THE CCA-TEXAS STAR TOURNAMENT officially kicked off on May 23 and anglers have already begun posting entries. Here is the current Leaderboard. The tournament covers the entire Texas Coast and lasts through September 7.
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THE CCA-TEXAS STAR TOURNAMENT officially kicked off on May 23 and anglers have already begun posting entries. Here is the current Leaderboard. The tournament covers the entire Texas Coast and lasts through September 7.
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A shark attack that involved multiple people July 4 at South Padre Island has been covered by dozens of media outlets with stories shared via thousands of social media accounts. On Monday morning, as I got my day started, I
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Fishing along the Texas Coast is one of the most exciting and rewarding things an angler can do. The biodiversity of sporting species gives anglers ample opportunities to score on big fish ranging from redfish to ling. But anglers need
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Black drum are an overlooked species in the STAR tournament. Tagged reds grab the headlines and many with kids focus on sheepshead and gafftop but black drum are just as much an important part of the tournament. The key with
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Catching snapper in the Gulf of Mexico is not the most challenging prospect. Pull up to an oil rig, sink some squid and chances are you will get hit. Catching big red snapper, however, can be a real challenge. Here
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Crankbaits are an overlooked tool in the arsenal of an angler’s pursuit of redfish. Anglers focusing on the tagged redfish division of STAR might consider using crankbaits as they are not only highly effective but allow you to cover lots
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If there’s any form of fishing more exhilarating than sight fishing for cobia, we can’t imagine what it is. Spotting the fish, presenting the bait or lure, and watching the predator attack is just about as exciting as it gets.
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Higher Calling Wildlife®, an outreach founded by renowned wildlife journalist & Texas Fish & Game Editor-in-Chief Chester Moore, is thrilled to announce the launch of its “Summer of the Shark” program. This exciting initiative aims to educate and inspire the
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I caught my first-ever oversized redfish on Pleasure Island on Sabine Lake as a junior in high school. At the time, catching a limit of reds in Sabine was a status symbol, as populations had just rebounded well, but catching
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Dorado (dolphin, mahi mahi) is one of the categories in the offshore division of STAR. Not only are these fish one of the best eating and hardest-fighting but they can earn you prizes if you’re a current CCA member and
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Anglers all along the coast are taking to the water with renewed fervor in hopes of catching a tagged redfish, a big black drum, gafftop or sheephead. It’s STAR Tournament time! While it’s always advantageous to fish out of a
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June in the Gulf of Mexico is prime time for anglers fishing STAR to reel in a big king mackerel (kingfish). These sleek and powerful fish offer an exhilarating challenge for anglers, and with the right techniques and equipment, you
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The STAR tournament is known by many families along the coast for amazing scholarship opportunities. One of the scholarship categories that also has an adult division is sheepshead. This month the most productive places to target sheepshead are around jetties.
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There is something special about watching a bobber start moving and then disappear below the surface. In fact, I daresay if you can’t get excited about seeing that you should consider taking up badminton or underwater basket weaving. Your enthusiasm
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So, have you heard about all of the floodwaters pouring into the Upper Coast bays? Of course you have. Intense amounts of rain have caused mega flooding events that are sending billions of gallons of freshwater into the Galveston Bay
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SLOW-TROLLING FOR KING MACKEREL with live baits or rigged dead baits is incredibly effective, but these tactics require advanced planning and effort. You need to catch or buy the live baits, and/or buy and pre-rig the dead baits. What if
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FOURTH TAGGED REDFISH WINNER! Fortunately for Ryan Cantu, not only is a Life Member of CCA, he also remembered to register for the 2015 STAR Tournament. He is the fourth lucky winner of a 2015 loaded Ford
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After experiencing some really good fishing two days prior, Katy resident, Cuong Nguyen, was feeling all fished out until some friends talked him into joining them at the last minute on Friday, June 5. They launched out of the Galveston
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On Saturday Morning, May 30, 2015, Hemphill resident Michael Gibbs was hanging out at a beach house he and his wife rented for the weekend on the West side of Galveston. Gibbs was waiting for his cousin to pick him
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