Texas Saltwater Fishing News

August 29, 2005 -- Snakes, Sharks, and other Things that Bite Raising parents is hard! Working and living with them is harder.  Luckily this week, we are taking a few days off to start preparations for the long hard Cast & Blast season and mom and dad have headed...

January 31, 2007 -- Cold Wind + Cold Rain = Big Trout Alright, admittedly, I am a stuck up skinny water fly fisherman who would prefer to chase sheephead on fly in ankle deep water than mess around with deep water trout in freezing (for a south Texas boy) weather. ...

Re: any news on the fishing as the fishing report said....the winds were crazy all day sunday and monday but we walked right into the reds and caught a few limits...mostly on topp water! As for the trout...3 of us caught a few between 16-19 inches....again mostly on...

Re: Pop Gets Wake Up Call! Brandon,Please tell your dad that we are very relieved to hear that his heart procedure was a success and that he will be back in his element next week.  My dad says to tell him to lose some weight--we all could stand to, I know I can.  We...

Re: Tarpon in the Bay. That is awesome!Kudos to you..Would be a dream come true for me to get one in the bay.I haven't jumped a tarpon since 2002 and that was about a mile off the jetties. Took a Mirrorlure under a small log and made my Penn spinner smell like a...

hows the bite....... going to be down for a few days staying out in Arroyo city and was wondering how the bite was and if the fish are still real scattered cause of all the traffic!?

Re: TARPON TARPON EVERYWHERE! I look forward to seeing the pics--what size are these "herrings"?

Traveling to Mansfield tomorrow, any help is appreciated! Hello there,I'm new here and don't get to do much saltwater fishing, but we are leaving early Thursday morning from Tyler,Tx to spend a few days in Port Mansfield.  We are going off shore during the...

Re: 1st time 🙁 Rey, I think your fishing too deep. In the morning try a foot or two of water. After 9:00 am or so start going a little deeper. The reds love mud as do drum and stingrays :o. If its trout your looking for try the cleaner water.  Don't spend too...

New to Mission I recently moved here from Dallas, and was hoping to try doing some wade fishing, I really have no idea where to start. I don't have a boat, and would like to try wading in an area where I can get to with a pickup. Any assistance would be greatly...

Re: New Fly Record Red Snapper-Pending Certification It was an IGFA legal catch but it would have been 16lb tippet and I didn't think it would be close to the IGFA record....turns out it's only 8lbs or something I think.There's always next time....

Snowbird heading south Great looking site, Bruce. We have a 5th wheel trailer and a 14' cartop boat.. Will be down your way from Jan to April and would like some recomandations as to where to stay. Also, what do you consider as "cold" weather during that time...

Re: GAME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Up Date Short up date. Will get photos and report posted ASAP. Thursday and Friday were red letter days. Mitch from Bay City and Dewain from Houston came down and fished Friday, we had limits before 9:00AM. Lucky for me a catch and release...

Prayers for Capt. Dan Coley and Family We ask all of our friends to PLEASE remember Capt. Dan Coley and his family in your prayers. He is in the battle of his life, as the Cancer has returned. He is at home with the best possible care he can get. Joyce and the family....

Getting Windy...Going Deep -- March 12, 2008 With Teddy, dad, and the rest of the old farts out of town and trying to commit international incidents in Brazil, I was left in charge of the guiding duties and to keep our crew on the fish.  My charters and I all think I...

Re: catch 2000 catch non for me!?? First thing people have to understand the salinity level in the lower Laguna Madre is higher than the Gulf! With that being said most times a Catch 2000 right out of the box will float or sink extremely slow., this due to the high...

Re: Fisheries Improvement or Rose Colored Glasses??? WesThe event will only be for ladies. If you and your dad want to come down the same time no problem we'll put you up in another location close by and fish you. Give me a call and we can get you guys set up....

Re: Action, Sound, Get Wet -- May 12, 2008 Bruce/Brandon,Thanks for sharing your secrets to success--my experience has been that the details are the key to successful catching.  I guess I am surprised to hear that you do not use shock leaders at all--especially for...