Texas Fish & Game

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January 5, 2017

TPWD Taking Public Comment on Proposed Shad Collection Rules

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is seeking public comment on proposed changes to the regulations on the possession and sale of gizzard and threadfin shad collected from public waters, which would require persons who […]
December 22, 2016

Surf Fishing Santa: A Gulf Coast Christmas

Hitting the Beach with an Honest to Goodness Father Christmas Come to Santa you big, beautiful redfish!” As my camera fired away, it was hard not to laugh as Marcus Heflin dressed in full Santa gear battled a bull […]
December 5, 2016

Try These Texas Winter Outdoor Challenges

Who doesn’t love a good challenge? During the winter in the Texas there are plenty of truly wild challenges to take up in the great outdoors. Here are some cool challenges that will satisfy even the […]
November 15, 2016

Seeking Sheepshead Is Crazy Fun

My grandfather, the late George Moore, rarely fished by the time I came along. Most of my memories of him are shucking oysters on the front porch or watching Mid-South Wrestling. He and I were both big […]
October 31, 2016

Bull Croaker and Mega Sand Trout? You Bet!

Recently I received an email from a reader who said they caught what they thought at first was a decent speckled trout but when they took it out of the net they realized it was a huge sand trout. I caught […]
October 25, 2016

13 Pound Flounder are Real!

The first flounder that grabbed my attention lived in the marsh on the outer edge of Sabine Lake. Flopping in the shallow waters on the southwest side of 87, it had my Zebco 808 tested to […]
October 24, 2016

Texas Hotshots – Galveston Marsh Donkey

This is a 27.75″ 8.9# tournament redfish. It was caught on a Rapala Skitter Walk in my Jackson Kayak on 12# Ande Mono and a 7′ med Dan James Rod.
October 21, 2016

Texas Hotshots – First Tripletail

1st Tripletail out of Galveston Texas
October 17, 2016

Bank Fishing Saltwater Strategies

Not all anglers have boats. That is something we have taken seriously here at Texas Fish and Game for many years and is the reason we write so much about bank fishing options. Fishing from the bank […]
October 17, 2016

Tips for Fall Specks and Reds

Want to find specks and redfish right now? Look to the cuts in the marsh and any big “s-turn” or crossroads in the marsh with lots of tidal flow to hold perhaps more trout than normal. […]