Fishing

There’s an epidemic sweeping the nation’s lakes and rivers, and though it’s not bacterial or viral in nature, the pain from this particular affliction can take root and resonate for days or even weeks in extreme cases. There’s no telling when the scenario might play out, but the more time...

When it comes down to it, fishing is like any other pursuit: you're going to have to deal with the good, the bad and the ugly -- just hopefully not all at once. Here's a fish tale that's not all that uncommon as anglers jockey for position with others in...

HOMER, Alaska -- You would be hard-pressed to find a more picturesque and stunning corner of this planet or any other than the end of the road on the Kenai Peninsula. Each wandering glance elicits another image fit for a postcard, including snow-capped volcanoes looming on the broad horizon, swarms...

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...

Red snapper fishing has never been a more debated topic, but two things are certain for 2015: Gulf of Mexico sport anglers will get a 10-day season to pursue the tasty catch while charter captains will get more than four times that amount. The recreational fishery beginning 9 nautical miles...

Huge changes are coming to the Texas fishing and hunting landscape beginning Sept. 1, 2019, including a statewide five-fish limit for speckled trout, a new mandatory kill-switch law for motor boats 26 feet or less in length, and a change to feral hog hunting license requirements on private lands. https://texasoutdoordigest.com/blog/texas-speckled-trout-limit-set-to-move-to-five-coastwide/ Back...

As the old saying goes, “There’s more than one way to skin a cat," and when it comes to anglers, all you have to do is replace the last word with whatever you may have caught that day. Filleting is the accepted practice for meat removal on almost every game...

It's the little things that make life enjoyable, especially for youth fishing in Texas. Such as a wriggling bluegill that doesn't know he's not the biggest fish in the pond but still yanks the red and white bobber from the surface. Or the slimy, whiskered catfish who has a face...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission will have a special meeting Feb. 26 in Austin to discuss recent events and options involving the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery. On Feb. 8, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council voted to recommend an emergency rule that could shorten the recreational red...

We Texans love the outdoors, and in times like these -- when hunting and fishing remain "essential" during a global pandemic -- enjoying these pursuits can help provide an escape for many folks. However, even in the massive reaches of what no doubt is the best locale in the country...