Galveston Fishing Charter Company
832-917-FISH(3474)
Calm conditions continued in our area Friday and fishermen hitting the water early caught a variety of fish.
Wade
fishermen around the pocket at Sand Island at the Pelican Island Cut
found action on school-sized trout at daybreak. Robert Bradford of
Pasadena was one of those anglers, and he took home seven specks to 18
inches. A number of smaller throwbacks were caught and released. Top
waters and soft plastics were the baits.
For a
number of months, there has been a controversial proposal before the
National Marine Fisheries Council that, in effect, would reallocate the
quotas of red snapper between the commercial fishermen and the
recreational sector.
Wednesday,
the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council voted to reallocate
several hundred thousand pounds of red snapper to the recreational
group.
The
Coastal Conservation Association, a politically proactive organization
comprised mostly of recreational fishermen, has been supporting this
change.
This
year, the recreational anglers using private boats were given a 10-day
season in which to fish for and retain red snapper. The new allocations
should result in a longer season for private boats to retain their limit
of two red snapper per person, per day from federal waters.
The
proposal met strong resistance from the commercial industry, as it
likely will result in a lower poundage of the prized fish for that
group.
Cabela’s
soon will be opening a store in League City and has contacted the
League City Historical Society and requested old hunting and fishing
photos for this area for use in their new store. They would like
pictures taken before 1970 and would like the story that goes with the
photo. All post-1970 pictures with a good story also will be considered.
For more information or to submit a photo and story, contact Ronnie Richards at Ronnie@butlerscourtyard.com.
