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Saturday, August 15, 2015

Galveston fishing report 8-14-15





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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.

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