Saturday, January 14, 2012

BAY AND DEEP SEA FISHING WITH OSPREY FISHING TRIPS

Fantastic fishing aboard the Osprey!!

 This is the Bay King boat we were on for Bay fishing
It was a beautiful day on the Laguna Madre. The crew was
excellent and made sure everyone on the boat caught fish.
 Cutting up our bait on the way out.
 View out the back of the boat on the way out.
 Back at the fish cleaning station with our catch.
FUN! FUN! FUN! Some nice Whiting. Very good eating!
 The pelicans wait for the scraps. We had to tend to our
stringers or the pelicans would take the fish right off
the stringer.
 After a very successful Bay trip it was time for
Deep Sea fishing for Red Snappers. We boarded the Osprey
out of Port Mansfield as the Deep Sea Fishing is much better there.
 We were escorted out by a family of Dolphins.
This was beautiful to see as they followed us in and out'
 A view out the back of the boat.
A simply gorgeous day.
 We also saw a few birds along the way out.
 The Gulf was calm and almost like glass as friend
Bob is pulling in a nice Red Snapper.
 We all limited out. The limit is 4 on Red Snappers and
this is my limit. Great time and excellent crew.
 Bob, Dale and I pictured with the total catch for the boat.
Mostly Red Snappers but the group also caught a nice
Shark, 3 nice Groupers, and a trigger fish.
 This is the cleaning station. We had some very nice
fillets and also kept the throats to cook.
Another picture of our fish. It just doesn't get any better
than that. 
 Pier 19 did an excellent job of cooking our fish.
They cooked them 4 different ways and served them
family style.
We had Pier 19 fix both the Red Snappers and the Whiting
so were able to have fish two different days and share
with our non fishing friends from the Holiday Inn Express.  
 OSPREY FISHING CRUISES are highly recommended as
they do a great job of making sure you come back with fish.
The crew was excellent!!!!!!!!!
When it comes to cooking fish Pier 19 is the very best.
I have had other restuarants fix fish but none compares to Pier 19

GO FIRST CLASS
OSPREY FISHING TRIPS
956-761-6655
Locate at Pier 19, South Padre Island, TX 





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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Port of Brownsville "FIESTA" boat tour




The captain heading out.

Guide Diane.


Chips and Salsa Bar. MM Good!!


The Simon family from South Dakota.


Inside the cabin where the fun starts!!


Mixing Margaritas.


Margaritas ready to serve.

A boat pases by.


A shrimp boat we met.


The ship graveyard at the Port of Brownsville.

Yes, we even blew bubbles along the way.


More bubbles. How much fun is this!!


They even have a boat named after me!!!


Another ship in the graveyard. They are cut up

and the metal is salvaged.


The oil platform area where they are built and repaired.

A couple pelacans flying along with the boat.


More ships in the graveyard.


Meeting another shrimp boat.

Another oil platform.

More oil plateforms.


A view of South Padre Island from our boat.

A beautiful sight!!

The shrimp boat marina.


All good things do come to an end.

What a great day and wonderful trip!!

It was like a Mexican Fiesta with Chips, Salsa,

Margaritas, great lively music, boats, Dolphins, ships,

birds and other wildlife along the way.

Diane is an excellent tour guide providing

a wealth of information. Diane always says if she

doesn't know the answer to your questiuon she will make

up something! LOL




Fantastic trip!!!!!!!!!




PHONE 956 761 6655


Don't miss this trip!!!


If you go be sure to tell them the Roadrunner sent you!!


Saturday, March 5, 2011

The Original Dolphin Watch (American Diving Co.)

The "Original" Dolphin Watch sailing
from the Sea Ranch Marina on South Padre Island, Tx.
The boat "Double Sun" pictured below.
We had an added bonus on this trip as the Sea Turtle
rescue people were on board to release 4 turtles
back into the bay that were rescued from the cold
a few weeks earlier.


Holding one ready to release. Really neat to see up close.

Heading to the lower deck for release.



There he goes!!!!

Another swimming away from the boat.
A Shrimp boat passed by headed out to sea.

Up close look at the dredging operation.
And then Dolphins. The weather was perfect and
there were Dolphins everywhere.
All around on every side of the boat.




Beautiful to watch! They put on a great show!

All on board had a great time on this perfect 80 degree
day and no wind. We saw the Sea turtles up close and
personal and watch them being released back into the bay.
We seemed to be in a very large Pod of Dolphins and they were
very active. A fantastic trip!!!!
THIS TRIP IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
American Diving Co.
1 Padre Blvd.
South Padre Island, Tx. 78587
(956) 761-4243
IF YOU STOP BY BE SURE TO TELL THEM THE ROADRUNNER SENT YOU!!