An interesting thing happened recently in the Houston Big Game Tournament. Sheri Potter caught a 50-pound dorado and the fish won the tournament and $66,000 in winnings, but it wasn’t the size of the fish that was a shocker.
After the big fish was weighed in, it was taken to the cleaning table where the big surprise took place. In the dorado’s stomach were more than 20 small Kemp’s ridley turtles.
A Dorado that large isn’t going to come close to shore to feed, therefore, somewhere in the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the fish intercepted the young turtles. What this should tell us is that shrimpers are not the only problem for this endangered species.
In other fishing news, August is getting off to a good start, especially compared to the last half of July. Winds are calming, and the fish are beginning to come out of hiding.
Wednesday night flounder gigging was outstanding along the shorelines of Jones Lake and Virginia Point. Terry Hamilton and Ronnie Cain used bright lanterns to work the shores of both areas and ended up with eight flatfish to 18 inches in length.
Cain cautioned night waders to be especially careful because numerous small stingrays are buried in the mud and sand.
Early Thursday, John Hogan of Sea Isle used live croaker to take six trout to more than 4 pounds while fishing the tide change at Christmas Pass. Two large reds were hooked but broke off before he could get them in his landing net.
Night fishing around the canal near Crystal Beach has been producing a variety of fish. Raymond “Baldy” McMann has been fishing the wee-hours of the morning and catching specks — mostly undersized but a few keepers — along with sand trout, lady fish and a few reds. Live shrimp was the bait of choice.
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