Here was the first Red that Dr. Barksdale caught. It was shortly after this that we moved towards the end of the North Jetty. Everybody was catching Spanish Mackerel. We noticed several schools of fish thrashing the water out past the Jetty Poll - so we went and tried to catch some. We were told they were Bonita. The swarmed over the water - we threw spoons at them - hooked several - most of them came loose - some broke the line - but we did not put any in the boat. Still - it was something none of us had ever seen before.
Historical Information on Galveston's North and South Jetty
I have been doing some research on the History of Galveston's North and South Jetties. Here is a paper published about 20 years ago - very informative - a little technical, but still an amazing find. Construction and Rehabilitation History of the Galveston Jetties Costal Hydraulics Laboratory Fact Sheet Galveston Harbor Jetty, Galveston Texas www.tpub.com Tech Report 9 1874-1879 The first attempt at constructing jetties was begun by placing cement covered gabions over distances of 9,700 and 2,200 ft. on the north (Bolivar Point jetty) and south (Fort Point jetty) sides of the inlet, respectively. An additional 500 ft of north jetty was constructed of timber piling at its landward end. The gabions were 6 ft high and wide, from 6 to 12 ft long, and filled with dredged sand once positioned. The jetties were submerged, extending no higher with the majority from 5 to 6 ft below than mean low water (mlw). The gabionades were unsuccessful in either securing a