Sheepshead don’t get nearly enough respect. They fight hard, taste great, and offer anglers action when more glamourous fish may not be around. So the next time you get the chance, take a poke at ’em and see if you
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This time of year is magical on the Lower Laguna Madre for what I like to call the angler’s Texas Two Step; drifting and jigging. While the odds of catching trophy specks while wade fishing during these months are high,
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Dock lights are utter fish-magnets. Some are better than others with dim, yellowish lights usually holding a bit of promise, bright white ones often plugged with fish, and those with green underwater lights at the top of the heap. No
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Which leader is the best choice when you’re tossing artificials for redfish? It sounds like a simple question… right? Redfish are strong fish and the right tackle selection is important including leaders. In truth, there are several different variables to
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Longtime Sabine Lake guide Capt. Skip James has passed away. James was well-known for being a flounder specialist and for his seminars and appearances at sports shows throughout Texas and Louisiana. He famously displayed a replica of the Texas state
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A three-year study by Florida International University (FIU) and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) has discovered pharmaceutical contaminants in the blood and other tissues of bonefish in Biscayne Bay and the Florida Keys. “Coastal fisheries face increasing threats associated with
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At their March 23-24 meeting, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission (TPWC) will consider prohibiting the harvest of oysters in Carlos Bay, Mesquite Bay, and Ayres Bay. This according to CCA-Texas Coastal Advocacy Director Shane Bonnot would closure would protect
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At their January meeting, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission (TPWC) passed temporary regulation changes for spotted seatrout, with a beginning target date of March 10th (beginning date subject to change). The new rules reduce the spotted seatrout bag limit
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Some may think that you have to get out to deep water to target grouper, but truth be told, there are plenty of places and times when you can effectively target black grouper, gag grouper, red grouper, and others, in
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is seeking public input on the proposed rules changing bag and size limits for spotted seatrout on the middle and lower Texas coast. A series of public hearings we reported on have passed
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-25 in San Antonio Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. This closing is based on samples recently collected by TPWD showing low
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At its most recent January meeting, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission amended a Notice of Intent (NOI) that creates coastal buffer zones to Gulf menhaden harvest regulations. The amendment removes the ¼ mile buffer on the outside of the
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) closed TX-32 in Aransas Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning as if 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. This closing is based on samples recently collected by TPWD showing low abundance
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When you’ll be casting jigs to sighted cobia (ling), just what you tie onto the end of your line counts. Cobia are famous for following lures and then turning away at the last moment, or at times ignoring them completely.
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Whether you want to catch some crabs for bait or for food, chicken necking is often the simplest, easiest way to stock your cooler full of these cantankerous crustaceans. Ready for some KISS crab catching? Get a ball of kite
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No stranger to catching big speckled trout, Texas native, Fred Murray, has crafted a new and innovative way to commemorate and exhibit your catch of a lifetime all while promoting catch and release with his one-of-a-kind resin creation; the Corky
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When Jeff Weakley tweezed open a blister-like bulge on his foot, he was not expecting to find a piece of tooth from a shark that bit him while he was surfing off Flagler Beach in 1994. He also did not
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Bonefish & Tarpon Trust has received a $250,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to restore degraded coastal habitat in Southwest Florida. The NFWF grant will provide funding to support two mangrove restoration projects at Shell Island
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There are quite a few regulations that dictate what you can and cannot use as bait while fishing in federal waters or with federally managed species. Many of the regulations aren’t directly related to guidance on the use of species
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If southern flounder live in warmer water during a critical window of early development, a higher percentage become male – more than 90 percent in some cases – research from North Carolina State University found. Having a high proportion of
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