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Weekend trips full of goood catches
By Joe Kent
Correspondent
Published October 28, 2009
Tuesday afternoon, the weather finally settled after the harsh front that blew through. While conditions were great afterward, that was not the case during its passage.
Monday, winds reaching as high as 80 mph accompanied the cold front, and two anglers were unfortunate enough to be on the water when the system hit.
Fortunately, the story did not have a tragic ending, as the gentlemen were rescued from their swamped boat.
One of the anglers had a cell phone and was able to call a family member, who, in turn, called the U.S. Coast Guard and the rescue was made.
Today, a cell phone is likely one of the better methods for anglers in distress to get help, especially for small boaters in the bay and the near shore waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
The emergency number for the U.S. Coast Guard, 866-539-8114, should be saved in your cell phone.
A more detailed account of that event can be found online at galvnews.com.
I want to congratulate Pat Murray, a longtime resident of Galveston County and former fishing guide, on being selected as president of the Coastal Conservation Association.
Murray is well known and well respected in the recreational fishing community and will be a great leader for the CCA.
With the nice weather that settled in Tuesday, at least one angler took advantage of it and fished the coves of Upper West Bay near Sportsmen Road.
John Skala wade-fished the shallow waters Tuesday afternoon using a variety of soft plastics, mostly in the white and chartreuse combination.
His catch after just over two hours of fishing was three flounder and a slot red.
Reports from last weekend continue to be received. The latest came from David Colombo and Capt. Steve Hillman, Hillman Guide Service.
Colombo and his two sons, Jacob and Kyle, fished West Bay last weekend and caught something on every cast.
Using live shrimp for bait, their catch was divided as follows: Jacob, a slot red and toad fish; Kyle, a slot red and a 22-inch speck; David, a 23-inch flounder, drum, specks, red fish, sand trout and a stingray.
Hillman hosted John Martin and his son, Dalton, to a fishing trip that focused on bull reds.
The jetties were too rough Sunday, so they opted for the calmer waters of the Galveston Ship Channel, where they settled in to fish.
Within 30 seconds of their first cast, a bull red was on, and, for the day, they had six to 42 inches.
All of the fish were vented and released in good shape. Fresh shad accounted for the big reds.
If you read my article in Sunday’s Coast Magazine, you might have noted my typo in the minimum size for flounder. I said the minimum length of 15 inches had not changed. It should have read 14 inches instead.
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