The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) amended a Notice of Intent (NOI) to increase the daily take and possession limit from three to four fish per day. The commission chose to maintain the red drum size limit of 18-inch
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) proposed rule changes to bag and size limits for spotted seatrout will go into effect March 26 across the Texas coast. The new statewide changes consist of the following: Three fish daily bag limit
New Specked Trout Regs About To Go Into Effect Read More »
DOA Lures founder Mark Nichols knows a thing or two about speckled trout. Having created numerous lures that have caught literally millions of trout from Florida to Texas including the DOA Shrimp and DOA Bait Buster, Nichols is as meticulous
High Level Speck Tactics With A True Master Read More »
A great white shark has been verified about 200 yards off the beach at South Padre Island, TX. “LeeBeth,” a 14.1 foot, 2,600-pound female, was fitted with a satellite tag by Capt. Chip Michalove of Outcast Sport Fishing on December 8, 2023,
Great White Shark Verified In South Padre Surf Read More »
The world of marine electronics evolves at a blinding pace, and for 2024 there’s plenty of new tech that can help you find more fish. Check out these cool new heavy-hitters that were introduced this winter at the Miami International
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Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) and the Lower Keys Guides Association (LKGA) first received a report of fish in the Florida Keys exhibiting abnormal behavior, colloquially referred to as “the spins,” on November 7, 2023. Fish with the spins experience
Strange Spinning Fish Phenomenon Strikes Florida Read More »
The Miami International Boat Show is the venue where most boatbuilders introduce their hot new models, and the 2024 show was jam-packed with cool new fishing machines. Here are three top picks you’ll want to know about. Boston Whaler 365
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SABINE LAKE & PASS Reported by CAPT. EDDIE HERNANDEZ Email Eddie Hernandez at ContactUs@fishgame.com Springing into Action LISTEN: (2 Min, 58 Sec) SPRING IS JUST AROUND the corner, and I for one could not be happier. The months of March
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GALVESTON Reported by CAPT. DEREK YORK Email Derek York at spotstalkerfishing@yahoo.com The Fun of Exploratory Fishing LISTEN: (2 Min, 47 Sec) GROWING UP AS A KID in Oklahoma, I spent most of my time fishing from the bank as I
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MATAGORDA Reported by CAPT. MARK TALASEK Email Mark Talasek at MarkTalasek@sbcglobal.com No Time to Hibernate LISTEN: (2 Min, 37 Sec) I HOPE EVERYONE is doing good after being cooped up indoors for the winter. I would never make a good
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PORT O’CONNOR Reported by CAPT. KIM GOULDEN The Role of the Rod LISTEN: (4 Min, 48 Sec) WITH SPRINGTIME CLEARLY in our sights, fishermen along the middle Texas coast are looking forward to warmer weather and opportunities to target
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Aransas Bay-Upper Laguna Madre Reported by CAPT. RICHARD THOMPSON A New Fishing Season LISTEN: (3 Min, 00 Sec) SPRING HAS SPRUNG, and we are excited to begin a new fishing season. The transition is upon us with a
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CORPUS CHRISTI Reported by CAPT. JAKE WHEELIS Blow Ups, and More Blow Ups LISTEN: (3 Min, 1 Sec) FIRST AND FOREMOST, let’s talk about this unreal winter we are having – it has been nothing short of amazing! My
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BAFFIN BAY Reported by CAPT. GERAD MERRITT Email Gerad Merritt at GeradMerritt@gmail.com Visit Online: ParadiseGuideServices.com The Three Baffins LISTEN: (2 Min, 27 Sec) I FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT to discuss the different areas that make up the waters of Baffin
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LOWER LAGUNA MADRE Reported by CAPT. BRIAN BARRERA Email Brian Barrera at CaptBrianBFishing@gmail.com Visit Online: InshoreFishingSouthPadre.com Counting Sheep and Big Trout LISTEN: (2 Min, 23 Sec) TROPHY TROUT, great flats fishing, and sheepshead galore. That’s what first comes to
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Aptitude Outdoors talks with an angler who took marlin fishing to the extreme.
Handlining a 160-Pound Marlin Read More »
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust’s Win Back Our Water campaign is all about improving the most important habitat of all for our fisheries. Win Back Our Water is a multi-pronged campaign that is centered on multiple issues that must be addressed to bring our water
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will open TX-29 and TX-30 in Aransas Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning 12:01 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12. Based on samples recently collected by TPWD, TX-29 and TX-30 meet criteria for
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Let’s take a quick look at catching and silver (Gulf) trout which are in good numbers in the surf, channels and around oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Sand trout are often found in sandy or muddy bottoms, while
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From Feb. 16- 25, Texas coastal waters will close to crabbing with wire mesh crab traps to facilitate an annual volunteer crab trap cleanup. Any traps left in bays — including traps tied to docks — will be assumed abandoned
Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Dates Set Read More »
