The red snapper debate has Texas and other Gulf states seeing red over what they view as federal intrusion on a recreational fishery that adds millions of dollars to local economies.
And the argument has gotten legal.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Departmentis looking into proposed changes to trout fishing regulations for the Guadalupe River below Canyon Lake Dam and will have a public meeting this month to gauge public comment and reaction.
The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 22 at the McKenna Events Center,...
Baffin Bay is unlike any other ecosystem in Texas.
The hypersaline bay in what once was considered the Wild Horse Desert on maps is famous for its “rocks” -- ancient living structures constructed over thousands of years by tiny tube-building serpulid worms.
The bay system also is notable for the prime...
Red snapper fishing in the Gulf of Mexico again will feature a shortened season for recreational anglers, at least according to NOAA Fisheries, a move that continues to show the disconnect between science and sense.
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council announced Tuesday that recreational sector anglers likely would see...
“Want to see pictures of my deer?”
That phrase invariably invokes a variety of responses from the average hunter, but for me it always sends icy chills up my spine.
I’ve seen hundreds, more likely thousands, of photos snapped from a range of devices provided by readers, friends and others in...
Make this upcoming year the year you get lost.
Not the kind of situation requiring GPS or an emergency rescue, but the sort that involves immersing yourself in all that outdoor pursuits have to offer.
It’s an exercise in fishing, whether it’s prowling the back shallows of skinny water bay systems...
Most Texas outdoorsmen and women dream of big whitetail bucks this time of year, but it’s time to give thanks for winter inshore saltwater angling opportunities and take part in what could be some of the best fishing of your life.
Texas’ Gulf Coast stretches from a state border with...
A federal judge in Brownsville has ruled in favor of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in a joint lawsuit brought by the agencies challenging an emergency regulation enacted by the National Marine Fisheries Service over red snapper seasons.
The ruling means...
Note: This article was posted four months before the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council voted to enact an emergency, allowing only an 11-day summer snapper season. Click here for more on red snapper season.
The red snapper, among the most sought fish in the Gulf of Mexico by both...