FRITZ COVE, Alaska -- This wildlife-rich landscape in late spring and early summer is fit for a king, and when the bruising monarchs of the salmon family show up, it’s a crowning achievement to be anywhere near the party.
The gritty, pebble-laden beach that was submerged only hours before now...
Three Texas men have been cited for violating federal reef fish regulations June 19 in the Gulf of Mexico.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents cited Oscar Naranjo, 49, of Galveston; Eustacio Rangel, 51, of Port Isabel; and Vincent Longoria, 47, of Palacios after finding them in possession of...
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 midday landscape on the back side of Mustang Island was sweltering.
The horizon danced and bubbled as the heat index rolled well above triple digits.
I was in the danger zone.
The paddle that seemed so feathery under the early morning clouds and in the cool breeze at dawn had been...
Spring bass fishing season in Texas is in full swing and nine largemouths eclipsing 13 pounds have been entered into the ShareLunker program since February.
Summer also will be here before you know it, offering opportunities to get close to plenty of other angling targets, including inshore and offshore saltwater...
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department officials are reminding saltwater anglers that during November flounder fishing is allowed by rod and reel only, with no gigging allowed, and the bag limit is reduced to two fish.
The two-fish bag also is extended into the first two weeks of December (Dec. 1-14), though...
When I close my eyes and dream what heaven looks like, I can’t help but smile.
It resembles southwestern Colorado.
There are towering, ancient peaks carved from sluggish glacial movement that line the broad horizon at every glance. There are brilliant wildflowers of all hues and tones dotting a lush landscape...
NOAA Fisheries has announced a final rule for Gulf of Mexico red snapper, which sets quotas for commercial and recreational harvest.
The red snapper quota will increase from 8.08 million pounds to 8.46Â million pounds whole weight for 2013 seasons, with recreational anglers getting 4.145 million pounds, 49 percent of the...
Red snapper fishing in Texas and other states bordering the Gulf of Mexico has no business being governed by the federal government and it's time to move ahead on their own.
That's the sentiment from lawmakers and fisheries officials from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, and now that they...