Texas Fish & Game

The National News of Texas

December 16, 2014

From a distance it looks like a fish

From a distance it looks like a fish; it moves like a fish, but it’s an underwater spy vehicle used by the Navy to mimic the look and movements of a large fish. The drone, a […]
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December 12, 2014

Wide open fishing in the upper reaches of Trinity Bay

  Capt. Paul Marcaccio (281-788-4041) reports the speckled trout fish in Trinity Bay of the Galveston Bay complex is wide open with lots of good catches. “There’s fish in Trinity Bay near Jack’s Pocket, near the […]
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December 12, 2014

High-tech tarpon tagging

    On Wednesday morning, a seemingly innocent object popped to the surface of the Bay of Campeche. The item was an electronic tracking device, described as about the size of a fat cigar with a […]
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December 12, 2014

Galveston Bay areas closed to oyster harvesting

  State officials are recommending parts of Galveston Bay be closed to oyster harvesting amid concerns that immature mollusks are being removed and reefs are still recovering from Hurricane Ike. An increasing number of fishermen have […]
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December 6, 2014

TPWD Game Wardens confiscate 37,000 ft. long-line

  Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens located an illegal long-line over 37,000 feet long approximately seven miles north of the Mexico border and approximately four miles off Boca Chica Beach. The net and line […]
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November 24, 2014

Schooling action on Sabine Lake

  Capt. Adam Jaynes, 409-988-3901, amjaynes@gmail.com, www.justfishsabine.com, says November fishing on Sabine Lake is some of the best fishing of the year. Trout and redfish are dining on shrimp coming out of the marshes and rivers; […]
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November 1, 2014

Flounder gill net survey results

In the Aransas Pass area, gill net surveys on flounder are producing positive results. “We had a nice cold winter last year. We saw good recruitment of juvenile young flounder. We are just half way completed […]
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October 31, 2014

Cedar Bayou is open again

Cedar Bayou, which runs from the Gulf to Mesquite Bay is again open along the Texas middle coast. Up until 1979 Cedar Bayou allowed fish, crabs and shrimp to pass from Mesquite Bay into the Gulf […]
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October 29, 2014

Flounder bag limit changes Nov. 1

    The new flounder daily bag limit, two fish, goes into effect Nov. 1 and continues through the 30th. Fish can be taken only by rod and reel. The move is a result of a […]
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October 26, 2014

Redfish moving with the tides in Matagorda West Bay

  “I was out in (Matagorda) West Bay wading in about calf deep water, and the tide started moving around 8 – 9 a.m.,” reports Matagorda fishing guide, Tommy Countz (281-450-4037). By noon is was ripping […]
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