Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 27, 1997 Page: 12 of 16
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Weather Watch
Anthony F. Amos
17-23 MAR 97
MON
TUE
WED
THU
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SAT
SUN
MEAN
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20
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AIR TEMP (HIGH)
73 4
73.9
69 9
71.7
73.2
74 6
74.6
73.0
AIR TEMP (LOW)
66.3
67.2
59.9
52.1
60.2
66 5
63 6
62.3
SEA TEMP (LOW)
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64.6
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64 6
RAINFALL (TOTAL)
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119
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LENGTH OF DAY
12:19
12:20
12:22
12:24
12:25
12:27
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Tides at Port Aransas
Courtesy of Tony Amos, The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute,
Port Aransas, Texas
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Austin anglers
Port Aransas guides Totsy Belcher, left, and Mark Rochester
right, took six fishermen from Austin out on an all-day charter’
When the anglers returned for weigh in at Woody's Sports
Center, they had one drum, eight limits of sheepshead, 18
redfish and five pompano The happy anglers, second from left
are Matt Evans, Todd George, Robert Brock, Keith Johnson!
Chris Petri and Mark Leonard (Staff photo by Misty Rogers)
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f ishing at Horace Caldwell Pier
was pretty good until Tuesday,
March 25, when the weather slowed
it down again, according to Brenda
Brooks
Brooks said anglers caught a lot
ot whiting and some big pompano,
the largest I've seen come off this
pier” during the week They also
landed a few small shark.
Sherry DeBord at DeepSea Head
quarters reports with warmer
weather and calmer seas last week,
the blackfm tuna started to show
She said they were so numerous
that anglers on the offshore trips
caught 20 to TO each day They also
caught numerous Atlantic
sharpnose shark and red snapper.
On the trip Thursday. March 20.
two wahoo were caught One
weighed in at 42 pounds and the
other 65 pounds There was also a
I HO pound mako shark landed
DeBord says there were numer-
ous “bite-offs,” which were believed
to be ktngfish
At Sportsplex. Virginia Corn re-
ports fishermen are doing weil in
the bays, catching redfish, drum, a
few trout and lots of sheepshead.
Offshore anglers are still catch-
ing red snapper This past week.
Corn said, tuna started biting
Pompano are being caught
around the jetties. On Monday,
March 24. one pompano that mea-
sured 30 inches was caught
“Summer fish are starting to show
up," Corn saui
Anglers going out of Fisherman’s
Wharf have had great luck all week,
according to Linda Mastropole.
The fisherfolk are limiting out on
red snapper
In addition to the red snapper,
the fishermen are catching some ling
and grouper
On the Sunday, March 23, trip,
there were blacktip shark and nice
si/.ed grouper caught
LoSa^sSSdM,ke Gulfs bounty
Anglers are getting lots of blackfin
tuna and some nice grouper, he said
On a trip Sunday, March 23, an-
glers caught two yellowfin tuna.
Each one weighed more than 60
pounds
On the overnight trip last week
end, fishermen caught a 78-pound
wahoo land a 1 10-pound mako shark
LockhSrt said on Monday, March
24, amberjack showed up. with one
weighing 44 pounds.
“And of course," he said, “Snap
per fishing is real good."
Tom Mayo at Woody's Sports
Center says bay fishing is continu-
ing to improve daily
Anglers have been catching big
sheepshead off the Island Queen, he
said. They've also been catching
drum and sand trout on the outings
The north jetty is producing a
variety of fish, he says, with anglers
bringing back speckled trout, red
fish, drum and sheepshead
The bay guides have been bring
ing in "great catches" of redfish and
limits of trout, Mayo reports.
Offshore red snapper continues
to caught in abundance Fishermen
going out on Neptune are limiting
out on red snapper and catching a
mix of grouper, amberjack, blackfin
and yellowfin tuna.
"Come on and let s go fishing,"
Mayo invites.
Private Bay & Gulf Charters
Anglers going out on WharLCat with Capt. Larry Stimson of
Thursday, March 20, returned to Fisherman's Wharf with this
nice varied catch. The fisherfolk caught red snapper, grouper,
ling and tuna on the 12-hour trip
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Limited out
When James Arno of Fort Worth, left, and Port Aransas fishing
guide Capt. Ron Pierson went fishing Tuesday, March 18, they
limited out on sheepshead. The two caught their 10 fish and let
another go during the four-hour outing. They weighed in at the
Trout Street Yacht Basin. (Staff photo by Misty Rogers)
Spring: Breakers
Breakers, three of them from the U S.
wtPumr; N.V., tame to Port Aransas-
a fishing trip with guides Alex,Porter and Gary Cooper. The
anglers, from left. Mat! Frorrlbech of West Point. Porter. Jim
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Judson, Mary. Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 27, 1997, newspaper, March 27, 1997; Port Aransas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth623792/m1/12/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Ellis Memorial Library.