The beach front and bays are clearing nicely and, as expected, the fish are following the green water. Tarpon, in particular, like good visibility in water, and the action has resumed on the prized silver kings.
Friday, Tarpon Alley just off Rollover Pass when one of the big fish hit. Gracie Fullick of Friendswood was the lucky angler and for well more than an hour, she had a fight on her hands, ultimately winning the battle and boating an about 170-pound tarpon. A large ribbon fish was the bait.
Other fish landed included sharks and kings to 30 pounds.
Thursday, Mike and Matthew Mullins of Houston to a trip fishing the Galveston Ship Channel where they landed bull reds, large Gulf trout and specks to more than 24 inches. Live shrimp was the bait.
Sarah Melcer was back at the jetties Thursday fishing Abby’s Hole at the end of the South Jetty. Between 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., she landed 13 gafftop.
Offshore action is red hot in both the distant waters of the Gulf and closer inshore.
The party boat Capt. John made a 36-hour overnight trip to the floating platforms well more than 100 miles out where co-captains Johnny Williams and his daughter Jillian found the fish for the 36 anglers aboard. The catch included 94 blackfin tuna, seven yellowfins to 60 pounds, 692 vermilions, king mackerel to 24 pounds, 19 sharks, two amberjack and a variety of reef fish.
Closer in, Capt. Matt Smith placed his 52 guests into action 65 miles out on the party boat New Buccaneer. The catch included 462 vermilions, 13 blackfin tuna, four amberjack, three ling and a large variety of reef fish.
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