Fishing was great all through the weekend

and into the week.

Some huge amberjack were brought

in by the Junior Boatmen during their

offshore tournament, including a 99.5-

pounder caught by Christian Collins of

Port Aransas.

Offshore party boats brought in tuna by

the hundreds, including some yellowfin.

The tuna are still pretty far offshore, but

there are plenty of them out there.

Bay anglers are catching plenty of red-

fish, drum and a trout here and there.

Julie Hower of Port Aransas caught a

34-inch redfish, which she tagged, in the

Laguna Madre on a four-inch sugar and

spice Berkley Gulp.

MaryAnn Heimann at Offshore Adventures

said offshore trips brought in

plenty of vermilion snapper and ling.

Bay anglers are catching plenty of nice

redfish.

Beverly Fintel at Barnacle Bill’s Pier

House at Horace Caldwell Pier reported

catches of redfish, jack crevalle, pompano,

shark and some trout. John McNatt at Fisherman’s Wharf

reported a great tuna catch on the 56-hour

trip. They caught several yellowfin tuna,

some huge amberjack, state-water red

snapper, vermilion snapper and more than

200 blackfin tuna. North jetty anglers

caught Spanish mackerel and redfish.

Chris Wallace at Dolphin Dock reported

offshore catches of yellowfin,

amberjack, kingfish, blacktip, Atlantic

sharpnose and hammerhead shark and

vermilion snapper.

Dan Hurd at Deep Sea Headquarters

said offshore anglers caught vermilion

snapper, dog snapper, Atlantic sharpnose

shark, kingfish, amberjack, grouper,

wahoo, yellowfin and blackfin tuna, ling

and blacktip shark and barracuda and a

blue marlin. Bay anglers brought in black

drum, redfish, and trout.

Sharon Keehlisen at Woody’s Sports

Center said offshore anglers are catching

“lots of state-water red snapper.” Bay

anglers caught limits of black drum and

some redfish back in the flats. Surf anglers

are catching redfish.