August 2019 Issue

July 24, 2019

COASTAL FORECAST: Sabine – August 2019

Get Acclimated ANOTHER AUGUST HAS FOUND its way to Texas’s uppermost bay system. With it comes some of the hottest fish catching action and hottest temperatures of the year. To say “it’s hot” on Sabine in […]
July 24, 2019

COASTAL FORECAST: Galveston – August 2019

Try To Stay Cool In ‘Hot’ August Fishing AUGUST IS A “MIX” MONTH of sorts for anglers on the upper Texas coast. Warm water is great for bringing just about all of our popular sport and […]
July 24, 2019

COASTAL FORECAST: Matagorda – August 2019

Reading the Surf IN AUGUST WE GET MORE days when conditions allow us to get out into the surf and fish without being tumbled by waves, and under the right circumstances, the fish are there. When the […]
July 24, 2019

COASTAL FOCUS: Upper Mid Coast – August 2019

Stay Cool in August IT’S SORT OF FUNNY that as hot is it is out on the water this month; summertime is when there are more people doing it than any other time of the year. Vacation […]
July 24, 2019

COASTAL FORECAST: Rockport – August 2019

Dead Right AT THE TIME OF the writing of this article, a kayak fisherman was tragically killed in the bay waters of this area. The incident is still under investigation but from early indications it appears the […]
July 24, 2019

COASTAL FORECAST: Aransas to Corpus – August 2019

The Shark Mystique A NEWS RELEASE recently reported that Mark Stock, a Florida angler, landed what he said is a record class tiger shark on April 25 while fishing off Marco Island, Florida. The creature measured 14½ […]
July 24, 2019

COASTAL FORECAST: Baffin Bay – August 2019

Primetime Heat THE HOT SUMMER on the Texas coast is prime time for sight casters and fly fishermen, especially on uncrowded Baffin Bay. It’s covered in shallow, clear, grassy shorelines and long strips of sand up tight […]
July 24, 2019

COASTAL FORECAST: Lower Coast – August 2019

Dawn Patrol THE SOUTH TEXAS COAST, most notably from Aransas Pass at the top to the Coastal Bend, to Brazos Santiago (“The Arms of Saint James”) at the mouth of the Lower Laguna Madre has long been […]
July 24, 2019

HOTSPOTS: Saltwater – August 2019

UPPER TEXAS COAST • • • SPOTLIGHT • • • Location: Galveston Trinity Bay Hotspot: Sun Gas Wells GPS: N 29 38.858, W 94 54.2 (29.6476, -94.9033) Species: Speckled Trout Best Baits: Live Croaker or Shrimp […]
July 24, 2019

HOTSPOTS: Freshwater – August 2019

PINEY WOODS • • • SPOTLIGHT • • • Location: Caddo Lake Hotspot: Alligator Bayou GPS: N 32 43.1699, W 94 5.424 (32.7195, -94.0904) Species: Largemouth Bass Best Baits: 6”-8” plastic worms, flukes, senkos Contact: Caddo […]