Powder Puff fishing tourney gearing up
      The ladies are gearing up to fish. The 25th annual Powder Puff Fishing Tournament will be Friday and Saturday, June 20 and 21. The women-only tournament has two divisions. In the professional division, more serious anglers fish with a guide. The amateur division is more informal, with no professi...
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FISHING REPORT
Fish are bitin'
     The cotton may not be high, but the fish are definitely bitin' in Port Aransas this week. A large variety, as well as quantity, have been reported by all. As MaryAnn Heimann, at Offshore Adventures said, "Fishing has really been good this week.
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Scary!
      Tim Prunty of Allerton, Iowa, caught this 221-pound hammerhead on Wednesday, June 11. He fished aboard the Gulf Eagle with Capt. Keith Schoolcraft out of Deep Sea Headquarters on an eighthour trip.
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A good time was had by all
      The Fishing Texas Online (FTO) club held their first Deep Sea Fish Off aboard the Adventurer out of Offshore Adventures on June 14. They caught limits of snapper, some king and dorado. Prizes and trophies were awarded by FTO for the biggest, smallest, first and most fish, and for the first to chum...
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Varied catch
      This group fished aboard the Pelican on Friday, June 13, with Capt. Marvin Horner Jr., out of Deep Sea Headquarters. They caught limits of red snapper as well as grouper, ling, amberjack and kingfish.
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Registration open for PAM tournament
      Early registration is under way for the Port Aransas Masters Billfish Tournament. The tournament, benefitting the Fred Rhodes Memorial Fund, is scheduled for June 26-29.
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Isla sailfish
      Beverly Stapleton of Port Aransas and Austin caught and released this sailfish while aboard the Mrs. Carol in Isla Mujeres, Mexico, recently.
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The Big Belt
      The Rod and Reel Club team members hold their plaques and the Big Belt, won in the International Light Tackle Tournament Association (ILTTA) fishing tourney. From left in front are retiring president of ILTTA Bill Gavit, J.W. Bones, John Price, Bill Easum and incoming president of ILTTA Jose Jimin...
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Lucky Friday
      Jeff Taborsky of Arlington, center, released this sailfish 15 miles offshore on Friday, June 13, while aboard the Billbusters I, out of Woody's Sports Center. He fished with Capt. John Stark, right, and deckhand Cody Redman.
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Island fishing team wins ILTTA Big Belt
      Bill Easum, J.W. Bones and John Price, the Port Aransas Rod and Reel Club (PARR) team, achieved top honors in the 68th International Light Tackle Tournament Association (ILTTA) tournament held recently at Cap Cana, Dominican Republic.
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Wahoo du jour
      Dr. Britt Barwise took his family and Wayne and Elfriede Crawford fishing aboard the Cherokee on Father's Day. They caught limits of snapper and had several good marlin strikes, but this 59.6-pound wahoo, caught by Elfriede Crawford, was the fish of the day. With the fish are, from left, mate Zac ...
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Snapper haul
      These anglers fished aboard the Scat Cat on Thursday, June 12, with Capt. Donnie Lueck out of Fisherman's Wharf, and brought in these snapper.
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Bid on this
      Capt. Aaron Chambers, right, caught this 70-pound ling aboard the High Bid on Sunday, June 8. Mate Matt Reed caught the 2 gray snapper.
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48-hour anglers
      This group caught tuna, dorado, snapper, kingfish, shark and amberjack on a 48-hour trip on the Dolphin out of Dolphin Dock on Thursday, June 12.
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