November 3, 2020

Choosing the Best Jig Head

Whether you’re working a grass-bed in the shallows for specks or bouncing a jig along the bottom for flounder, you probably stare at your box of jig heads and wonder: which one is the best pick? […]

October 20, 2020

Landing Big Fish With Small Gear

If you enjoy light tackle angling in saltwater, there will come a day when an unexpected beast of one species or another attacks your lure or bait, and you’ll be faced with a battle in which […]

October 6, 2020

Five Tips for Trolling Single-Handed

No one’s going to dispute the effectiveness of trolling, but in many cases, this tactic requires having a knowledgeable crew aboard. You have a time window to fish, and no one to go with? Then you […]

October 6, 2020

Old Trick For Puppy Drum

Recently I went fishing with a buddy on a blustery evening, with winds strong enough that we knew we’d be staying in protected backwaters. There were lots of little puppy drum around and we were fishing […]

October 1, 2020

Kayak Fishing For… Offshore Mahi-Mahi?!?!

I’ll admit it right up front: I am not an incredibly good kayak angler. I spend most of my time on larger boats, and my kayak fishing experience is quite limited. I do know a few […]

September 30, 2020

Artificial Reefs Boost Fishing Opportunities

Artificial reef sites boost fishing opportunities for everyone. That’s one of the reasons why the TPWD has a public reefing program, which allows citizens, organizations, and corporations to deploy reef materials under TPWD guidance. I recently […]

September 3, 2020

Rigging for Bull Reds

Big bull reds may be outside the slot limit and therefore present a catch-and-release fishery, only, but there’s not an angler out there who wouldn’t agree that experiencing the tussle these fish put up is well […]

September 3, 2020

Tips for Sharking at Night

September 2, 2020

Sailfish in the Gulf

Most people think of sailfish as a Florida fish, but in truth plenty get caught in the waters of the Gulf off Texas every year. That “plenty” could be “plenty more,” too, if more anglers focused […]

August 19, 2020

Catching Bait with a Sabiki Rig

If you like live bait fishing, few tools are as valuable as a Sabiki rig. These little multi-lure rigs will get snapped up by virtually all different species of potential bait and can help you fill […]

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