Texas Saltwater Fishing News

Official Word on East Cut Dredging Alright, here is the official word regarding the dredging of the Port Mansfield East Cut.Speaking with Joe Hrametz, USACE official in charge of our area, states we have 1.6M earmarked for dredging.  Nothing new...this has been the...

Do I hear Bowie? -- June 4, 2007 Come on…SING ALONG…P-P-P-Pressure!  For those of you too young to remember the original beat bastardized by Vanilla Ice, David Bowie’s arguably most recognizable song found its way into my head sometime early Saturday morning as I...

Re: Wading at Night Tailchasr22I would suggest not to night wade on a Holiday weekend or for that matter any weekend.  We have ALOT of night fisherman who fish all night and run all over the bay without lights or proper safety equipment. Poor Game Wardens have their...

Re: boat.... sounds like an idea that i may be wanting to put some time looking into!! thanks alot.....what kind of boat u running with.....

New to Wading Hey,        I'm new to wading and was wondeing what are some good plastics to start off with.                                                                                                                                                            ...

Re: Traveling to Mansfield tomorrow, any help is appreciated! Thanks guys.  We are going on off shore with a guide, and am just wanting to try my luck at some of the other fish like trout and what not in the evenings while everyone else is hanging out around the pool....

Big THANKS I just wanted to thank all our new members. We appreciate your being a part of our family. Please feel free to post and we can assure you no trash talk will ever grace this forum, Capt. Brandon set this up to help and inform people of whats happening not...

Re: Boat type for Port Mansfield Without being accused of being the tree hugger I actually am, well in this case the seagrass cuddler, I would recommend using the shallower drafting boat of the two.  If you are unfamiliar with the waters of Port Mansfield, buy a Hot...

Personal best Went out of Aransas saturday on a friends boat. Set a personal record and a new goal.After nearly no fishing this year I believe this made up for it.[img]http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd288/putawaywettexas/070922fishing006Large.jpg[/img]...

Brown Tide I saw in one of the earlier October fishing reports that brown tide was pretty bad down there.    What areas are impacted and is it starting to clear up?

Re: new to mansfield. we catch quite a few fish wading out of fred stone county park. we fish both plastics and live bait.

Captain Dan Coley on Calmer Seas Heaven just got a great Guide.I am writing this for dad and others that were lucky enough to know and love Captain Dan. Dad, Captain Bruce Shuler, and Dan were the closest of friends and dad has visited Dan numerous times over the last...

MAJOR ISSUE FROM OUR GOVERNMENT EVERYONE PLEASE READ Dear BoatUS Member, We need your help now to pass NEW federal legislation in the Senate that would provide a permanent exemption for recreational boats from the upcoming EPA discharge permit requirement. Remember...

Re: waders needed now BaginsIts fine without waders. Only thing, overcast days with wind can get chilly. Bring a wind breaker while you are running, you should be fine.LaterBruce

Re: looking for a new GPS/depth finder Tx ChickenI use a LMS-525C Gps and sonar combo. With an exterior transducer I get a good bottom reading. Only issue with the Laguna so shallow does not matter which unit you use , as they are just not made to record very shallow...

Trout, Trout, and Silver King Sightings -- May 21,2008 Fishing 12 out of the last 15 days with clients’: Catch and releasing before 10:00 AM, how could it get any better? Just as my previous reports asked:  Are the numbers of 17” to 20” trout we are catching due to...

What Time is IT...? -- June 11, 2008 The old answer would have been Tool Time and just like old Tool Man Taylor Ma Nature has decided to kick things up a notch with the old wind tunnel.  I was fishing with new friends the Little Tuna and Ted Lund and the old lady...

Re: Stormy tournament? Glad you faired well Chasin'.Have not heard from friends in P.M. but I'm sure they're busy cleaning up.Postponing trip till Oct..Bruce and Brandon, I know you guys are covered up with things needing attention, so give us a report...