Galveston Offshore Fishing Report
for the Gulf of Mexico
by Captain Bill Cannan

Offshore fishing out of Galveston is a chance at some world class angling.  Kingfish, dorado, ling, red snapper, shark, and triple tail are our most common catches.  Fishing rigs, wrecks, bottom rocks, and weedlines are four ways we consistently make big catches. Limits of kingfish, good numbers of dorado, ling to 80 pounds, and excellent red snapper were the norm in the season of ’99.  We start running offshore in July and continue until the end of August.  The approximate two month window allows for top notch offshore fishing within 60 miles of shore.

 Also w inter time red snapper trips can be another chance at offshore angling.  November and December are the months for this and these trips depending on the red snapper limits that are often changing.