Galveston Fishing Charter Company
832-917-FISH(3474)
Monday the bite was on, and it was not at all surprising that tarpon were among the catches reported.
Tarpon
Express Guide Capt. Mark Gonzalez hosted Robert Fox to a memorable
fishing trip Monday on which the angler from Houston landed a silver
king estimated to weigh 130 pounds.
Gonzalez
said the water was in excellent shape with heavy schools of bait. The
action took place just off Galveston with a Woody red and white coon
pop.
Capt.
Mike Williams, owner of the guide service, said that the big tarpon are
here now and that a large tarpon in the 180-pound range can easily
destroy tackle.
Another
tarpon report came from Capt. Michael LaRue, LaRue’s Guide Service, who
placed his guest Mike Lewis into action landing a 90-pound silver king.
In my
opinion, we are in the best time of year for tarpon action, and during
periods of favorable conditions between now and mid-October, the chances
of a hookup with a heavyweight tarpon is at its best. Note that tarpon
are catch and release only.
While
the tarpon were roaming the nearshore waters off Galveston, Debby Brady
was fishing inshore and landed her first drum, which hit the scales at
16 pounds and measured 29 inches. Brady said she thought the fish would
weigh 100 pounds by the way it fought.
The
old helicopter pad was the site of a good catch of trout and Spanish
mackerel by Jonathan Black and Oliver Littleton. The anglers used live
shrimp fished on the bottom to land 16 trout to 20 inches and a number
of Spanish mackerel that were released. Black said that they had to
fight off lady fish, as hundreds were swarming the area.
The
site mentioned above was once a production platform that had a large
helicopter pad on top and is located just north of the Bolivar gas
wells. GPS coordinates are needed to locate the spot.
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