Efforts to reopen Cedar Bayou near Rockport have fully materialized, with dredging set to begin April 15, an undertaking years in the making that is set to improve water quality and fishing in the area, among other conservation-related issues.
The estimated $9 million project has received funding from a variety...
Fall and winter provide some of the liveliest angling opportunities for anglers willing to spend a day at the beach for Texas saltwater fishing pursuits.
From Sabine Pass to South Padre Island, the Texas coast spans hundreds of miles and features myriad surf fishing options.
Here’s a look at what’s biting...
Legendary Cajun chef Paul Prudhomme's lasting legacy and gifts to the culinary history of the South include many mouth-watering recipes that are regularly in use today.
However, Prudhomme -- who passed away at age 75 in 2015 -- is likely most remembered and revered for one signature dish: blackened redfish.
Prudhomme's cooking...
The debate about the top Texas fishing holes could fill hours of discussion around the coffee shop, but there’s one thing everyone can agree on: It’s tough to go wrong with almost any of these fantastic bodies of water in prime months.
Our state waters harbor some of the best...
The apex of the spring bass fishing season is right around the corner and summer will be here before we know it. That means there will be plenty of opportunities to get close to plenty of other angling targets, including inshore and offshore saltwater species such as redfish, trout...
MUSTANG ISLAND -- No matter what the square said on the calendar, school was in session.
The surface in the summer shallows popped and squished as horse mullet zoomed back and forth amid stands of waving seagrass and sandy potholes dotted with the occasional oyster shell or crab. The rising...
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...
Fishing during the middle of the day isn’t just tough — it’s downright dangerous.
It doesn’t take much to overheat and take all the fun right out of the pastime.
However, if you’re looking to find the magic hour, any success you have clearly will be both audible and visible.
Concentrating early...
The Cedar Bayou restoration effort aimed at reopening the pass that previously divided Matagorda and San Jose islands continues to net funding, including $3 million allocated by the Texas Legislature through House Bill 1025.
The $3 million allocation will come from the Game, Fish and Water Safety Account, also known...
Water, and more importantly water-quality issues, have never been more important in Texas, and state biologists are hoping that an assessment of South Texas and coastal locales provides insight into improving inflows and estuaries.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department fisheries biologists began the two-year study of the Arroyo Colorado, a...