Fishing Update

Fishing the last few weeks has been AWESOME!! The all day trips have been catching a lot of grunts. We have had some great trips on Grouper as well. Of course, we can't keep the Gags until July1, but we have had some trips with up to 22 legal Red Grouper. We have been catching a few King Mackerel, up to 17 on one trip!! They require wire leaders to catch most of the time, so you may want to add some of those to your tackle box.

There will be no open, extended trips for Red Snapper this season. We have the first two weekends booked with private charters. The season was recently shortened from what they have originally given us. A lot of you know that I have been working with several Captains from around the Gulf to get a program approved through our Federal Government. That program is up for public comment for the next week. The more support we get from the public for this, the better chance it has of passing.

The program, if passed, would allow us to fish year round for Red Snapper so long as we didn't go over a set limit of fish given to us. If you would like to show support for this, please visit www.gulfheadboat.org. This site will walk you through and allow you to leave your name and opinion on this matter. It will then go directly to the National Marine Fisheries Department.

Please log on and show your support.