Fishbuster Charters' Captain Dave Hanson reported, "Wednesday, 7/27, I fished offshore in spots from 20 to 27 miles west of New Pass with Mark Aldridge, kids, Alfie and George, their cousin, Nick, and family friend, Mark Lansarve. Using baitfish and squid, the group caught thirty-one red grouper, including one keeper at 22 inches, one 14-inch yellowtail snapper, and twenty-five keeper lane snapper. They released three sharpnose sharks, all about 3-foot long.

Friday morning, 7/29, Mike and Patty Tortrup fished with me, 23 miles west of New Pass, using squid for bait. They released twenty red grouper shorts to 19 ½ inches, and boxed the largest 10 of 25 keeper-sized lane snapper they caught, to 15 ½ inches. They added five 14-inch grunts to the fish box.

Mike and Tracy Boehm, their fifteen-year-old son, Zak, and his friend, Zachary, fished a catch-and-release trip 23 miles west of New Pass with me Saturday morning. Baited with squid, the group caught and released twenty-five red grouper shorts to 19 ¼ inches along with twenty-six would-be keeper lane snapper."


1.) Angler Brian Clark with a 21-inch hogfish, caught on shrimp 28 miles west of New Pass on a recent offshore Fishbuster Charter.



2.) Angler Mark Basrap with a 26-pound crevalle jack, caught on shrimp and released in Estero Bay on a recent inshore Fishbuster Charter.