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Gulf of Mexico *Middle Grounds* Fishing Reports 3/14/05

PostPosted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 2:20 pm
by VikingFleet
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03/18/05
44 Hour Middle Grounds Trip
Tarpon Springs, FL

The Starship returned from a beautiful weekend in the Gulf of Mexico’s Middle Grounds. Captain Rich reports that the trip gave them a pick of Black and Red Grouper, Gag Groupers up to 16lbs, Amberjack and many Mangrove Snapper over 5lbs.
The Fishing Buddies of America fishing club, led by Ernest Fernandez, went back to NYC with a good catch of fish. Club member Linden Mitchell brought in a 5.5lb Yellowtail Snapper. See the photo gallery on our website (www.vikingfleet.com) for a picture of this beauty!
Raymond Vasilas, of Bayville, NY, won the Grouper pool with a 17lb Red Grouper. Chris Long, of N. Charleston, SC, took the Amberjack pool with the AJ weighing 23.9lbs. Jim Naughton, of Oxford, CT, swept the Snapper pool with two Mangrove Snappers weighing in at 9.2lb and 8.7lbs.
FYI…a 3rd Special American Red Snapper Trip has been added to the 2005 schedule. We’ll leave Tarpon Springs, FL on Wednesday, April 27th and return on Friday, April 29th. The 1st and 2nd Special American Red trips sold out in a matter of days! This one is expected to do the same, so get your reservations in ASAP!