offshore fish reports and general offshore report observations

[omerman]

Hey there fellas I am an offshore dive tender for a dive company out of Broussard la I am always offshore dyeing to spear but am always working so I thought I could at least help you guys with reports so some one can get some fish hahaha! But as I move around out here I will post wind sea vis and sighting reports and picks as time allows me

[omerman]

Tonight seas are picking up to 6-8 Ft we are currently pulling an ancient 8 pile platform to be reef of the coast of Freeport Texas we have seen and caught red snapper amberjack and a few small cobia still lingering vis is about 200ft and current is moderate to strong this location is about 20nautical miles from Freeport texas

[Playacar]

Sounds like a fun job. Coords of soon to be artificial reef??

[omerman]

Yes the cords are Brazos alpha 132
Latitude 27°49"23.348
Longitude 95°59"25.478
The seas are still kicking out here 4-6 chop with a big ground swell
Also be aware at certain times the current rips at this location
There are three jackets laid over here next to each other bottom is about 205fsw but the top of the jackets are about 155fsw on the deep side and about 100ft off bottom on the shallow side
There are a tons of life on these jackets we just laid the rig was built in 73 so it had tons of good sea growth good luck guys and be safe out here post picks I would appreciate it

[Playacar]

That sounds like a great spot to hunt! Thanks for the coordinates. You allowed to post any pictures of the job? I work offshore as well and it kills me watching the ROV feed seeing all the teeming life!

[omerman]

Well guys were looking at a heavy 20knot blow with a heavy long period swell about 4-8 Ft but visibility remains okay about 120ft on the surface despite the seas my for cast looks like it won't lay down until Friday am

And yes I will post picks but not until I go in bc internet is so weak sorry!

[omerman]

Still off the coast of Freeport and the wind is settling down tonight hopefully it will lay down Friday morning seas are 4-6ft swell with wind about 15
Knots we have been seeing a ton of sharks some tigers and various others in the 4-10ft range.
I have also been seeing some small dorado and some lingering cobia mixed it with the sharks.
Visibility is still about 100ft on surface

[omerman]

well the last jacket was laid down on bottom tnite seas calmed th 1-3 ft and wind settled to about 5knots vis was about 150 ft to to bottom the artificial reed is marked with a 12ft orange pencil body with a 3/8 cable going down to a horizontal on the jacket good luck boys going to be over in West cameron next at about 400fsw reports soon

[Playacar]

Still offshore? Hows the weather looking?

[louisianadiver]

awesome thread! bump to keep it going

[omerman]

Sorry guys been slacking on my posts were over in main pass this week doing an install job weather is getting snotty wind about 25 knot and seas 4-6 with occasional 9 Ft rollers visibility is about 70 Ft in 200fsw.
As for fish reports we been seeing some snapper cudas and occasional medium cobia also saw scattered chicken dolphin and Wahoo
Block 44c mainpass
Weather will be laying down early this week
shoot em up

[omerman]

So guys was just working in main pass 40 and we were working in 50fsw and saw tons of redfish on bottom and were catching nice Spanish mackerel weather is crappy till the end of the week but will update when it gets better visibility was very tight on outgoing tide but got better on incoming with a west wind blowing surface murk east opened up to about twenty Ft

[omerman]

Been slacking trying to revive this thread will have reports coming shortly