FISHING REPORT
Fish and fish some more; catching, more catching

Mild winter weather has led to lots of catching in the Coastal Bend. Lots of big trout has been caught.

Guides led anglers to limits of redfish in the channel, bays and East Flats, reported Sharon Keehlisen of

Woody's Sports Center. Offshore fishermen are catching blackfin tuna, limits of kingfish, amberjack, mako shark and red snapper in state waters.

John McNatt at Fisherman's Wharf said the Wharf Cat brought in 94 kings on one trip. Vermilion snapper, shark, kingfish and tuna were caught. Anglers using the Jetty Boat are racking up big trout and redfish.

Big sharks are the story out of

Dolphin Dock again this week, Bill Fintel reported. A 191-pound, 150-pound and 100-pound mako sharks were caught. State water trips brought in red snapper limits. Grouper and limits of kingfish also were caught this week out of the dock.

The Tuesday state water red snapper trip came in two hours early because all limits were caught along with redfish, black drum and Spanish mackerel said Jerry Montalbo out of

Deep Sea Headquarters. Limits of kingfish, Atlantic sharpnose shark, dorado, amberjack, Warsaw and gag grouper, and loads of blackfin tuna were caught offshore.

Limits of kingfish were caught offshore on boats out of Offshore Adventures, Beverly Stapleton reported. Bay anglers brought in sheepshead, redfish, a few trout, black drum and whiting using mullet, mud minnows, live shrimp, crab and sea lice.