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SABINE – The flounder are continuing to move through the pass and fishermen armed with live shrimp are taking plenty of flatfish home for the table. Limits of trout and redfish are also falling to the whiskered bait. Work the reefs with a popping cork and live...

This year’s Eighth Annual Coastal Conservation Association’s S.T.A.R. tournament is once again ready to kick off. And like the last two years has paved the way for some lucky anglers to get a college education. For the three biggest Flounder, Gafftop, and...

Wadefishermen are a special breed of folks. We buy nice boats, just like everyone else, but for a different reason. For most anglers, their boat is their home away from home on the water. For the wadefisherman, a boat is just a method of transportation. It is used to...

On any given weekend or summer night, the rocks of the Texas City Dike are covered with anglers trying to fill coolers with speckled trout, redfish, drum, and various panfish. All this and more are caught from these rocks during almost evvery season of the year. But,...

With the number of fishermen becoming interested in saltwater growing, access to the bay by foot is becoming more important. Development and private ownership of adjacent land has cut into this access, but there are still areas where fishermen without a boat can...

If you think banning nets doesn’t have a noticeable effect on fishing, somebody better tell Galveston Bay’s flounder. More trophy sized flounder are being caught this year than ever before. Fish of this size, 7 to 8 pound range, are not nearly as uncommon...

What is a trophy trout? To many, its simply the biggest fish they’ve ever caught. A three pound schoolie or a monster eight or nine pound sow, if it’s the biggest trout you’ve ever caught it’s a trophy. There are a few things that you can do to...

Many of us had our first taste of saltwater fishing from one of the many piers that dot the Texas coast. However, now that we’re all grown-up we sometimes forget just how great this type of fishing can be. To be successful, all it takes is a little understanding...

Whether you want to learn about a new bay or you just love to fish and don’t want the hassles associated with owning a boat, fishing with a professional guide can be both a pleasant and rewarding experience. There are many things to consider when trying to find...

One of the biggest thrills of fishing the Texas Coast is a pre-dawn wadefishing trip to the beachfront. There’s nothing like walking into the calm trout green water amidst the throngs of scurrying mullet and just knowing that there are schools of speckled trout...

Many more saltwater anglers are turning to wadefishing, both for the excitement and to increase their chances of landing a trophy speckled trout or redfish for the wall. What many of these newcomers to the sport fail to realize is that there are a few rules that go...

When Texans talk about offshore fishing they’re talking about the “King” of the mackerel family. And the time for these unruly beasts has finally come back around. The time for Texas’ summer kingfish is upon us. Knowing their hangouts, and the...

A lonely stretch of beach, the early morning sunrise glistening off the waves of the incoming tide, and the only sign of life are the shadows of a half dozen surf rods waiting in anticipation for their call to duty. Sounds a little corny doesn’t it? But, if...

If you think banning nets doesn’t have a noticeable effect on fishing, somebody better tell Galveston Bay’s flounder. More trophy sized flounder are being caught this year than ever before. Fish of this size, 7 to 8 pound range, are not nearly as uncommon...

If you’ve given up on catching speckled trout in the surf for this year you could be missing some of the best surf fishing of the season. Recent catches of easy limits are being reported up and down the coast by anglers wading the second bar with shadtails,...

It’s hot and the fish have all moved to deeper and cooler water. What’s a fisherman to do? One option is grinding the reefs and jetties with lures or live bait and hopefully pick up a fish or two. Another good idea would be fishing the high tides early or...

“Another good fish”, D’wayne said of the 2 pound trout added to the cooler. “We’d better stop for a second and take a count, we wouldn’t want to end up over the ten fish limit.” This type of fast and furious action can take...

Whether you want to learn about a new bay or you just love to fish and don’t want the hassles associated with owning a boat, fishing with a professional guide can be both a pleasant and rewarding experience. There are many things to consider when trying to find that...

I know what you’re thinking. What kind of fanatical fishing nut wades waist to chest deep, during a time of year, when the water temperatures can drop as low as 45 degrees. The answer is – the kind of nut who stalks the shorelines hunting for big double...

I know I’m not the first fisherman to get it into his head that he wanted a state record fish. In fact, I’d almost bet that we’ve all thought about it at one time or other. Well, I decided that I was going to take my best shot and go hunting a state...

HOUSTON –Deer Park resident Kenneth Thyssen has been awarded the first Saltwater Elite Angler Award for catching a King Mackerel, Southern Flounder, Red Drum, Spotted Seatrout and Sheepshead. A component of TPWD’s Angler Recognition Awards program, the new Elite...