Texas Fish & Game

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October 25, 2022

New Bonefish Research Aids Conservation

Spatial management, which includes protected areas, is an important tool for marine conservation. Protected areas work best when they are part of a network, and provide protection for the needs of different species and for the […]
October 20, 2022

A Few Tips For Fall Flounder Fishing

The fall flounder run is not here yet but it is getting close. During the month of November anglers cannot retain flounder in Texas. But there is still good action to be had in the next […]
October 19, 2022

Striped Marlin Show Mind-Blowing Movements

The most comprehensive effort to date to characterize striped marlin (Kajikia audax) movements in the Central North Pacific revealed broad movements among tracked specimens. The study found some striped marlin have been traveling to the east […]
October 12, 2022

Tarpon Guide Adapts Approach With Sonar, Charts

In years past, Tarpon guides located fish simply by using visual cues. If they couldn’t see Tarpon rolling on the surface or spot them cruising the flats, they would move on knowing they were leaving tarpon […]
October 12, 2022

Louisiana Proposes Historic Speckled Trout Changes

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) adopted a Notice of Intent (NOI) to increase the minimum size limit of spotted seatrout to 13.5 inches total length from the current 12 inches minimum total length and […]
October 6, 2022

Lead Tackle Restrictions On Federal Land-ASA Comments

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) released a final rule announcing the prohibition of lead fishing tackle on certain National Wildlife Refuges that are being opened to fishing. The American Sportfishing Association issued the following […]
October 4, 2022

Kite Fishing for… Cobia?

Yes, cobia! While few people employ the kite fishing technique when they’re targeting this species, kite fishing is actually a great way to catch ’em. Kite fishing, it should be said, can be a major pain […]
September 29, 2022

Gulf Council To Meet in San Antonio

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will host a meeting of its Law Enforcement Technical Committee (LETC), in conjunction with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Law Enforcement Committee (LEC) at the San Antonio […]
September 29, 2022

Blueline Tilefish: One Cool Catch!

Blueline tilefish isn’t exactly a common catch for Texas anglers, but this species does swim in the waters off our shores and makes for a very cool catch – where you find one you generally find […]
September 28, 2022

Using Crappie Gear For Flounder

Have you ever seen flounder hitting with your own eyes but they were keyed in on something VERY specific and ignored what you had to offer?. Sometimes you have to adapt to the situation and even […]