Roy Neves

OF 545 AVAILABLE OYSTER LICENSES, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received 115 commercial oyster boat license offers in round nine of its Oyster License Buyback Program, which, if all applicants participate, would represent a reduction by 21 percent of total oyster licenses in the state… PLUS, WITH THE ADDITION of three new properties, Texas’ 2025-26 hunting season will offer more public hunting opportunities through Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Public Hunting Program.

WHAT AN EXCITING TIME for outdoorsman in the great state of Texas! Over the next two months we should experience more of the same hot, muggy conditions that we’ve grown so accustomed to, as well as a glimpse of the cool, autumn conditions that are right around the corner…

HEADING INTO THE EARLY FALL MONTHS is like a restart for a lot of us as far as routines go.  The kids are headed back to school, and we are starting to fall back into a routine, just like many of the fish we chase!  The redfish are schooling up for their annual spawning season in the nearshore waters…

MATAGORDA HAS BEEN BLESSED with an abundance of rain this summer. An influx of fresh water usually means a good fall shrimp crop. That in return will make some great fall fishing. When the first cool front rolls through South Texas in September shrimp start their migration to the gulf waters…

WHEN THE TEXAS HEAT SETTLES IN and the tides turn lazy, redfish along the middle coast kick into full gear. Late summer is prime time for sight-casting these bronze bruisers in skinny water, and the best part? You don’t need live bait to get it done. With the right lures, timing, and a bit of grit, summer redfish are more than ready to crush artificials…

SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER are special here—a time of shifting winds, cooling water, and renewed movement among the fish we spend all year thinking about. However, with that said, the trout bite has been on absolute fire on the entire Gulf Coast…

MOTHER NATURE HAS BEEN HAPPY to throw plenty of rain our way this year in the Rockport area and I’m sure she will be throwing more at us for the start of dove season. I don’t think she likes that we make dove poppers out of her little birds…

BAFFIN BAY Reported by CAPT. GERAD MERRITT In the Heat of Autumn   LISTEN: (2 min, 27 sec)   WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT September and October other than it’s hot outside and the fishing is even hotter. I do not

SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER ARE truly two of my favorite months to fish. Our fishery shows off its versatility this time of year and you can almost target any species that our fishery has to offer. The kingfish are in at the inlet, big tarpon are hanging out, little tarpon are around, schools of bull reds are plentiful around the jetties and deeper areas of the flats…

Upper Texas Coast HotSPOTLight: Sabine Pass •  •  • LOCATION: Christmas/Bastrop Bay HOTSPOT: Christmas Bay North Shore GPS: N 29 4.009, W 95 11.625 (29.06681667, -95.19375) Christmas/Bastrop Bay: Christmas Bay North Shore SPECIES: Speckled Trout BEST BAITS: Soft plastics TIPS:

Middle Texas Coast HotSPOTlight: Port Bay •  •  • LOCATION: Aransas Bay HOTSPOT: Halfmoon Reef GPS: N 28 4.5259, W 96 59.062 (28.0754, -96.9844) Aransas Bay: Halfmoon Reef SPECIES: Speckled Trout BEST BAITS: Soft plastics TIPS: Trout should be in

Lower Texas Coast HotSPOTLight: Arroyo Colorado •  •  • LOCATION: Arroyo Colorado HOTSPOT: White Sand East of Green Island GPS: N 26 23.226, W 97 19.173 (26.3871 -97.3196) Arroyo Colorado: White Sand East of Green Island SPECIES: Redfish Best Baits:

Reported by TF&G STAFF More Hotspots Available in the 2024 Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas www.FishGame.com/fishgamegear   CURRENT WATER LEVELS • • • East Texas HotSPOTLight: Bois D’Arc Lake •  •  • LOCATION: Lake Bob Sandlin HOTSPOT: Old Roadbed/Sunken

Reported by TF&G STAFF More Hotspots Available in the 2024 Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas www.FishGame.com/fishgamegear   CURRENT WATER LEVELS • • • Central Texas HotSPOTLight: Lake Calaveras • • • LOCATION: Lake Aquilla HOTSPOT: Deep Humps GPS: N

Reported by TF&G STAFF More Hotspots Available in the 2024 Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas www.FishGame.com/fishgamegear   CURRENT WATER LEVELS • • • West Texas HotSPOTLight: Lake OH Ivie • • • REPORTED BY: TJ Ranft Online: www.RanftGuideService.com Email:

The following tables contain TIDE and SOLUNAR predictions for Galveston Channel.

The following tables contain TIDE and SOLUNAR predictions for Galveston Channel.