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Galveston area fishing continues to be excellent with the beach water temperature hitting the mid-80s.
The higher-than-normal tide levels are attracting a lot of fish to the beach front and among them are good numbers of sharks.
Sandy
Sanderson, a self-described shark hunter, said that conditions have
been ideal for catching large sharks in the surf lately.
Sanderson fishes for the big creatures at night and moved to this area from Port Aransas two years ago.
I
asked Sandy where he fishes and he said that the absolutely best spot
for hooking up with 8-foot and larger sharks is within a mile or two of
San Luis Pass during an incoming tide late at night.
The hours from close to midnight until just before first light of day are his favorite times.
Early
on Monday, the shark hunter hooked a huge shark that gave him a long
battle before breaking his 150-pound coated wire leader attached to
90-pound test line. Earlier this season, he said he landed several
sharks in the 10- to 12-foot category, releasing them all.
Some of the sharks do not survive the release and end up as attention-getters when they eventually wash up on the beach.
One observer watching him land a shark criticized him for not eliminating them rather than releasing.
He pointed out to that person the fishing regulations that prohibit wasting fish.
Sanderson said his favorite bait is a bonito with the head and tail cut off.
Other baits he likes are any oily or bloody fish with Jack fish being high on his list.
In
other fishing news, Dean Silvers and Jeb Braue fished offshore
Wednesday with Capt. Shannon Labauve and ended up with red snapper
limits to 17 pounds, four large kings and a 62-pound ling.
Brenda
Rilat, Lee’s Bait and Tackle, reported a nice flounder haul from the
Bolivar area by Elvin Maxwell, Dog Maxwell and Greg Chapa.
Their catch included eight flounder, three trout and two sheepshead. Live shrimp was the bait.
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