Texas Saltwater Fishing Guide

Schedule for Public Meetings              Notice of Public  Meetings Texas Parks & Wildlife Department – Coastal Fisheries Division will be hosting a series of coastwide public  meetings to discuss potential changes to existing fishery regulations.  At the...

Re: Wind this weekend Thanks guys for responding to Top waters request. I will be back in Port later today and will catch up on posting. I really hate doing the fishing shows but if it wasn’t getting to see folks I only get to see once a year it would be a real drag....

Re: LORD HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Correct that number it was 12. Today is going to be a tuff one, North Winds 20 MPH , high pressure and BRIGHT CLEAR SKYS!WE will have to see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LaterBruce

Re: The Return of Poppie’s Pink Posse! (Captain Sally’s Women’s Retreat 2/09) After 46 years, I finally found my purpose in life.  Who would have thought that it was to create misery for Poppy, Bruce, and occasionally Shirley?  See you next week Bruce and...

Shark!!! I was wade fishing the northern shoreline today when I noticed a fin sticking out of the water in about 3 ft of water.Turned out to be a big ole' shark maybe about 5 ft. It came in too close for comfort so I high tailed it outta there.Tried to see if it...

Re: I FOUND CARP! Capt.  Brandon I happen to be the super carp geek.  As I live in the middle of far west Texas and my fishing spots are limited. I have had great success with crawfish patterns and a custom pheasant tail pattern I have developed.  When fishing in...

fishing books lately, I've been surfing the web on my free time, most often than not, to gain knowledge on catching trout  and reds at the south padre/port mansfield area. Most of the great information I get is mainly from articles. I know its great info, however...

LURES!!!!! Hey cap, What lures are curently working well please include topwaters and soft plastics thanks! 

Re: TOPWATERS As always thanks for the great info Captain Shuer

Re: Under the lights!!! I have four foot long green light that we hang underneath the boat, it works great, I was just wondering about a good place to use it between Mansfield and the arroyo and what the best conditions would be? Thanks

Re: THE LURES I agree with Capt. Brandon You might want some 1/4 or 3/8 jigheads for the jetties or the ICW, I prefer the screw on jig heads You might also want throw in some corkys Red, bone, and watermelon are all good soft plastic colors

Re: Getting Back to the water Will do Capt Bruce, Thanks for your time and assistance, Dang I cant wait to retire and get back to the PM lifestyle 8)

Re: FISHING LINES I use power pro 8 lb test… always has worked great for me and the sensitivity is awesome.. once u go braided you will never go back.. IMO… that's my 2 cents worth…

Summer Time Rolls — June 30, 2009 It's been a long time, but it's for a good excuse.  The fishing has continued to just rock.  However, let's not limit to the bay now: the summer patterns have picked up and dad has been slamming the kings and...

Re: Rules? always contact a Game Warden.. with that there should be no second guessing after talkin to one.. Met a fellow in Riviera the other weekend.. said there's a FINE line in fishing/hunting properly and tresspasin and poaching on peoples private...

Re: Field and Stream Video shot last week. Enjoy!!!!! very good job… I always like to see port mansfield in the media… what ever it is.. how fun is teds hat??.. would like more area shots of port mansfield in the videos.. i think it helps new people become...

Laziness or Just Plain Old — September 23, 2009 Folks, I don’t know if I am just lazy or just plain old: OLD! I was just too tried recently to type reports in a timely manner. Hopefully I can get back on track.Fishing only continues to get better. We had our...

Re: Kevin Cochran DVD I thought the video was very informative, but i am inexperienced at fishing for big trout with artificials. If you consider yourself adept in this respect, you might not get your money's worth. But for me, seeing the presentation of...

Duck Hunting I've never tried it but would like to see what all the hype is about.Is there certain areas of the bay or marshland that are designated for duck hunting only??How does this all work exactly? A link would be helpful if possible. Thanks

ITS ON!!!!! 50 degree water!!!!!! Well Poppy kicked my rear yesterday! With the water in the lower 50’s it’s ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!We both had yesterday off, with 50 degree water temp. And no wind we just knew it would start Boy did it!!!!!!!. Score a 31 ½, 28,...

Time to fish Went out on sunday  the 22nd found me some clear water we had 2 limits of reds .We got a break in the weather fish got to eat ;D