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rad_1283 · Joined: 17 May 2010 Posts: 3

Hey my fellow "pescadores" I am a mangove snapper "freak".
And I know this question has been asked before at least twice
in the last couple of months. Is there any one "mangrove snapper
expert" that can give me any lite of hope on catching some any time
soon and where. They are the most delicious fish I have ever eatn'
before. Hope to get a quick answer "pronto".
And just where I might run into these damn goog eatn' fish.
Gracias mi amigos....."stay fish thirsty my friends". Laughing

!!!!!

cephus · Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 5:00 pm Post subject:

A week ago there were a bunch of them up to 8 lbs. in 100 feet of water around a production platform about 27 +- miles north of Port Mansfield
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wallhanger · Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 6:02 pm Post subject:

I have found them at the jetties next to the Lexington. Freeline live shrimp along the rocks.

landlocked beachbum · Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:21 am Post subject:

CLOSE to structure is the key, the closer you are the more you'll catch.
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Big Ed · Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:53 am Post subject:

Saw a report in the San Antonio Express-News a few days ago about the semi annual TPWD survey. According to that article, the count for Mangrove Snapper (Gray Snapper) was off considerably from last year. Mention was made that the Mangroves are more "fragile" when it comes to cold weather than trout and reds. Although there was not a big freeze, there were more than the normal number of days when water temps were down. Article mentioned that many Mangroves were found floating in the canals this past winter. I can't be sure on all the details, might find something on the TPWD site.
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frayed · Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:13 pm Post subject:

I think the trigger temp is around 55 degrees? Warm water species. . . become very unhappy when it gets below that
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ltorna1 · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 3240

Havent tried to get them lately, but did manage to catch one in my canal this week when trying to target some finicky sheepshead. And I did report a monster around 20 inches from the bay over a month ago. Looking to try a catch a few this weekend. What we need is this water to clear up in the gulf so CS scrutinizer can go swim the jetties with spear in hand and let us know where they all are Wink

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Central Scrutinizer · Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:12 pm Post subject:

landlocked beachbum · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:20 am Post subject:

Good read, thanks for posting. Wink

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Snake · Pony Mullet Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 53

I might go and try them out this Friday. I'll let you know if they are back yet. Went fishing for them a month ago and only caught two. Plus, there was a lot of pinfish action. Those things are like piranhas on shrimp. But when the big mangroves are in force, the pins and piggies aren't so much of a bother.

But don't give up. Once, you start catchin them the fishing should be consistent until it starts to get cold again. We've filled gallon bags full. And, your right they are quite tasty!

landlocked beachbum · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:43 am Post subject:

Try fishing with some of those smaller pinfish and/or piggies.................. Mangrove snapper will make mincemeat out of them! Shocked

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Fishbrains · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:47 pm Post subject:

I'd give you my spot, but not here, since I don't get down to fish for them much. If they are still there you could fill up a cooler with them. PM me.

SnatchinLips · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:56 pm Post subject:

If you are around Aransas Pass you can find them around the docks around the shrimp boats. Free-line small mullet/mudminners or shrimp on heavy braid and a florocarbon leader. Be ready to jerk em out from the docks on light tackle is loads of fun. There's also a whole mess of them along the shore structure and deep channels around the cranes in Ingleside. Caught a few nice ones. Here's a pic of a 24in 5lb manny my dad caught last year fishin in waist deep water on a poppin cork in a pothole.

FB PHIL · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 455

I normally catch alot of mangroves around the structure at NAS in the summer, but this yr have not caught even one. I personally, think it was the red tide last fall into early winter that decimated the mangroves in the Bays and jetties of the local area. I remember the same thing happened with the red tide episode that we had the same yr that the Packery Jetty opened for fishing. The following yr there weren't many around, but each summer they increased numbers until last Fall's red tide. They were thick around the NAS last summer, but after the red tide being pushed back and forth from downtown along the western side of CC Bay and into the Laguna by Dec, thus at the Base you couldn't lose a leg on a live shrimp by even a perch until Apr. I'm sure the extended cold snaps that we had didn't help either.

landlocked beachbum · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:20 am Post subject:

Beautiful fish!!!! Shocked

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