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Stingrays, reds, trout hot catches now
By Joe Kent
Correspondent
Published October 16, 2009
If you like to catch stingrays, you should have been fishing near me Thursday morning.
My plan when leaving dock was to go back to the North Jetty and catch reds, as was the case Wednesday.
As we approached the boat cut, a southwest wind started kicking up with velocities in the 15 knot to 20 knot range.
With Polly aboard, I opted for more comfortable fishing and headed to the protected waters toward the end of the jetty on the Gulf side.
Anchored just above the sunken vessel, we had almost nonstop action on large cow-nose rays.
Unfortunately, they were not our targets, and each strike took 15 to 20 minutes out of fishing for reds.
Each of the half-dozen or more rays were landed and released except for the last one. Polly reminded me that skate, a member of the ray family, was one of my favorite dishes in England, and I agreed to land this one and give it a try for dinner.
Fortunately, the line popped as I maneuvered it close to the boat. No reds, just tired arms from battling 20- to 50-pound rays.
While on the way back, we followed The Island Girl through Galveston Harbor, also returning from a morning trip.
Later in the day, I learned Capt. Paul Stanton was fishing the end of the South Jetty, where his guests, the Bill Noe party of six, had a field day on reds and sharks.
Their tally was 13 bull reds to 39 inches, releasing seven and tagging six, a full limit of eight sharks and a huge Spanish mackerel.
Ronnie Cline was the first mate.
Speckled trout action in Galveston Bay has been outstanding lately.
Wednesday, Capt. Steve Hillman, Hillman Guide Service, hosted Bill Boughey and his granddaughters, Katie and Nikki, to easy limits of trout to more than 3 pounds by 9:30 a.m., along with four reds to 27 inches.
The catches were made with Brown Lure Devil Eyes, Saltwater Assassin Sea Shads and Pink Skitterwalks.
The action took place in 5 to 7 feet of water while drifting slicks.
Hillman said he had been picking up a flounder or two each trip as well.
Capt. Chris Jamail, Jamail’s Guide Service, had his party limited out on trout by 8:22 a.m. Thursday.
Hosting Peter Dell and his son, Michael, to a Galveston Bay fishing trip, his guests caught 20 trout using Goober soft plastics in the Saturday night special variety.
Our last report comes from Dominique Sanchez, who landed a 55-pound gar while fishing Dickinson Bayou on Tuesday night.
The big fish hit a live mullet attached to a size 4 treble hook.
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