Galveston Fishing Charter Company
832-917-FISH (3474)
We all survived Pi Day Saturday and now the Ides of March are upon us. Oh well! Always something to celebrate.
On the fishing scene we are seeing the beginning of our spring migratory pattern, as good numbers of gafftop and stingrays are showing up in the surf. April is when the action usually turns on, and surprising to me, the fish are showing up in spite of the unusually cold water for mid-March.
Friday afternoon, Fabian Freidberg and daughters Taylor and Eliana fished the 61st Street Fishing Pier where they landed a 38-pound black drum and two nice-sized stingrays.
Bulldog’s Bait Shop reported that customers fishing the beachfront Friday night were catching whiting, stingrays and gafftops.
Lighted piers along Teichman Road were producing a variety of fish for anglers fishing the lights from boats.
Tommy Hemphill and Stan Vestal
fished from pier to pier using a trolling motor and landed four specks
to 17 inches, five undersized reds, a puppy drum and a stingray.
Free-lined live shrimp was the bait.
Dutch Kueteman,
an official with the upcoming Turning Point Fishing Tournament for the
Physically Disadvantaged, sent a note saying that more boats and
captains are needed for this year’s event.
The tournament takes place
beginning Friday, April 10, with a captains meeting and shrimp boil for
all of the participants. Fishing takes place Saturday morning with the
awards luncheon following.
This tournament has one of
the largest participations involving a variety of individuals from all
over the Gulf Coast. It takes place at the Galveston Yacht Basin.
Boats participating in the
tournament should be able to handle participants confined to
wheelchairs. The boats sizes range from 18 feet to large recreational
and commercial fishing vessels.
For more information and to volunteer your boat, call Kueteman at 409-935-4131.
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