Fishbuster Charters' Captain Dave Hanson reported,"After rough seas and gusty winds over the weekend and into Monday and Tuesday, I finally got to take an offshore trip on Wednesday, 5/3, and seas were pretty calm even 26 miles west of New Pass, where I fished with Mark Vale and his friend, Dave. The guys limited out on keeper lane snapper to 16 inches, keeping forty of the largest and releasing lots more. They also released twenty-five red grouper shorts to 19 inches, along with a four-foot barracuda, caught on the big pole, and a 40-inch sharpnose shark, caught on a light spinning rod. Everything bit on squid and cut-bait.
Slow season has arrived and that, paired with heavy winds and seas, made for a less than busy week of fishing. Time to get the house and boat maintenance projects going! But, summer tourism will kick in soon and fishing will be at least moderately busy then."
1.) Angler Lee Larsen with a 21-inch red grouper, caught on a pinfish 22 miles west of New Pass on a recent offshore Fishbuster Charter.
2.) Angler Lee Larsen's 45-inch king mackerel, caught on a baitfish and released 22 miles west of New Pass on a recent offshore Fishbuster Charter.