Scott sent a story about his latest fishing excursion. The first picture shows it was a bit cold going out the jetties that morning.

Ray Luna, Paul Westburg and I went offshore the Wednesday between
Christmas and New Years. The waves were fairly flat, but it was
certainly chilly that morning as we headed out. We stopped at the nine
mile line to check a spot. We then headed approx 20 miles out to a few
rigs to try for AJ, grouper or Ling. None were found, but we caught some
of the largest snapper that have ever come into my boat. Unfortunately
it is not snapper season so they all had to go back. Ray and Paul
learned how to use the deflator tool to properly expel the air from the
snapper's air bladder. This is necessary so the fish can safely get
back to the bottom. We were also trying for any of the other snapper
species (mangrove, dog or vermilion), but none were found. We did
manage to box three gulf trout. This is very similar to sand trout; no
limit on size or quantity. Below are a few pics of the snapper we
caught. Ray caught the biggest at 29" and 14 lbs. That thing put up
one heck of a fight! We used cut bait of various types along with a
diamond jig to land all the fish. We tried trolling with no success.
We ended the day in state waters but were unsuccessful in catching
anything there. Those rigs are severely picked over. Reading various
blogs I understand I have to go 25 to 30 miles north out of the jetties
to find state water snapper . . . what the hell, its only gas.
We also did a trip into the bay at some point over the holidays. This
included Ray and Esai Luna, Paul and Jesse Westburg, Meg and I. Catching
was minimal (nonexistent) but a great time was had. Below is a pic of
some of the group. We tried Paul's Motte, Jaybird and Long Reef. Maybe
even a few more places, but seems the fish were not to be found unless
you waded St Charles. The kids got bored so we let them hop on an
island and do some beach combing.