Hello fellow fishermen of the great Texas Gulf Coast. This is Captain Mike Roberts off the Blue Fin out of Freeport, TX. Red Snapper season has kicked off with a bang! As most readers know the Texas coast has some of the best Red Snapper fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. With the large quantity of Red Snapper in our waters, there are plenty for all anglers. King fishing started off a little slow but in the last week has improved significantly. We primarily fish forty to sixty miles offshore on most of our 12 hour fishing trips. The water has been green as far out as sixty miles but has recently began to push inshore due to the currents and the blue water begins to move in like normal. We have seen the number of Cobia and Dorado rise in the last few days. As the blue water moves in and the water warms up, we should see these numbers rise even more.
This year we are finally starting to see a lot more of the Sargassum grass in the water. When the water calms down for a good amount of time, we should be able to start seeing some good weed lines form. This will be great for those that would like to do some trolling for Wahoo, Dorado or a variety of other pelagic sports fish. Hope everyone is getting to enjoy the great fishing we have had on the Gulf Coast so far. Fingers crossed for calm seas and tight lines. Stay safe out there and good luck everyone!
Captain Mike Roberts, The Blue Fin
Blue Fin Charters
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