The fight over red snapper fishing in the Gulf of Mexico has reached a fever pitch, with the federal agency that oversees the snapper quota this month deciding on only a nine-day recreational season, beginning June 1.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Coastal Fisheries Division staff are now asking recreational...
Did you know there’s only one natural lake in Texas?
I bet you didn’t.
And even if you knew that fact, you probably couldn’t name Caddo Lake – the somewhat mysterious, cypress-infested body of water straddling the Texas-Louisiana border northeast of Marshall – as the lone native fishing spot in 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...
There's a vast difference between "fishing" and "catching."
That statement is especially true for bass anglers. Even if you've got the time and money to put in the days needed to truly get on a pattern, fishing typically is done a whole lot more than catching.
For the weekend warrior, knowing...
Redfish may fight harder.
Flounder may taste better.
And black drum may be every man’s fish.
However, for inshore saltwater fishing die-hards and even the average weekend angler, the speckled trout in Texas is hands down the game fish of choice along the coast year-round.
Whether it’s flipping free-lined live shrimp in the...
Toyota ShareLunker entries came from three East Texas reservoirs within the past week.
Thomas McCraven of Gladewater caught Toyota ShareLunker 542, a 13.23-pounder from Lake O’ the Pines on Feb. 14. McCraven caught the fish in six feet of water in Allen Creek using a Baby Brush Hog, according to...
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council voted Feb. 8 to recommend an emergency rule that could shorten the recreational red snapper fishing season in federal waters off the Texas coast to as little as 11 days from the planned 27-day season.
The recommendation passed by a narrow majority, over strong opposition...
It’s the million-dollar, age-old fishing question: “What are they biting on?”
The great answer for bass anglers across Texas: “Whatever you’ve got on the end of your line.”
The spring spawn, when large females move into the shallows to spawn and smaller males stand vigilant over the nest, is prime time...
