02/20/2006
Fishing Report
Sunday and Monday this week remained rough offshore,
not to mention the bitter cold, especially out on the water. Tuesday
was calmer, but still very cold, and my anglers chickened out!
Wednesday was chilly at the outset, but warmed up
nicely. Unfortunately, the seas weren't as calm as predicted, but
at least it was possible to fish! I headed out of New Pass to about
45 feet, with Tom Batcheller, Lee Larson and son Kyle Larson, and
Bud Glanzer. First thing, we hooked a big gag grouper, but he ran
off with the line and broke the leader. We ended up with three limits
of mangrove snapper to 16
inches, and a keeper tripletail.
Arnold Gullard and friends fished with me Thursday,
in 44 feet out of New Pass. We didn't catch quite as many as I had
the day before, but the action was steady. We caught nine snapper
to 17 inches, and two keeper sheepshead. We released porgies, and
gag grouper to 19 inches.
After two days of decent offshore fishing, the bite
slowed down again on Friday. I
fished with the Bea Walther party, in 45 feet out of New Pass. We
caught a few keeper mangrove snapper and triggerfish, one pompano,
and released small grunts.
Fishing Saturday, about 26 miles out of New Pass,
with Tom Batcheller, Gary Jacobson, Chuck Gerner, and Grayson Kielhold,
we caught some nice sheepshead, all about 16 inches, a few keeper
mangrove snapper, some 14 inch porkfish, triggerfish and grunts.
We released gag shorts to 20 inches and a few red grouper shorts."
" Tony Pastore with a 23" Gag Grouper caught on a recent trip"
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