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May 3, 2007 / Fishing

Port Aransan Vanessa Nesloney poses with one of two sailfish and one marlin she caught on a trip in Quepos, Costa Rico. The vacation at the end of April was the first offshore fishing trip for Nesloney. More...

Two sows

Marcus Malone of South Lake caught a 25 and a 27-pound red snapper on a 10-hour private charter Saturday, April 28. He was fishing with Capt. Keith Schoolcraft aboard the Kingfisher out of Deep Sea Headquarters. More...

Plenty of reds

On April 27, fishing with Port Aransas guide Ed Woodhouse, far right, anglers Patrick Elliott, left, Chris Kaiser, Ron Brown and Derrek Penick all of Fredricksberg, pulled in these 12 redfish. More...

Snapper surplus

Taking advantage of the snapper season early limits, these anglers were among those catching this huge stash of red snapper aboard the Scat Cat with Capt. Marvin Horner of Fisherman's Wharf. More...

Federal, state waters will close to shrimping May 15

Federal and state waters in the Gulf of Mexico will close to shrimp trawling 30 minutes after sunset on Thursday, May 15. More...

Huge hammer

This angler stands proudly with a 215-pound scalloped hammerhead shark caught Monday, April 30. He was fishing aboard the Kingfisher out of Deep Sea Headquarters with Capt. Keith Schoolcraft. More...

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Snapper

Nick Schueller of Durando, Iowa, opened the red snapper season with a nice snapper catch. He was fishing on a trip out of Fisherman's Wharf with Capt. Marvin Horner Saturday, April 21. More...

FISHING REPORT

Snapper, redfish and trout limits reported

Anglers have been fishing as much as possible for red snapper since the season opened April 21, striving to bag as many as possible before the limit was reduced yesterday, Wednesday, May 2. Limits of snapper were reported from every source. More...

Increase sought for vermilion snapper

Citing studies that show the vermilion snapper is no longer overfished in the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has proposed allowing an increase in harvest of the fish. More...

Lots of snapper

Nick Schueller of Durando, Iowa, opened the red snapper season on a big note with a nice snapper catch. He was fishing on a 12- hour trip out of Fisherman's Wharf with Capt. Marvin Horner on Saturday, April 21. More...

Mess of trout

Rick Ryberg, from left, and Steve Wesson, both of Carlsbad, Calif., caught a nice string of trout Sunday morning, April 29. They were fishing the north jetty using live shrimp. More...

Red snapper hearing is set for Port Aransas

Anglers will get another chance to make their voices heard this month on a proposal to lower the bag limit of red snapper caught in the Gulf of Mexico. A series of hearings will be held to get public input. More...

Island transplanting tips

DR. JOHN FUCIK

In my first article about gardening in Port Aransas, I offered the latest dirt on island soils, e.g., important aspects like, pH - the measure of soil acidity/alkalinity; soil components, structure, and rooting depth. More...