Let’s be real: offshore fishing boats that can get you to distant pelagics like billfish and tunas are a monstrous expense. In fact, you just about have to be a one-percenter to get one of those big sportfishers, much less […]
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From The Billfish Foundation… For years, we have all heard about the amazing fishery and waters in Magdalena Bay, Mexico. From the hookups of doubles, triples, and quads of striped marlin with daily releases in the triple digits, it is
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More and more anglers take advantage of bow-mounted trolling motors these days, and that goes for everyone from bass aficionados to drum hunters. Spot-Lock is the biggest attraction, allowing you to hover in place via GPS as you cast. But
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Bonefish & Tarpon Trust is pleased to welcome Chase Burroughs to the BTT Youth Ambassador Program. BTT’s first Youth Ambassador from Texas, Chase Burroughs lives in Houston, where he was introduced to fishing by his parents at a young age. He regularly
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During Thursday’s public meeting, Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission unanimously voted to authorize Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) executive director to take all necessary steps to purchase approximately 5,000 acres in Freestone County including Fairfield Lake State Park. The
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Alligator snapping turtles (Macrochelys temminckii) are large, freshwater turtles that live in large rivers from Texas to Florida. They are listed as threatened in several states, and more information about their populations is needed. Sampling the animals can be a challenge. Alligator snapping
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A Texas based company managed by craftsman with over 30 years of combined experience is now offering cabins to the hunting and fishing enthusiast. Mobile cabins ranging from 1 Bedroom 1 Bath to 3 Bedroom 3 Bath can be dropped
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We all know fishing specific kayaks are expensive. Some models start at anywhere from $600 all the way up into the $3,000 to $5,000 dollars in price. They have pedals, rod holders, some even have trolling motors, but I would
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Would you like to help a young boy realize his dream of fishing the flats of Florida? Higher Calling Wildlife is working on that right now. Higher Calling Wildlife® is an outreach of Texas-based Children’s Kingdom Ministries that takes teens
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Reader Becky Kaminsky reached out to us about a very unusual buck her husband Gary killed. “Gary harvested a 10 point buck that was 17 inches wide and 196 pounds,” she said. “As the pictures note there was a large
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The best way for recreational fishers to release red snapper and red grouper caught in the deeper waters of the Gulf of Mexico — and physically traumatized from the pressure change experienced during the ascent — is to use a
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The 2023 red snapper fishing season for vessels with a federal for-hire reef fish permit is 85 days in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The season for federally permitted for-hire reef fish vessels will open at 12:01 a.m.,
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How big can feral hogs get? Did you know in America, there are three types of “wild hogs”? How long does it take for a hog to go from captive to wild upon escape? In this yet published interview with
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Snook are a bit snooty. Well, at least that’s the impression I got the first time I encountered one. I was diving in the Florida’s aptly named Crystal River and had seen and photographed tarpon, manatees and mangrove snapper. They
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Bears & Others Carnivores, an edition of the iconic Wide World of Animals series was one of my favorite books growing up. I would read it and gaze at the photos for hours while imagining encountering these creatures in the wild. One
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Bluefish are the Rodney Dangerfield of the fishing world – they don’t get no respect. And it’s true, if you leave them sitting in the refrigerator for a few days or take one over 24 or 25 inches home, you’ll
Historically most anglers use simple baited rigs weighted down with an ounce or two of lead for sheepshead. And sure, these are effective. But many anglers prefer to use light tackle and a bit more finesse than weighted rigs allow.
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Flounder fishing is a true challenge, especially when you pursue it outside of the “fall run” when massive numbers of fish are migrating out through channels to the Gulf of Mexico. Flounder sign is rarely spoken of but it has
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Speckled Trout: Trout are the most prized fish pursued on the Texas Coast. Catching big trout in the surf is hit and miss but in my experience the very best trout fishing comes just before dawn until about 30 minutes
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After 23 years of defending the Closed Zones off the U.S. East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) just shared its options in Amendment 15 to open the Zones again to pelagic longline fishing. It
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