Big Trout on Monday using cut menheaden.
- 6/01/04 -
SANDPIPER GUIDE - Capt. Buddy Coker - Redfish on
cut mullet and menheaden. Best bite in the shoreline areas
of the islands. Muddy water has 'em scattered, but bite
should improve as the wind and water settle out.
- 6/01/04 - FISHING
FEVER - Capt. Mark Rochester III - Tougher fishing this
week, but best bite has been on cut mullet and shad around
California Hole and Estes. Wind finally starting to lay!
- 6/01/04 -
JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz - Redfishing in
the flats using live shrimp and mullet under bubble corks.
Water finally starting to clean up a little. Catching an
occasional Flounder and Trout. Catching school Trout along
Quarantine shorline.
- 5/24/04 -
Offshore
General - blown out!!!!
- 5/24/04 - CHARLIES
PASTURE - Capt. Charles Bujan - Averaging 5 to 6 Reds a
day and a few Trout mixed in. Fishing slowed a
little this week, but best bet drifting with live
shrimp in the morning high tide.
- 5/24/04 -
WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Fishing tough with all of
the fresh water.. A few Reds... Fish are holding
tight to the shore right now. Shallow water seems to
be the best bet.. and wade fishing.
- 5/24/04 -
JONES
CHARTERS - Capt. Mark Jones - Reds in the Flats...
Funny water color making it tough, but should start
to clean up this week.
- 5/24/04 -
SANDPIPER GUIDE - Capt. Buddy Coker - Limits of
Reds over the weekend, but very tough fishing last
few days. Trout still not holding anywhere, but
picking up a few here and there.
- 5/17/04 -
Offshore
General - Weedlines holding in the 30 mile range and
deeper. More bait, more fish - A few Wahoo
picked up out there this week along with a
Nice Sail. Amberjack are steady, while
Snapper are a little more hit and miss. Ling
numbers are steady as they migrate this way.
Look for increase numbers of Dorado as these
weedlines hold.
- 5/17/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Aaron Chambers- Limits of Snapper and Atlantic
Sharpnose Shark.. a few Kingfish. Saturday.
Sunday Snapper and AJ's.
- 5/17/04 - TEMPTATION - Capt.
Matt Haworth - Amberjack all week up to 46 Lbs. Picked
up a few Wahoo on the weedlines.

- 5/17/04 -
YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner - Amberjack limits all week.
Snapper bite a little off, but several
limits with a little work! More chicken
Dolphin and bait showing up on the weedlines!
- 5/17/04 -
FINATIK - Capt. Mike Gibbs - Limits of
Amberjack for 6 on Saturday. Big Southern
holding some nice fish.
- 5/17/04 -
ORION - Capt. Mike Migilini - Dive charters -
Saturday, Spearfishing, 6 limits of
Amberjack to 40 lbs! Sunday, Spearfishing
snared some nice Ling and Snapper.
- 5/17/04 -
WAHOO.COM - Capt. Bob Greer - Slow on the
Snapper, but a few Dorado on Saturday.
- 5/17/04 -
SEAHAWK - Capt. Lefty Strong - First Sailfish of
the Year?! First one we've heard of! -
on Sunday!
- 5/17/04 -
MUY CALIENTE - Capt. Keith Schoolcraft - Limits
of Snapper, some nice Amberjack, and a few
nice Strawberry Grouper on Saturday.
- 5/17/04 -
RED DOG - Capt. Randy Prichard - Ling a
Linga Linga. 4 Nice Ling caught Saturday,
and a Sharpnose Shark. Many Ling sighted by
other boats in the 26's area.
- 5/17/04 -
WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Limits of Redfish and a few
Trout over the weekend. A little more
traveling to find 'em with all of the fresh
water.
- 5/17/04 -
SANDPIPER GUIDE - Capt. Buddy Coker - Several
Limits of Redfish this week, and some nice
trout up to 27"! Water a little tough
to fish last week with all of the fresh
water.
- 5/17/04 - FISHING
FEVER - Capt. Mark Rochester III - Three big reds... taggers just three of the six they
caught Sat. We where fishing at dagger flats and using cut shad and mullet for bait.
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- 5/10/04 - Offshore
General - Sharks inshore, AJ's and Snapper a good bite
20 miles +, and weedlines holding up when the
weather settles. Several Wahoo reported on the rips
over the past week. Deep water offshore of Falcon
reported fairly green, but moving with the fast
currents. More flying fish and other biat becoming
plentiful.
- 5/10/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Brian Cody - Aaron Chambers- Plenty of Sharks
early in the week(Spinner and Blacktip to140 lbs!),
Snapperlimits to 16 lbs all weeklong, a few AJ's and
a release on a 7 ft Hammerhead. 4 nice Ling on
Saturday. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN BLACKTIP AND SPINNER SHARK FISHING THE SHRIMP SEASON WILL CLOSE TIL MID JULY ON MAY 16.
- 5/10/04 - TEMPTATION
- Capt.
Matt Haworth - Amberjack limits throughout the week. A
few bar Jacks and several limits of Snapper.
- 5/10/04 -
YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner - Limits of Snapper and Amberjack
all week. Picked up 4 nice Wahoo on a rip inside of
Baker mid week. Small Dolphin mixed in.
- 5/10/04 -
FINATIK - Capt. Mike Gibbs - Mid week trip to
Hoover Diana producing 7 Yellowfin Tuna, and a few
nice Amberjack. Limits of Amberjack Saturday and
Sunday all 50 lb class fish!
- 5/10/04 -
MAKAIRA - Capt. Jim Harmon - 6 limits of nice
Amberjack on Saturday, and limits 0f Snapper. Steady
bite on the AJ's.
- 5/10/04 -
ORION - Capt. Mike Migilini - Mid week trip in
State waters hooked up 6 Ling around inshore rigs,
put 3 in the ice box!
- 5/10/04 - CHARLIES
PASTURE - Capt. Charles Bujan - Several Limits on
Redfish this week. A few Trout each trip, but still
relatively small. Limits are coming early... using
live Shrimp.
- 5/10/04 - MILLER TIME - Capt.
Don Miller - Several Redfish on Saturday until the
Rain and Lightening! A good bite!
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- 4/26/04 - Offshore
General - Windy, Rough, Rainy. Steady AJ's, Snapper, and
Sharks. A few Kingfish mixed in. Sea conditions keeping most
boats close. Look for weedlines to start firming up when the
wind lays. Seems to be plenty of bait showing up .... get
ready to troll!
- 4/26/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Brian Cody - Blown out Sat, but nice Spinner
Shark on Sunday, heading back out Monday!
- 4/26/04 - TEMPTATION - Capt.
Matt Haworth - Several keeper Amberjack and Snapper
over the past few days. Water conditions making it a little
tougher to go deep. Flying fish starting to show up.
- 4/26/04 - WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Plenty of Reds, limits
coming quickly. Still drifting Dagger with live shrimp. A
few oversize releases.
- 4/26/04 -
JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz - Redfish bite
is on! Sat, 8 keepers, many releases. A few nice Trout and
Drum mixed in. Best luck anchoring up in the flats with live
shrimp or dead finger mullet.
- 4/19/04 - Offshore
General - Windy!!! Sharks and Snapper plentiful inshore.
Many Cobia hanging around the inshore rigs. Rips
offshore in and around the Baker area.
- 4/19/04 - JUST FISHIN OFF- Capt. Jay Belzeski /
Golfito, Costa
Rica - 15 Sails and 3 Blues to win the Banana Bay
Invitational! The bite is on!
- 4/19/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Aaron Chambers - 6 foot seas on Saturday, but
tough anglers ready to go! State water trip with good
success: Spinner Shark weighing 162 lbs, Blacktip
Shark weighing 86 lbs, and some nice Red Snapper for
an 8 hr trip.
- 4/19/04 -
JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz - windy and
choppy, but still able to scratch out some nice
Redfish. A few bigger Trout starting to show up. Still
using live shrimp.
- 4/19/04 - WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Low tide and a good bite in
the Flats as well as Dagger. Plenty of Redfish and
Black Drum.
- 4/19/04 - JONES
CHARTERS - Capt. Mark Jones - Redfish limits and
plenty of releases. Morris and Cummings Cut, live
shrimp. A few Trout mixed in with Reds and Drum.
- 4/12/04 - Offshore
General - Reports of a few nice medium sized dolphin and
a few hoo coming in from random weedlines out at
Baker. The nighttime tuna bite still keeping the
fishboxes full. Kingfish are showing up in
greater numbers, including a few being caught
off the jetty. Snapper season to open soon!
- 4/12/04 -
WAHOO.COM - Capt. Bob Greer - A quick
afternoon trip on Saturday out to 3-4 miles. Got
into the Kingfish in big numbers!
- 4/12/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Brian Cody / Aaron Chambers - overnight trip after long week of
wind. Fishing was good when we got there. Catch totaled 42 blackfin to
22lbs, 2 Wahoo and 2 Amberjack. Weather was excellent the entire
trip, a real pleasure after the first part of the week.
- 4/12/04 -
FISHIN IMPOSSIBLE - Capt. Randy Feikls - nice
weather on Saturday. A few nice AJ's, jumped off
a nice dorado and broke off about a 150 lb Mako!
- 4/12/04 - JONES
CHARTERS - Capt. Mark Jones - Redfish bite is still
the best, but scratching out a few Trout now.
Live shrimp in Estes producing best numbers of
fish.
- 4/12/04 -
JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz - Friday 4/11 was a really nice day on the water. Light winds and lots of sun.
Definitely the best day of the week, 3 limits of
Redfish and plenty of Trout. The fish are still biting inside Dagger on cut mullet and live shrimp.
- 4/12/04 - FISHING
FEVER - Capt. Mark Rochester III - Limits of Redfish
along with many Trout and Sheephead this week. We
have been using live shrimp and cut mullet fishing
Hog Island.
- 4/12/04 - WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Several limits of Reds this
past week, and some small trout. Estes and deep
cuts best bets.
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- 4/05/04 - Offshore
General - Reports of nice Amberjack early in the week
out at Baker. A few Wahoo still coming to the dock. No
word of a Blue yet this year, but it shouldn't be long
now. Plenty of Sharks, Snappers and B-Liners for the
meat hauls and state water trips.
- 4/05/04 -
Tropic Star - Capt. Lefty Strong - Saturday;
Atlantic Sharpnose limits and State water Snapper. A
little sloppy offshore with the unstable weather.
- 4/05/04 - TEMPTATION
- Capt.
Matt Haworth - Shark fishing trip on Saturday
producing an 87 lb. Black Tip. Atlantic Sharpnose and
Vermillion.
- 4/05/04 - JONES
CHARTERS - Capt. Mark Jones - Redfish limits all
weekend, and plenty of releases. A few Trout showing
up, and the Sheephead are thinning out.
- 4/05/04 -
JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz - Saturday, 7
Reds, 5 Drum, 1 Trout, and 1 Oversize Redfish release.
Windy conditions, but still a good bite on the live
shrimp.
- 4/05/04 - WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - 3 Limits of Redfish on Sat.
Been slamming them on the Early bite. Still throwing
live Shrimp.
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- Offshore
General - Blown Out!
- 3/29/04 - JUST FISHIN OFF-
Capt. Jay Belzeski / Golfito, Costa Rica - Red hot
bite..! Last week 23 Released Sails in 2.5 days... Over 75
raised. Fish are so aggressive they won't let go of the
teasers. Multiple hook ups!
- 3/29/04 - FISHING
FEVER - Capt. Mark Rochester III - Reds and Trout drift fishing in
Hog Flats using live shrimp under a torpedo float. Water
temps getting better.
- 3/29/04 -
JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz - limits of Reds
and many throw backs. Fishing improving. Still Sheephead
around for fun.
- 3/22/04 -
Offshore
General - When
the weather cooperates, there are some fish offshore!
Steady limits of State water Snapper, and Kingfish are
still at the rocks. Deepwater to Falcon there seems to
be plenty of night time Tuna action. Temperature
charts indicate very pronounced currents around the 50
fathom curve area.
- 3/22/04 - YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner - Kingfish, Wahoo, and a few
Blackfin Tuna off of Southern. Good temperature break
and plenty of bait working.
- 3/22/04 -
FINATIK - Capt. Mike Gibbs - Overnight trip to
Falcon producing big numbers of Blackfin Tuna. A few
AJ's mixed in.
- 3/22/04 - TEMPTATION
- Capt.
Matt Haworth - Floater trip to Diana - 20 Blackfin,
40lb. Yellowfin, small Swordfish released, and about a
50lb. AJ.
- 3/22/04 -
SANDPIPER GUIDE - Capt. Buddy Coker - Good
Redfishing with Sheepead and Black drum mixed in. A
few trout , and more showing up.
- 3/22/04 - WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Reds and Sheephead. Reds a
little skittish in the drift, but stick with the live
shrimp.
- 3/22/04 - FISHING
FEVER - Capt. Mark Rochester III - Limits of Redfish and
some nice Trout over the weekend. Best luck drifting
Hog Isle and Estes with live shrimp and clear floats.
- 3/22/04 -
JUST 1 MORE - Capt. Frank Eicholz - Having to work
for them, but limits of keeper Redfish and a few nice
Black Drum.
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- 3/15/04 -
Offshore
General - Rough
water and rain! Looking forward to a better weather week!
- 3/15/04 - YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner - A little rough early in the
week, and cool water out at Baker. A few nice
Amberjack.
- 3/15/04 -
HIGH BID
- Capt. Brian Cody / Aaron Chambers - 8 hour charter on
Saturday. Limits of Kingfish and Atlantic Sharpnose Shark.
Good weather and fair seas.
- 3/15/04 - FISHING
FEVER - Capt. Mark Rochester III - 5 Redfish and a slew
of nice Sheephead on Sunday. We fished with live shrimp and fished in hog island flats and sunray cut.
- 3/15/04 - CHARLIES
PASTURE - Capt. Charles Bujan - Still pulling in a few
nice Redfish. Sheephead are a steady catch for fun, and a
few Black Drum.
- 3/15/04 - JONES
CHARTERS - Capt. Mark Jones - Fish are holding tight,
but still able to pick up some nice Redfish.
A few trout showing up.
- 3/08/04 - Offshore
General - Early in the season, but there is a bite.
Falcon producing most action, but it has its slow days too.
AJ's and Grouper reported, and Tuna action under the rig
lights at night. A weedline has shown up between Baker and
Falcon, but no reports of action there as of yet. Summer
bite is close!!!!
- 3/08/04 -
FINATIK - Capt. Paul Mcknight - Overnight trip
to the Falcon. Perfect weather, nice trip out and back. 30
Blackfin Tuna!
- 3/08/04 -
FREED'EM - Capt. Mike Gibbs - Day trip to Southern. Slow
bite, but picked up nice Mako - 130lbs!
- 3/08/04 - TEMPTATION
- Capt.
Matt Haworth - Saturday trip to Falcon Rig. 4 Nice
AJ's - one 45 lbs. One 35 Lb. Warsaw Grouper, and a few
Wahoo missed. Great trip for March!
- 3/08/04 - FISHING
FEVER - Capt. Mark Rochester III - A few Redfish around
Big Slew and good luck in the drift around Hog... many
fish using a torpedo cork and shrimp. Redfish there and some
nice trout 19" & 21"
- 3/08/04 - WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - fish are there, but
lethargic. Should get more active with the warmer weather. 2
limits of Redfish on live shrimp.
- 3/08/04 - MILLER TIME - Capt.
Don Miller - Saturday afternoon trip. Limited
out on Redfish! Smallest 26" up to 30"!
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- 2/28/04 -
FISHING
FEVER - Capt. Mark Rochester III - Fished in big slought and shamrock using live shrimp.
Several Redfish, and Sheephead. Wind was ripping.
- 2/28/04
- WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Redfish little harder to
find, but got into some good keepers. Water is warming up
and so should the aggressive bite! Dagger producing most
numbers.
- 2/28/04 - HIGH BID
- Capt. Brian Cody - State water snapper trip on
Saturday. Five limits. Rough offshore!! Built to 8 foot.
Looking forward to summer bite!
- 2/20/04 - Sorry
for the lack of Fishing Reports! Been outta town in Costa
Rica - Solid bite there through July. Average half dozen
Sailfish releases a day, and raise over a dozen. A few Blue
Marlin mixed in and scattered Tuna and Dolphin. Capt.
Jay Belzeski on the "Fishin Off" released a 700
lb. Blue Feb 9th. Pictures pending.
- 2/20/04 - RIP TIDE
- Capt. Carl Shanklin - Nice Mako! 557.5 lbs! We have 'em
here in the winter, just need to be tough enough to get out
there in the cold!
- 1/20/04 - Offshore
General -
Number of Wahoo yet to show up, but there have
been few good days to get offshore between cold
fronts. Long range Tuna trips have been producing at
Hoover Diana, but weather remains the determining
factor on those too. A pod of Killer Whales was
spotted and video taped few days ago at about 90
miles. Be ready, the weather change and the bite could
be soon!
- 1/20/04 - YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner - Tuna slowing down, but still an
occasional Wahoo, Amberjack, and State water
Snapper.
- 1/20/04 -
GUSTO - Greg Filtsch - Trip to Southern producing
no wahoo, but a nice King and a Dolphin trolling at
the Rocks. An inshore rip showed up holding Bonita,
Chicken Dolphin, and a free jumping Sail, but the bite
was not on. Nice water conditions overall.
- 1/20/04 -
LIQUID ADDICTION - Capt. Chris Lindell - Big Kings
at the Rocks, but no Hoo bite. State Snapper still
productive.
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- 12/01/03 - Offshore
General -
Same story, different month! Tuna if, if, if you can find a
good Shrimp Boat to cull them up. With rips inshore as close
as the rocks and water temperatures remaining in the mid to
low 70's, gamefish are still going to hang around. Never
know when the Wahoo bite will turn on!
- 12/01/03 - YELLOWFIN
- Capt. Tommy Gueldner - Tuna slowing a bit, butstill a
few Blackfin coming in. A good blue/green rip at the rocks
producing a few Dolphin.
- 12/01/03 - FISHING
FEVER - Capt. Mark Rochester III - Good fishing over the
weekend, with Limits of Redfish and Black Drum both days.
Hot bite around South Bay.
- 12/01/03 - WOODHOUSE
GUIDE - Capt. Ed Woodhouse - Low tide producing Many
many fish. Limits of Redfish and Drum fishing the cuts and
channels.
- 12/01/03 - Capt.
Charles Bujan - Limits of Redfish and Black Drum. 50 and
60 pounds of fish over the weekend. Fishing remains good
with the warm weather.
- 12/01/03 - TRAY'S
FLOUNDER TRIPS - Capt. Tray Clark - Limits of Flounder
throughout the week!
- 12/01/03 - KEENES
FLOUNDER TRIPS - Capt. Gerry Keene - Many limits of
Flounder since the last cold front. Sat - 3 limits avg. 5
lbs each - 150 lbs of flounder!! Many limits earlier in the
week as well.
- CRYSTAL BLUE
CHARTERS - Capt. Clark Miles - Fishing very, very good
this last week with limits of Redfish coming quickly, and a
good number of Trout mixed in. One trip caught 8 Trout
20" and larger!
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