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February 24, 2024

MIDDLE COAST FOCUS: Aransas to Upper Laguna—March/April 2024

Aransas Bay-Upper Laguna Madre Reported by CAPT. RICHARD THOMPSON A New Fishing Season   LISTEN: (3 Min, 00 Sec)   SPRING HAS SPRUNG, and we are excited to begin a new fishing season. The transition is […]
February 24, 2024

MIDDLE COAST FOCUS: Corpus Christi

CORPUS CHRISTI Reported by CAPT. JAKE WHEELIS Blow Ups, and More Blow Ups   LISTEN: (3 Min, 1 Sec)   FIRST AND FOREMOST, let’s talk about this unreal winter we are having – it has been nothing […]
February 24, 2024

LOWER COST FOCUS: Baffin Bay—March/April 2024

BAFFIN BAY Reported by CAPT. GERAD MERRITT Email Gerad Merritt at GeradMerritt@gmail.com Visit Online: ParadiseGuideServices.com   The Three Baffins LISTEN: (2 Min, 27 Sec)   I FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT to discuss the different areas that make up […]
February 24, 2024

LOWER COST FOCUS: Lower Laguna Madre—March/April 2024

LOWER LAGUNA MADRE Reported by CAPT. BRIAN BARRERA Email Brian Barrera at CaptBrianBFishing@gmail.com Visit Online: InshoreFishingSouthPadre.com   Counting Sheep and Big Trout   LISTEN: (2 Min, 23 Sec)   TROPHY TROUT, great flats fishing, and sheepshead galore. That’s […]
February 13, 2024

Handlining a 160-Pound Marlin

Aptitude Outdoors talks with an angler who took marlin fishing to the extreme.
February 13, 2024

BTT Unveils Win Back Our Waters Campaign

Bonefish & Tarpon Trust’s Win Back Our Water campaign is all about improving the most important habitat of all for our fisheries. Win Back Our Water is a multi-pronged campaign that is centered on multiple issues that must be addressed […]
February 11, 2024

TPWD Opens Oyster Harvest In Aransas Bay

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will open TX-29 and TX-30 in Aransas Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning 12:01 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12. Based on samples recently collected by TPWD, TX-29 and […]
February 11, 2024

Tips For Catching Gulf and Sand Trout

Let’s take a quick look at catching and silver (Gulf) trout which are in good numbers in the surf, channels and around oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Sand trout are often found in sandy […]
February 7, 2024

Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Dates Set

From Feb. 16- 25, Texas coastal waters will close to crabbing with wire mesh crab traps to facilitate an annual volunteer crab trap cleanup. Any traps left in bays — including traps tied to docks — […]
February 7, 2024

Catching Redfish On Crankbaits

Crankbaits are my favorite lure for catching redfish when the fish get a little finicky. Yes crankbaits. These highly versatile lures can allow anglers seeking redfish a level of precision crucial to catching spooky fish and […]