Texas Fish & Game

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September 8, 2014

Powderhorn Ranch

The very recent acquisition of the 17,351-acre Powderhorn Ranch along the Texas coast in Calhoun County is an exciting example of how restoration money from NFWF Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund is being used in Texas. Through […]
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September 8, 2014

Marlin breaks 1988 TX record

Richard B. Richardson Jr. of Houston blew away a 1988 state record when he caught a 972.72 pound blue marlin from the Gulf of Mexico fishing out of Port Aransas. The huge fish measured 132.25 inches. […]
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August 14, 2014

56 lb, 12 oz kingfish

Seamus Caskey’s kingfish currently leads the STAR tournament. Seamus is 14 years only; the fish weighted 56 lbs, 12 ozs. Seamus, fishing with his father and some his friends, were trolling blue runners around Rig 681 […]
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August 12, 2014

Fishing the Matagorda Bay system in August

Guides Tommy Countz (www.matagordafishing.com) and Ken Marshall (www.fishmatagorda.com) share where and what to fish in the Matagorda Bay area in August. “If I’m wading, fishing for trout, I will be in West Matagorda Bay,” says Countz, […]
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July 31, 2014

Jig heads

Capt. Bill Watson, (www.fishsabinelake.com) a Sabine Lake fishing guide and Jan Maizler, a member of the Bass Pro Shop Pro Team share information on jig heads and how to fish them. Texas coastal anglers use jig […]
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July 30, 2014

The new Half Moon Reef

According to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Bill Balboa, Half Moon Reef in West Matagorda Bay is holding some fish. That’s nothing new as most reefs are fish magnets, but what’s different about Half Moon is […]
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July 27, 2014

Slicks

One of the first things an angler new to fishing for speckled trout learns is to look for “slicks” and that sweet watermelon smell. Slicks, as the name says, are oils released from prey species. “Slicks […]
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July 20, 2014

Triple tails

“All you have to do is find structure…canal markers, the poles and buoys that mark the inter-coastal canal…that’s what we fish,” says Guide Tommy Countz (www.matagordafishing.com) who fishes the Matagorda Bay complex. “You have them in […]
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July 13, 2014

First two tagged redfish winners confirmed

Highlands, TX resident, Micah Nethercutt and a friend setup a few poles with bait to fish the surf at San Luis Pass to try and catch some sharks.  Unfortunately, seaweed kept getting caught on the lines. […]
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July 8, 2014

How big was it?

A Texas man fishing about 35 miles off the coast of Louisiana reportedly hauled in the third largest grouper ever caught on a hand crank according to Louisiana records. KETKNBC.com reported that Cullen Greer, 28, from Houston, […]
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