Texas saltwater fishing regulations feature nuances depending on time, place, species
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Texas is blessed with a sweeping coastline that stretches from a state border to an international one, and when you factor in the expansive Gulf of Mexico, there is no shortage of a variety of saltwater fishing terrain.
However, there are few places where anglers are able to simply go...
Cleaning your saltwater catch can be a rewarding experience, especially when you’ve had a memorable outing on any number of Texas' bay systems.
By the same token, there’s nothing worse than spending a day on the water and not properly caring for the fish you’ve earned – or even paid...
September marks the one-year anniversary of a law passed by the Texas Legislature prohibiting the uprooting of sea grass with the propeller of a boat within coastal waters. Sea grasses are important as they stabilize sediments, decrease erosion, improve water quality and clarity, increase dissolved oxygen and provide habitat...
The second day of a two-day excursion to Matagorda Bay was going swimmingly for John Crenshaw and some of his friends while fishing with guide Mark Talasek during a previous muggy August day — the kind that makes you wonder what could go wrong.
The angling party spent the first...
The vibrant afternoon that held promise only a few hours before had morphed into a shadowy evening crammed no shortage of frustration, as well as no fish.
The sloping sand flat littered with waving grass and oyster shells had produced a number of good fish in the past, but on...
The Texas coastline stretches from the Louisiana border to the Mexican border and harbors game fish of all shapes and sizes -- and tastes.
With that in mind, here’s a summer saltwater fishing guide, featuring more than a few reasons why it’s worth making the trip south or east, at...
ARANSAS BAY -- The top fishfinders in the world don't come with built-in GPS. Nor do they offer crystal-clear displays or boatloads of programmable options.
In this dog-eat-dog ecosystem, one of the best ways to entice scaly delight to the end of your line is to follow the food chain,...
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...
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...
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...























