Fishing in Galveston

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Fishing in Galveston

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Join our 1 fisherman and our 1 cofisherman in Galveston in Galveston. The fishing forecast is currently 7.3. The most caught fishes here are the dog snapper, the vermilion snapper, the red grouper and the southern flounder. Come try the most famous fishing techniques like the fishing bream from a dock or jetty, angling - using natural bait, angling - using floats or fishing for sea bass while surfcasting.

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The Dog Snapper

The Dog Snapper

The Dog Snapper belongs to the Lutjanidae family. With an average length of 60 cm, the adult snapper can reach a maximum length of 74 cm. The maximum known weight for this snapper is 9.1 kg. Sexual maturity is achieved at lengths of 30 to 40 cm. The maximum lifespan recorded was about 29 years. It breeds in March. It is fished in March, April, July, August, November and December. This snapper has a relatively deep body, with long pectoral fins, an emarginated or slightly forked caudal fin, a rounded anal fin and a double dorsal fin. Dog snappers have an olive green top and back, sometimes with narrow, pale bars. The lower sides and belly are light red and coppery. There is a white triangular bar under the lower edge of the eyes. The pectoral, ventral, anal and distal fins of the dorsal and caudal fins are reddish, while the rest of the dorsal and caudal fins are olive green. The young have a horizontal blue line under the eye and through the operculum, which turns into a row of spots on adults.

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The Vermilion Snapper

The Vermilion Snapper

The Vermilion Snapper belongs to the Lutjanidae family. This species can reach a length of 60 cm, although most are about 35 cm long. The highest recorded weight for this species is 3.2 kg. They can live 50 years. They spawn from April to September. It can be fished all year round. The vermilion snapper has a refined body, is pale white to silvery below and vermilion / reddish above. Fine golden-yellow streaks, some horizontal and others oblique, appear below the lateral line. The dorsal fin is pink with a yellow margin. The caudal fin is red, but has a slight black margin. The large canines are absent and the orientation of the mouth and eyes gives it the appearance of looking up.

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The Red Grouper

The Red Grouper

The Red Grouper belongs to the Serranidae family. The Red grouper reaches a maximum total length of 125 cm and a maximum declared weight of 23.0 kg. Red Groupers are thought to have a lifespan of about 25-30 years. They breed from January to April. It is abundant at the end of summer. The red grouper is a robust, medium-sized fish. It has large eyes and differs in size, the anterior pair being slightly smaller than the posterior pair. Pelvic fins are shorter than pectoral fins. The pelvic fins are inserted behind the pectoral fins on the body. The red grouper has scales and thick skin at the base of the dorsal and anal fins. The caudal fin is truncated and the caudal peduncle has no saddle. The head and body of the red grouper are dark reddish brown in color, then fading to pink or reddish on the sides and ventral side. Light-colored spots may be observed scattered over the body and small black spots may be present around the eyes. The anal, dorsal and caudal fins have dark margins. When the fish is resting, the coloring becomes more split, resembling the Nassau grouper.

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The Southern flounder

The Southern flounder

The Southern flounder belongs to the Paralichthyidae family. its average size is 30 to 35 cm for an average weight of 5 kg. it can live up to 7 years on average. it reproduces in winter. it can be fished all year round. All flatfish, which include southern flounder, are laterally compressed and spend most of their lives swimming along their bottoms. In the case of southern plaice, the left side is always the "top" side; in other species, the opposite is true.

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The Great Barracuda

The Great Barracuda

The Great Barracuda belongs to the Sphyraenidae family. Adult specimens are generally between 60 and 100 cm long and weigh between 2.5 and 9.0 kg. It has a life span of 14 years. They are thought to spawn in the spring. It can be fished all year round. The large barracuda has a slim, streamlined body that is round in the middle. The top of the head between the eyes is almost flat and the mouth is large. It contains many large pointed teeth and a protruding lower jaw. The ends of the pectoral fins extend to the origin of the pelvic fins. The spiny and soft dorsal fins are largely separated and the double emarginated caudal fin has pale tips on each lobe. The body color of the great barracuda is brownish grey or bluish on the back and top, with a dominant greenish-green color ranging from grey to silver on the sides and a white belly. The upper surface can have between 18 and 23 dark bars, most often observed when the fish is resting or on a mixed substrate. The black spots on the lower sides of the great barracuda distinguish it from other barracuda species. The second dorsal fin, anal fin and caudal fin are purple to black with whitish tips.

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