Nine-year-old Madeline Alvarenga reeled in this bull red while fishing on Galveston Bay. The bull gave her a fight, but she kept strong.

Caitlyn Lyssy caught this 25-inch speckled trout while fishing at Port O’Connor.

C.J. Knight with a 32-inch, 20-pound black drum caught in the surf at San Luis Pass.

Brittany Herrera with her first keeper trout caught while wade fishing. She caught the 4-pound, 24-inch trout just of bird island in the Upper Laguna Madre.

A beaming Justin Trevino shows off this 40-inch redfish, the biggest saltwater fish of his career.

Axel Hyde of Palacios, four years old at the time, caught this redfish while fishing with his dad Bradley near their home. Dead shrimp did the trick.

Ryan Sanchez took this buck on the Henderson Ranch in Menard County. He was six years old at the time and it was his first deer. He’s been around hunting since birth.

Rusty Signor of Austin caught this white crappie while fishing with Ricky Vandergriff of Ricky’s Guide Service on Lake Fork.

Michael Garner caught these two specks, 20 and 23 inches, while fishing on Nueces Bay.

Konnor Oliver and Jacob Tice caught their first keeper speckled trout while fishing at Indianola.

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